As the end of the year approached, officials of every rank appointed by the Imperial Court arrived at their posts one after another.
First, Lu Chongde, the former Governor of Chongshan Town, was transferred away from Chongshan Town and reassigned as the Liaoyuan Provincial Administration Commissioner. This counted as a demotion in use. Although the Governor of Chongshan Town and the Liaoyuan Provincial Administration Commissioner were both Subordinate Second Rank, in terms of authority, the Governor of Chongshan Town was undoubtedly a level higher.
Lu Chongde had served as Governor in Chongshan Town for ten years. If not for Ji Feiyu's rebellion, he would probably soon have entered the capital and been promoted to minister of one of the Six Ministries, and in the future, he might even have had a chance to enter the cabinet.
Unfortunately, the rebellion in Chongshan Town had affected him greatly, causing him to all but lose his chance to enter the cabinet.
After Lu Chongde went to Liaodong, Pang Tang's position as Governor of Chongshan Town was thus secured.
Immediately after, Chongshan Town's newly appointed Commander, Provincial Administration Commissioner, Surveillance Commissioner, and Garrison Eunuch arrived at their posts one after another.
The newly appointed Commander, Ning Qinghe, had originally been the Regional Assistant Commander of Beiyuan Town, and had once served as Assistant Regional Commander of Shima Guard on Beiyuan Town's North Route.
To be transferred from Assistant Regional Commander to Commander was, in truth, an open promotion but a hidden demotion.
Although the Commander's rank was high, in reality, the Commander held no military authority. In a border town, the Regional Military Commission was more like an administrative office, much the same as the Provincial Administration Commissioner.
However, Ning Qinghe had not been openly promoted but secretly demoted because he had made a