In 1015, Keien, now a Daisojo (a priest of the highest rank in the highest managerial position), submitted a recommendation on the occasion of his own retirement that Ryoen be appointed a Risshi (the third rank of priest following Sojo and Sozu), but because Keien was not on good terms with the powerful FUJIWARA no Michinaga, Michinaga opposed this move and thus it did not happen.
長和4年（1015年）、大僧正となっていた慶円は自分の辞任と引き換えに良円の律師就任を申請したが、慶円と不仲であった藤原道長が反対したため実現しなかった。