Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Weak minister Tang Duo, please see Your Majesty!"

"Weak minister Zhou Tong, please see Your Majesty!"

Tang, after kneeling down on Tuesday, he saluted with trembling greetings.

"What do you do for food?!"

"There are so many people, can't you even watch the hall? You actually let a thief sneak in under your noses. Not only did you hurt the envoy, but also caused the tribute to be stolen. How many brains do you have!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the two of them and asked angrily.

"I know that I am guilty, so please calm down your Majesty!"

Tang Duo trembled all over, lowered his head deeply, and said tremblingly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please calm down. I did not expect that a thief would dare to steal under the emperor's feet, and even dare to steal the tribute. I have neglected my duty. I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"

Zhou Tong trembled with trembling lips and said tremblingly, his face as pale as snow.

This was the first time he had made a mistake since taking office, but this mistake alone was enough to make him lose his head.

"I asked you to supervise the trade of the Huitong Pavilion, and I also asked you to protect the safety of the envoy. But not only did you lose the tribute, but you almost had the envoy killed. What should I do with you!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the two of them and asked fiercely.

"Your Majesty, after the incident, the minister immediately ordered the capital's military division to seal off the whole city. The thief has already been unable to escape. He must still be in the capital. As long as he has more time, he will be able to find him!"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to give Wei Chen another chance to atone for his sins!"

Tang Duo bowed his hands and said pleadingly.

Compared to Zhou Tong, he, the Minister of War, is relatively calm.

"What if the thief has already escaped from the capital?! The tribute is lost, how can I explain to the envoy!? How can I explain to the Japanese country?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked angrily with a sullen face.

"Your Majesty, Weichen can be sure that the thief must still be in the capital. Please be patient and give Weichen another chance!"

Tang Duo swallowed his saliva and begged nervously.

"Okay, then I will give you another chance. If you can't find the tribute and can't catch the thief, I will take it from you!"

"And you, I entrusted the Huitong Pavilion to you, but something like this happened. If this matter doesn't end well, you are all to blame!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, glared at Tang and Tuesday, and shouted sternly.

"I obey the order!"

Tang, Zhou people hurriedly bowed and saluted, and replied loudly, not daring to show any slightness.

"Where's Hu Fei? Why haven't you shown up yet?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked outside the palace, shouting at the top of his voice.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Pang Yuhai quickly walked in from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, Jiu...Jiu'an Hou..."

Pang Yuhai came closer, hesitating and stopped talking.

"What's the matter?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Pang Yuhai who was hesitating, frowned slightly, and shouted sharply.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Marquis Jiu'an is not in the guard station. According to reports from those who came back, they did not see Marquis Jiu'an, but they saw Han Jiang. Han Jiang claimed that Marquis Jiu'an was not in the capital..."

Pang Yuhai took a sneak glance at Zhu Yuanzhang and replied fearfully.

"What?!"

"After such a big incident, why is he not in the capital?! Where is he?! Where has he gone?!"

"Didn't I ask him to sit in charge of the Huitong Hall?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and asked angrily.

"I don't know, but Han Jiang has already left the city to look for it."

Pang Yuhai shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face.

"Jiu'an Hou was not here yesterday..."

At this moment, Zhou Tong, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly said something cautiously, but was stopped by Tang Duo's eyes just halfway through.

"What did you say?!"

But Zhu Yuanzhang clearly heard the first half of Zhou Tong's sentence, suddenly turned his head to look at Zhou Tong, and asked coldly.

"Reporting to your majesty, Marquis Jiu'an did go to Huitong Pavilion at the beginning of yesterday. However, Wei Chen went to look for him shortly afterwards, but could not find him. Since then, Marquis Jiu'an has not shown his face again until the Huitong Pavilion was attacked.

..."

Zhou Tong hesitated for a moment and replied tremblingly.

"presumptuous!"

"He turned a deaf ear to my words again! He is so audacious. Does he still have me in his eyes?!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Marquis Jiu'an must have encountered something, so he left temporarily. Maybe it was because of some official business. What's more, although Marquis Jiu'an was not here, he left dozens of guards in royal robes to guard the Huitong Hall. He did not intentionally ignore His Majesty.

the will of."

Tang Duo cupped his hands and said seriously.

"Dozens of Jin Yiwei can't defend a small hall. What does he, the commander of Jin Yiwei, do for a living?!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became even more angry and asked loudly.

When Tang Duo heard this, he was speechless. He originally wanted to excuse Hu Fei, but it seemed that he was self-defeating.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The supervision of the Huitong Hall is a matter between the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. Even if something happens, it is the responsibility of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, and has nothing to do with Jiu'an Hou. I hope your Majesty will not vent your anger on Jiu'an Hou. All responsibilities lie with Wei Chen.

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Seeing this, Zhou Tong hurriedly raised his hands and said.

But when he said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became obviously more and more ugly. Even Tang Duo and Pang Yuhai who were standing by him couldn't stand it anymore and kept winking at Zhou Tong.

"Whoever comes, go find Hu Fei immediately and ask him to come to me. If there is any delay, he will be severely punished!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look outside the palace and said loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch hurried in.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jiu'an has arrived!"

The little eunuch said respectfully while saluting.

"Get in!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared outside the palace and shouted sternly.

Following the words, Hu Fei quickly walked in from outside the hall.

Seeing Hu Fei finally arriving, Tang Duo and Pang Yuhai breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"My son, please see your father!"

Hu Fei walked closer and bowed respectfully.

Sensing the depressing atmosphere in the hall, Hu Fei knew that things were getting serious this time.

"I asked you to supervise the joint library, where have you been!? Why did Zhou Tong say that you disappeared after showing your face yesterday?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Hu Fei and shouted sharply.

"Father, please calm down. I did come to the scene yesterday and took a look before leaving. However, I left some people at the hall before I left. I didn't expect that the tribute would be stolen. I hope that my father will forgive me."

Hu Fei raised his hands and said respectfully.

"I ask you again, where have you been?! Why did you ignore my will!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei with a sullen face and continued to ask.

"We went to the mountains outside the city to train our troops."

Hu Fei frowned and answered slowly.

"presumptuous!"

"You are derelict in your duties by leaving your post without permission!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened, he reached out and grabbed a teacup on the table, threw it at Hu Fei, and cursed angrily.

The tea cup that shot up hit Hu Fei's forehead without any bias, instantly creating a wound that was deep enough to show the bone. Scarlet blood dripped directly from the corners of Hu Fei's eyes, dyeing half of his face red!

Seeing this scene, the three people on the side were all shocked and at a loss.
To be continued...