Kyori who were permitted to participate in the memorial service held in Shochojuin on October 24, 1185, were only two, Hiromoto and Kunimichi, who were recognized to have the same position or the next position to Hiromoto, and when he presented chrysanthemum and zekku (a form of Chinese poem) to Yoritomo on September 9, 1186, Yoritomo was impressed by its fineness and ordered him to present his poem every year, which indicates that he was trusted by Yoritomo.
それでも、文治元年（1185年）10月24日に行われた勝長寿院堂供養に参列を許された京吏は広元と邦通の2人だけで、広元と同格あるいはそれに次ぐ地位を認められており、翌文治2年（1186年）9月9日、頼朝に菊の花と絶句詩を献じたところ、そのみごとさにうたれた頼朝は毎年献じるように命じたということから、頼朝の厚い信任を受け続けていたようである。