However, being good natured he was deeply trusted by the Kamakura bakufu and worked hard at the difficult job of restoring relationships between the Imperial Court and the bakufu around the time of the Jokyu War.
しかしながら、温厚な性格で鎌倉幕府の信任も厚く、承久の乱前後の困難な朝幕関係修復に努めた。