Peking City.

Prince Yan's Mansion.

In the main hall.

"Come on, come on, sit down, sit down."

Zhu Di took Hu Fei's hand and walked to the table filled with fine wine and delicacies, and asked Hu Fei to take a seat.

Hu Fei smiled, did not shirk, and slowly sat down.

But at this moment, when the middle-aged man in armor was about to sit next to Hu Fei, Chundie stepped forward and blocked his way.

Seeing someone blocking his way, the middle-aged man finally withdrew his gaze from Hu Fei and looked coldly at Chundie, who was only as tall as his chest. His face instantly darkened.

Zhu Di, who was greeting Hu Fei, saw this scene and couldn't help but frown.

After noticing Zhu Di's expression, Hu Fei turned around and saw Chundie confronting the middle-aged man, a strange smile flashed across his lips.

"Spring Butterfly!"

Hu Fei looked at the two people confronting each other and said lightly.

In fact, from the moment he stepped into Prince Yan's Mansion, he noticed that the middle-aged man had been staring at him, but he remained silent.

"Master Jiu, this man has been staring at you since he entered the palace. I think he seems to have evil intentions!"

Chundie stared at the middle-aged man and said slowly, without looking back or giving in at all.

"Miss Chundie must have misunderstood."

"My dear brother, I was so happy just now that I forgot to introduce you."

"His name is Shen An. He is the guard general of Beiping City. He is brave and good at fighting. He is in charge of 100,000 frontier troops in Beiping. The reason why there have been few wars in Beiping in recent years is all because of him!"

"Shen An, haven't you admired the world-famous Marquis Jiu'an for a long time? Since we have met today, why don't you be polite?"

After hearing what Chundie said, Zhu Di, who had already sat down, quickly stood up and introduced Hu Fei and the middle-aged man to each other with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Hu Fei stood up slowly, turned around and looked at the middle-aged general named Shen An, with a faint smile on his lips.

This was the first time he looked at Shen An seriously.

"The last general, Shen An, has met Marquis Jiu'an!"

"I've heard about Jiu'an Hou Daming for a long time. It's a great honor to meet him today!"

After hearing Zhu Di's words, Shen An hurriedly bowed his hands and said respectfully.

"General Shen is too polite. It's just a false name and not worth mentioning."

Hu Fei smiled, waved his hand, and said lightly.

"Hey? How can it be a false reputation? You don't know that although you are far away in the capital, your name has spread all over the border. Especially after the battle at Jiming Mountain, everyone in the army admired you even more.

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Zhu Di put his arm around Hu Fei's shoulders and praised with a smile.

"Fourth brother is joking, little brother, I feel ashamed."

Hu Fei shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Okay, okay, stop talking, stop being modest, and sit down quickly."

"Knowing that you have arrived in Peiping, I specially ordered people to prepare this table of fine wine and delicacies, as a way to welcome you and wash away your dust."

Zhu Di, with a happy face, continued to invite Hu Fei to sit down and said with a smile.

As Hu Fei and Zhu Di sat down again, Shen An also straightened up and sat on the other side. Due to Chundie's obstruction, Shen An did not sit next to Hu Fei this time.

Chundie also stood respectfully behind Hu Fei, pouring wine for Hu Fei and King Yan respectively.

After all three people were seated, the banquet officially began. From beginning to end, Zhu Di was very happy and never mentioned Guo Heng's incident, as if it had never happened.

Seeing Zhu Di who was so calm, although Hu Fei had a smile on his face, there was a trace of worry in his heart.

He knew that Zhu Di was waiting for him to speak.

After three drinks and five dishes, Hu Fei and Zhu Di put down their chopsticks and started chatting.

From interesting things about the capital to the folk customs of Peking, they talked about almost everything, but Zhu Di never got to the point. It was really like meeting an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, and he had endless things to say.

"Fourth brother, I know Guo Heng is yours."

Just after Zhu Di finished speaking, Hu Fei looked at Zhu Di and finally took the initiative to mention Guo Heng's name.

"Hehehe, come on, come on, have a drink."

Hearing Hu Fei suddenly mention Guo Heng, Zhu Di paused, then said with a smile, then took the wine bottle from Chundie's hand and poured wine for Hu Fei himself.

"Fourth brother, although I already knew that Guo Heng was yours, by the time I knew it, it was already too late."

"Although the Jin Yiwei has been newly established, it still continues its original responsibility of inspecting the school and has the important task of supervising all officials. I am not targeting him because he is so bold."

