According to the entry for May 1184 in the "Kikki," there was a rumor circulated that TAIRA no Tadafusa, a younger brother of Koremori, had secretly been to Kanto, was pardoned and returned to Kyoto.
『吉記』の寿永3年（1184年）4月の条に、維盛の弟平忠房が密かに関東へ下向し、許されて帰洛するという風聞が記されている。