In November of that year, with the aim of hunting down MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune and MINAMOTO no Yukiie, Yoritomo's father-in-law, Tokimasa HOJO, went to the capital and negotiated with Emperor Goshirakawa, as a result of which imperial approval was given for the installation of Sotsuibushi (government post in charge of police and military roles) and kuni-jito (the appointment of provincial jito to each province) in each province for the purpose of capturing Yukiie and Yoshitsune.
同年11月、源義経・源行家の追討を目的として、頼朝の義父である北条時政が上京し、後白河側と交渉した結果、行家・義経追討のため、諸国に惣追捕使（そうついぶし）・国地頭（くにじとう）を設置することが勅許された。