However, military aristocrats with a main base in districts submitted the Myobu (identification) to central powerful aristocrats, held the private master and servant relationship, and many went directly to Kyoto to serve (that was 'samurai'), and obtained the court position of military officer by their recommendations.
しかし、地方に本拠を置く軍事貴族も、中央の有力貴族に名簿(名札)（みょうぶ）を差し出し、私的な主従関係を結んで、多くの場合は直接京に出向いて奉仕し（それが「侍」であるが）、その推挙により武官の官職を得ている。