He particularly gained the confidence of the Retired Emperor because he willingly took charge of negotiating a matter related to Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei in which even Rokuhara Tandai (the office of shogunal deputy in Kyoto placed by the Kamakura shogunate) was reluctant to be involved, and resolved the matter.
特に六波羅探題でさえ関与する事を渋った比叡山延暦寺関係の交渉において進んで交渉役を引き受けて問題解決を図った事によって上皇の信任を得た。