Shigehira was then sent to Kyoto, where Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa plotted to return Shigehira back to his family in exchange for the three sacred emblems of the imperial family that the Taira army took away when fleeing from Kyoto.
重衡は京都へ送られ、後白河法皇は重衡の身柄と都落ちの際に平家が持ち去った三種の神器との交換を試みる。