In regard to Yorimori's subsequent actions, according to the account in the "Gyokuyo," "A communication from Yorimori was conveyed to Kanezane in the form of a letter passed along by Hachijoin (see the entry for March 7), and Kiyonari, Yorimori's guardian, reported the matter with respect to Kanezane to Goshirakawa (see the entry for April 1); Kiyonari then told MINAMOTO no Masayori that, "Yoritomo intends to recommend Kanezane for the post of Sessho" (see the entry for April 7).
その後の頼盛の動向は『玉葉』によると、八条院より兼実に頼盛の申し状が伝えられ（3月7日条）、頼盛の後見侍清業が兼実のことを後白河に奏し（4月1日条）、清業が源雅頼に「頼朝は兼実を摂政に推挙する意向である」と語っている（4月7日条）。