The agent Ne no Omi (the ancestor of Sakamoto no Omi) made a false remark to the Emperor, saying that the Imperial Prince Okusaka refused the order, in order to pocket the Oshiki no Tamakatsura Crown (made of gold and copper?) that the Imperial Prince Okusaka had trusted to Ne no Omi to show his acceptance.
仲介役の坂本臣等の祖である根臣が、大草香皇子の「お受けする」との返答に付けた押木玉鬘（おしきのたまかつら：金銅冠？）を横取りするために、天皇に「大草香皇子は拒否した」と偽りの讒言をする。