Ronso meant for Daijokan (the Grand Council of State) to submit its report to the Emperor on state rituals, establishment or abolition of provinces, districts or government offices, execution of deportation or expulsion, allotment of more than 100 war horses, and other important matters proposed or discussed by ministers and other members of Daijokan, except for such matters as particular to Daijokan itself that were excluded from the subjects of Ronso.
論奏（ろんそう）とは、国家祭祀、令制国郡や官司の設置・廃止、流罪や除名以上の処分の執行、兵馬100疋以上の差発など、太政官において大臣以下によって発議あるいは審議される重要事項に関する奏上（ただし、太政官自身の機構そのものに関する奏上は出来ないとされる）である。