The Imperial Court, where the retired Emperor Shirakawa ran the government, came to openly prefer Ise-Heishi members in official appointments over Kawachi-Genji members who were closely associated with Sekkan-ke (the lineage which held political power as regents and advisers).
朝廷でも白河上皇が院政を行い、摂関家とゆかりの深い河内源氏に替えて伊勢平氏を露骨に登用するようになる。