Because of this, Genji, who has become involved in the political conflict between the Udaijin and Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) after the death of Emperor Kiritsubo, is put in a difficult situation.
桐壺帝死後の右大臣派と左大臣派の政争にまきこまれた源氏は、これを口実に陥れられようとする。