Despite such a consideration, or because of Imperial Prince Abo's talent who was Emperor Kanmu's grandchild, he was the center of attention from others although he was not in the direct line of descendants, while Emperor Saga gradually establish his political base inside the Imperial Palace.
だがこうした配慮にもかかわらず、あるいはその有能さゆえか、嵯峨天皇が宮廷内の権力を固めてゆく中で嫡流の地位を失ったとは言え、桓武天皇の嫡系の孫である阿保親王の動向は注目の対象であったらしい。