Since then, Tsunemune actively attended the conference in the In no Gosho (retired emperor's palace) and acquired trust from the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa and the Taira clan by providing advice and suggestions to the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa's inquiries and offering advice to the Taira clan which was not accustomed to political affairs of state.
経宗は以後、院御所議定に精力的に出席して後白河上皇の諮問に答え、政務に不慣れな平氏一門に助言を与えることで、双方から確固たる信頼を獲得することに成功する。