Yorimori made Yasumori forge the promotion and pass it to Mitsumori, instead, maintaining that because Yasumori's court rank was already Shoshiinoge, if he were to be promoted, he would be seen to have surpassed TAIRA no Michimori (Norimori's son) and TAIRA no Tsunemasa (Tsunemori's son) (see the entry for the same day in the "Kikki").
頼盛は、保盛は正四位下であり昇進させると平通盛（教盛の子）・平経正（経盛の子）より突出してしまうとして、光盛に賞を譲らせた（『吉記』同日条）。