In 1180, he was summoned by MINAMOTO no Yorimasa of the Settsu-Genji branch of the Minamoto Clan to act as a messenger conveying to the Minamoto Clan in each Province the orders of Prince Mochihito to subjugate Taira Clan.
治承4年（1180年）、摂津源氏の源頼政に召し出され以仁王の平家追討の令旨を各地の源氏に伝達した。