Abo had a bitter experience when his father was deposed and sent to Kyushu as Dazai gon no sochi (Provisional Governor-General of the Dazai-fu offices), did not follow their advice and immediately reported this to Kachiko, who was the Grand Empress Dowager at that time.
阿保は、父の失脚のときに大宰権帥に左遷されて九州に移された苦い経験を持っていたので、このような話には乗らず、すぐに当時は太皇太后になっていた嘉智子に報告した。