It was written in the kugyo diary that Yoshitsuna was the outrider for FUJIWARA no Morozane's procession visit to the Imperial Palace to participate at a banquet in January 1091; in February 1092 he guarded FUJIWARA no Tadazane on the way to Nara as the Kasugasai-shi (Kasugasai festival ambassador) and led the procession of MINAMOTO no Toshifusa during his imperial visit in December 1093, but no such activities were recorded for Yoshiie until 1104.
弟義綱はその年1091年（寛治5）の正月に、藤原師実が節会に参内する際の行列の前駆を努めた他、翌1092年（寛治6）2月には藤原忠実が春日祭使となって奈良に赴く際の警衛、1093年（寛治7）12月には、源俊房の慶賀の参内の際に前駆を努めるなどが公卿の日記に見えるが、義家の方は1104年まで、そうした活動は記録にない。