After that, he learned Kidendo (the study of history) at the same time and aimed to pass Shoshi (an examination held by Shikibu-sho for determining whether applicants are employable), but failed several times (Later, he severely criticized the education of Kidendo in Daigaku-ryo (Bureau of Education under the ritsuryo system) for being only a tool for promotion by playing with Chinese poetry in the ending poem of "Shoku-senzimon" (Chinese poetry written by Tameyasu).
後に紀伝道を兼修して省試及第を目指すが落第を重ねた（後年、『続千字文』跋詩の中で大学寮の紀伝道教育が漢詩を弄るだけの昇進のための道具となったと痛烈に批判している）。