Ning'an Prefecture, Military Preparation Army camp, inside the main tent.
A charcoal fire burned silently, dispelling the chill of early winter.
General Ning'an, Li Qianzhou, sat at the head of the tent. Dressed in a brocade robe, his handsome features weathered by experience, he was focused on reviewing a document forwarded from the Prefecture Government Office.
The document concerned the commander of a Military Preparation Camp in a subordinate county.
The man's name was Chen Sheng. He originally served in the Rebel Suppression Army before being transferred to Changshan County, a region under Ning'an Prefecture's jurisdiction, alongside County Captain Wu Kuang.
