"My lords, Jia Yu has rendered great service this time. How should he be rewarded?"
"Your Majesty, Jia Yu combines wisdom with courage and has pacified the frontier, a monumental achievement indeed. This minister believes Jia Yu should be ennobled as a marquis."
"Master Xu's words are quite inappropriate. I beg Your Majesty to think thrice. The retreat of the Tatars this time was not entirely due to Jia Yu; perhaps there were other reasons we do not know."
Chapter 446