A plan to spirit Emperor Nijo away by having him make a visit to Rokuhara was perfected thanks to Kiminori and Korekata, while FUJIWARA no Tadaaki (Shinzei's cousin and Korekata's brother-in-law, also known as Masaaki) paid a visit to the Imperial Palace bearing a secret order.
公教と惟方により二条天皇の六波羅行幸の計画が練られ、藤原尹明（信西の従兄弟・惟方の義兄弟）が密命を帯びて内裏に参入する。