Even though he was an In no Kinshin (the retired Emperor's courtier) belonging to the head of governors of major provinces, he was talented in practical business affairs and was called 'the influential individual of the time' ("Kikki" - a diary of Tsunefusa YOSHIDA), and he was assigned to be a Shitsuji-betto (chief officer) of Emperor Goshirakawa, and he held power within the Imperial Household.
大国受領系の院近臣でありながら「当世の有識」（『吉記』）と称されて実務にもすぐれ、後白河天皇の執事別当に補されて院中の権を執った。