Royal Palace.

Huagai Hall.

Faced with Hu Fei's sudden compliment, Zhu Ping and Zhu Fan felt a little embarrassed.

"Young Master Hu, there is no need to be so polite between you and my two brothers. To be honest, you are the one we two brothers admire. You are not only full of knowledge, but also highly skilled in martial arts. Last time you fought outside the capital city.

We have long heard about the killing of dozens of Beiyuan killers."

"Young Master is both civilized and military. He is truly a pillar of our Ming Dynasty. He will no longer be the best in the pond."

Zhu Fan looked at Hu Fei and said with emotion.

"It's just some superficial three-legged cat skills. Compared with His Highness, Prince Jin, it's still far behind."

Hu Fei smiled, waved his hand, and said slowly.

"You are obviously different and talented, but you can still be so humble. Xiao Wang admires you."

Zhu Fan looked at Hu Fei approvingly and said sincerely.

Hu Fei smiled and said nothing. He thought that his ability to flatter others was already among the best, but in front of Zhu Fan and Zhu Xi, he still couldn't help but feel inferior.

"By the way, the New Year is here, so your Liaozhai will not stop updating, will it? Xiao Wang really likes this storybook of yours. If you don't read it for a day, you will feel uncomfortable. Don't be lazy, sir."

Zhu Xi looked at Hu Fei and said seriously.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the manuscript has been saved and will never be updated."

Hu Fei nodded and said affirmatively.

"That's good, that's good."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xi said with satisfaction, showing a hint of relief.

"The Duke of Wei is here!"

While the three of them were complimenting each other, an announcement came from outside the hall again.

Hearing the words, everyone in the hall turned to look at the door of the hall and stood up to greet him.

Immediately afterwards, Duke Xu Da of Wei slowly walked into the hall, with a polite smile on his face, and nodded frequently to the civil and military officials in the hall.

Hu Fei looked at Xu Da with a smile on his face, curled his lips disdainfully, and found that Xu Da's son Xu Huizu had also followed him into the hall to attend tonight's annual banquet.

Of all the people present tonight, Xu Da was the one he least wanted to see, because not only did this old man never urinate in the same pot as Hu Weiyong, but he also made things difficult for him several times.

Seeing that everyone including Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan began to greet Xu Da, Hu Fei stopped lingering and walked to his seat at the door.

"Wei Guogong."

When passing by Xu Da, in order to avoid being gossiped about, he still suppressed his disgust and casually cupped his hands at Xu Da, said something lightly, and then continued walking to his seat.

He had already seen that Xu Da obviously saw him, but still pretended to be indifferent and simply ignored him. He was too lazy to stick to his cold butt when he was in love.

But maybe it was because his salute just now was too casual, which made Xu Da feel unhappy. Just when he passed by Xu Da, he heard Xu Da's extremely rude words.

"The world is really going downhill. It's ridiculous for a mere eighth-grade Tōma to have the nerve to attend tonight's annual banquet!"

Xu Da glanced at Hu Fei, who was passing by, and said suddenly.

Although this sentence was not loud, everyone around heard it and couldn't help but look at Hu Fei, their expressions suddenly changed.

When Hu Fei heard these words, he suddenly stopped, gritted his teeth, and slowly turned around.

He didn't expect that Xu Da would not miss the opportunity to step on him on New Year's Eve.

"I came to attend the annual banquet because His Majesty appointed me. Duke Wei's intention was not to say that I shouldn't come, but to question His Majesty's decision and to violate the Holy Will, which is treason!"

"Can I understand that you are dissatisfied with His Majesty?!"

Hu Fei looked at the back of Xu Da's head and asked coldly.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, everyone present was shocked and looked terrified.

"Stop slandering me!"

Xu Da also turned around suddenly and looked at Hu Fei, glared angrily, and said angrily.

"Isn't it? Then since it is all appointed by His Majesty, why can you come but I can't? What happened to the eighth-grade Teruma? Isn't he an official of the imperial court?!"

"Wei Guogong can't even look down on me, the eighth-grade Zhaomo, so why don't all the ordinary people in the world be even more in your eyes?!"

"The reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to establish a country was that everything from the emperor to the people was indispensable! According to Wei Guogong's wishes, all the people in low status should die?! Who taught you this?!"

