On the twenty-fourth (twenty-third in lunar calendar), a meeting of all the clergy was held at Onjo-ji temple, at which a plan to launch a night raid on Rokuhara (the stronghold of the Taira clan) was proposed, but those more favorable towards the Taira among the priests managed to prolong the debate until the plan for a night raid fell through.
23日、園城寺で衆議が行われ、六波羅（平氏の本拠）夜討が提案されたが、平氏に心を寄せる者が議論を長引かせ、夜討は立ち消えとなってしまった。