It seems that Tsunemune judged that there is no room for him to appear on the scene in the Insei group, and he gradually made clear his standpoint as direct administration group together with FUJIWARA no Korekata.
経宗は院政派には自らの割り込む余地はないと判断したらしく、藤原惟方とともに親政派としての立場を鮮明にしていく。