Korenaka recommended Kaneie's son, FUJIWARA no Michitaka, but Arikuni recommended his second son, Michikane, pointing out that Michikane had contributed to the dethroning of Emperor Kazan and the subsequent enthronement of Emperor Ichijo and Kaneie's assumption of the position of regent.
惟仲は長男の藤原道隆を推挙したが、在国は先の寛和の変で花山天皇を退位させて、一条天皇の即位・兼家の摂政就任に貢献をしたのは次男の藤原道兼であるとして道兼の擁立を勧めた。