In August, Munemori was appointed to the position of councillor, getting ahead of Yorimori, Munemori's uncle with higher orders, and secured a position next to Shigemori in the family.
8月、宗盛は位階が上の叔父・頼盛を超えて参議に補され、一門において重盛に次ぐ地位を確保した。