Yoshinaka demanded the issuance of an imperial decree or Migyosho (a document for informing people of the decision of Third Rank or upper people) to hunt down and kill MINAMOTO no Yorimoto ("Gyokuyo," entry of December 14), but in no way would Goshirakawa acknowledge the demand.
義仲は、頼朝追討の宣旨ないし御教書の発給（『玉葉』閏10月21日条）、志太義広の平氏追討使への起用を要求するが、後白河が認めるはずもなかった。