Hu Fei stared at Xu Da's angry eyes and spoke coldly, word for word, with a loud voice that reached the ears of everyone present.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, there was a burst of approval from the surrounding crowd, and they all felt that what Hu Fei said was very reasonable.

But Xu Da's face became even more ugly.

"Don't misinterpret my meaning at will! I have never said that before. You are just messing around!"

Xu Da frowned as he listened to the voices of approval around him, glared at Hu Fei and shouted sternly.

"It's reasonable but don't speak loudly. If you feel that I have been wronged, you can explain yourself. There is no need to point at me with the condescending face you used in Duke Wei's mansion. You are not qualified yet!"

Hu Fei looked at Xu Da, snorted disdainfully, and said lightly.

This was the first time that he had disparaged Xu Da in front of so many people, and no one expected it, including Xu Da himself.

"You are so unruly at a young age, and you dare to be so unscrupulous in public. No matter how old you are, Mr. Hu is really a good teacher!"

Xu Da moved his lips and wanted to defend, but found that he had no words to reply. He could only point out that Hu Fei had no manners to save his face.

"When you encounter injustice, you should be upright. If you are not even allowed to tell the truth, it is unless Wei Guogong wants to cover up the sky with one hand."

Hu Fei curled his lips and said.

"You! You're talking nonsense!"

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Xu Da was shocked again and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

No one dares to say such a thing as "covering the sky with one hand". Regardless of the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang represents the sky of the Ming Dynasty, and there are three vassal kings present, the sentence "covering the sky with one hand" is enough to accuse Xu Da of treason!

"Wei Guogong is really good at teaching his son. His submissive appearance makes him look like a timid and unambitious mouse. I really admire him!"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei looked at Xu Huizu who was hiding behind Xu Da and said coldly.

Perhaps because he was beaten by him last time in the Imperial College, Xu Huizu hid behind Xu Da when he saw him just now, as if he was very afraid.

"you you..."

"That's unreasonable!"

After hearing what Hu Fei said, everyone present looked at Xu Huizu, who was full of panic, with different expressions.

Looking at the looks from around him and then at his panicked son, Xu Da was so angry that his face turned red and he pointed at Hu Fei, but for a long time he couldn't refute a word.

"My dear brother, please don't be so rude to Duke Wei."

Seeing that Xu Da was extremely angry, King Yan Zhu Di slowly walked out, rolled his eyes at Hu Fei, and said pretending to be dissatisfied.

Hu Fei curled his lips and slightly arched his hands towards Zhu Di.

"Wei Guogong, this boy is used to being a playboy and always speaking without restraint. Don't take it seriously. Just think of it as nonsense."

Zhu Di cupped his hands towards Xu Da and said with a smile.

"Yes, Mr. Wei Guogong, my nephew has always been young and old, and this is not the first day you have met him. Don't mind."

Li Shanchang also came up and explained with a smile.

"Wei Guogong is magnanimous, and Hu Gongzi is outspoken and has a true temperament. Let's leave it at that. The New Year's banquet will start soon. Don't ruin the atmosphere."

The King of Qin, Zhu Xi, also stood up and took the initiative to speak well of Hu Fei.

Seeing that Zhu Di and Li Shanchang took the lead, other people around him began to speak for Hu Fei. Li Qi, Mei Yin, Tang Duo, and Luo Ping all stood on Hu Fei's side.

Real temperament?!

He has been completely naked as I said, or is he really serious?!

Xu Da looked at everyone's persuasion and complained in his heart. However, facing such a large number of people, if he continued to pester him, he would really not be able to get off the stage.

"Hmph! I'm too lazy to share his knowledge! Those who are willing to show off their quick words will never become great!"

Xu Da glared at Hu Fei, said coldly, and walked inside with his son.

Seeing that Xu Da was no longer entangled, Zhu Di and Li Shanchang winked at Hu Fei at the same time, and then walked towards their seats.

Hu Fei curled his lips and said nothing more. He turned back to his seat and sat down.

Don't chase after the poor enemy. Xu Da was completely defeated in the previous confrontation, so there is no need to stir up trouble again.

But as soon as he sat down and before his butt landed on the ground, he saw an unexpected person walking into the hall...
Chapter completed!