On the second day of the second lunar month, news of Wang Fuzhi and Li Dingguo suppressing the Yuyuan peasant uprising reached the Capital.
In accordance with protocol, merits were to be rewarded. Under the Emperor’s instructions, Wang Fuzhi was promoted directly from a seventh-rank magistrate to a fifth-rank Vice Prefect of Daming Prefecture and conferred the title of *Fengyi Dafu* (Consultant Gentleman).
Li Dingguo was also promoted, raised from General of the Cavalry to General of the Golden Guard. This title of General of the Golden Guard was an honorary rank. In the Great Ming Dynasty, military officers held two types of positions: the first were functional posts involving command, such as Guerrilla General, Assistant Regional Commander, Deputy General, or Regional Commander; the second were honorary ranks, also known as "honorary tiers," which functioned similarly to modern military ranks—like lieutenant, captain, or major.
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