Princess Mansion.

Front yard study.

Hu Weiyong was sitting alone on a chair, drinking tea with his head down, frowning in thought, and looking solemn.

At this moment, footsteps were heard, and Hu Fei slowly walked into the study.

The moment he saw Hu Weiyong's face, Hu Fei knew that the old man had something on his mind.

"As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, I didn't go to the guard station early for duty, but actually slept all day long until noon. What kind of behavior is this?"

"Did you go to Yanyu Tower to drink again last night?!"

Seeing Hu Fei's lazy look, Hu Weiyong's face darkened and he said dissatisfied.

Hu Fei glanced at Hu Weiyong, ignored him, and sat on the chair next to him, poured a cup of tea, raised his head and drank it all.

"Don't think that it will be okay if you ignore me. Don't forget, except for the commander of the Jinyi Guards, you are still the prince-in-law. You hang out in the fireworks and willow alleys every day. What can others say?"

"How do you want the princess to meet people?!"

Hu Weiyong glared at Hu Fei and continued.

"Chang Shu knew this a long time ago and did not stop it. You are overthinking it."

Hu Fei curled his lips and smiled and said lightly.

"Wha...what?"

Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise.

"Others don't know my intentions. You don't know, right? Even Chang Shu can understand my intentions."

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong with a complicated expression, shook his head and said.

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Hu Weiyong hesitated for a moment and seemed to understand instantly.

"If I don't do this, how can the officials in the court let down their guard against me? Do you want me to become a person that everyone is afraid of like you, and then wait for them to come to His Majesty to impeach me?"

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong and said calmly.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Hu Weiyong completely understood, but he did not calm down, and his expression became more solemn.

"Even if you use this method, I'm afraid some people may not let down their guard against you. Jinyiwei is developing so fast that it's unbelievable."

"Especially after you came back from the north, the power of Jinyiwei has almost surpassed that of the six tribes. If this continues, even if His Majesty can tolerate you, no one else can tolerate you."

Hu Weiyong looked at Hu Fei and said solemnly.

"Don't worry, even if His Majesty becomes suspicious of me, he will not touch me easily, because I am still useful to him."

Hu Fei raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully.

"Then what if one day His Majesty thinks you are useless?!"

"Or maybe your presence has affected His Majesty's imperial power and made His Majesty have to be wary of you?!"

Hu Weiyong said slowly with a calm face.

Hearing Hu Weiyong's words, Hu Fei squinted his eyes and couldn't help but frown.

It's not that he hasn't thought about such a result, but the growth of Jinyiwei is due to the trend and there is no way to stop it.

"It seems that I have secretly followed your old path and become a thorn in everyone's side."

Hu Fei smiled bitterly and said lightly.

"How long has it been and you still laugh?!"

"Think about what to do quickly!"

Hu Weiyong glared at Hu Fei angrily and scolded him dissatisfied.

Hu Fei drank another cup of tea, then stood up slowly, came to the door of the study, put his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance.

Hu Weiyong sat on a chair, looked at his pensive son, and sighed helplessly.

"There is no way, but I'm afraid you won't agree."

After a long time, Hu Fei turned his back to Hu Weiyong and spoke again.

"What can I do?! Come on, tell me!"

Hu Weiyong's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly.

"If it doesn't work out, just resign and return home."

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment and said calmly.

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Hu Weiyong, who was sitting on the chair, was shocked. His eyes widened in horror, and he stood up suddenly. Looking at Hu Fei's back, his expression became more complicated.

"Are you trying to force me to abdicate?!"

"Are you still my son or not?!"

Hu Weiyong looked at Hu Fei and asked in disbelief.

Hu Fei slowly turned around, looked at Hu Weiyong whose face was full of confusion and anger, and shook his head gently.

"It's not that I want to force you, it's the general trend. If you and I hold high positions in the government and have power over the government and the public, even if the civil and military officials are helpless, Your Majesty will not sit idly by and ignore it."

"When the time comes, I'm afraid you and I will not be able to escape the same ending."

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong and said seriously.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Hu Weiyong frowned and sat helplessly on the chair, thinking about Hu Fei's words.

"How long do you think you can stay in this position? Maybe His Majesty has already had the intention to depose Zhongshu Province, but he has never found the right time."

"Who knows about the previous Liquan incident? Did His Majesty know about it? Did he participate in that incident?"

"By voluntarily resigning and abdicating your position at this time, you may be able to save your face in the court. Otherwise, once His Majesty says it himself, the outcome will be completely different."

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong with a solemn expression and said meaningfully.

In fact, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would depose the Central Publishing House sooner or later. If it were not for his arrival, it might have happened long ago.

"Is there really no other better way?"

Hu Weiyong sighed and asked helplessly.

"No."

Hu Fei replied without thinking.

In fact, he also thought about it carefully during this period, and found that apart from this method, there was indeed no foolproof solution.

Hearing Hu Fei's answer, Hu Weiyong suddenly couldn't help but smile bitterly. His whole person seemed to pale instantly, and his eyes were full of unwillingness.

He has been in the position for many years, beneath one person and above ten thousand people. It was really hard to accept that he suddenly resigned at this time. I am afraid that no one can give up that kind of superior authority.

But if they don't choose to compromise, the outcome will be unpredictable, and it is very likely that neither father nor son will be able to save anything.

"Can't bear to part with it?"

Hu Fei looked at the struggling Hu Weiyong and asked with a smile.

The corners of Hu Weiyong's mouth twitched but he said nothing.

"You said you were very ambitious, I know."

"But I don't know whether your so-called ambition is to make the Hu family a powerful family under the Ming Dynasty, or is it just for your own superior power?"

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong and asked again.

"Of course it's for the Hu family! I said that I hope you can inherit my position in the future and become the next prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, a double prime minister. What an honor would that be?! By then, my Hu family will be the same as the Ming Dynasty.

, will go down in history forever!”

Hu Weiyong looked up at Hu Fei and said excitedly.

"I believe."

"Then if that's the case, just retreat."

"Even if I don't have the position of prime minister, I can still make the Hu family a powerful family that will accompany the Ming Dynasty for eternity! A celebrity for eternity!"

"Who said only the prime minister can do all this?"

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong and said decisively.

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Hu Weiyong's eyes lit up, he nodded involuntarily, muttered something to himself, and then fell into deep thought again.

Hu Fei did not rush because he knew what this decision meant to Hu Weiyong.

After a long time, Hu Weiyong finally thought clearly, slowly raised his head again, and looked at Hu Fei.

"What you said makes sense."

"If one person really needs to give up everything now, it can only be me."

He understands that he is old, but his son is still young. If anyone has more hope of leading the Hu family to continue on, the answer is obvious.

Although he still couldn't let it go, at this point, he had no other choice, and he couldn't delay it any longer.
To be continued...