In 1768, he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) and Gon Dainagon (provisional major counselor) as well as Dazai gon no sochi (Provisional Governor-General of the Dazai-fu offices), but he resigned from Gon Dainagon that same year and from Dazai gon no sochi in 1776.
明和5年（1768年）には正二位権大納言（兼大宰権帥）に昇ったが権大納言は同年中、兼務の権帥も安永5年（1776年）に退いた。