It is well known that FUJIWARA no Yorimichi and FUJIWARA no Norimichi confronted the imperial familiy, and this clearly shows that they, as the representative of the clan, confronted the imperial family trying to suppress the power of the Fujiwara clan.
藤原頼通や藤原教通と皇族との対立は有名だが、これはまさに氏人の代表者として、藤原氏の勢力を抑制しようとする皇族との対決色を明らかにしたものだった。