The governer of Mutsu Province at that time was Yoshiie's father, MINAMOTO no Yoritoshi of the Yamato-Genji (Minamoto clan), and the newly enthroned Emperor Gosanjo ordered him to conquer North Mutsu but even though he succeeded, he received no reward, possibly due to the FUJIWARA no Motomichi incident, and there is no record that he received any land or new postions later.
当時の陸奥国守は大和源氏の源頼俊で、即位間もない後三条天皇が源頼俊らに北陸奥の征服を命じており、北陸奥の征服自体は成功したが、この藤原基通の件の為か大和源氏源頼俊には恩賞はなく、その後の受領任官も記録には見えない。