In 938, he was appointed to a jiju (chamberlain) and he was promoted smoothly to konoefu (Headquarters of the Inner palace Guard) in 942, a chief official of the emperor's secretaries in 948 and the sangi (royal advisor) in 951.
938年に侍従となり、942年には近衛府、948年には蔵人頭、951年には参議へと順調な出世を遂げている。