During the Sekkan period (period of regents and advisors), the Court Council (Jin no Sadame; ancient cabinet council) chaired by regents and advisors was frequently held in the Sakone (Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) court in the roofed corridor that led from the Shishinden Hall to the Giyoden Hall.
摂関期には摂関を座長とする朝議（陣定）が、紫宸殿から宜陽殿に続く軒廊（こんろう）にある左近衛陣座で盛んに行われた。