Because the Imperial Palace was nearly bankrupt at that time, it is said that the Emperor was concerned over the worst situation in which money would have to be borrowed from Masamoto HOSOKAWA for an enthronement ceremony, even though he had caused the war.
その背景には朝廷に譲位の儀式のため費用がなく、その費用を政変を起こした細川政元に借りるという自己矛盾に陥る事態を危惧したとも言われている。