At this point, the regent family had already split within the bakufu, and it is said that there were intentions to split the Imperial family in the same way (Kazuto HONGO), but there are no historical documents to prove this and the truth is unknown.
この時点ですでに幕府は摂関家が分裂したのと同様に王家をも分裂させる意図を持っていたとも言われる（本郷和人）が、史料がなく真相は不明である。