At the inquiry held at the mansion of Tadakiyo SAKAI, Uta no Kami (Director of the Bureau of Music; here it means Tadakiyo SAKAI) who was associated with Hyobu, supported Hyobu and Kai, but incorruptible Shigenori ITAKURA judged in favor of Aki (common name of Muneshige DATE).
酒井忠清邸での審理で、兵部と通じる雅楽頭は兵部・甲斐側に加担するが、清廉な板倉重矩の裁断により安芸側が勝利。