In addition, FUJIWARA no Kaneie, who was the maternal grandfather of the Crown Prince, Emperor Ichijo, and the udaijin, wanted early abdication of the Emperor Kazan and demonstrated confrontation stance against the Emperor Kazan and Yoshichika.
さらに皇太子一条天皇の外祖父である右大臣藤原兼家も花山天皇の早期退位を願って、天皇や義懐と対決の姿勢を示した。