Your Majesty, that's quite enough, we really shouldn't indulge in such practices!
"Ming Zhong, announce the decree!"
Emperor Yanping said.
Zhang Mingzhong, who was at his side, immediately took the imperial decree and proclaimed, "By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: We have heard of one promoting virtue and rewarding talent. Marquis Jing'an, Yang Zhenshan, has spread the benevolence of the virtuous, adhered to principles and righteousness, and secured the peace of the state. We are greatly pleased. You are hereby promoted to a First-class Marquis Jing'an, granted a vermillion edict and an iron certificate, which ensure hereditary succession without replacement, to share the nation's prosperity..."
Yang Zhenshan, upon hearing the content of the imperial decree, could not help but feel somewhat surprised.
The promotion from Third-class Marquis to First-class Marquis was not unexpected; it was bound to happen sooner or later.
