Upon returning to Kyoto, TAIRA no Kiyomori, who had up until then remained neutral, joined with factions loyal to Emperor Nijo and paid a visit to Emperor Nijo at the Rokuhara estate.
それまで中立的立場を保っていた平清盛が帰京すると二条天皇派は清盛と手を結び二条天皇を六波羅へと御幸させた。