The next year, when the Hogen Disturbance occurred immediately after the death of the Cloistered Emperor Toba, Kiminori stayed close with Emperor Goshirakawa together with Tadamichi and FUJIWARA no Shinzei.
翌年鳥羽法皇の崩御直後に保元の乱が起こると、公教は忠通・藤原信西とともに後白河天皇の傍に近侍した。