The Ministry of War consists of one chief officer and two deputies. The chief officer is Yang Yansi, Minister of War, while the two deputies are Xu Hong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wen Mingju, Vice Minister.
According to the customs of the Jingjiu Dynasty, the Minister acts as chief officer, with the Left ranking before the Right below him. Thus, Wen Mingju occupies the lowest position in the hierarchy of the Ministry's posts.
Yang Yansi needs no further introduction—he is among the highest-ranking bosses in the Jingjiu Dynasty.
Vice Minister Xu Hong also has much to talk about, but what's widely known is that Xu Hong is Yang Yansi's foremost confidant; the two have been close for over sixty years—a bonds forged through life and death. It is precisely for this reason that the Emperor called them to his side during the "hunting" excursion.
