Before Zhang Zhao could finish speaking, a single phrase from Xiao Qiang—"My revered teacher is Jing Hongchen"—instantly choked off his words.
His father held the grand titles of Imperial Censor and Junior Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, positions of immense authority. If translated to Xiao Qiang's previous life, such a rank would be nearly equivalent to a deputy national level. Yet Jing Hongchen belonged to the absolute top tier, even within the national hierarchy.
As the Sun Moon Empire's equivalent to Elder Xuan, Jing Hongchen was the empire's second great pillar of stability. Even the Crown Prince and the Emperor himself addressed him respectfully as "Director Hongchen" and accorded him the utmost deference.
Chapter 25