However, Tsuneshige and Jiro had been bribed by the villains and, when the pair went into the estate (unaccompanied by their soldiers) following some entertainment provided by the villains, the pair left the estate and reported to the Rokuhara authorities that the villains had escaped.
しかし悪党から賄賂を受けていた両人は手勢も連れず荘内に入り、むしろ悪党らに饗応されただけで退去し、六波羅へは悪党はすでに逐電済みであると報告しただけに終わった。