Although the Enryaku-ji Temple, whose branch temple was Gion-sha Shrine, strongly demanded deportation of Tadamori and Kiyomori, Cloistered Emperor Toba protected them from the wrath of the temple and reduced Kiyomori's penalty to Shokudo 30 kins (a fine of copper equivalent to 30 kins, or about 18,000g).
祇園社を末社とする延暦寺は忠盛・清盛の流罪を要求して強訴するが、鳥羽法皇は延暦寺の攻勢から忠盛・清盛を保護し、清盛の罪を贖銅三十斤という罰金刑にとどめた。