Accordingly, Yoshitomo, in an attempt to recover the power of Kawachi-Genji, formed an alliance with FUJIWARA no Nobuyori to confine Emperor Goshirakawa and began the Heiji War.
そのため、義朝は河内源氏の勢力回復をはかり、藤原信頼と手を結んで後白河天皇を幽閉、平治の乱を起こす。