Therefore, Kanemichi appointed Yoritada as Ichinokami (first minister), commander in chief, to strip Kaneakira of political power and deposed Kaneakira to his former position of Imperial Prince (custom forbade imperial princes to be engaged in political affairs) in order to appoint Yoritada as the Minister of the Left.
このため兼通は頼忠を太政官の最高責任者である一上に任じて兼明の政治的権限を剥奪した上で、兼明を親王に復帰させて（親王は政務に携われない慣例だった）、空いた左大臣を頼忠に代えさせた。