All they had to do in the end was to return Emperor Gomurakami to Kyoto from the temporary imperial house in Mt. Otoko, but the army of the Southern Court withdrew from Kyoto because they were counterattacked by Takauji's legitimate son Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA in March of the same year, and also in May, the temporary imperial house in Mt. Otoko where Emperor Gomurakami was staying was surrounded.
後は、男山の仮御所にいる後村上天皇を京都に迎えるだけとなったが、その年の3月には尊氏の嫡男・足利義詮の反撃によって南朝軍は京都を撤退、更に5月には後村上天皇がいる男山の仮御所が包囲された。