For a view of Yoshitsune's death, said to be based on a false charge given by Kagetoki KAJIWARA in addition to Yoshitsune's arrogance, Hakuseki ARAI argued back mentioning the example of MINAMOTO no Noriyori, who was killed without arrogance nor slander, and concluded it must be the hardest thing to 'be a younger brother of such a person as Yoritomo.'
義経が驕りに加え梶原景時の讒言により誅されたとの論には、驕りも讒言も無く誅された源範頼の例を挙げて反論し、「頼朝がごとき者の弟たる事は、最も難しいと言うべき」と記して評を終えている。