Enryaku-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple exercised the authority of kami such as mikoshi (portable shrine) of Hiyoshi-taisha Shrine and shinboku (sacred tree) of Kasuga-taisha Shrine, respectively, when they went to the Imperial Palace in Rakuchu (inside the capital Kyoto) to make their demands; if it did not work, they would take actions like leaving mikoshi and shinboku at its gate, practically halting the political function.
延暦寺は日吉大社の神輿、興福寺は春日大社の神木などの「神威」をかざして洛中内裏に押し掛けて要求を行ない、それが通らない時は、神輿・神木を御所の門前に放置し、政治機能を実質上停止させるなどの手段に出た。