Moromichi criticized especially the political interference of the Retired Emperor Shirakawa, and publicly stated, 'the ox-drawn carriages should not be parked around the entrance of the retired emperor's mansion' (according to "Imakagami" (The Mirror of the Present)).
特に白河上皇の政治介入には批判的で、「おりゐのみかどの門に車たつ様やはある（位を降りた上皇の邸の門に、牛車が立ち並ぶことなどあろうか）」と公言した（『今鏡』）。