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In the blink of an eye, almost six months had gone by in the 43rd year of the Jiushi Era.
Earlier that year, the Daoist Order had carried out a trial reform. Since it did not touch the upper echelons of the hierarchy, and with most attention still drawn to the Fenglin Campaign, the change stirred little uproar.
The reform targeted only the superintendent and deacon ranks without affecting the Deputy ranks. It was not a structural overhaul and was merely a move to turn the long-standing informal customs into explicit regulations.
The main adjustment lay in introducing a Chief Superintendent and Second Superintendent, as well as a Chief Deacon and Second Deacon.
For example, when Qi Xuansu served as a Superintendent in the Imperial Capital Daoist Mansion, he wielded the most power among his ranks, second only to the Deputy Mansion Masters. Thus, he was the de facto Chief Superintendent.
However, a Chief Superintendent and Second Superintendent could not be compared to a Chief or Second Deputy Mansion Master. That was because the latter two functioned as a check and balance for the Mansion Master, forming a stable trio of authority.
By contrast, the Chief and Second Superintendents did not enjoy such privilege....
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