In the field of diplomatic relationships, he kept a friendly relationship with the Taira clan based on its huge economic power and on the other hand he harbored MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune, an Onzoshi (son of a distinguished family) of the Minamoto clan.
外交に関しては、巨大な経済力をバックに平氏と友好的な関係を維持しながらも源氏の御曹司である源義経を匿った。