Thereafter, five of his sons, Koretada, Kanemichi, Kaneie, Tamemitsu, and Kinsue, became Daijo Daijin (Grand Minister), and the line of regents was attained in his children's generation through the lineage of his eldest son.
後に師輔の家系の全盛につながり、長男の伊尹を筆頭に、兼通、兼家、藤原為光、藤原公季と実に5人が太政大臣に進み、子供たちの代で摂家嫡流を手にすることとなった。