Such assemblies predated the implementation of the 'Haitorei' decrees abolishing the wearing of swords in public and 'Shimin byodo' (equality of the four classes), and only provided a platform where samurai from domains other than Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, and Hizen gave vent to dissatisfaction, insisting on the protection of their privileges.
また、これらの会議は、「廃刀令」「四民平等」以前に行われたため、薩長土肥以外の、特権を奪われまいとする武士たちの不満の発散所でしかなかった。