After the Jokyu Disturbance, Michiie helped when Masako passed away and assisted the inauguration of Yoritsune as a shogun before he became Kanpaku (chief advisor to the Emperor) in December 1228, taking after Iezane KONOE since his father-in-law, Kintsune SAIONJI had a deep relation with the bakufu and had the strongest influence at the Imperial Palace.
承久の乱後、朝廷では幕府との関係が深かった岳父の西園寺公経が最大実力者として君臨していたため、政子の死や頼経の将軍就任も手伝って、道家は安貞2年（1228年）12月、近衛家実の後を受けて関白に任命された。