Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Li Wenzhong, who came with the order, bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"My sons and ministers see my father."

Looking at his father who was playing chess with Hu Fei attentively, Li Wenzhong raised his voice and said loudly.

After hearing the words, Zhu Yuanzhang turned back and glanced at Li Wenzhong.

"Wen Zhong, are you here? Come on, come on, come and see if the military chess newly developed by Hu Fei can be passed on to the army for the purpose of practicing military tactics?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile while waving his hands.

Li Wenzhong agreed and quickly came closer. Looking at the chessboard he had never seen before and the rectangular chess pieces placed on the chessboard, he couldn't help but look surprised.

Hu Fei just casually bowed his hand to Li Wenzhong, and then seriously played chess with Zhu Yuanzhang again. The two sides went back and forth, and the battle was fierce!

Li Wenzhong witnessed the entire process, from the initial confusion to sudden realization, then to surprise, and finally to a look of disbelief.

After several games of chess, Zhu Yuanzhang lost all of them. He couldn't help but shake his head, but his approval of Hu Fei became more and more intense.

"Okay, let's go down here today. You made this thing, how can I beat you? There is no win or lose, it's just for fun."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said with a smile.

"That's what Father said."

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"How is it? Can you learn anything from this chess game? Can it be passed on to the army for training?"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Li Wenzhong standing beside him and asked with a smile.

"Reporting back to my father, this chess game is indeed exquisite and full of changes. If you give me some time, you may really be able to use it to practice your troops."

"Is this another effort made by the Marquis of Jiu'an?"

Li Wenzhong thought for a moment, said affirmatively, and finally looked at Hu Fei in disbelief.

"That's right, this is another masterpiece by Hu Fei after Gomoku, and it won my heart."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looked at Hu Fei, and said with appreciation.

"It seems that Marquis Jiu'an is really talented and knowledgeable! I am ashamed of myself!"

Li Wenzhong raised his hands and said sincerely.

After hearing Li Wenzhong's praise, Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and couldn't help laughing.

"The Commander-in-Chief is serious. You and I are just performing our duties. When it comes to leading troops to fight, even if ten of us put together, I can't compare to you. I just have some clever tricks and can't stand on the stage."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay, you two don't have to be humble to each other. You are both my good helpers and are equally important in my heart."

Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted the two of them from complimenting each other and said with a smile.

Immediately, in order to let Li Wenzhong fully understand military chess, at Zhu Yuanzhang's suggestion, Hu Fei and Li Wenzhong sat opposite each other and started a military chess duel.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on one side watching the battle, cheering frequently and feeling extremely excited.

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Li Wenzhong to learn the method of making military chess from Hu Fei, and ordered it to be made in the army for daily training purposes.

Hu Fei also said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang with satisfaction and left the palace.

What he didn't expect was that a military chess piece he made casually would be so valued by Zhu Yuanzhang that it would even be used for military training. He couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.

Then he couldn't help but think to himself, if another Landlord was invented, he didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang would think.

...

East Palace.

In the main hall.

After inquiring about the news, Xiao Qi quickly returned to the East Palace and walked into the main hall.

"how?"

Seeing Xiao Qi return, Zhu Biao couldn't wait to ask.

"Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, the Marquis of Jiu'an and Your Majesty have been playing chess in the Yangxin Palace, and later the Grand Governor also joined in after entering the palace."

"His Majesty admired the wonderful use of military chess very much, and ordered most of the inspectors to learn how to make it and spread it to the army as one of the daily training subjects."

Xiao Qi cupped his hands and said incredulously.

After hearing Xiao Qi's answer, Zhu Biao looked surprised. He was immediately interested in military chess and couldn't wait to know what it was.

"Your Highness, it seems that Marquis Jiu'an has made meritorious deeds again this time. I heard that Your Majesty has been full of praise for him."

Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

"He always seems to find a way to please his father. If it were someone else who could have half of his abilities, he would have already achieved great success."

Zhu Biao frowned slightly and said hesitantly.

Having said this, the worry in my heart came to mind again.

"Go to the princess's mansion and ask Hu Fei to come see me and bring his military chess."

After Zhu Biao thought for a long time, he said slowly.

He had already made up his mind. Since he suddenly couldn't trust Hu Fei, he might as well question him face to face and see if Hu Fei's answer would eliminate his doubts.

Xiao Qi agreed, quickly left the palace and went straight to the princess mansion.

...

Princess Mansion.

In the main hall of the front yard, Hu Fei sat lazily on a chair, waiting for Princess Anqing, who was busy in the kitchen, to return.

After spending the whole morning in the Yangxin Hall, it was almost lunch time when she returned to the mansion. Princess Anqing heard about the Yangxin Hall and was so happy that she decided to cook in person to reward Hu Fei.

Chundie and Xiaodie were busy helping out in the kitchen.

While Hu Fei was waiting and drinking tea, he was already thinking about researching something new. Anyway, he knew a lot of things that no one here knew. As long as he could create it, he would be the inventor.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard, and Pei Jie quickly appeared at the door.

"Master, Xiao Qi is here. He said he came on the order of the prince and wanted to see you."

Pei Jie said respectfully while bowing his hands.

Hearing Pei Jie's words, Hu Fei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, guessing that the news about Yangxin Hall had reached Zhu Biao's ears.

"Let him in."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said calmly.

Pei Jie agreed, turned and left.

Soon, Xiao Qi entered the princess mansion under the leadership of Pei Jie and came to the main hall.

"The last general, Xiao Qi, has met Marquis Jiu'an!"

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Qi bowed respectfully to Hu Fei and said loudly.

"no."

"I wonder why Commander Xiao came here today?"

Hu Fei waved his hand and asked casually.

"Back to the Marquis of Jiu'an, His Highness the Crown Prince has not seen the Marquis of Jiu'an for a few days and is a little worried about him, so he sent his general to come and invite the Marquis of Jiu'an to the palace for a chat."

Xiao Qi cupped his hands and said respectfully.

"now?"

Hu Fei frowned and asked hesitantly.

"Exactly."

"In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learned that Marquis Jiu'an has made a new military chess, which is very popular with His Majesty, so he hopes that Marquis Jiu'an will bring a set of military chess."

Xiao Qi nodded and replied.

"Then I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the palace now, because I have only made one set of military chess pieces. If His Highness the Crown Prince wants one, I'm afraid he will have to wait a few days."

"Besides, Her Royal Highness is the one cooking today. I have to have lunch before I can leave the Princess's mansion. Otherwise, Her Highness's kindness will be wasted."

Hu Fei shook his head helplessly and said slowly.

"this..."

Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

"Well, you go back and tell His Highness the Crown Prince that I won't go to the palace to pay you respects today. I will make another set of military chess as soon as possible. After that, I will go to the palace to pay you respects. It will take three days at most."

"If His Highness the Crown Prince refuses, then please ask Commander Xiao to make another trip and come here to inform me. I will have had lunch by then and then enter the palace with Commander Xiao. How about that?"
To be continued...