However, TAIRA no Kiyomori, who was visiting shrines in Kumano, formed an alliance by gaining the trust of Emperor Nijo's clique after political power was snatched away, and the Retired Emperor and Emperor escaped to his own camp.
だが、熊野参詣に出ていた平清盛が政権掌握後信頼と険悪になった二条天皇派閥と手を結び、上皇と天皇を脱出させて自陣営に迎えてしまう。