Then, after consulting many academic experts, Hideyoshi reached a conclusion that it would be justifiable to be granted a newly created honsei (original name) by the Imperial Court, matching the genpeitokitsu (general term of four major honseis : the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan, and the Tachibana clan).
そこで秀吉が多くの学識者から意見を聴取した結果、朝廷より源平藤橘（源氏・平氏・藤原氏・橘氏の総称）に匹敵する新姓を賜ることが公明正大であるという結論を得た。