East Palace.

In the main hall.

"Why is His Royal Highness so happy?"

Li Shanchang looked at Zhu Biao, who always had a smile on his face, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Han, have you heard anything about what is happening in the capital city recently?"

Zhu Biao smiled and asked slowly.

After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Li Shanchang hesitated, thought for a moment, and suddenly understood.

"Old minister, I know. Your Highness is doing this because of Marquis Jiu'an's construction of the almshouse outside the city, right?"

Li Shanchang looked at Zhu Biao and asked with a smile.

"That's right! I didn't expect that he could always think about the people and be so willing to spend money for them."

Zhu Biao nodded and said approvingly.

"Yes, who would have thought that he is actually such a kind-hearted person. It would cost a lot of money to build such an almshouse."

"What really costs a lot is not the cost of construction, but the need to support so many elderly people after the city is built. It accumulates over time, which is a big expense."

Li Shanchang hesitated and said approvingly, with admiration on his face.

"In the past, there were people who impeached him in front of my father because there were rumors that he had wealth that could rival the country. But now, many of his actions have proven that he is not just a person who only knows how to make money.

Take it from the people and use it for the people.”

"At this point, those people should be speechless!"

Zhu Biao smiled and said thoughtfully.

"Indeed, he is really an unpredictable person, but he is very interesting. His actions are often unexpected and difficult to guess."

Li Shanchang smiled, stroked his beard and said.

After listening to Li Shanchang's words, Zhu Biao also nodded silently and smiled approvingly.

How could such Hu Fei be ignored by him?

...

Outside the palace gate.

Jinyi Health Center.

In the command post, Hu Fei was sitting on a chair, leaning in front of the case, frowning slightly as he looked at the information about Bei Yuan that his subordinates had gathered.

He was always worried about Bei Yuan's delay in sending anyone to hunt him down, so after returning to the capital, he ordered Pei Jie to secretly investigate Bei Yuan's movements.

But so many days have passed, and no changes have been found in Beiyuan.

Everything looked like the Beiyuan Imperial Court had silently accepted the incident of causing trouble in Fanyang City, and it seemed that they had never thought about revenge.

But Hu Fei knew that Bei Yuan was not so kind. The less clues he could find, the greater the conspiracy of Bei Yuan might be, and something unexpected could happen at any time.

"What on earth are you plotting?"

Hu Fei reluctantly threw away the useless information in his hand, frowned and murmured to himself.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard, and Pei Jie appeared at the door of the workplace.

"Commander, someone is coming from the palace."

Pei Jie bowed his hands and said loudly.

Hearing Pei Jie's words, Hu Fei came back to his senses and nodded hesitantly.

Pei Jie understood immediately and turned around to retreat.

Soon, a young eunuch quickly walked into the office.

"I've met Hou Jiu'an!"

The little eunuch came forward and bowed respectfully, with a flattering smile on his face.

"What's the matter?"

Hu Fei glanced at it and asked lightly.

"Replying to the Marquis of Jiu'an, Your Majesty has spoken, and hopes that the Marquis of Jiu'an will come to the palace immediately to pay his respects."

The little eunuch said respectfully.

Hearing the little eunuch's answer, Hu Fei showed a faint smile. Everything was as he expected.

"I understand, father-in-law, please go back and resume your duties first. I will be here soon."

Hu Fei nodded and replied with a smile.

The little eunuch agreed, bowed, and respectfully left.

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment, destroyed all the information on the case, and then looked out the door again.

"Pei Jie!"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei stood up and shouted outside.

"Lord Commander."

Following the voice, Pei Jie quickly appeared at the door.

"Continue to secretly investigate, especially those who enter the Ming Dynasty from the north. Beiyuan should not be so calm. It is too abnormal. I suspect that they must be plotting something."

Hu Fei glanced at Pei Jie and warned in a deep voice.

"yes!"

Pei Jie hesitated for a moment and answered loudly.

"In addition, try to find a way to inquire about Han Jiang's side and see if you can find out anything."

Hu Fei lowered his voice and warned again.

"yes!"

Pei Jie understood immediately and responded in a deep voice.

Hu Fei smiled, said nothing, and left the guardhouse with Chundie, entered the palace, and went straight to the Yangxin Palace.

Although the inspection school was abolished and Han Jiang is now only responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, Hu Fei knew that those inspection agents lurking in surrounding countries must still be passing on information to Han Jiang.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang would not let Han Jiang cut off contact with those informants. It must be a complicated and confusing dark network. Hu Fei was not sure how many hidden stakes were involved in it.

Therefore, Han Jiang cannot die now, at least he must live until he has complete control or eradicates those hidden piles.

It seems that he has to find a way to secretly send people to infiltrate Han Jiang's influence step by step.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Pang Yuhai walked quickly into the hall with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Jiu'an has arrived."

Pang Yuhai said respectfully while saluting.

"Let him in quickly!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he unconsciously smiled and said impatiently.

Pang Yuhai immediately agreed and stepped back quickly.

Soon, Hu Fei followed Pang Yuhai into the main hall.

"My son, please see your father!"

Hu Fei walked closer, bowed respectfully, and spoke slowly.

“No gifts, no gifts!”

Zhu Yuanzhang said while smiling and raising his hands, the smile on his face getting brighter.

Hu Fei agreed, stood up slowly, and stood respectfully.

It seemed that only in front of Zhu Yuanzhang would he show his rare well-behaved attitude.

"I heard that you are building an almshouse outside the capital recently? What's going on?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and asked slowly.

"Go back to Father, this is indeed the case."

"The New Year is approaching, and I have nothing to do, so I want to find something to do."

"I remember that during last year's New Year's Eve, I specially ordered someone to hold a free New Year's banquet at Hongbin Tower, inviting the childless elderly people in the city to enjoy it for free."

"However, after careful consideration recently, I realized that this does not seem to fundamentally solve the problem, so I came up with the idea of ​​using the capital as a pilot project."
To be continued...