Stories of the Japanese 00553 [Early Kamakura Period] The Meeting Between Yoritomo and the Retired Emperor

Having finished the pacification of Oshu and wiped out all his enemies, Yoritomo entered Kyoto on November 7, 1190 (Bunji 6), fully prepared. Although he had been repeatedly requested by the Imperial Court to come to the capital since his uprising to overthrow the Taira clan, it had finally come to fruition.
Around the time of this visit to the capital, Yoritomo was granted the land of Rokuhara, where Kiyomori's residence had once stood, by the Imperial Court. From then on, this Rokuhara became the Kamakura Shogunate's base in Kyoto, and later, a government office directly under the shogunate called the 'Rokuhara Tandai' would be established there.
On November 9, Yoritomo met with Kujo Kanezane to confirm their cooperation. Kujo Kanezane had long been known as a court noble opposed to the Taira clan, and there is a history of Yoritomo pressuring the Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa to appoint Kanezane as Nairan (a position for reviewing documents submitted to the Emperor).
On the same day, Yoritomo finally met with the Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Although the details of their exchange were not recorded, Yoritomo met with the Retired Emperor eight times during his 40-day stay, and it is believed that intense negotiations took place regarding the relationship of authority between the Imperial Court and the shogunate.
Many writers have imagined the exchange at this time as follows. They suggest that the Retired Emperor asked Yoritomo:
"Why don't you stay in Kyoto and protect the peace of the capital?"
The reasoning is that the Retired Emperor would naturally think it easier to control the warrior group if he kept them close at hand.
However, Yoritomo skillfully declined this, aiming to establish a government in the Kanto region that maintained a high degree of independence from the Imperial Court.
In fact, although Yoritomo was appointed as Gon-dainagon (Provisional Major Counselor) and Ukone-no-daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of the Inner Palace Guards) at this time, he resigned after only three months. It can be assessed that he was not seeking success and advancement in Kyoto, but rather declaring his separation from the Retired Emperor by insisting on establishing a new government in Kamakura.
It is recorded that Yoritomo left Kyoto on December 14 and returned to Kamakura on the 29th.
As stated above, I have argued that 'unlike Kiyomori, Yoritomo aimed to place his government in the Kanto region,' but on the other hand, the theory that 'Yoritomo did not even think about establishing an independent government' is also considered influential. It is argued that this is a retrospective logic calculated from the fact that the Kamakura Shogunate gradually strengthened its independent character.
Certainly, regarding his resignation from the position of Major Captain of the Right Division of the Inner Palace Guards after three months, it was common at the time to 'receive a court position to add prestige and then resign after a short period' (Kiyomori's appointment as Daijo-daijin was also like this), so it seems that it cannot be unconditionally evaluated as a 'declaration of separation'.