If Michito had been conferred a court rank for his service in sending Seishi to the Imperial Palace, it would have meant that Michito was rewarded for Tameto's achievements, and therefore Michinaga criticized the emperor's stance, saying 'it would be like the people of Iga pretending to be the people of Ise' (which was considered to have the social status of a big province).
もし参内の功労で通任が叙位されれば、為任の功績をもって通任が賞を受けることとなり、「伊賀の人が（大国の格式を持つとされた）伊勢の人と偽るようなものだ（然伊賀人借伊勢人歟）」と天皇の姿勢を批判した。