In addition, perhaps according to instructions from Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, he assumed the posts of Governor of Mutsu Province and that of Chinju-fu shogun in succession and, because of connections with the Oshu-Fujiwara clan, took Yoshitsune under his wing.
また、後白河法皇の指示もあったと思われるが、陸奥守、鎮守府将軍を歴任し、奥州藤原氏との縁もあり、義経を庇護している。