However, he was said to complain about very bad treatment, for example, most his family such as Tameyoshi and Yorikata were executed in spite of his having spared them; moreover, despite his achievements the post with which he was rewarded was lower than that of Kiyomori.
しかし、義朝の戦功に代えての助命嘆願にもかかわらず為義・頼賢ら親兄弟の多くが処刑され、更に論功行賞でも清盛より低い官位に甘んじたことから大いに不満を持った、とも言われている。