Although he was appointed Kurodo (Chamberlain) in 995, he was unhappy about his slow promotion, and in 1006, when he was Minbu Taifu (Senior Assistant Minister of Popular Affairs), his name was removed from the record because he did not attend his office for more than a year.
長徳2年（995年）には蔵人に任ぜられるが、自己の昇進の遅滞に不満を抱き、民部大輔であった寛弘3年（1006年）には、1年以上の不参を理由に除籍されている。