Michinaga used this as an excuse to further urge the Emperor to hand down his throne, and Emperor Sanjo, with his eye illness not at all getting better, finally gave in and he agreed to hand over the throne with the condition that his First Prince, Prince Atsuakira be the Crown Prince.
これを理由に道長はさらに強く譲位を迫り眼病も全く治らず三条天皇は遂に屈し、自らの第一皇子・敦明親王を東宮とすることを条件に譲位を認めた。