Upon entering the Council Hall of the Xiangzhou Divine Constable Gate, they found it bright and spotless, rather plainly furnished, with very few items on display.
Only twenty interlocking tables and chairs stood in the center, while two gleaming golden jade chairs sat at the head.
Those two gleaming golden jade chairs had originally been the seats used by Su Baobao and Ning Ke, the two Purple Robe Chief Constables, during discussions. But now that Xiang Yang had arrived, divine constables came first and chief constables stepped aside. Those jade chairs, symbols of authority and status, were no longer Su Baobao's to sit in.
Xiang Yang took a seat first. Huang Shaoxiong and Nan Fenglan sat below him, followed by Su Baobao and the senior members of the Xiangzhou Divine Constable Gate. No one spoke, and the hall was deathly quiet.
There was neither expression nor vitality on Su Baobao's greasy, fleshy face. Only his eyes rolled ceaselessly as he lowered his head slightly, stealing glances from the corner of his eye at Xiang Yang, who had taken his seat. He was guessing why this Lord Divine Constable had arrived so abruptly.
The Divine Constable Gate was a department with a clearly defined hierarchy. From Wood Badge Constables upward came Bronze Badges, Silver Badges, Gold Badges, Red Robes, Purple Robes, and finally Titled Divine Constables, each rank higher than the last. Divine constables in particular stood at an exalted position and wielded immense authority. They could execute first and report later; removing a Purple Robe Chief Constable from a border province would not be a problem at all.
Thus, Su Baobao wondered whether he had failed in some duty, or whether his Lineage in the Imperial Capital had offended Xiang Yang. Otherwise, without any assignment from above or official order