As a politician he was known to use unethical means - from nepotism through forgery of documents to bribing the local szlachta (Polish nobility) at sejmiks (local parliaments). During the reign of Augustus III of Poland, known to be the height of political corruption and anarchy in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, he became one of the most important politicians at the royal court, working closely with the de facto ruler of Poland, Count Heinrich von Brühl.
As a politician, he was known to employ unethical tactics - from nepotism through forgery of documents to bribing the local szlachta (Polish nobility) at sejmiks (local parliaments). During the reign of Augustus III of Poland, known as the peak of political corruption and anarchy in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, he became one of the most influential politicians at the royal court, working closely with the de facto ruler of Poland, Count Heinrich von Brühl.