Below Beiping City.

Amidst the sound of horse hoofbeats, Hu Fei led hundreds of Jin Yi guards to gallop towards the scene, and then stopped with the sound of neighing war horses, their momentum was like a rainbow.

"Fourth brother!"

Hu Fei, who was riding a red horse, shouted, turned over, jumped down, and quickly arrived in front of King Yan Zhu Di.

"My younger brother has met my fourth brother!"

Hu Fei said loudly while cupping his hands in salute, his face filled with the joy of meeting again after a long absence.

"My dear brother, you have worked hard all the way!"

"It's been half a year since we last saw each other. I wonder how my dear brother is doing?"

Zhu Di took a step forward, grabbed Hu Fei's wrist, and asked kindly with a smile on his face.

“I can eat, drink and sleep, it’s great!”

Hu Fei nodded and said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good!"

"How's it going? Did it go smoothly along the way?"

Zhu Di asked with a smile.

"It went quite smoothly, except that before arriving at Beiping City, we encountered some brats who came to seek death. We have already dispatched them."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"What? Did you meet a killer?"

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately understood the meaning of Hu Fei's words.

Hu Fei smiled and nodded.

"So are you okay?"

Zhu Di asked hurriedly and concernedly.

"It's okay, isn't this good?"

Hu Fei shook his head and said.

"Then fourth brother, don't worry, let's go, run all the way, and follow me back to the palace to rest."

Zhu Di nodded and said hello.

Hu Fei agreed, got on his horse again, followed Zhu Di's carriage with hundreds of his men, and walked slowly towards the city.

The people in Beiping City were no strangers to Hu Fei. When they knew that Hu Fei was coming, they all stopped to watch, waved their arms, and lined the streets to welcome him.

Hu Fei did not show off and waved to the people frequently.

Zhu Di was sitting in the carriage, listening to the noisy sounds outside, and his expression had already changed.

Especially when he saw the majestic and iron-blooded Jin Yiwei led by Hu Fei who enforced orders and prohibitions, his fear of Hu Fei became even deeper.

At this moment, he truly realized that Hu Fei was no longer the person he could win over with his status as a prince.

After the group arrived at Prince Yan's Mansion, Hu Fei asked Han Jiang to take everyone to the residence arranged by Prince Yan in advance to rest. Only Pei Jie, Chun Die, and Ye Qing were left with him.

Golden Cavalry Guard.

After a short rest, Hu Fei took Chundie to the front yard of the palace, preparing to attend the reception banquet prepared by Zhu Di for him.

In the main hall.

The table is already filled with wine and food, the aroma is overflowing and the food is dazzling.

"Brother, come on, come on. Along this way, you are just rushing along and haven't had a good meal, right?"

Seeing Hu Fei arriving, Zhu Di stood up quickly and greeted Hu Fei with a smile.

"Fourth brother still cares about me. He prepared all my favorite dishes."

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands, and sat down with Zhu Di.

"You're hungry, don't be polite to me, eat quickly."

Zhu Di smiled, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat for Hu Fei, urging him.

Hu Fei was not polite at the moment, started using his chopsticks, and enjoyed eating.

On the other hand, Zhu Di just watched Hu Fei eating silently, but he didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, and there seemed to be a trace of disappointment between his eyebrows.

"Fourth brother is worried?"

Hu Fei noticed Zhu Di's strangeness and asked slowly while eating.

"No, I'm just worried about the war in the north. You eat what you have and don't worry about me."

Zhu Di shook his head, replied casually, picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Although he said he was fine, the way he drank drunkenly showed that there was something on his mind.

"By the way, before leaving the capital, my father asked me to tell my fourth brother something."

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

If his guess was correct, he already knew why Zhu Di was in such a low mood.

"Oh? What did the emperor say?!"

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly.

"Father only said eight words and asked me to tell my fourth brother."

"Recharge your batteries and hold on to Peiping."

Hu Fei thought for a while and said slowly.

He did not tell Zhu Di that this was actually relayed to him by Prince Zhu Biao.

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Zhu Di, who was originally not very interested, hesitated for a moment, didn't say a word, just raised his head and drank another glass of wine, the disappointment on his face became more and more obvious.

Looking at Zhu Di's expression and carefully studying the eight words, Hu Fei immediately understood everything.

"Fourth brother wants to join the Northern Expedition in the north?"

Hu Fei put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth while asking.

"Yes, it's a pity that my father did not agree."

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

He had been waiting for a reply from the capital, but there was still no news. Now he realized that the answer was brought by Hu Fei himself.

"Fourth brother, there is no need to be disappointed, let alone be disappointed. Father must be worried about the safety of fourth brother when he makes this decision."

"The Northern Expedition is extremely dangerous. Fourth brother is a prince. Once in danger, the consequences will be unimaginable. We are different. One person's death will not affect the overall situation."

"So, it's up to us to risk our lives. Fourth brother can just sit in Peiping and wait for the news of our victory."

Hu Fei smiled and said lightly.

His words seemed to be enlightening Zhu Di, but in fact they were also complaining about the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang cared more about his son than him.

But this was obvious from the beginning. No matter how capable he was, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he was just a pawn that could be sacrificed at any time to achieve his goal, and could not be compared with the prince.

Moreover, compared to the death of a prince, the death of a Jin Yiwei commander on the battlefield is insignificant and does not affect the overall situation.

"My dear brother, you can't say that. With your current achievements and abilities, the imperial court cannot lose you. My father sent you to the north because he trusted you."

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then smiled and comforted him.

"Fourth brother's wine is good, but my younger brother seems to have drunk too much."

"Come on, let me give you a drink to my fourth brother!"

Hu Fei smiled, made no comment, bowed his hands, and pretended to be drunk.

Zhu Di didn't say anything more and raised his glass to drink with Hu Fei.

In this way, the two no longer talked about the war in the north, but chatted while drinking until late at night.

Early the next morning, Hu Fei, with hundreds of Jinyi guards and dozens of men who were going to take over the vacancies in Xu Da's army, said goodbye to Zhu Di and went straight to the hinterland of the north.

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Northern hinterland.

Yuning City.

In the government office, Ping Zhang Nai'er frowned and paced back and forth in the room.

"Trash! A bunch of trash! So many people couldn't kill Hu Fei, but no one survived!"

"You still claim to be the elite of Chunqiu Hall!? I think they sincerely want to let Hu Fei enter the northern border!"

Nai'er Buhua gritted her teeth and said harshly.

"Sir, keep your voice down, don't let the people in Chunqiu Hall hear you."
To be continued...