He benefited from Goshirakawa's return to power, being appointed kurodonoto (chief of the palace officers) in July and sangi (royal advisor) in September, and by December, he overtook his five superiors, and was promoted to Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank).
後白河の復権の恩恵を受けて、同年6月蔵人頭、8月参議、12月には5人の上臈を超えて、29歳にして正三位に叙せられた。