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礼仪完毕后，进封范质为鲁国公，范质向皇上呈表再三推辞，皇上不允许。
礼毕，进封鲁国公，质奉表固辞，不允。
After the ceremony was completed, he was enfeoffed as the Duke of Lu, but Fan Zhi repeatedly declined in a memorial to the emperor, who did not allow it.