Other ryoge no kan posts included the sessho (regent ), who acted as the emperor and nairan (private audience ), who could preliminarily inspect official documents submitted from the great council of state to the emperor . 他に天皇の権限を代行する摂政、天皇が決裁する文書を事前に閲覧できる内覧も令外官である。
The chodoin were also called ' hasshoin; ' they were originally administrative offices where government officials in hassho (eight ministries and agencies ) administered the government and the emperor made the final decision 朝堂院は別名「八省院」ともいい、もとは八省の官吏が国事を執務し、天子が決裁するための官庁であった。