Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Cai Qing, what do you have to say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Cai Yuanji, whose face was red, and asked in a deep voice.

Cai Yuanji's eyes flickered back and forth between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Seeing Cai Yuanji hesitating, Li Wenzhong couldn't help but frown and spoke again.

"Father, Hu Fei is making excuses! Cai Yuanji was indeed promoted by his ministers, but his ministers did not have any selfish motives for forming factions. Cai Yuanji was promoted only because of his outstanding ability and his ability to take on big responsibilities, in order to make him more capable.

A good person will serve the imperial court, but what Hu Fei said is really a slander!"

"Even if you go to the Imperial College to enroll, you should naturally respect your teachers. Hu Fei slapped Mr. Cai in public. Such behavior must not be condoned! Father, please watch carefully!"

Li Wenzhong bowed his hands to Zhu Yuanzhang and said respectfully.

"Cai Guogong, I haven't refuted your question yet, so there is no need to rush to excuse others!"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Hu Fei turned to look at Li Wenzhong and said with a smile.

"Which of the crimes I just listed for you is wrong?!"

Li Wenzhong stared at Hu Fei and asked in a deep voice.

"Okay, since you asked, I will explain everything one by one."

"First, you said that Xiaguan arrives late and leaves early every day, leaves his post without permission, and treats the rules as nothing. It is really unjust. Xiaguan does go home late and leaves early every day, but that is because of the little things he has to do.

It can be done casually.”

"So there is no need to spend all your time on useless work. If you follow the governor's wishes, is it true that after handling daily affairs and still wasting time on a chair with nothing to do, you can be loyal to your duties?!"

"If this is really the case, how many idlers are there in this court?! It's ridiculous! Therefore, I didn't leave my post without permission, nor did I treat the rules as if they were nothing. I just didn't want to waste my time."

Hu Fei looked at Li Wenzhong and said confidently.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Li Wenzhong was speechless for a moment and his face turned a little red.

"Also, secondly, the Governor said that it was disrespectful to His Majesty that I carried the imperial edict every day to go on duty. Then I would like to ask the Governor, why did all the officials in the Governor's Mansion complain about me before I went on duty without carrying the imperial edict?

Are you a dandy who makes fun of me, but after I carry the imperial edict, you try to please me in every way?"

"I dare to ask the Governor, are the people in the Governor's Mansion all mediocre people who just take advantage of the situation? Are they all bullies and flatterers? Has this habit spread to the armies of the Ming Dynasty?

?!"

Hu Fei looked at Li Wenzhong and refuted the second crime, his voice getting louder and more confident.

Hearing this, Li Wenzhong's face turned stiff and he froze on the spot.

He didn't expect that Hu Fei could be so eloquent.

But Hu Fei had no intention of stopping and had already begun to refute the third crime.

"Thirdly, the governor said that I neglected my duties and made many mistakes in the daily affairs. This is even more nonsense!"

"Your Majesty, although I am only working for the eighth rank, I don't dare to slack off because of this. I work diligently every day. I think I have never made any mistakes. Moreover, everything I do has traces to follow, and I comment on each other.

There is a connection between them, and outsiders can’t see it at all!”

"Weichen boldly guesses that someone must have framed this matter and obstructed it. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the Governor's Mansion to fetch all the accounts that Weichen has handled these days. Weichen will prove himself."

clean."

Hu Fei turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang and said righteously.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and couldn't help but look at Li Wenzhong who was stunned. He was not sure whether what Hu Fei said was true, and he was even less sure whether the person who was causing trouble in Hu Fei's mouth was the one who stood in the way.

Li Wenzhong, so he was in a bit of trouble for a while.

Li Wenzhong was completely stunned and looked at Hu Fei in disbelief. He didn't expect that Hu Fei, besides being eloquent and eloquent, also had other tricks up his sleeve. Looking at Hu Fei's serious face, it didn't look like he was aiming for nothing.

