Because of his warm and sincere personality, he was very much trusted by Goshirakawa, and the fact that he was portrayed as the reasonable one of the Taira clan in the "Tale of the Heike" was because information on his personality was passed down to later generations.
その温厚・誠実な人柄で後白河の信任も厚く、『平家物語』において平氏一門の良識派的な存在とされていることも、その人柄が後世に伝わっていたことによると思われる。