He continued to be favored by the Prince and was appointed as Shimotsuke no kuni no kami (the governor of the Shimotsuke Province), Hikitsukeshu (Coadjustor of the High Court) and Hyojoshu (a member of Council of State) one after another, building up his influence in the shogunate government.
その後も下野国守に叙任され、引付衆や評定衆に任じられるなどして、幕政の中でも重きを成した。