Afterwards, unlike his cousin Sanesuke, he came to agree with Michinaga on political issues, in the face of the emergence of the Kujo line coupled with the downfall of Ononomiya line, and strengthened ties with Michinaga by taking his son FUJIWARA no Norimichi as his son-in-law.
政治的にはその後、九条流の台頭と小野宮流の劣勢に際しては従兄弟の実資とは違って道長と接近し、その子藤原教通を娘婿にすることで連携を強めた。