Other Kugyo proposed a more cautious response, saying 'Let us demand that Kofuku-ji temple turn over the ringleaders of the rebellion, and if they refuse to do so, then is the time to dispatch a government army,' a view that was supported by both the Minister of the Right, Kanezane KUJO, as well as the Minister of the Left, FUJIWARA no Tsunemune.
その他の公卿は「張本人を差し出すように要求して、拒否されてから官軍を派遣するべきだ」と慎重論を唱え、右大臣・九条兼実、左大臣・藤原経宗もこれに同意した。