However, innovative policies such as promulgation of a new system including shoen seiri rei (Manor Regulation Acts) and vitalization of currency circulation that were promoted mainly by the emperor, Yoshichika and FUJIWARA no Koreshige, who was close to the emperor since the age of his father and a foster brother of the emperor caused conflicts with FUJIWARA no Yoritada, who was the kanpaku, etc.
ところが、天皇と義懐、そして父の代からの側近で天皇の乳兄弟でもある藤原惟成が中心となって推進した荘園整理令などの新制の発布、貨幣流通の活性化など、革新的な政策は関白の藤原頼忠らとの確執を招いた。