After the war, his bond with the bakufu became stronger than ever, so that in 1222 he was promoted to High Chancellor and raised to Juichii (Junior First Rank) the following year in 1223, until he, along with his adopted son-in-law, Michiie KUJO, controlled all the real power at the imperial court.
乱後は、幕府との結びつきを強め、1222年に太政大臣、翌1223年には従一位に昇進し、娘婿の九条道家とともに朝廷の実権を握った。