Under Great Zhou's military system, within the same jurisdiction or war zone, the Grand Governor held the highest military rank. Once a Grand Governor appeared, all other regional governors, commanders, and marshals had to unconditionally submit to the Grand Governor's authority and obey military orders.
Although Ye Zhen was the Governor of North Sea, once Zhou Chao, Marshal of Pingyi Military City, had been appointed Grand Governor, Ye Zhen had to fall under Zhou Chao's command in every respect.
What chilled Ye Zhen's heart even more was that Zhou Chao had been appointed Grand Governor three days ago.
Three days ago was precisely when Creation Realm Divine Being Tong Fu had failed to assassinate him and been trapped inside the Mirage Dragon Pearl Space.
More fatally, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long had actually bestowed the Imperial Sword upon him.
Most of the time in Great Zhou, the Imperial Sword was little more than a ceremonial ornament, but it carried one exceedingly terrifying power.
Within the scope of its authority, anyone below the rank of King could be executed first and reported afterward!
In other words, Zhou Chao, a Grand Governor wielding the Imperial Sword, could kill Ye Zhen on the battlefield at any time in the name of military law.
These two points alone laid Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's sinister intentions bare beyond all doubt.
He simply wanted Ye Zhen dead as soon as possible.
At the same time, he had pushed Ye Zhen into an extremely dangerous situation.
Having spent so long in the military camps, Ye Zhen understood military law better than anyone.
Although military law was written with perfect clarity, every rule and regulation laid out in meticulous detail, in reality, the commanding general still possessed enormous discretion in its application.
Take "colliding with the commander" or "roaring