At the end of the same year, Michinaga was elevated to the role of Daijo-daijin but resigned the following year and in his role as former Daijo-daijin, advised the young Yorimichi, reinforced the arrangements for the succession.
道長は同年末に太政大臣に上るが、翌年には辞して、前太政大臣として若い頼通を後見することで後継体制を固めた。