Dalan Tai took a quarter of an hour to recount, from beginning to end, the catastrophe that had befallen the Da Clan.
In Dalan Tai's words, the Da Clan had simply been unlucky.
For some unknown reason, they had caught the eye of the Central Patrol Commander's forces from the Heavenly Patrol Division.
One-third of the Da Clan served in the Ancestral God Hall, but the greater part still served Great Zhou. The Da Clan also held noble titles.
It was merely that, within the imperial capital of Luoyi, their first-rank marquis title was truly nothing remarkable.
Moreover, because the most gifted cultivators of the Da Clan all served within the Ancestral God Hall, the rest of the Da Clan mostly held civil posts in Great Zhou.
They had people in the Commercial Tax Department and Procurement Department of the Ministry of Revenue, while the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Justice and the War Ministry also had Da Clan descendants.
In fact, the promotions of many Da Clan members had been directed and arranged by Dalan Tai, who held a high position in the Ancestral God Hall, along with another Vice Hall Master.
Though the Ancestral God Hall appeared to possess little authority, every army in Great Zhou had Ancestral God Hall priests accompanying it, and Great Zhou's armies treasured those priests like precious jewels.
Thus, the Da Clan had intricately tangled ties with the military. The military, in turn, was deeply connected with the Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Works, so Dalan Tai had taken the opportunity to secure positions, even lucrative posts, for some of his clansmen.
In Great Zhou, it was actually quite common for serving officials to line their pockets from matters passing through their hands.
For instance, when military pay was distributed, especially