In October 1862, he became Ukon no Gon no Shosho (Provincial Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and as a vice commander to promote Joi (expulsion of the foreigners), he headed toward Edo with commander Sanetomi SANJO, and carried out inspections of the Edo bay area with Kaishu KATSU and others.
文久2年（1862年）10月、右近衛権少将となり、幕府への攘夷督促の副使として、正使三条実美とともに江戸に向かい、勝海舟と共に江戸湾岸の視察などを行う。