After that, he became Mimasaka no kuni no kami (the governor of Mimasaka Province), however, he caused a scandal that he was part of a conspiracy to kill four people by October 22, 735.
その後美作国守となるが、天平7年（735年）9月28日（旧暦）までに何人かと共謀し、故意に4人を殺害するという不祥事を起こした。