Ironically enough, however, Yorinaga's wish to promote Munesuke to Daijin was realized only by the death of Yorinaga, who was Sadaijin (minister of the left) and died in battle in the Hogen War.
だが、皮肉にも宗輔の大臣昇進という頼長の希望は保元の乱で左大臣であった頼長が討ち死にした事で初めて実現される事になった。