"I am here to welcome you, Captain."
As Chu Lingguang approached, Xuanyuan Jinkang reluctantly cupped his hands in greeting. He had wanted to remain on his horse, but at a meaningful glance from Eunuch Liu, he dismounted and stood to salute Chu Lingguang.
In fact, according to the etiquette of the Great Yuan Dynasty, when a subordinate met a superior one or two ranks higher, a simple cupped-hand salute was sufficient.
Only when facing someone more than one full grade higher in rank—a Decurion meeting a Centurion, for example—was a bow required. If the rank difference was several grades, one had to kneel on one knee or even kowtow.
However, Chu Lingguang and Xuanyuan Jinkang held scholarly titles. Both were Military Scholars, and according to the laws of the Great Yuan, a Martial Scholar only needed to give a cupped-hand salute when meeting a local official, while a Martial Arts Scholar could even be treated as an equal.
