On the other hand, he had good relations with the Sekkan-ke (the families which produced regents) for having one of his daughters become the wife of the child of Yorinaga, Moronaga and this struck a balance between the In (retired emperor) and the Sekkan-ke in conflict.
一方で、後に娘の一人が頼長の子・師長の妻となるなど摂関家との関係も良好であり、院と摂関家の対立を調整する役割も果たした。