Yoritomo requested that Hidehira be further pressured saying that it was very strange for Hidehira not to consider Inzen (a decree from the retired Emperor) important, not to feel awe especially and not to have met the previous requests (September 29, 1187 section of "Gyokuyo" [Diary of FUJIWARA no Kanezane]).
頼朝は秀衡が院宣を重んぜず、殊に恐れる気配がなく、件の要請も承諾しないのはすこぶる奇怪であるとして、さらに圧力をかける事を要請している（『玉葉』文治3年9月29日条）。