Jia Huan had just stepped into the government office.
"Greetings, Thousand-Household Commander!"
Scholar Twin Whips and the others knelt on the floor, their voices ringing strong and clear.
"Get up. Enough flattery," Jia Huan barked.
He had to admit, without the word "deputy," the title Thousand-Household Commander sounded much sweeter.
"Boss, put it on!" Scholar urged eagerly, his face wreathed in smiles.
Jia Huan took off the Azure Flying Fish Uniform and changed into a brilliant red robe. He paced a few steps through the office, every movement displaying his commanding dignity.
He lowered his head to look it over, then suddenly seemed dissatisfied:
"Only the Purple Python Robe is truly noble."
Scholar and the others stared in astonishment.
The Purple Python Robe-that belonged to a Pacification Commissioner!
Ranks such as Commissioner and Associate Commissioner in the Embroidered Uniform Guard belonged to the Southern Commandant Office.
Above a Thousand-Household Commander stood a Pacification Commissioner!
Above the Pacification Commissioners stood the Commanding Commissioner, whose power reached the heavens and who alone controlled the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard!
Throughout Great Qian, there were only four Pacification Commissioners, one each for the east, west, south, and north. Even the youngest, Pacification Commissioner Qin, was forty-nine!
Scholar said:
"Boss, under the ironclad rules of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, you only have a chance of promotion to Pacification Commissioner once eight python patterns have been embroidered onto your Red Flying Fish Uniform. Each pattern requires a great achievement."
"Eight python patterns?" Standing by the window, Jia Huan gazed toward the distant Drum Tower. Ambition blazed in his eyes as he declared with unwavering resolve:
"Don't forget how we got here!"
"If I could rise from a mere foot soldier to command a thousand-household garrison, then I can certainly don the noble Purple Python Robe!"
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