He was awarded the court rank of Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade and appointed as Governor of Bingo Province (Bingo no kuni no kami), but was reassigned as Governor of Bizen Province after he complained that there was a discrepancy between his appointment and Yoshinaka's.
従五位下備後国守に叙任されるが、義仲と差があるとして不満を述べ、すぐに備前国守に遷任する。