The words were barely spoken when the entire court was struck with shock. They had not expected Li Aotian to have achieved such a monumental feat, let alone be granted a title of nobility.
"What! Your Majesty, you must reconsider!" Jiang Chong spun around, his eyes bulging as if his very heart had suffered a crushing blow.
*Damn it all!* He had spent years clawing his way up the imperial hierarchy, while Li Aotian had only just entered the court as an official. He had gone on a single diplomatic mission, and upon his return, he had leaped from a minor sixth or seventh-rank official to the third rank—a pace faster than a rocket. And now? Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che was actually going to grant him a title!
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