In December, when Yoshimori found out about this, he met Hiromoto at the Imperial Palace and accused him by saying, 'You have been working to support us in Kanto for a long time. Being scared of Kagetoki's authority and hiding our anger seems to be against the rule.'
11月になって、それを知った義盛は御所で広元と会い「貴殿は関東の爪牙耳目として、長年働いてきた。景時の権威を恐れて諸将の欝憤を隠し立てするのは、法に違えるのではないか」と激しく詰問した。