Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's angry rebuke, Xu Da turned his head coldly and looked at Hu Fei, with a trace of pride flashing in his eyes.

Zhu Biao had a worried look on his face. He originally planned to let the matter end at his place and make it a minor issue, but he didn't expect that Hu Fei not only killed someone, but also alerted his father.

On the other hand, Hu Fei, faced with such a situation, still looked relaxed, with no trace of panic on his face.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what crime I have committed."

Hu Fei knelt on the ground, cupped his hands, and said doubtfully.

"Are you planning to refuse to admit your mistake?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a sullen face, glaring at Hu Fei.

"Wei Chen doesn't dare, but Wei Chen really doesn't know what mistake he made?"

Hu Fei shook his head and explained seriously.

"Hu Fei! Don't pretend to be crazy here! Didn't you hear what His Majesty just said?! Didn't you make a mistake by killing the registered soldier?!"

Xu Da suddenly turned around and pointed at Hu Fei, who was pretending to be confused, and asked in a deep voice.

"You obviously killed the man, General Xu, why did you frame it on the lower official?"

When Hu Fei heard this, he looked surprised and asked in confusion.

"What did you say?!"

"So many people saw it at that time. You personally killed a soldier with a golden dragon dagger. They can all testify. This is blatant nonsense!"

When Xu Da heard this, he gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty, can you allow me to prove my innocence?"

Hu Fei ignored Xu Da's anger, turned to Zhu Yuanzhang, cupped his hands, and said respectfully.

"Can."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da and Hu Fei and nodded hesitantly.

"That..."

Hu Fei pointed to the way he was still kneeling on the ground and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile.

"Get up and talk first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said impatiently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hu Fei thanked him and slowly stood up from the ground.

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei with great interest, and wanted to see how Hu Fei could prove his innocence and turn the situation around.

"General Xu, I would like to confirm first. Are you impeaching me for beating my son, or for killing him?"

Hu Fei cupped his hands towards Xu Da and asked seriously.

"Of course it was the fault of killing someone! Since you killed someone, then beating them is a trivial matter, but it was you who killed the person. Don't even think about making excuses. When His Highness the Crown Prince asked you, you already admitted it yourself, and His Highness the Crown Prince can testify!"

Xu Da hesitated for a moment, and while speaking, he cupped his hands towards Zhu Biao.

"It's not important. Thank you General Xu."

"Your Majesty, you have heard what General Xu said just now. He has decided not to pursue the case of the low minister's beating. I hope your Majesty will bear witness."

Hu Fei waved his hand, thanked him, and then said respectfully directly to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"you..."

Xu Da was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had fallen into Hu Fei's trap. His face turned red, but he had already said the words and could not regret it.

When Zhu Biao and Pang Yuhai saw this scene, they couldn't help but smile.

"Don't talk nonsense. Didn't you say you want to prove your innocence? I want to hear how you defend yourself."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and urged.

Hu Fei smiled, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and then turned to look at Xu Da.

"General Xu just said that the official killed a man with a golden dragon dagger, right?"

Hu Fei looked at Xu Da and asked lightly.

"That's right!"

Xu Da frowned and answered hesitantly.

He was worried that he had fallen into Hu Fei's trap again.

"Then I dare to ask General Xu, since you knew that your subordinate had a golden dragon dagger, why did you dare to lead more than a hundred soldiers to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion?!"

"Not to mention that one of my father and you is the head of the military attache and the other is the head of the civil service. You directly led the troops into the Prime Minister's Mansion. Have you ever thought about the consequences of this?!"

"What will the civil and military officials in the DPRK think? What will the people think?! Civil strife in the capital will inevitably make people panic!"

"You are the chief general of the army. Have you ever thought about how Beiyuan will respond once this matter gets out? How will those barbarians who have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty but have not sincerely submitted to me respond?"

"Seeing that the New Year is approaching, isn't General Xu afraid of another war?!"

Hu Fei looked at Xu Da and said sternly.

After hearing Hu Fei's words, everyone present was stunned at the same time.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei, but he didn't expect that Hu Fei had been thinking about it for so long and thought of so many hidden dangers.

Zhu Biao was also a little surprised. He didn't realize that this incident might cause so much uncertainty.

Xu Da was even more stunned, looking at Hu Fei as if he were a monster. Unexpectedly, Hu Fei actually drew inferences, couldn't stop once he started speaking, and every word hit the point.

"You are alarmist, not to mention that the so-called civil strife you mentioned did not happen! You..."

"Don't interrupt, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Xu Dagang wanted to retort, but Hu Fei raised his hand to interrupt, then turned around, cupped his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang, and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, you should know my father best. Let me ask you, if my father hadn't thought of the impact this matter would have, how could he have allowed others to directly lead troops to fight for his own mansion?! How could he have watched someone lead troops to attack his mansion?

The lower officials took him away and he swallowed his anger?!"

"Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Thinking about it now, Wei Chen can't help but feel a little scared. If Wei Chen's one-time mistake leads to unpredictable consequences, Wei Chen's death will not be enough to atone for his sin!"

Hu Fei looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a solemn expression, and said with emotion, as if he was heartbroken.

"you..."

Xu Da looked at Hu Fei who was talking endlessly, gritted his teeth and pointed at Hu Fei, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute.

"I'm not done yet!"

"If I hadn't realized my father's worries and killed a soldier with a golden dragon dagger at the critical moment, I'm afraid the two sides would have fought!"

"But General Xu didn't understand the worries of the official and my father, and still ordered his men to arrest me! Doesn't General Xu know that the Golden Dragon Dagger was a gift from His Majesty? Is it as if seeing the Golden Dragon Dagger is seeing Your Majesty?! You still have that look in your eyes

Is there Your Majesty?!"

Hu Fei stared at Xu Da and asked loudly, word for word, with an upright look on his face.

Looking at Hu Fei at this time, Zhu Biao opened his mouth in surprise, and suddenly felt that he had once again seen another side of Hu Fei. Although he was eloquent, he was always concerned about the country and the people.

"Your Majesty! He...he is acting recklessly. The ministers have never ignored Your Majesty, and they dare not deliberately cause trouble. At that time, they were just because Hu Fei hit the dog, and they were so angry that they did not consider it carefully and asked him to

Don't listen to Hu Fei's slander! His mouth can talk the dead into life!"

Xu Da's face turned a little pale and he hurriedly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and said respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and Xu Da with a slightly solemn expression. Although he also felt that Hu Fei was making excuses, the concerns he raised were not completely unreasonable. He didn't know how to deal with them for a moment.

At this moment, a young eunuch tremblingly walked in from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, Duke Cao Guo has arrived and is asking to see Your Majesty outside the palace. He says he has something important to report."

The little eunuch bowed respectfully and spoke slowly.

"Xuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in a dilemma, heard this and said directly without thinking.

The little eunuch agreed and slowly retreated.

Soon, Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong walked quickly into the hall.

Seeing Li Wenzhong appear, Hu Fei couldn't help but frown.

He and Li Wenzhong had always been at odds with each other, and they had faced off in front of Zhu Yuanzhang before. He couldn't help but worry that if Li Wenzhong stood on Xu Da's side, he might not have a chance of winning even if he was protected by the prince.

"My son, please see your father!"

Li Wenzhong came closer and bowed respectfully.

"Get flat."
To be continued...