The incident did not end there, and Sadaijin MINAMOTO no Takaakira was considered to have been involved in the treason, and a decision was made to degrade him to Dazai-gonnosochi (deputy commander in dazaifu, a governmental office in Chikuzen Province).
事件はこれに留まらず、左大臣源高明が謀反に加担していたとされ、大宰権帥に左遷することが決定した。