However, in the conference of nobles when Prince Mochihito raised an army, as Tsunemune did not agree to the opinion of FUJIWARA no Takasue and Michichika TSUCHIMIKADO, who were pro-Taira clan, to subjugate the Kofuku-ji Temple, it seems that Tsunemune was not completely subordinated by the Taira clan.
ただし以仁王の挙兵における公卿議定では、親平氏派の藤原隆季・土御門通親による興福寺追討の主張に同調しなかったことから、完全に平氏に従属することはなかったようである。