Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170318021236

The Upper level is defined as simply any administrator that has more power then a Provincial Count (Which is pretty high up on the ladder) The upper levels breakdown into three 'groups' the Nine Ministers, The Five Dukes, Five Grand Generals, and the Three Lords. At the very top is the Emperor of course and the royal family (Although they tend to be excluded from administrative work)

Firstly the Nine Ministers, they being: Minister of Ceremonies (High Priest but also in charge of science), Minister of the Household (Public works and Civil Functions), Minister of the Guards (In charge of the Forbidden troops and the palace), Minister Coachman (In charge of the stables, cavalry, and also the road and canal system), Minister of Justice (Self explanatory), Minister Herald (In charge of diplomacy and foreign affairs and is in charge of the colonies), Minister of the Imperial Clan (Manages the nobles and can grant fiefs and noble titles), Minister of Finance (Self explanatory), and the Minister Steward (Lots of roles including medicine, distribution of food, basically logistics). Add is a additional minister known as the Minister of Security and is head of the Censorate (The eyes and ears of the Emperor and the check on the other ministers and helps curve corruption but also keep the people loyal)

Next are the five dukes who are in charge of a region in Xin. They are basically in charge of the counts and serve as the Emperor's direct councilors and advisors. All five individual are chosen from the Censorate and report to the Emperor alone.

The Five Grand Generals are in charge of the military of the Empire and each is given a region to watch over and command it's armies (The Council of Five)

Now the three lords who are the most powerful non-royals in the Empire. They being the Grand Preceptor (The duel head of the Nine ministers), The Grand Marshal General (The head of the Military and is elected by and from the five Grand Generals), and the Grand Tutor (The other head of the Nine Ministers and serves as a check on the other head and vice versa) 