At that time, FUJIWARA no Korechika was accused of secretly conducting a magic ritual called Daigensuiho that was under a ban without a royal command, and was relegated to the position of Dazai gon no sochi (provisional governor-general of the Dazai-fu [local government office in Kyushu region]).
またその際、藤原伊周は勅命によるもの以外は禁止されている呪術である大元帥法をひそかに行ったとして、大宰権帥に左遷された。