East of the palace gate.

Check the school health center.

In a dark cell, Hu Fei sat quietly on the grass platform, frowning slightly.

He did not expect that things would develop to this point. The poem would not be wrong in the first place, but if it is used by someone with intentions, he will never be able to turn around again.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had begun to trust him, he was Hu Weiyong's son. If he rebelled, it would mean that Hu Weiyong wanted to rebel, and Zhu Yuanzhang would not tolerate it.

Now he can only place his hope on Zhu Biao and Zhu Di, hoping that they can get a chance for him to defend himself. As long as he gets such an opportunity, he is confident that he can prove his innocence.

But he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would not give him this opportunity, because Zhu Yuanzhang would never be merciful when it came to rebellion, no matter whether there was conclusive evidence or not, otherwise there would not have been so many people killed during the Hongwu period.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and the inspection commander Han Jiang slowly appeared outside the cell.

"I've met Marquis Jiu'an."

Han Jiang stopped, cupped his hands towards Hu Fei who was sitting on the grass platform, and said respectfully.

"Commander Han, are you okay?"

Hu Fei gently raised his head and looked at Han Jiang outside the cell, curled his lips and said lightly.

They had not seen each other since the last Dong Chuang incident subsided. Unexpectedly, when they met again, they would become Han Jiang's prisoner.

"You're fine, how are you doing, Lord Jiu'an?"

Han Jiang nodded and asked slowly.

"What do you think?"

"You won't be very proud to see me like this, right?"

Hu Fei spread his hands, looked at himself, and said calmly.

"The general will not dare."

"The reason why I imprison you here is to comply with His Majesty's will. I dare not disobey the emperor's order. I hope that the Marquis of Jiu'an will not vent his anger on the general."

Han Jiang hurriedly cupped his hands, shook his head and said.

"How dare I anger you? No one comes out alive after entering the school's prison. I've heard about it a long time ago."

"Now that we're on your territory, we have to rely on Commander Han to take care of us."

Hu Fei smiled and said lightly.

"Don't worry, Marquis Jiu'an. Before His Majesty makes a decision, nothing will happen to you. Food and wine will be served on time, and no one will bother you."

"I'm just asking you to stay here for the time being. I won't be able to let you out. Otherwise, if the news reaches His Majesty's ears, it will be difficult for you and me to explain."

Han Jiang raised his hands and said respectfully.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Hu Fei smiled and said nonchalantly.

"In this case, I will retire first."

Han Jiang nodded slightly, bowed, turned and left the cell.

Hu Fei looked at Han Jiang's back, narrowed his eyes, and a cold smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.

Soon, Han Jiang walked out of the cell and stopped at the door of the prison, his expression slightly solemn.

He didn't expect that Hu Fei could still laugh until now. If it had been anyone else, he would have been confused.

Thinking of this, the fear of Hu Fei in my heart became even deeper.

Originally, he had considered killing people and silencing them, but after seeing Hu Fei's confident look, he gave up the idea completely.

Moreover, once Hu Fei dies in the school prison, let alone how Hu Xiang will respond, the prince will not let him go.

Han Jiang is a smart man. If he didn't have some ability to assess the situation, he wouldn't have sat in the position of commander of the school for so long.

However, what he didn't know was that missing this time had already planted the seeds of a fatal disaster for himself.

"From now on, without my order, no one is allowed to approach the prison. He has three meals a day, plenty of wine and meat, and no one can talk to him. Anyone who violates this will be killed!"

Han Jiang hesitated for a moment, turned around and glanced at the guard standing at the door of the prison, lowered his voice and said coldly.

"yes!"

The guards on the left and right sides bowed respectfully and replied in unison.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Your Majesty, Jiu'an Hou has been arrested by the inspection school and is in prison in the inspection school."

"Cai Yuanji, the director of the Imperial College, has also entered the palace and is waiting outside the palace."

Pang Yuhai, the chief eunuch, hurried into the hall, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and said respectfully.

"Well, Xuan!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had no expression on his face, nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice.

Wei Guogong Xu Da, who was standing aside, narrowed his eyes and a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth.

"Cai Yuanji, the head of Xuan Guozi Supervisor, has an audience!"

Immediately afterwards, Pang Yuhai turned towards the outside of the hall and said loudly.

Soon, the sound of footsteps was heard, and Cai Yuanji bowed and walked quickly from outside the hall.

"The humble minister Cai Yuanji is here to see His Majesty!"

Cai Yuanji walked closer and bowed respectfully.

"Where are Hu Fei's Chunwei exam papers?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sullenly stared at Cai Yuanji and asked coldly.

"Excuse me, all three exam papers are correct, and they are all here."

Cai Yuanji hurriedly handed over the examination paper in his hand and said respectfully.

"Send it up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Pang Yuhai and said impatiently.

Pang Yuhai hurriedly stepped forward, took the examination paper from Cai Yuanji, and respectfully sent it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang took it in his hand and looked through it one by one, from the first blank paper, to the second paper with only one painting, to the third paper with only the last question on a poem,

Checked everything.

When he saw the poem at the end of the third examination paper, his already solemn face became even more gloomy.

"Kiuzhou is angry and relies on wind and thunder."

"It's sad to see thousands of horses standing silently together."

"Okay, okay, he's so brave!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but read the first two sentences of the poem, and then angrily threw the three examination papers in his hand on the ground and said with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, may I allow you to take a look?"

Xu Da looked up and asked respectfully.

“Watch it if you want!”

Zhu Yuanzhang had a gloomy face and said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Da immediately stepped forward, picked up all three examination papers, and read them over.

"It seems that what I heard was not deliberately spread by someone. The evidence is conclusive. Hu Fei not only ignored His Majesty's will and did not take this Spring Festival seriously, but also wrote this treasonous poem."

"I hope your Majesty will make a fair decision and deal with this dandy as soon as possible!"

After Xu Da read it, he raised his hands and said seriously.

"Someone is coming!"

Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth on the ground with his hands behind his back. After hesitating for a moment, he turned around suddenly and shouted sharply.

But before he could finish speaking, a young eunuch hurriedly walked in from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is outside seeking an audience."

The little eunuch bowed his hands and said loudly.

After hearing what the little eunuch said, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown.

"His Majesty..."

"Let him in."

When Xu Da heard this, he originally wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang speak in a deep voice, so he could only swallow back all the words that came to his mouth.
To be continued...