His rank in the cabinet was next to that of Masahiro ABE, and he constantly kept in pace with Abe, but when Masayoshi HOTTA seized real power both in name and in reality after Abe's death, he resigned from the position of roju.
閣内の席次は阿部正弘に次ぎ、終始阿部に歩調をあわせていたが、阿部死去後、堀田正睦が名実ともに実権を握ると老中を辞任した。