After he addressed "Ikenfuji Junikajo" (Twelve Opinions) at the request of the Imperial court in 914, he was promoted to Sangi at the age of 71 while serving as Kunaikyo (Minister of the Sovereign's Household).
延喜14年（914年）、朝廷の求めに応じて『意見封事十二箇条』を上奏した後、71歳で参議に昇り、宮内卿を兼ねた。