Kiyomori's successor, Munemori, showed his stance to obey Goshirakawa by agreeing to reopening of the cloister government, but, on the other hand, he did not give up definite military and police authority, which was the basis of existence of the Taira clan, and continued subjugation of the eastern Provinces, refusing Goshirakawa's appeasement policy.
後継者の宗盛は院政再開を認めて後白河に恭順する姿勢を見せる一方で、平氏の存立基盤である軍事・警察権は断固として手放さず、後白河の宥和策を退けて東国追討を続行した。