She ordered Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) ISONOKAMI no Maro to remain in the Fujiwara-kyo as an administrator, and therefore Udaijin (Minister of the Right) FUJIWARA no Fuhito became the de facto supreme power-wielder.
左大臣石上麻呂を藤原京の管理者として残したため、右大臣藤原不比等が事実上の最高権力者になった。