1894년 갑오개혁 후 학무아문참의를 지냈고, 그 뒤 내각총서 및 중추원 1등의관 등을 지냈다.
After the reform of Gabo in 1894, he worked as the public officer of education and after that, he assumed cabinet minister and the first-class officer of the Jungchuwon Institution.