"My greatest regret in this life is never having had the chance to meet you, to drink strong wine and sing with abandon together; only that would have done justice to a life of such heroism..."
In the imperial edict, the Yan Emperor first expressed his profound regret over Situ Lei's passing. Indeed, these two seemed to share an unspoken affinity.
Next came the crucial part.
"By special decree, Situ Yu, former monarch of Cheng State and now Lord of Cheng State, is hereby enfeoffed as Prince Cheng. He shall eternally preside over Ying Capital City, his title to be inherited without interruption. He shall, for Great Yan and for all of Zhuxia, guard the eastern frontier!"
The ministers present were momentarily stunned. A Prince?
