According to the article of December 19 of "Azuma Kagami" (The Mirror of the East), when he got into a fight with Sanemori SAITO and Kageshige KATAGIRI who were Kenin of MINAMOTO no Tameyoshi at that time at Awataguchi, Tameyoshi did not report it to the Imperial Court but remonstrated with them.
『吾妻鏡』12月19日条によると、粟田口で当時源為義の家人であった斎藤実盛と片切景重と喧嘩になった時、為義が朝廷に訴えず斎藤・片切を諫めた。