The fact that he was put in charge of Dazai-fu (local government office in Kyushu region), which was an important political base to the TAIRA clan, implies that Kiyomori had a strong trust in Takasue.
平氏の重要拠点である大宰府を任されたことは、隆季に対する清盛の厚い信頼を物語るものといえる。