In the Shishigatani plot in 1177, he was requested to become the Daisho (Major Captain) of anti-Heishi (anti-Taira clan) by rebels including FUJIWARA no Narichika, In no Kinshin (the retired Emperor's courtier).
そして、安元3年（1177年）の鹿ケ谷の陰謀では院近臣の藤原成親らから反平氏の大将を望まれた。