At that time, he repeatedly persuaded Sessho (regent) Motomichi KONOE whose concubine was his sister to act together with the Taira family, but ended up having to give up and is thought to have followed the clan alone.
この時、姉妹が側室となっていた摂政・近衛基通に対して平家と行動をともにするよう再三の説得を試みるが、最終的に断念し独り一門の後を追ったとされる。