Due to this relationship, Suezane became the servant of Emperor Goshirakawa during the Hogen War (also called the Hogen Rebellion or Hogen Disturbance) of 1156 and guarded Yodo Road at the beginning.
その関係もあり、季実は（保元元年）1156年の保元の乱に際しては後白河天皇の麾下に入り、はじめ淀路の警護に当たる。