Chapter 221 A Sudden Change

Having military power and not having military power are two completely different concepts.

The deputy commander has no military power, so he is only a fifth-rank official, but the general has military power, so he was promoted to the third-rank official at once.

As a general of the cavalry, Han Xu can completely decide the actions of the cavalry battalion by himself. As long as he does not rebel, no one can control him.

The reason why his predecessor Wang Qian was able to be wooed and used by the queen and others was because he had the cavalry battalion, a team with outstanding combat power.

Who would have thought that the most useless dude in the history of the royal city would become the youngest duke, a third-rank general, and the first person of the younger generation.

After the imperial edict was read, two eunuchs carried two plates into the hall and came to Han Xu.

One of the plates contained the military token of the cavalry battalion, and the other plate contained a set of golden armor.

Emperor Wu said: "Han Xu is loyal and brave, and is a rare talent in our Great Wu Dynasty. Therefore, I specially grant him a set of Golden Scale Armor."

"It's actually Golden Scale Armor!"

Whether he was named Lord Yan or General of Cavalry, it was not as shocking as this set of armor.

The Golden Scale Armor granted by the emperor can hold the power of life and death. According to the situation, he can kill the nobles and the peddlers. In addition, no matter what kind of heinous crime he committed, he can be spared from death once with the Golden Scale Armor.

In the history of the Great Wu Dynasty, less than ten people have owned the Golden Scale Armor.

And those ten people are all respected and meritorious officials who have made great contributions to the dynasty.

Han Xu is so young, what virtue and ability does he have?

However, everyone knows the character of Emperor Wu, and no one will be stupid enough to stand up and oppose it at this moment.

Han Xu didn't expect there would be such an easter egg. He knew that this was all fought for by Han Luoling.

In his opinion, the added value of being able to kill princes and nobles, as well as peddlers and hawkers, is not the most important.

Han Xu guessed that being favored by Han Luoling was definitely a guarantee that he would be spared from death once no matter how serious the crime was.

She was leaving a way out for Han Xu in the future, because Han Luoling knew that Han Xu had climbed too high and too fast, and now he was pushed to the forefront. If she fell one day, Han Xu could at least survive with the Golden Scale Armor.

"Thank you!" Han Xu took the Golden Scale Armor from the plate and put it on immediately. This set of armor was originally an extraordinary spiritual treasure. The faint golden light flowed on the armor, which further set off Han Xu's elegant and extraordinary temperament.

Many people only then discovered that this dandy who had always been despised by them actually had an unparalleled demeanor.

Emperor Wu looked at Han Xu in armor, smiled and clapped his hands, then he stood up from the dragon throne, as if he wanted to walk towards Han Xu, perhaps, he wanted to pat his shoulder as an elder to show encouragement, or perhaps, he just wanted to take a closer look at the Golden Scale Armor.

But no matter what Emperor Wu wanted to do, when he stood up, something strange happened.

As soon as Emperor Wu stood up, he suddenly started coughing. Coughing was normal, but he couldn't stop coughing.

After coughing a few times, Emperor Wu coughed up blood, and then fell straight back and fainted on the dragon throne.

At this moment, everyone in the court was stunned for a short time. Emperor Wu was the strongest man in the Great Wu Dynasty. It was impossible for him to be sick. He had lived in the palace for a long time, and it was impossible for him to be secretly poisoned. Why did this happen?

The fastest reaction was the third and fifth princes who were closest to Emperor Wu.

The two rushed up in one step, and seeing that Emperor Wu had just fainted, they quickly asked the eunuch to summon the imperial physician.

Wu Xiuxian thought for a moment and said to another eunuch, "Go to the Gongfengyuan and ask the second Gongfeng to enter the palace."

The court was already in chaos, and everyone stretched their necks to see the condition of Emperor Wu, but they did not dare to get close.

Wu Xiuren said, "Please move."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Tiance Army and the Xuanyi Guards rushed into the hall at the same time, and everyone present understood what would happen next.

None of them could leave the palace before the matter was investigated clearly.

If Emperor Wu was poisoned by someone, then everyone present would be suspected.

Han Xu was no exception, but he had just returned from the southern border and entered the royal city in the morning. He entered the palace only after being summoned. Compared with everyone present, he was the least suspicious.

Therefore, Han Xu was taken away by an acquaintance in the Tiance Army alone, and then, when no one was around, Han Xu was allowed to go to Weiyang Palace by himself. Anyway, as long as he did not leave the palace, no one would blame him.

After more than half a month, Han Xu met Han Luoling again. This time, he was no longer in the same mood as before.

"Sister Luoling, I'm back." Han Xu wanted to blurt out, but when the words came to his lips, he changed back to the original address.

He didn't know whether Han Luoling knew her life experience. If they were exposed, could they still get along like before? Would it be awkward?

So, even if there were thousands of words to say, the last thing he called out was sister.

"You're back just in time. Let me see if you've lost weight?" Han Luoling came out in a light blue velvet robe. She didn't look significantly different from before Han Xu left.

"You see, I said that the broken place in the South is not good. You see you're tanned and thin."

Han Luoling looked at Han Xu distressedly. In addition to caring about whether he had gained weight or lost weight, Han Luoling didn't mention anything else, as if she didn't know.

But Han Xu knew that Han Luoling must know that the information about Han Xu was no longer a secret. Even the eunuchs and maids in the palace would talk about it after dinner. It was impossible for Han Luoling not to have heard of it.

Han Luoling didn't ask, but Han Xu still smiled and said, "I told you that I was very powerful, but you didn't believe it. Now you understand your ignorance."

"Hmph, wait until you step into the extraordinary, then you can say that you are powerful." Han Luoling said.

"Just now, the Emperor Wu coughed up blood and fainted." Han Xu looked into Han Luoling's eyes and said, and then he carefully observed how Han Luoling would react.

I thought that since Emperor Wu doted on Han Luoling so much, she would at least care about him, but Han Luoling just said lightly: "Wu Lie is old, it's nothing serious."

"Don't you want to go and see him?"

Han Luoling turned and looked at Han Xu and asked: "Then do you want me to go?"

"Well, I've been gone for more than half a month, and I miss you a lot, so you should stay here with me. Anyway, you can't leave the palace for the time being." Han Xu said, and pulled Han Luoling to the lawn.

The two of them each had a lounge chair, basking in the sun, as if all the troubles in the outside world had nothing to do with them.

Han Luoling said softly: "Han Xu, no matter what happens in the future, you have to protect yourself."

"Of course, and no matter what happens, I will protect you."