In 1603, he accompanied a still young Tadatsugu IKEDA to Okayama Domain, Bizen Province as Tadatsugu was assigned to become the lord of Okayama feudal clan; he was promoted to Karo (chief retainer) of the Okayama feudal clan and administered the affairs.
慶長8年（1603年）、幼い池田忠継に従って備前国岡山藩に移ると、家老に取り上げられ政務を執った。