On November 10, 978, Masanobu, who had been the udaijin, was promoted to the sadaijin and, at the same time, FUJIWARA no Saneyori, who had been the kanpaku (a chancellor to an adult emperor) and the sadaijin concurrently, became the dajodaijin and FUJIWARA no Kaneie who had been accorded by his real elder brother FUJIWARA no Kanemichi considerate treatment, became the udaijin.
天元元年10月2日、右大臣であった雅信は左大臣に昇進し、同時に左大臣を兼ねる関白藤原実頼は太政大臣、実の兄である前関白藤原兼通に礼遇されていた藤原兼家が右大臣となった。