They reorganized the army and consolidated power in the hands of family members at the expense of feudal leaders.
Power was consolidated in the hands of family members, and the army reorgranized, at the expense of feudal leaders.
The army stayed as always, and there were no changes that hurt feudal leaders.
A girl is playing chess.
It is dedicated to the Goddess of Chaos.
Manning stared at him with utter disgust.
A man stands near a ladder and looks at the camera.
Not trying at all can be extremely effective.
The cancellation is an exchange loss to the entity that owed the gains from the surplus and a exchange gain to the lender.