Adopting propositions put forth by Saiko, Morotaka's father, Goshirakawa took stern measures against Enryaku-ji Temple, dismissing Myoun of Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai sect), and banishing him to Izu no kuni (Izu Province).
後白河は延暦寺に対して強硬策をとり、師高の父・西光の進言で天台座主・明雲を解任、伊豆国に配流した。