Additionally, FUJIWARA no Motohira formed a friendly relationship with FUJIWARA no Motonari, who was one of close aides of the cloistered emperor and had been sent as Mutsu no Kami (the governor of Mutsu Province), and had Motonari's daughter marry Hidehira (Motohira's son); thus he expanded his influence on the cloistered emperor.
また、藤原基衡は院の近臣で陸奥守として下向してきた藤原基成と親交を結び、基成の娘を秀衡に嫁がせ院へも影響を及ぼした。