At the same time, he also allied himself with the trusted vassals of Retired Emperor Goshirakwa, such as Yasutsune TAKASHINA, and he worked against the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) that planned to search out and conquer Yoshitsune.
同時に高階泰経ら後白河院近臣勢力とも結び、義経追討を打ち出す鎌倉幕府に対抗する。