Five miles outside the capital city.

Next to the official road, in a teahouse, Hu Fei was sitting on a low stool, holding a cup of tea in his hand, looking in the direction of the capital city, thoughtfully.

Pei Jie and Chundie stood behind each other, looking respectful.

Perhaps because it was still early and it was just dawn, Hu Fei became the first guest in the teahouse.

He is waiting for someone, waiting for someone to leave because of him.

After a long time, a carriage drove slowly from the direction of the capital, walking very slowly, as if full of attachment and reluctance to leave the prosperous capital.

The driver was a young man, with a hint of immaturity between his brows. On the top of the carriage, a few scattered pieces of luggage were tied with ropes, which seemed to be all their belongings.

When the carriage was about to pass the teahouse, Hu Fei turned his head and glanced at Pei Jie behind him.

Pei Jie understood, walked out of the teahouse slowly, and stopped the carriage with his hand.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?!"

The young man driving the car looked at Pei Jie who suddenly blocked the road, looked at him cautiously, and couldn't help but ask.

"Do not be nervous."

Hu Fei smiled, stood up and walked out of the teahouse, came to the carriage, and bowed respectfully to the carriage.

"I heard that Mr. Han is leaving Beijing, so I am waiting here specially. I hope to see Mr. Han off."

Hu Fei said slowly while saluting.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, the young man turned his head and looked at Hu Fei.

At this moment, the curtain at the carriage door was opened from inside, and a middle-aged man with a calm expression walked out.

It is the supervisory censor, Han Yike.

But now he has been demoted to a commoner.

You can see through the gap that there are two people sitting in the carriage, a middle-aged woman and a young girl.

"Who are you? How did you know that I would leave Beijing from here?"

Han Yike looked at Hu Fei and asked in a deep voice, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his words.

After all, no one would be too happy if someone blocked the road.

"My Hu Fei, I have met Mr. Han."

Hu Fei cupped his hands and answered slowly.

When they heard the name Hu Fei, Han Yike and the young man driving the car were both stunned.

"You are Hu Weiyong's son, Hu Fei?!"

Han Yike looked at Hu Fei and asked loudly.

"Exactly!"

Hu Fei smiled, nodded and said.

"What are you doing here?! If it weren't for your father, why would my father be demoted to a commoner by His Majesty!? Are you here to see our Han family's jokes?!"

As soon as Hu Fei finished speaking, the young man driving the carriage shouted loudly, his face full of anger.

"Zhong'er! Don't be rude!"

But Han Yike turned to look at the young man and scolded him harshly.

The young man looked at Han Yike, who was dissatisfied, but hesitated to speak. He turned away angrily and stopped looking at Hu Fei.

He is Han Yike's son, Han Zhong.

"Master Han has misunderstood. I came here just to say goodbye and nothing else."

"What's more, Mr. Han has a high moral integrity and devoted himself to the imperial court. What right do you have to laugh at him?"

Hu Fei shook his head and said seriously.

"No need!"

"I've always been at odds with your father, so you don't have to show your kindness on his behalf. Even if I'm not an official in the court, some of his behavior styles are something I'm not ashamed of, and I won't be on good terms with him."

"I believe that even if I, Han Yike, are no longer in the government in the future, there will still be people who will stand up and advise His Majesty. The tyranny of the prime minister will eventually be a disaster to the Ming Dynasty!"

Han Yike snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

"He is who he is, and the one below is the one below."

"I come here today only on behalf of myself, not on behalf of anyone else. It's just because I have always respected Mr. Han as a person."

"But there is something I hope Mr. Han can understand. Some people will have different opinions when they stand in different positions, and some people will act differently if they are in different positions."

"Just like the busy teahouse owner behind you, he can do it, but you and I can't. Everyone has his own way to go, and he also has things to stick to in his own heart. As for which one is right and which one is wrong, they can only decide in their own hearts.

Most of all. The rest can only be left to future generations to judge."

Hu Fei looked at Han Yike and said seriously.

He had never treated someone so sincerely, including when facing Zhu Yuanzhang, just because he knew that Han Yi was a rare loyal minister.

That kind of loyalty is engraved in your bones.

After hearing Hu Fei's words, Han Yike couldn't help but frown. He looked at Hu Fei again in surprise, as if he didn't expect such words to come out of Hu Fei's mouth.

He didn't know why, but he actually felt that he was being persuaded.

"It seems that you are not as unbearable as the rumors say. What you just said is not something that a playboy can say. Someone has made a mistake."

Han Yike looked at Hu Fei and said with emotion.

"The adults are joking, I'm just expressing my feelings."

Hu Fei smiled, cupped his hands and said.

"No matter why you came here, since we have seen each other, let's say goodbye here. I hope you will not become like your father in the future."

Han Yike sighed and walked back into the car as he spoke.

"I wish Master Han a safe journey. One day, you will return to the capital city. I will be waiting for you then."

Hu Fei stepped aside, raised his hands, and said seriously.

The carriage did not stop anymore, but walked slowly along the official road, gradually disappearing at the far end.

Hu Fei stood there, looking at the direction the carriage was leaving, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Han Yike's departure was a big loss to the DPRK, but Hu Fei felt that this might be the best result for Han Yike.

With his character, he will definitely make many enemies in the court, and if he is not careful, he will be doomed.

Moreover, Hu Fei clearly remembered that in historical records, Han Yike once angered Zhu Yuanzhang because of his outspoken advice, and was thrown into a prison by Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he was eventually released, he suffered a lot of torture in a dark prison for no reason.

He is a good official, but he should not stay in the court at this time.

After stopping for a long time, Hu Fei also got on the carriage parked nearby and returned to the city.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Lieutenant Mao, the inspector of the school, once again met with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Did you find anything?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Captain Mao and asked in a deep voice.

He had previously ordered the school inspector to suspend supervision of Hu Weiyong, but the supervision of Hu Fei was not withdrawn.

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no progress yet."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Colonel Mao's face and he replied slowly.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on his face.

In fact, he didn't want anything to be found during the inspection, because it would be good for him and the court.

But in the bottom of my heart, I hope that the school inspection can find out something, because a lot of things have happened in the capital recently. Two ministers were exposed to corruption and perverting the law, and then another one was demoted.

All of this made Zhu Yuanzhang feel that things were not as simple as they seemed. There seemed to be an invisible and intangible connection between these three things.

Moreover, everything is more or less related to the Hu Mansion.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the deaths of Chen Ning and Tu Jie may have something to do with Hu Fei."

Captain Mao saw the disappointment on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. After thinking about it, he mustered up the courage to say.

"Don't jump to conclusions about things without evidence."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said feebly.

"Your Majesty, this is not an unfounded story. Before the Tujie case happened, I met Hu Fei by chance in the Yanyu Tower. And before the Chen Ning case happened, Hu Fei's people also happened to appear in Suzhou Prefecture. Is this all a coincidence?

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To be continued...