This intervention would have violated the authority of chiten no kimi (supreme ruler) as Kanezane expressed in his words, 'Because this is a matter that the retired emperor should decide, vassals must not dictate what to do' ("Gyokuyo," entry of September 9).
兼実が「王者の沙汰に至りては、人臣の最にあらず」（『玉葉』8月14日条）と言うように、この介入は治天の君の権限の侵犯だった。