Princess Mansion.

Front yard main hall.

After a long time, Hu Fei, who had eaten and drank enough, finally put down his bowl and chopsticks and touched his belly with satisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei poured himself another cup of tea and tasted it calmly.

"Jiu'an Hou, it's getting late, we should go to the Huitong Hall."

Zhou Tong hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said with a confused look on his face.

"What's the rush? I've eaten so much, I have to digest it."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

Zhou Tong frowned, glanced at Tang Duo beside him, and winked.

"Jiu'an Hou, the time is indeed almost here, we should go."

Tang Duo hesitated, but then spoke cautiously.

"Isn't it just a small tribute trade? Are you so concerned about it?"

"His Majesty specially summoned me into the palace last night and asked the royal guards to assist me. What trouble could possibly happen?"

Hu Fei shook his head helplessly and said slowly.

"Marquis Jiu'an doesn't know something. Although the so-called tribute trade is only a small transaction, it cannot be done carelessly."

"According to the regulations of the imperial court, the Huitong Pavilion trading period is three to five days. During this process, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War must work together and strictly supervise to prevent envoys from trading prohibited items with market participants during this period."

"At the same time, it is also to prevent the envoy from being deceived and damage the image of our dynasty. On the contrary, if the envoy does something prohibited, the envoy will be prohibited from entering Beijing to trade again."

"When the Huitong Hall is allowed to open for business by the imperial court, only shop owners can bring goods in for trading. All actions during the transaction must be carried out under strict surveillance. If any violators are found, they must be dealt with immediately!"

"Therefore, we must be present at all times and must not be negligent. Since His Majesty allows Marquis Jiu'an to participate, it is enough to show that Your Majesty attaches great importance to this opening of the market!"

Tang Duo thought for a moment, looked at Hu Fei and said.

After listening to Tang Duo's story, Hu Fei finally understood how complicated the so-called tribute trade was.

"I see, then it seems we have to rush there as soon as possible."

Hu Fei nodded and said slowly.

But even though he said this, he sat still and did not move. Tang Duo and Zhou Tong looked anxious.

"Jiu'an Hou, we really need to leave, otherwise it will be too late."

"The Japanese mission is the most arrogant. I hope that the Marquis of Jiu'an will arrive early to take charge. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress the situation with my official and Tang Shangshu."

Zhou Tong frowned and urged with a grimace.

"Is this the real reason why you are anxious?"

After listening to Zhou Tong's words, Hu Fei slowly raised his head, looked at Zhou Tong, curled his lips and asked.

"Ah? What?"

Zhou Tong was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly.

"Stop pretending!"

"You have known for a long time that Kuroda Yoshitaka broke up unhappily when he met with His Majesty. He was worried that he would manipulate the tribute trade. However, he has never taken the two of you seriously, so he hopes that I will be present at all times."

"In this way, even if contraband or other troubles occur in the end, the responsibility will still be mine, and it has nothing to do with you two. Am I right?"

Hu Fei sneered, looked at Tang Duo and Zhou Tong, and said lightly.

"Jiu'an Hou misunderstood, how could we think that."

"It's really unfair."

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Tang Duo and Zhou Tong's expressions changed at the same time, and then they hurriedly waved their hands and explained.

"It doesn't matter whether you are wronged or not. Who said that I am following His Majesty's will?"

"When does the market open?"

Hu Fei curled his lips and asked nonchalantly.

"It's probably timed out."

Tang Duo turned his head and looked at the sky outside, and said with a grimace.

"In that case, you two adults, let's go."

Hu Fei smiled, stood up and walked out as he spoke.

Tang Duo and Zhou Tong breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed.

...

Huitong Hall.

Not long after, Hu Fei, Tang Duo, Zhou Tong, Jinyiwei, Jinqiwei and dozens of others finally arrived at the Huitong Pavilion.

At this time, a large number of shop owners have gathered outside the Huitong Hall. They are all gearing up and can't wait.

People from the mission were already waiting at the entrance of the hall, looking anxiously.

Since the person in charge was not there, even though the market opening time had arrived, the trading had not yet started.

After Tang Duo and Zhou Tong arrived, they immediately announced the opening of the market and took charge of the overall situation together.

Following the order, the shop owners who had been waiting outside the Huitong Hall rushed in and started bargaining with the mission.

Hu Fei was riding on horseback, looking at the bustling Huitong Hall with a bored look on his face.

Originally, he was the largest businessman in the capital city, so he should join in the excitement, but he didn't like the arrogance of those in the mission, especially Yoshitaka Kuroda, so he didn't bother to get involved.

.

"Pei Jie, I give you a task."

After hesitating for a long time, Hu Fei looked at Pei Jie and said slowly.

"Commander, what's the mission?"

Pei Jie bowed his hands and asked respectfully.

"From today on, you will be responsible for assisting the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites in supervising the return to Tongguan."

Hu Fei, the old man Pei Jie, said seriously.

"ah?"

When Pei Jie heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and looked at Hu Fei blankly.

"Ah, what? I have other important matters to deal with. I don't trust leaving this place to others. It will only take three to five days. It will be quick."

"During this period, you must fully assist the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Hu Fei looked at Pei Jie and said seriously.

In fact, he never thought about spending time here from beginning to end. For several days in a row, he didn't have that much leisure time.

Besides, with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites here, there should be no problem.

"All right."

Pei Jie smiled bitterly and nodded in agreement.

"If you are really worried, just transfer some more people from the guardhouse."

"I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step."

Hu Fei warned again, then turned and left on his horse.

Pei Jie grimaced and watched Hu Fei go away. He immediately sent someone back to the guard station to mobilize people and helplessly stayed at the Huitong Hall.

When Zhou Tong and Tang Duo wanted to report the progress to Hu Fei after the market opened, they found that Hu Fei was already gone.

However, Hu Fei was not really lazy. Instead, he took the newly recruited men out of the city and secretly trained his troops in the mountains outside the city.

In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Jin Yiwei, he specially formulated a set of training methods, focusing on training the collaborative combat capabilities among the Jin Yiwei, including different formations.

In this way, even if you encounter some highly skilled opponents in the future, even if your individual combat capabilities are not as good as the opponent's, you will still be able to cope with them.

…

East Palace.

In the main hall.

Xiao Qi quickly walked into the main hall.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the Huitong Pavilion has officially opened and trade has begun."

Xiao Qi said seriously while saluting respectfully.

"Is there anything unusual?"

Zhu Biao nodded and asked in a deep voice.
To be continued...