Yue Lingzhu, Duke Zhenyue!

"Announce! Let the Great General enter the hall!"

Soon, Yue Lingzhu walked in from outside.

"Your servant, Yue Hua, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile:

"Beloved Minister, rise quickly. I have long said that here, Beloved Minister need not perform such grand courtesies."

Hearing this, Yue Hua said, "Your Majesty, propriety must not be discarded."

However, Yue Hua was only like this thanks to Jiang Zhen's guidance, the Seal, and the fact that Zhu Jiuyin was not particularly hot-tempered to begin with.

Otherwise, even after reincarnation, Zhu Jiuyin would not have been like this.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao spoke at length in the imperial palace hall about many matters, as well as Yue Lingzhu's accomplishments.

Finally, Zhu Houzhao had the young eunuch at his side announce the imperial decree.

"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:

Great General Yue Hua, Yue Lingzhu, has served in the army for five years, destroyed more than a hundred states, and rendered great merit to the realm.

Today, Yue Lingzhu is hereby bestowed the title of Duke Zhenyue, of the first rank! The entirety of Mount Hua and its surrounding regions are granted as his fief...

The Mount Hua Sect is bestowed...

Bestowed..."

For a time, all manner of rewards were announced one after another, leaving many people stunned and incredulous.

Even the ministers looked at Yue Lingzhu with faces full of envy.

Yet even so, no one dared step forward to object, for Yue Lingzhu's merits were simply too great.

Especially since the current emperor had not only regained his authority with Yue Lingzhu's help.

He had also conquered cities and seized lands, expanding Great Ming by more than double.

Even if they wished to say something, they had no good way