Zhao Qing's news stunned everyone present, but their shock quickly turned to delight.
Their minds instinctively raced with the possibilities. Take Shang'an Prefecture, for example. The Prefect was appointed by the Court, but they could create a dozen or so Deputy Governor positions to divide the spoils. Then there were the Assistant Governors, and so on, all the way down to the county level...
At this thought, everyone looked as if they'd been injected with adrenaline. They exchanged glances, and their gazes finally settled on a middle-aged man in a patterned green brocade robe.
This man was Liu Lin, Liu Shuang's younger brother. Relying on Liu Shuang's influence, the Liu Family had become the most powerful family in Ancheng County and held considerable sway throughout Shang'an Prefecture.
