However, when Emperor Kazan was forced to abdicate the throne and enter the priesthood due to a political upheaval in 986, he also retired from the politics and became a priest, following the Emperor.
しかし寛和2年（986年）の政変によって花山天皇が退位・出家に追い込まれると、自らもこれに従い、出家の上政界から引退した。