Having felt the sense of danger to this political situation, in February 765, Retired Empress Koken ordered to tighten the security in Awaji to SAEKI no Tasuku and others who were kokushu (the governors of the province).
このような政治動向に危機感をもった上皇は、翌天平神護元年（765年）2月に現地の国守である佐伯助らに警戒の強化を命じている。