As a counter move against the advancement of the Goshirakawa cloistered government group, TAIRA no Shigemori was appointed Konoefu (head of the inner palace guards) and TAIRA no Munemori was appointed Udaisho (head of the right palace guards) on the position assignment day of January 1177.
後白河院政派の躍進に対する巻き返しとして、翌安元3年（1177年）正月の除目では平重盛が近衛府、平宗盛が右大将となった。