Upon getting this news, he immediately assumed the post of Ukonoe no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and successfully recommended MINAMOTO no Yoriie, Yoritomo's successor, to the Sakone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) post that had been vacated.
それを知ると直ちに自らは右近衛大将に就任して空席となった左近衛中将に頼朝の後継者源頼家の推挙を実現させた。