The sons of Fuyutsugu, FUJIWARA no Nagayoshi and FUJIWARA no Yoshifusa brothers had already started to raise their heads in the political society and Fuyutsugu further had an advantage over Otsugu even after his death.
既に冬嗣の息子の藤原長良・藤原良房兄弟は政界の中心に台頭しつつあり、冬嗣にはその死後に更に差を付けられてしまう事となる。