Capital.

Hu Fei and Xu Da, who had been away from the capital for several months, finally returned to the capital. The people of the capital lined the streets to welcome them. However, Xu Da, as the general who conquered the captives, was not as well received as Hu Fei. The only name that the people cheered for was Hu Fei.

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This made Xu Da feel very uncomfortable. Although he did not want to compete with Hu Fei for credit, he still felt a little unwilling to see his status in the hearts of the people being overshadowed by Hu Fei.

After entering the city, Hu Fei did not return to the princess mansion immediately, but went to the palace with Xu Da to report on his duties.

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

The chief eunuch hurried into the hall and bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Duke An Guo and Duke Wei have returned to Beijing and are seeking an audience outside the palace."

Pang Yuhai said with a smile as he spoke.

"Please! Please!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately urged with a smile.

Soon, Hu Fei and Xu Da walked into the hall side by side.

"My son, please see your father!"

"I am here to see Your Majesty!"

The two of them came closer and saluted respectfully at the same time.

"Hurry up and get down, get up quickly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly while smiling.

Although the Northern Expedition finally ended with Naha leading 200,000 cavalry to block the Ming army south of Jinshan, overall, the Northern Expedition ended in victory, after all, twenty cities of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were captured.

"In this Northern Expedition, the two of you are indispensable. It really did not disappoint me. I feel so relieved! I feel so relieved!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two of them and said with approval, his face full of uncontrollable joy.

"It is the duty of sons and ministers to share the worries of our father. It is the duty of men of our generation to protect the country and the people and eradicate the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said righteously.

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled even more on his face and nodded with satisfaction.

Xu Da, who was on the side, lowered his face and snorted secretly.

Immediately afterwards, in order to show his loyalty, Xu Da also said some flattering words and respectfully presented to Zhu Yuanzhang the memorial that had compiled all the details of the Northern Expedition.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang used the victory of the Northern Expedition as an excuse to generously reward the two of them, and reminded them both inside and outside that for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, they should help each other in the future and put aside their previous grudges.

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's offer of peace, the two of them naturally agreed, but what they really thought in their hearts was probably only known to them.

"Father, there is one more thing that I want to report to my father."

After chatting for a while, Hu Fei bowed his hands and said respectfully.

"Oh? What's the matter? But it doesn't matter."

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and asked slowly.

"Before leaving the northern border, I went to Jinshan and met Naha."

Hu Fei raised his hands and said respectfully.

Hearing Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were both stunned for a moment and looked at Hu Fei in surprise.

Xu Da didn't know until this moment that the reason why Hu Fei didn't go with him that day was because he went to Jinshan alone. He was much more surprised than Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I saw Naha coming out?! Why? That's too dangerous!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and asked doubtfully.

"Actually, it's nothing. I just went to warn Naha Chu and told him not to act rashly, otherwise he would be killed."

"Although our army has continuously occupied twenty cities in Beiyuan, it is not easy to defend these twenty cities. Erchen was worried that after General Xu left the north, Beiyuan would take the opportunity to counterattack, so he went to warn

Naha came out and told him by the way that it is not easy to resist two hundred thousand cavalry, but it is easy to kill him."

"I believe that after this, Naha Chu will not and will not dare to act rashly again. This will buy time for my father and General Xu to find ways to stabilize the twenty cities as soon as possible."

Hu Fei smiled and said leisurely.

But after hearing what Hu Fei said, Xu Da froze in shock. He was afraid of such a resourceful Hu Fei.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang's smile became brighter and brighter, and he praised Hu Fei with endless words of praise.

"However, I still had a fight with Naha Chu in Jinshan. The deputy commander, Han Jiang, died in Jinshan in order to protect my son."

Then, Hu Fei sighed and said with some self-blame.

Hearing this, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze for a moment, and he couldn't help but frown.

Xu Da also hurriedly observed Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction.

"Now that the matter has come to this, you don't have to blame yourself. Han Jiang has followed me for many years and died in the battle at Jinshan. He deserved his death, but it's just a pity."

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, he sighed, shook his head and said, not blaming Hu Fei.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take it to heart, Hu Fei breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little sad at the same time. He thought that if it were him who died in the battle, he didn't know whether Zhu Yuanzhang would not take it to heart like he did now.

After a long time, Hu Fei said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang and left the Yangxin Hall.

But when he was about to leave the palace to reunite with his relatives, he met Xiao Qi head-on. Hearing that Prince Zhu Biao was about to summon him, he had no choice but to go to the East Palace.

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East Palace.

In the main hall.

When Hu Fei slowly walked in, he found that in addition to Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang was also in the hall.

"See you, brother emperor!"

"I met my uncle."

Hu Fei walked closer, bowed respectfully, and greeted the two of them respectively.

"No gifts, no gifts."

"What you did in the Northern Expedition is already known to me. It seems that my father did not mistrust you. You did a great job!"

Zhu Biao hurriedly stepped forward to help Hu Fei up and praised him with a look of relief.

"Your Majesty, your words are serious. They are all things that should be taken for granted. I don't dare to take credit for it."

Hu Fei smiled and said modestly.

"After this incident, many people in the court looked at you with admiration, and no one dared to criticize you behind your back anymore. I am really happy for you."

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei and said approvingly.

"This is best, then I can work down-to-earth for the court, my father and my brother."

Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.

Zhu Biao smiled and invited Hu Fei to sit down.

"I heard that you sent people to kill Nai'er in Beiping City?"

After sitting down, Zhu Biao hesitated and asked slowly.

"That's right."

Hu Fei nodded and said without hesitation.

"Well done! A hundred of these traitors seeking glory have died!"

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei and said with satisfaction, and there seemed to be a bit of excitement in his voice.

Seeing Zhu Biao's happy face, Hu Fei smiled and said nothing because he knew that the reason Zhu Biao was happy about this was not just because Nai'er Buhua betrayed Bei Yuan and was an unfaithful and unjust person.

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After chatting for a while, Hu Fei said goodbye to Zhu Biao and left the palace on the grounds that he cared about Princess Anqing.

After Zhu Biao watched Hu Fei leave, the smile on his face still lingered for a long time, and he gradually fell into deep thought.

"This time, does His Highness the Crown Prince believe that Duke An Guo is on your side?"

Li Shanchang hesitated for a moment and said with a smile.

"At least judging from the fact that he knew that the fourth brother wanted to conquer Nai'er Buhua, but killed Nai'er Buhua, it is absolutely impossible for him to stand on the same line as the fourth brother."

"Once you are convinced of this, nothing else matters."

Zhu Biao smiled and said thoughtfully.

Li Shanchang smiled and said nothing more. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt lucky for Hu Fei.

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To be continued...