During the Eikyu no Goso (Eikyu Petition) in 1113, when the priests of Kofuku-ji Temple rioted, calling for the replacement of the appointed head of the temple, he was orderd by the Retired Emperor Shirakawa to prevent the priests from coming into Kyoto.
永久(元号)元年（1113年）、永久の強訴に際して白河院の命を受けて出動して衆徒を防いだ。