Being informed of Tokiyuki's rebellion, Takauji ASHIKAGA requested Emperor Godaigo to permit him to suppress Tokiyuki and to confer on him the title of so-tsuibushi (job title which has the right of government, military affairs and police authority) and seii taishogun (literally, a general who subdues the barbarians) that were necessary for the establishment of military government.
時行勢の侵攻を知らされた建武政権では、足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇に対して時行討伐の許可と同時に武家政権の設立に必要となる総追捕使と征夷大将軍の役職を要請する.