When he was appointed to an envoy to the Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine, he visited Dazaifu saying that he would pay a sympathetic visit to Michizane and, after his return to Kyoto, he reported to the Emperor and Tokihira the conditions of Michizane.
宇佐八幡宮への使者に任じられた折には、道真を見舞うとして大宰府を訪れ、帰京後に道真の動向を天皇や時平に報告している。