The political capacity of Yoritada as the kanpaku, who could not establish close connection with Masanobu or Kaneie, became limited, and political power was divided into four among the Emperor Enyu, FUJIWARA no Yoritada, MINAMOTO no Masanobu and FUJIWARA no Kaneie and the political situation was stagnated so that it was conveyed to future generations as 'at the end of the era of the Cloistered Emperor Enyu, political situations under the government by the Imperial Court fell into disorder,' "Godansho" (Tales of Master Oe).
雅信とも兼家とも連携することが出来なかった頼忠の関白としての政治力は限定的なものとなり、政治権力も円融天皇・藤原頼忠・源雅信・藤原兼家の4つに割れる中で政局は停滞し、「円融院末、朝政甚乱」（『江談抄』）として後々まで伝えられるほどであったという。