Later, he became Sakone no Shosho (Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Kurodo no To (Head Chamberlain), and he joined Kugyo as he became Sangi (Councilor) in 1631.
その後、左近衛少将・蔵人頭を経て、寛永8年（1631年）には参議となり、公卿に列する。