Since then, he played an important role as an official for practical work under the Cloister Government for the Emperor Gosaga and Kameyama and he was promoted to the Sangi (Royal Advisor) in 1269 and continued to be promoted almost every year to Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state) and Junii (Junior Second Rank) Dazai Gon no Sochi, and so on.
その後も実務官僚として後嵯峨・亀山天皇両院政で活躍し、文永6年（1269年）に参議に昇進すると、その年から権中納言、従二位大宰権帥兼務と毎年のように昇進を重ねた。