Kaneie wished to become the Kanpaku, but Yoritada was still in the Kanpaku post, and furthermore, the Emperor's maternal uncle, Chunagon FUJIWARA no Yoshichika, was controlling the Imperial Court government.
兼家は関白を望むが、頼忠が依然として在任中であり、しかも朝政は天皇の外伯父の中納言藤原義懐が執っていた。