It is no exaggeration to say that Qi Tongwei's current approach was practically exercising the authority of the top leader of the Daxia Martial Department, rather than just the top leader of the Handong Martial Department.
Throughout the entire territory of Daxia, the heads of the Martial Departments in every province, county, and city, as well as those across all military regions, were without exception members of Qi Tongwei's family. This made him the undisputed number one figure in the Martial Department in every sense of the word!
When officials at all levels across Daxia saw that the Grand Elder tacitly approved of Qi Tongwei's actions, they all understood the central leadership's stance.
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