Soon, Wang Zicheng, the local county magistrate, and the company commander rushed over to the Xia family residence.0

Along with them came a large number of cadets, police officers, Black Robes, and Green Phoenix Guards. Almost all the manpower of the local government office was mobilized, totaling nearly a thousand people.0

A company commander was an upper-sixth-rank military official, the same rank as the Green Phoenix Guard Major and two ranks higher than an upper-seventh-rank county magistrate. Thus, a company commander was not subordinate to the county magistrate.0

This dynasty was aware of the shortcomings of the previous dynasty, which emphasized civil affairs and neglected military affairs. Thus, the Great Xuan Dynasty focused on both civil and military affairs equally.0

The power of military officials in the Imperial Court was not weaker than that of civil officials. There were also no clear boundaries between civil and military affairs, so many ministers were proficient in both. Therefore, the status of a military official in the Great Xuan Court was not low. Unlike in the previous dynasty, where a low-ranking civil official was superior to a high-ranking military official.0

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