He served as Tachiwaki Senjo (the head of the Imperial Prince's bodyguard) while the Emperor Reizei was still the Crown Prince, and then became Sayu no shogen (Lieutenant of the Right and the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) when the prince ascended to the throne.
冷泉天皇が皇太子であった頃に帯刀先生（たちはきせんじょう）、天皇に即位すると左右の将監（しょうげん）なった