Yasuhira forwarded the head of Yoshitsune, in addition to killing his other younger brother FUJIWARA no Tadahira, who was also on Yoshitsune's side, as he did with his younger brother Yorihira, and begged Yoritomo for his life.
泰衡は義経の首を差し出し、先に殺害した弟頼衡と同じく義経派であった別の弟藤原忠衡も殺して、頼朝に助命を願い出る。