Knowing that the decree had been released, Yoshinaka got furious and made a strong protest to Goshirakawa-in telling him that it was 'the grudge of the lifetime' (the section of the 20th day of the 10th month in the "Gyokuyo").
宣旨の発布を知った義仲は激しく怒り、後白河院に対し「生涯の遺恨」とまで言うほどの強い抗議を行っている（『玉葉』十月二十日条）。