Fukei talked with another Rusutsukasa, SAKANOUE no Kumake, to make a plan that Fukei would approach from outside under the false name of Prince Takechi, and then Kumake would betray a secret.
吹負は別の留守司である坂上熊毛と相談して、吹負が外から高市皇子を名乗って近づき、熊毛が内応するという計画を立てた。