He insisted that the Shigenoi family, which was considered a branch family, was the true main lineage, and therefore its social standing should be raised from the House of Urin to the House of Seiga.
従来は三条家の庶流とされてきた滋野井家こそが真の嫡流であり、家格を羽林家から清華家に引き上げるべきであると唱えた。