Hearing the Emperor's imperial rewards, the surrounding civil and military officials became restless.
Goodness, Lin Yi, a eunuch, has been directly appointed as a Second Grade official; this is unprecedented.
Had this happened earlier, they would have opposed it immediately.
After all, who would allow a eunuch to rise above them?
Now that he is so young and has already reached the Second Grade, it won't be long before he could ascend to the First Grade!
Or perhaps he might be directly ennobled and appointed as a chancellor.
If that happens, wouldn't it mean they would be trampled under his feet?
How could they stand securely in the court then?
However, under the current situation, with countless commoners watching, and the man having established such great merit, who would dare to oppose?
If they oppose now, the Emperor could demote them in his anger.
And they would be left without a leg to stand on, having no good argument against it.