Hu Fei refuted the three crimes one by one, and Li Wenzhong was speechless. If Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to punish Hu Fei, then Li Wenzhong could not escape the blame.

Seeing his son's verbal battle with Li Wenzhong, Hu Weiyong couldn't help but flash a satisfied smile on his lips.

Zhu Biao nodded directly to Hu Fei in front of everyone, his eyes full of meaning.

Cai Yuanji did not dare to say another word at this time. He knew that once he continued to help Cao Guogong deal with Hu Fei, no matter what Hu Fei's final fate would be, the prince would not tolerate him.

He has already seen that Hu Fei has been a member of the prince for a long time and has a close relationship with him.

"Prince, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Wenzhong didn't speak for a long time, then turned to Zhu Biao and asked slowly.

He knew that the prince must have come to plead for Hu Fei, so he posed this problem to Zhu Biao.

He didn't want to make this matter a big deal, because once it became a big deal, neither Hu Fei nor Li Wenzhong would be able to protect themselves. If the whole thing was affected by one move, it would only make the matter more difficult to end.

So the only solution is to minimize the big problem.

"Father, I think that Cao Guogong and Hu Fei each have their own reasons for what they said. The reason why they came to my father is actually for the sake of the court, and their intentions are commendable."

"Although they may all have their own oversights and mishandlings, there are no major faults. I have the courage to ask my father to take a lenient sentence and let this matter end."

Zhu Biao bowed and said respectfully, without taking sides.

"Well, I also think that both of them are doing it for the sake of the court. It's only because of their bad tempers that the situation has reached this point."

"In this case, let's end this matter here. However, although you two have no major faults, they are not without any faults."

"Hu Fei, after today, whether in the Imperial College or the Governor's Mansion, you must not make any mistakes again. You must abide by the rules and don't be too ostentatious!"

"Wenzhong, I think the atmosphere in the Governor's Mansion needs to be rectified. I don't want the people under you to be people who are good at flattery. You should understand."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and Li Wenzhong, and said with a serious face.

That's it?

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Wenzhong frowned. Unexpectedly, after being in trouble for a long time, he actually got a warning from his father to Hu Fei. Not only did he not benefit, he was also accused by his father of neglecting his subordinates.

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"Hu Fei, remember, your Majesty is indeed wise!"

But Hu Fei had already bowed his hands and said respectfully.

"My son, I obey your orders."

Li Wenzhong had no choice but to give up.

"Okay, now that the matter has been resolved, you can leave each other. I'm tired."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to leave.

"Wei Chen resigns."

"My son, please retire."

Everyone saluted and slowly exited the hall.

After watching everyone leave, Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his forehead tiredly and sighed, but a meaningful smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.

Today's matter seems to have been solved, but in fact it is as if it has not been solved. Everyone is talking about yours and I am talking about mine.

...

Outside the main hall.

Hu Weiyong and his son and Prince Zhu Biao were walking outside together.

Li Wenzhong had already left in a hurry with Cai Yuanji. Apart from saying hello to the prince, not to mention Hu Fei, even Hu Weiyong ignored him.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness, for what happened today. The dog is naughty and I will discipline it strictly after I return home."

As he walked, Hu Weiyong bowed his hands to Zhu Biao and said sincerely.

"How can we impose strict discipline? Is Mr. Hu really willing to take action?"

Zhu Biao turned to look at Hu Weiyong, smiled and asked.

Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but reveal an embarrassed forced smile.

"After today, the gap between you and Mr. Cao Guogong should be deeper. It's best to be cautious in the future and not continue to act on your own temper. Do you understand?"

Zhu Biao turned to look at Hu Fei and said seriously.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the advice. I will take it to heart."

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands and said.

Immediately, the three of them left the palace and left.

Hu Fei did not go back home with Hu Weiyong, but went directly to Hong Bin Tower to prepare his next plan.

He didn't take what happened today seriously. As for the grudge between him and Li Wenzhong, as long as the prince was around, he was sure that nothing would happen to him...
Chapter completed!