However, at an incident which resulted in the Emperor Kazan being ordained, with his older brother FUJIWARA no Michitaka, he contributed to his father's Sessho inauguration by transporting the three sacred emblems of the imperial family from Seiryoden (Literally "Limpid Cool Hall," an imperial summer palace) to his father's residence.
しかしながら、花山天皇を出家させた事件では、長兄の藤原道隆と共に清涼殿から三種の神器を父邸に運ぶなど父の摂政就任に貢献した。