Later, Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's adopted child, Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI, was appointed as the Emperor's chief adviser under the name of TOYOTOMI no Ason, thus marking the only exception to the tradition that no member of the family other than Gosekke would be appointed as the chief advisor to the Emperor.
その後、豊臣秀吉の養子である豊臣秀次は「豊臣朝臣」として関白に任じられており、これが五摂家以外で関白に任じられた唯一の例外である。