Seeing this, Zhao Haolong was overjoyed: "You all flatter me. The role that Zuan played in this is also undeniable."
The people in the court were all shrewd and immediately realized from his heavy tone that the path of being granted a princely title had been rejected. So they began to discuss what kind of reward would be appropriate for him.
Looking at the various people in the court, Zu An felt no emotion. He wondered how these people would react if they knew that he had been appointed as the regent in the demon race.
At this point, another official suggested, "Why not bestow upon him the title of Duke?"
At first, everyone thought it was a bit outrageous, but upon closer inspection, Zaun had made many contributions and was already an earl. If the reward was only a one-level promotion, it would be too stingy and would damage the royal family's reputation.
But Zuan is too young. In just two or three years, he went from a commoner to an earl, and now he may even be made a duke.
Among the many high-ranking officials in the court, only a handful hold the title of Duke, and each of them is a figure of immense power and influence. It feels rather strange to have a young man among them.
Even Bi Ziang was filled with jealousy. He considered himself exceptionally talented, one of the top young talents among the major families in the capital. He had always treated Zu An like a dog, like a sister, and was, in a sense, a servant of the Bi family.
As a result, the other party directly became a duke, and his title was equal to that of his father. He, as the master, was far inferior, and he, who was always proud and arrogant, could not stand it.
Bi Linglong's eyes lit up. Unlike her brother, she hoped that Zu An's status would be as high as possible.
After much discussion in the court, a consensus was gradually reached: Zu Anding would be given the lowest rank of duke. Dukes were divided into three ranks, from highest to lowest: Duke of a State, Duke of a Prefecture, and Duke of a County.
Previously, Jian Taiding was the Duke of Yunzhong, with the county as his fief.
A county lord's fiefdom is a city, and Chu Zhongtian's Mingyue Gong was one of them.
Since Zu'an had no strong foundation, it was obviously impossible for him to be granted a large city like Mingyue City as his fief. Both the Qi King's lineage and the Emperor's lineage reached a consensus that Zu'an's promotion was too fast and needed to be curbed appropriately. So everyone discussed what remote and poor small city to grant him.
Just then, Yi Chun suddenly stood up with a look of grief and indignation: "This man murdered my son and then brutally killed the government constables. Are we just going to let this go?"
Anger from Yi Chun: +996 +996 +996...
The court fell silent immediately, everyone looking embarrassed, as if they had almost forgotten about it.
Then everyone started arguing about how to handle the matter. The Qi King's side found an opportunity to use this incident to convict Zu An.
Many in the emperor's faction were jealous of Zu'an's rapid promotion, so fewer people spoke up for him.
Although the Crown Prince's faction had the Crown Princess's approval, it was somewhat weak and was repeatedly defeated by the Qi Prince's faction.
The emperor frowned. He knew what the Prince of Qi was thinking and didn't want him to ruin this amazing achievement. Otherwise, what face would he have left for the Fengshan ceremony?
So he spoke directly and made a final judgment: "I will send an Embroidered-Robe Envoy to investigate the matter of the Sang family. However, in any case, Zu'an was indeed wrong to kill them. Considering his great contributions to the human race... well, since that's the case, his rightful title of Duke will be reduced to Marquis. There just happened to be a vacancy in Shen recently, so let's make it Zu'an's fiefdom and confer upon him the title of Marquis of Shen."
Zuan was stunned. Deep Throat?
What sins have I committed? Not a single account has been banned normally.
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