As a result, there were no court nobles who were qualified to become Daijin (minister), and Naidaijin (inner minister) Ieyasu TOKUGAWA was the person possessing the highest rank at the time of death of Hideyoshi (1598), which considered to be an extraordinary situation.
その結果、大臣の任用要件を有する公家が不在となってしまい、秀吉が死去した際（1598年）には、内大臣徳川家康が最高位の官位保有者であるという異常事態に至った。