A body made up of the Hojo clan and their miuchibito that held private meetings at the Tokuso residence effectively replaced the bakufu's official advisory body, the Hyojoshu (Council of State), as the highest organ of the shogunate administration and established the autocracy system.
得宗邸で行われる北条一門や御内人の私的会合である寄合が評定衆による幕府の公式の合議体（評定）に代わって実質上の幕政最高機関となり、専制体制を築く。