"This humble official, Liang Youda, requests an audience with General Zhong!"
The newly appointed Prefect of Mianzhou City knelt outside, trembling as he begged for an audience, surrounded by other officials from the city.
This scene was rather unbelievable. In the Qian State, civil officials were often regarded as three ranks higher when interacting with military personnel, frequently treating even military officers of higher rank with disdain.
Yet, the elderly Minister Zhong, who resided in the prefectural office, was an exception. Zhong Wenhao, having already reached a ripe old age, was a living fossil in the military circles of the Qian State. The Zhong Family had been guarding the Southwest for Qian for nearly a century.
Zhong Wenhao's influence could no longer be described merely by the term "military officer."
