Furthermore, he issued a proclamation authorizing Michinori's son, Toshinori, to take the examination for the certification required for appointment as Monjo hakase (professor of literature) and Daigaku no kami; however Michinori's decision was firm and he joined the priesthood on August 29, 1144, taking the name Shinzei.
更に息子・俊憲に文章博士・大学頭に就任するために必要な資格を得る試験である対策の受験を認める宣旨を与えたが、通憲の意思は固く、同年7月22日_(旧暦)に出家して信西と名乗った。