And, having succeeded in making peace with key persons of the Kamakura bakufu (shogunate), such as MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and OE no Hiromoto, Michichika held a Court Council in November 1196 without Kanezane's presence and resolved appointment of Motomichi to the position of Kanpaku (chancellor) and finalized Kanezane's downfall.
そして、頼朝や大江広元ら鎌倉幕府要人との和解に成功した通親は、建久7年（1196年）11月に兼実不在のまま朝議を開催して基通の関白任命を決議、兼実の失脚を確定させた。