Among the warrior clans, notable were Masanari KUSUNOKI, Nagatoshi NAWA (Protector of Hoki), and Chikamitsu YUKI (these three, with Tadaaki CHIGUSA, were called "the three trees (ki) and one grass (kusa)"); moreover, other talented men, both noble and non-noble, including the esoteric monks Monkan and Enkan of the Shingon sect, actively served in the government as well.
武家では楠木正成・名和長年（伯耆守）・結城親光（3名と千種忠顕とを合わせて「三木一草」という）、さらに真言宗密教の僧である文観や円観などの非・公家の人材も積極的に登用する人事であった。