The Enfeoffment Ceremony (Part Two)

The previous chapter should have been Chapter 591. Since this was divided into parts one and two, the chapter title was entered incorrectly. This is to clarify that the plot connects normally and nothing is missing!

"Your Majesty! Martial-Burning Lord Tian Dan served as chancellor of several states. His broad learning and powerful memory truly make him chancellor material. Minister Gao has long overseen court affairs and deliberated on matters of state, so her appointment as Imperial Secretary is only fitting. But Peerless Martial Marquis Han Xin..."

A burly, imposing general with a fierce bearing suddenly stepped forward and bowed to the floor, remonstrating in a ringing voice. He was Long Jin, Long Ju's deputy general and younger clansman.

After a pause, Long Jin drew a deep breath and shouted as though throwing caution to the wind:

"He has only just joined the Great Huan Era, has yet to earn the slightest merit, and has no long-standing experience commanding troops. This humble subject cannot accept it!"

Leaving aside supreme commanders like Long Ju, Meng Tian, and Wang Ben, even Li Tong, Ji Bu, and Lü Chen were better suited than Han Xin to the office of Grand Commandant, weren't they?

The Grand Commandant was the highest military administrator of the Great Huan Era. Calling him supreme commander of all the realm's armies would not have been an exaggeration.

"Insolence! Stand down at once!"

Long Ju's face darkened as he glared at Long Jin and rebuked him.

Yet the look that flashed through his eyes showed that he, too, was unconvinced.

Qiu Li's narrow brows lifted ominously, and he was about to flare up...

"The Peerless Martial Marquis's grasp of the overall military situation is unrivaled by anyone present..."

Jian Shang did not grow angry over Long Jin's words. After