However when the Takenouchi Shikibu incident (the Horeki Incident) occurred, Emperor Momozono protected his aides who worked for him since his childhood and it caused conflict between members of the family eligible for regents and chancellors who demanded the aides be expelled from their positions, as the Emperor had his Prince Hidehito (later known as Emperor Gomomozono) who was five years old, it was concerned that the same thing might happen to the Prince after his enthronement.
だが、実際には同帝の皇子英仁親王（のちの後桃園天皇）が五歳の幼さであった事、桃園天皇治世末期に生じた竹内式部一件（宝暦事件）では、天皇が幼い頃から自分に付き従っていた側近達を擁護して側近達の追放を要請した摂関家との対立関係に陥った事から、英仁親王が即位した場合に同じ事が繰り返される事が憂慮された。