Therefore, he always carried a note with him, which was written by his younger sister, Empress Anshi, during Emperor Murakami's reign, ordering that her brothers should be appointed to the post of Adviser to the Emperor or Imperial Regent in the order of their ages.
そのため、村上天皇の頃に、存命中だった妹の中宮安子から「将来、摂関たることあれば、必ず兄弟の順序に従いなさい」との書付を受け、兼通はこの書を懐に入れて肌身離さず持っていた。