On October 14, the Retired Empress Koken quickly moved to send Shonagon (lesser councilor of state) Yamamura-O to the Chuguin Palace to collect the Imperial Seal and ekirei (bell) that were needed to exercise imperial power.
9月11日、孝謙上皇は先手を打って少納言山村王を中宮院に派遣して、皇権の発動に必要な玉璽と駅鈴を回収させた。