Kintsune SAIONJI, who belonged to the faction friendly to the shogunate and whose movements were restricted due to his opposition to the retired Emperor Gotoba's plan, was raised to the position of Minister of the Interior, and as someone who would accept the will of the shogunate, he became the de facto leader of the court.
親幕派で後鳥羽上皇に拘束されていた西園寺公経が内大臣に任じられ、幕府の意向を受けて朝廷を主導することになる。