The armed priests boosted their morale by surrounding the Dairi, and advised Kebiishi betto (superintendent of the Imperial Police) Tokitada to take immediate action, such as dispatching the imperial army.
大衆は内裏を取り囲んで気勢を上げ、検非違使別当・時忠は官兵の派遣など早急な対策をとることを進言する。