the death of fujiwara no hirotsugu marked the end of the shikike branch and the start of the rise of the nanke, "southern", fujiwara. having suppressed the rebellion, moroe's influence at court grew further. however, through the influence of the fujiwara, makibi and genbō were removed from court and exiled to kyushu, the place from where hirotsugu had demanded the removal of genbō and shortly thereafter started his rebellion. genbō built the temple kwannon-ji in 745 and makibi became governor of chikuzen province in 759 and shortly thereafter of hizen province before he was sent to china. genbō died a year later in 746 and popular belief held hirotsugu's ghost — acting in rancor — was responsible for the death of the monk. this story was noted in the "shoku nihongi" as: "word spread that the spiritual effect of fujiwara no hirotsugu had caused him harm", and it is the first mention of a vengeful spirit ("goryō") in japanese history or literature. herman ooms sees in this rumor a "widespread support (probably limited to nara and environs) for someone who critiqued the government (hirotsugu) and suffered the consequences".