It is said that there was a trusting relationship between Emperor Ichijo and Michinaga, but on the other hand, according to "Kojidan" and "Gukansho," although they are later records, when Michinaga was organizing the Emperor's belongings after his death he found the Emperor's handwritten note that said "even though the King desires righteous political administration the conniving ministers bring chaos to the land," and Michinaga became angry, ripped and threw away the note.
一条天皇と道長は信頼関係にあったとされるが、その一方で後世の記録ではあるが『古事談』や『愚管抄』によると天皇の遺品を整理していると「王が正しい政を欲するのに、讒臣が国を乱してしまう」という天皇の手書を見つけ、道長が怒って破り捨てたという。