Kaneie, who was seriously at odds with Kanemichi, no longer had prospects for promotion, with even his half brother, FUJIWARA no Tamemitsu, appointed as the master prime minister, a post superior to Kaneie's.
兼通と弟の兼家は非常に不仲で、兼家の昇進はまったく止められてしまい、異母弟の藤原為光を筆頭大納言として兼家の上位に就ける程であった。