Naidanshu (council of judges) were divided into No. 3 (naidankata) and No. 5 (hikitsukekata) for each assigned region, and about 10 to 20 members from the Ashikaga family and Shugo daimyo (Japanese territorial lord as provincial constable) were appointed under the director ('tonin').
内談衆は担当地域ごとに3番（内談方）あるいは5番（引付方）に分けられて、足利氏一門や守護大名を代表である頭人のもとに約10-20名が任命された。