Further, Goshirakawa appointed Moroie MATSUDONO, son of Motofusa, to the position of second-ranked councillor of state while ignoring Kiyomori's son-in-law, Motomichi KONOE.
さらに清盛の娘婿・近衛基通を無視して、基房の子・松殿師家を権中納言に任じた。