First he dispatched his retainer FUJIWARA no Suekata to serve as a retainer to MINAMOTO no Yoshiaki, who was Yoshitsuna's son, and next sent TAIRA no Narimoto (also known as Saburo KASHIMA), a relative of Yoshimitsu's wife, to serve as a retainer to Yoshitada.
まず郎党の藤原季方を義綱の子の源義明の郎党として送り込み、次いで妻方の縁戚の平成幹（鹿島三郎）を義忠の郎党として送り込んだ。