When Ienari climbed Mt. Hiei in 1145 with his brother- in- law MINAMOTO no Masamichi and his son- in- law FUJIWARA no Kimichika leading him, Yorinaga condemned Masamichi and Kimichika, who came of prestigious families, for leading Ienari, who came of Shodaibu (aristocracy lower than Kugyo), by saying 'They will lose the name of hero for long' ("Taiki" (diary of FUJIWARA no Yorinaga)).
天養2年（1145年）2月、家成は義弟・源雅通と娘婿・藤原公親を前駆として比叡山に登ったが、頼長は名家出身の雅通・公親が諸大夫出身の家成の前駆を勤めたことを、「永く英雄の名を失う」と非難している（『台記』）。