Ling Province, Lu Family.
Lu Xiao, the General of Lingzhou, had fallen in battle. Although the Lu Family was granted the title of Uncle Yongzhuang, the rank of Count was not enough to guarantee a clan's prosperity. At best, it was a minor blessing; their status was bound to fall far from what it once was.
To achieve the immense wealth and honor of other great families, one needed sufficient strength. Without Lu Xiao, the Lu Family was clearly not up to the task.
The Xuan Yang Dynasty was extremely strict in its control over noble titles.
Over a thousand years, only a little over a hundred people held titles, and most of them were the founding ministers who had helped the Grand Ancestor Emperor establish the dynasty.
