Because he jumped over Genkaku (the son of FUJIWARA no Morozane) who was the Betto of Kofuku-ji Temple as a result of this personnel change, the monks and believers of Kofuku-ji Temple rebelled and filed a complaint; thus he was suspended from the position of Sojo for a while.
興福寺別当玄覚（藤原師実の子）を飛び越えてのこの人事に興福寺僧徒が反発して訴えを起こされ、一時僧正職を停止されたことがあった。