There was a strong antipathy to Shinzei and his group which had assumed real political power, and Tsunemune and Korekata, who were the core member of the direct administration group, formed an anti-Shinzei group together with Nobuyori and FUJIWARA no Narichika and MINAMOTO no Moronaka, who belonged to the Insei group.
政治の実権を握る信西一門に対する反感は根強いものがあり、親政派の中心である経宗・惟方は、院政派の信頼・藤原成親・源師仲らとともに反信西派を形成した。