However, the two Kokushi (provincial governors) confiscated Takeshiba's properties saying that he was disrespectful, and Takeshiba asked TAIRA no Masakado to mediate after he escaped to the countryside.
しかし2人の国司は武芝を無礼であると、財産を没収し、武芝は一旦山野に逃亡した後、平将門に調停を依頼した。