The replacement for Sama no kami after Munemori's resignation was Shigehira; this was an indication of Kiyomori's strong wish to put Meryo under the exclusive control of the Taira clan.
なお、宗盛が辞任した後の左馬頭は重衡であり、馬寮を平氏一門で独占しようとする清盛の強い意思が感じられる。