When Yorimori heard about the loss of the capital, he sent his son, Tamemori, to Munemori to inquire about the situation; however, Munemori was to unsettled to provide a coherent response.
頼盛は都落ちを聞くと、子の為盛を宗盛のもとに差し向けて事情を問い詰めるが、宗盛は動揺するばかりで明確な返答はなかった。