Further, on March 8, at Jin no sadame (Cabinet Council), the Emperor ordered To no chujo (the first secretary's captain) FUJIWARA no Tadanobu to send the order to submit a kanjin (a report requested from specialists concerning precedents for court rituals or other issues) on accusations against Naidaijin Korechika and Chunagon Takaie to court officials, and the order was brought to Michinaga.
更に11日には陣定の最中に、天皇から頭中将藤原斉信に対して内大臣伊周・中納言隆家の罪名勘申の旨を有司に伝達するように命令が出されて道長に伝えられた。