Cui Ji unhurriedly produced another item.
"The Red Book Iron Certificate?!"
Zhang Keyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, exclaimed in utter disbelief.
The other courtiers also fixed their eyes on the certificate, as if unable to trust their own vision.
This item was extraordinarily valuable. Unless someone had rendered great merit in safeguarding the dynasty, receiving such a reward was absolutely impossible!
Since the founding of the Great Zhou, the number of officials awarded the Red Book Iron Certificate could be counted on one hand. Without exception, they were preeminent figures among civil servants and military generals. While Cui Ji was indeed a brilliant and incorruptible talent, he was far from deserving such a distinction!
The courtiers could not fathom the situation, yet Shen Yinning and Lu Ying understood it all crystal clear.
Cui Ji was none other than the illegitimate son of Lu Yu, born out of a fleeting liaison in Gan State.
