Yoriyuki sided with the Emperor side believing that the situation should be settled by an Imperial proclamation and wanting to avoid getting overly involved, but when the retired emperor countered by lobbying Koshi SHIBUKAWA, the wife of Yoshiakira, and her allies, Yoriyuki used Ichoku (a royal command included in a will) left by Kogonin to block their interference.
頼之は事態収拾は聖断によるべきと深入りを避けつつも天皇側を支持するが、上皇側は義詮正室渋川幸子らに運動して対抗すると、頼之は光厳院の遺勅を示して介入を封じた。