```
...
On the second day at the Grand Court assembly, the Qin Emperor granted honors to Meng Fang: Supreme General of Divine Might, Duke of the Great Qin Kingdom, to idle along with the state...
And the like, a very long list of awards and titles.
Yet Meng Fang firmly refused all, adamant in his stance.
"This servant owes all to the desperate efforts of his soldiers for achieving some minor merits; how can I accept such boundless glory!"
The Qin Emperor was resolute in bestowing honors.
Meng Fang declined time and again with clear conviction.
One party willing to give, the other refusing to accept, it became an intractable disagreement.
Finally, Meng Fang cracked a smile and said distantly, "When I set off on the campaign, Your Majesty once promised me one thing. At that time, you said that upon my triumphant return, whatever I asked would be granted, no matter what it might be, Your Majesty would agree."
