Chapter 220 Return to the Royal City

Han Xu did not waste any time on the way back. When it got dark, he rested in the nearest city, and the local city lord arranged for him.

With the Xiaoqi Battalion and Chang De accompanying him, those Jianghu forces who had previously threatened to deal with Han Xu could not find any chance at all.

Even if the Gong family had extraordinary masters, they would not be stupid enough to attack Han Xu under the eyes of the three priests.

In this way, Han Xu had a smooth journey and reached the royal city without encountering any danger. Those forces who clamored to kill him seemed to have collectively lost their voices overnight.

Before Han Xu entered the city, all kinds of news about him were passed back to their masters by scouts one by one.

Fengling Posthouse, where Han Luoling stayed for one night before entering the royal city, Han Xu also settled here.

According to the rules, he had to send someone back to the royal city tonight to report, and then rest here for one night, and enter the royal city early the next morning.

Although Han Xu was already impatient, some rules still had to be followed. It was not a wise choice to be criticized at this time.

That night, Han Xu was full of thoughts. The room he lived in was the same room Han Luoling lived in last time. It was the best room in the post station and only people of noble status could live there.

So, after Han Luoling lived there, Han Xu was still the first guest in this room.

Lying on the soft bed, Han Xu seemed to still feel Han Luoling's body temperature. He looked at the starry sky through the window, wondering if Han Luoling saw the same starry sky last time.

Since knowing that Han Luoling and he had no blood relationship, Han Xu's attitude and thoughts towards Han Luoling changed quietly.

A strange emotion spread in Han Xu's heart, and after having this idea, it was out of control, like countless ants biting in his heart all the time, making people addicted.

Han Xu tossed and turned all night, and did not sleep all night. Before dawn, he washed and dressed early, combed his hair neatly, and tied a white jade hair crown. The whole person looked energetic, and there was no feeling of staying up late.

"Master, isn't it necessary to go home so grandly?" Qing'er and Yingying showed exaggerated expressions when they saw Han Xu.

"Grandly, of course it has to be grandly." After Han Xu finished speaking, he took the two women out to get on the horse. The Cavalry Battalion was not allowed to enter the city, and they returned to the camp yesterday. Changde also returned to the Gongfengyuan by himself, so Han Xu took Qing'er and Yingying with a light car and went straight to the royal city.

Arriving at the familiar gate of the royal city, Han Xu felt a little emotional. This trip to the southern border took more than half a month. I wonder if Han Luoling and Bai Yiyi took good care of me.

At the gate of the city, Han Xu saw a familiar figure.

The third prince Wu Xiuxian was standing at the gate, looking at Han Xu with a smile.

"Third Prince!" Han Xu said with a bow.

"Knowing that you will enter the city today, I came here to pick you up, Han Xu, you are now famous all over the world. I didn't expect that you could hide yourself to such an extent. No wonder you didn't look down on me when I offered you an olive branch." Wu Xiuxian said jokingly. He was very glad that he and Han Xu had a little friendship.

Especially now, after hearing about Han Xu's true strength and what he did in the southern border, he felt even more so.

As Han Luoling said at the Jiuxiao Academy, Han Xu's talent must be extraordinary, and it is very likely that he will go further. For such a person, the Great Wu Dynasty may not be the final stage for him.

How could such a person be inferior to him?

"The Third Prince is thoughtful. What virtue and ability does Han Xu have to let the Third Prince wait here."

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"Han Xu, come on, you are still polite to me."

"Haha!" The two laughed at the same time.

"Is this the Fire Cloud Horse from the South?" Wu Xiuxian said as he looked at the BMW under Han Xu's crotch. "It's really as good as its reputation says. Let's go. Father has summoned you."

"Please, Third Prince!"

After a brief greeting, Han Xu went to the palace with Wu Xiuxian, while Qing'er and Yingying went back to the mansion first.

When Han Xu stepped into the Shenwu Hall, the eyes of the civil and military ministers fell on him.

For more than half a month, they could hear news about Han Xu almost every other day, which refreshed their understanding of Han Xu again and again.

The biggest playboy in this royal city has become the first among the younger generation, which is really ironic.

Especially in the hall, many younger generations of ministers' families have humiliated Han Xu more or less. After hearing about Han Xu's deeds of killing more than a hundred masters by himself on the banks of the Qingjiang River, those younger generations were so scared that they trembled, fearing that Han Xu would settle old scores with them after he came back.

Some people even dropped out of Jiuxiao Academy and left the royal city to work in their family's hometown, which was equivalent to self-exile.

"I am Han Xu, the last general, and I pay my respects to His Majesty!" On the dragon throne, Emperor Wu still looked a little serious, but after seeing Han Xu, his expression was much more relaxed.

"No need to be polite." Emperor Wu said, "Han Xu, you have worked hard on this trip."

"It is my honor to share your majesty's worries."

"Come on, when did you learn to flatter?" Emperor Wu suddenly laughed, "King Wei told me everything that happened. You can expose the conspiracy of the Wushen Cult and lead the Suzaku Army to suppress bandits. You are the first to fight bravely, and you deserve a reward!

Tell me, what do you want?"

Han Xu didn't expect that the first thing Emperor Wu did when he entered the Shenwu Hall was to reward him, which made Han Xu feel a little uncomfortable.

"I knew you would say that, so I have already thought about it for you."

"Han Xu, come forward to receive the decree!" The eunuch beside Emperor Wu took out the imperial edict prepared in advance. When the edict was opened, everyone knelt down nervously.

"Han Xu, born with divine power, promising young people, and meritorious in pacifying the southern border, is now conferred the title of Duke and Yan. In addition, he is appointed as the commander of the Cavalry Battalion and the post of Cavalry General, effective immediately."

"Thank you!" Han Xu accepted the imperial edict, and this time he was not humble at all.

Except for a few people who knew in advance, everyone was dumbfounded.

Last time, Han Xu skipped the viscount from the baron and was directly conferred the title of earl. This time, after returning from a trip to the southern border, he skipped the marquis and was directly conferred the title of duke. What an honor.

The duke can be inherited, and there are only more than ten people in the entire dynasty. Han Xu is definitely the youngest duke in history.

As for the throne above the duke, except for the four kings of different surnames, only the relatives of Emperor Wu can have this honor.

Therefore, the duke has almost become the highest position that ordinary people can reach.

In addition, Han Xu became a general of cavalry, a third-rank official.

Similarly, Han Xu was also the youngest third-rank official in history. Regardless of the rank, one issue that everyone had to face was that Han Xu already had military power.