Goshirakawa commanded Kiyomori to attack the Enryaku-ji Temple, but Kiyomori himself was not motivated to attack and instead was angry at Goshirakwa and Saiko for making the situation worse.
後白河は清盛に延暦寺への攻撃を命じるが、清盛自身は攻撃に消極的であり、むしろ事態を悪化させた後白河や西光に憤りを抱いていた。