Under the rule of Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA Taneki, appointed as soshaban (officer telling shogun about daimyo who came for greetings), became a close adviser of shogun, and he held onto his standpoint as Sabaku-ha (supporters of the shogun).
将軍・徳川慶喜の代には奏者番に任じられて将軍側近となり、佐幕派としての立場を貫いた。