After that, he was appointed as Kurodo (Chamberlain) again in 1160 and rose to the rank of Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and the office of Kurodo no to (chief of the palace officer) Benkan (secretary) in 1168; however, in the following year (1169), there was an incident where FUJIWARA no Narichika, who held the title of In no Kinshin (the retired Emperor's courtier), was exiled due to the direct petition by monks residing in Enryaku-ji Temple (Kao no goso (the direct petition to condemn Fujiwara no Narichika to exile by the monks residing at Enryaku-ji Temple)).
その後、永暦元年（1160年）に再度蔵人に任じ、仁安(日本)3年（1168年）には正四位下蔵人頭弁官に進むが、翌嘉応元年（1169年）、延暦寺大衆の強訴によって院近臣の藤原成親が配流される事件が勃発する（嘉応の強訴）。