In this regard, by comparison with the case of MINAMOTO no Akimasa, who was ultimately raised to Gon Chunagon after his incessant demands for promotion, "Kojidan" (Talks of the Past) paid tribute to him saying, 'Lord Toshitada was the first person that became a Court noble without giving any account of his circumstances.' このことについて『古事談』は、懇願の末に権中納言に昇進した源顕雅の例と対比して、「消息を書かざる人の卿相に昇る事は、俊忠卿より始まる」と賛辞を贈っている。 |