He obtained the status of the guardian for the new emperor by this on one hand and, on the other hand, he became responsible for the restoration of the Cloister Government of Goshirakawa, who had been pulled down by the Taira family and Yoshinaka, by establishing his status as a close aide of the Cloistered Emperor and selecting the new gengo (an era name) 'Genryaku.'
これによって新帝の後見人の地位を手に入れる一方で、法皇の近臣としての立場を確立し新元号「元暦」選定などで、平家や義仲によって失墜させられた後白河院政の再建を担う事になった。