These efforts by Uda resulted in a strong backlash which was not limited only to high-ranking aristocrats like Tokihira and the Dainagon (chief councilor of state) MINAMOTO no Hikaru (a court noble) but extended to middle- and lower-ranking nobles like FUJIWARA no Kiyotsura, FUJIWARA no Sugane, and Kiyoyuki MIYOSHI as well.
これに対して時平や大納言源光(公卿)ら上級貴族のみならず、藤原清貫・藤原菅根・三善清行ら中下級貴族を含めた激しい反発があったともいわれる。