Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa gave Yoshinaka and Yukiie an imperial decree to search and kill the Taira clan, and at the same time, dispatched NAKAHARA no Yasusada, an officer of In no cho (Retired Emperor's Office) to Kanto region.
後白河は義仲・行家に平氏追討宣旨を下すと同時に、院庁庁官・中原康定を関東に派遣した。