Yoshitsune continued staying in Kyoto, as he was appointed by the Cloistered Emperor to additionally fill the vacant position of In no Miumaya no Tsukasa (retainer responsible for the stability of the cloistered emperor's government), or in other words, as the chief of the Cloistered Emperor's bodyguard, in addition to occupying the posts of police and judicial chief (Kebiishi) and officer of Outer Palace Guards (Saemon no jo), as well as the post of governor of Iyo Province.
義経は、平氏滅亡後直後に法皇から院の親衛隊長とも言うべき院御厩司に補任され、検非違使・左兵衛尉を伊予守と兼務し続け、引き続き京に留まった。