Kaneie himself arrived in the middle of the night at the Imperial Palace without its emperor to quickly do the administrative work necessary for abdication and the next morning, he had the Crown Prince Yasuhito (Emperor Ichijo) ascend to the throne.
兼家自身は天皇不在の内裏に深夜参入し、大急ぎで譲位の手続きを進めて翌朝には皇太子懐仁（一条天皇）を践祚させた。