"Now that I have ended up like this, I can't blame anyone else. I think if fourth brother knew that he was such a greedy person, he wouldn't have taken him under his wing in the first place, right?"

"But his death was indeed caused by me. If the fourth brother wants to blame, the younger brother will never complain!"

As Hu Fei spoke, he stood up, clasped his hands, knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Di, and said seriously.

"My dear brother, your words are serious. You enforce the law impartially. How can the fourth brother blame you? Even without you, Censor Yumin and the others will not let him go. The matter will be exposed sooner or later. It is only his fault that he brought it upon himself and trapped himself in a cocoon!"

"Get up, what are you doing?"

After listening to Hu Fei's explanation, Zhu Di hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly stood up, helped Hu Fei up himself, and said with a stern face.

"Fourth brother really doesn't blame me?"

Hu Fei smiled gratefully, looked at Zhu Di and asked.

"Of course, your ability to uncover this person is a great achievement. It is also a great achievement for your father and the imperial court. How can you blame the fourth brother?"

Zhu Di nodded and answered affirmatively.

"Fourth brother, have you never noticed that this person is so greedy?"

As soon as Hu Fei stood up, the conversation suddenly changed and he looked directly at Zhu Di and asked.

"certainly!"

"Hey, it's my fault, Fourth Brother, for my carelessness. If I had known that he was such a person, how could I have let him get away for so long!"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, nodded hurriedly, and said sadly.

"I think so, so when I found out that he was Fourth Brother's person, although I was shocked, I didn't show any mercy. It would be better if he died, so that no one would use the excuse to involve Fourth Brother."

Hu Fei nodded and said slowly.

"Good job, dear brother. Not only will fourth brother not blame you, he will also praise you for your prompt decision and your well done!"

"But as far as Fourth Brother knows, you still showed mercy and at least saved the lives of everyone in the Guo family."

Zhu Di smiled and said with approval, but there was a strange look in his eyes.

"It's a pity that his accomplices Li Yu and Zhao Quande took the opportunity to escape and became a fish that slipped through the net."

Hu Fei was almost done, so he changed the subject again.

Obviously he came to beg Zhu Di for forgiveness, but in the end, it seemed that Zhu Di was the one who was wrong, and he completely took the initiative.

"Yes, even though I came to Peiping not long ago, I have met those two people several times. I never imagined that they would actually commit such a huge crime together with Guo Heng."

"If I had received the news earlier, how could I have let them escape so easily."

Zhu Di nodded and sighed.

"This time I was ordered to come here because I want to arrest these two people no matter what. My father has already given instructions. If you can catch them, arrest them. If you can't catch them, kill them!"

"I wonder if Fourth Brother has any news about these two people?"

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Hearing Hu Fei's question, Zhu Di smiled and looked up at Shen An, who was sitting opposite.

"This is why I asked Shen An to come here today."

"After the Guo Heng case occurred, and after I learned that Li Yu and Zhao Quande were absconding in fear of crime, I asked Shen An to immediately send troops to investigate. Recently, I finally got news."

Zhu Di pointed at Shen An and said with a smile.

"Oh? Really? That's great!"

"General Shen, where are these two people now?!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Fei looked happy, turned to look at Shen An, and asked impatiently.

"That's right, after His Highness King Yan gave the order, the general sent several teams to track them down, and finally discovered that these two men had indeed sneaked into the northern border. The last place they were seen was in Tianyuan Ancient Town in the north of Saibei."

Shen An nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Tianyuan Ancient Town?"

After listening to Shen An's words, Hu Fei silently recited the name of this ancient town thoughtfully.

"Tianyuan Ancient Town already belongs to Beiyuan and is located deep in the grassland. Although we know that those two people have appeared there, we cannot send troops to capture them because once we send troops, they will definitely start a war with Beiyuan."

"Later, after much thought, I decided not to send troops straight in and start a war for no reason. Regardless of the outcome, just because I didn't report it to my father, I would definitely be blamed by him."

Zhu Di nodded and said thoughtfully.

After listening to Zhu Di's explanation, Hu Fei nodded slowly and began to lower his head in thought.

Zhu Di's choice was not wrong. If he rashly went to war with Bei Yuan because of the arrest of two corrupt officials, it was indeed unnecessary. It would not be easy to find out the whereabouts of those two people.

It seems that during this trip to the north, he must go deep into the territory of Beiyuan...


Chapter completed!