Yoshitsune brought about military as well as political results by carrying out two contradictory duties; undertaking his military duty of expelling the Taira family as a local commander of Yoritomo, and constructing a good relationship with the Imperial court.
義経は頼朝の代官として、平家追討という軍務を遂行しつつ、朝廷との良好な関係を構築するという相反する任務をこなし、軍事・政治の両面で成果を上げた。