In April 1876, he was promoted to Soninkan (a senior officer originally selected as a candidate by the Prime Minister), a Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Education as well as the first class legal system officer, and in January 1877, the following year, he was promoted to the Great Secretary of the Ministry of Education as well as the secretary of Daijokan (Grand Council of State).
さらに明治9年（1876年）4月には奏任官である文部大丞・一等法制官に、翌・明治10年（1877年）年1月には文部大書記官・太政官大書記官に昇進。