Seeing that the chasing soldiers arrived, Zhou Cong frowned, clenched his fists, and shook his head incessantly, it is no wonder that this river beach is very empty, and there is nothing to dodge, and he ran all the way from the Forbidden City to here, and experienced a vicious battle on the way, although it is a complete victory, but it is inevitable that there are some small bruises on his body, after all, there are many scumbags in the battle, and the hero is also going to lose blood, plus there is no food around him, there is no way to replenish his strength, and then look at the yellow fat war horse, it is still majestic in the city at that time, The indomitable look, now, is also showing a tired color, drooping his head, constantly searching, hoping to find some grass on this gravel-covered river beach, it seems to be hungry. In this way, you can't run away.

"I'll fight with them, Your Highness take care of yourself," Zhou Cong said suddenly, and then turned around to go to the horse's belly to get weapons.

"Don't worry, look at the situation, and adapt when the time comes" I comforted Zhou Cong while my brain was spinning rapidly, hoping to find a way to deal with it.

As I spoke, the men and horses on the opposite side approached, and I counted them, and there were ten people in total, all of them cavalrymen, dressed in short cloth clothes, with light cavalry armor tied to the outside, and the long knives in their hands were shining in the sun, which was bright and dazzling. Strangely enough, however, the cavalry did not surround us, but formed into a fan-shaped formation and turned their horses' heads towards us.

Zhou Cong was holding that strange weapon in his hand, blocking me in front of me, although I couldn't see his expression, but I could feel from his hands that made a "quacking" sound because he was holding too hard, he should be extremely nervous now.

The man at the head suddenly lifted the long knife in his hand, pointed at us with the tip of the knife and shouted, "Zhou Cong, you rebellious thief, at this moment, do you still want to resist?" If you don't hurry up and arrest you, I will intercede for you in front of King Yan and leave you a whole corpse."

"Fart" Zhou Cong responded, although he was very nervous, he still forced himself to calm down, "Bold Guo Kui, how dare you, a small deputy commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, be so presumptuous in front of me, saying that I am a chaotic minister and thief, are you worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and worthy of the emperor's grace?" ”

"The Emperor's grace? Zhou Cong, which emperor are you talking about? Is it the dead ghost Zhu Yunwen? Let me tell you, now that King Yan has entered the Forbidden City and immediately ascended the throne to succeed to the throne, he is the true dragon son who conforms to the mandate of heaven, and you, you actually dare to kill King Yan's men and horses in Donghua Gate, so ignorant of current affairs, aren't you a chaotic minister and thief? Guo Kui said with a smug sneer.

"Nonsense! Your Majesty will not be harmed by that Zhu Di Lao'er, Your Majesty is my Ming orthodoxy, with the blessing of the emperor and the assistance of the world's loyal ministers and good generals, sooner or later I will be able to recover the Ming Dynasty! "Zhou Cong said this very firmly, I feel a little strange, generally speaking, when the ministers heard that the emperor was killed by the thief, they should have a mental breakdown, either to die and be loyal, or to rush up and die with the thief, on the other hand, Zhou Cong had no such signs at all, and he still spoke in an orderly manner, as if he knew that Zhu Yunwen was still alive.

Taking advantage of the quarrel between the two, I poked my head out from behind Zhou Cong and carefully observed this guy named Guo Kui, this Guo Kui has a well-proportioned figure, a fair face, distinct facial features, phoenix eyes are slightly raised, two sword eyebrows are thick and black and long, and a pair of thin lips are just right. I hurriedly pinched my arm, thinking that my family has been passed down for three generations, and I have established the correct concept of love between men and women early on, how can it collapse in this place, besides, now is not the time to think about these messy problems, I have to find a way to get out of the predicament quickly.

"Zhou Cong, this official doesn't have time to talk nonsense with you, hurry up and arrest him, otherwise, hum, take your head back, and I can still receive the reward" The more Guo Kui spoke, the more proud he became, and he shook his head involuntarily.

"I'm sorry, you still have the face to claim to be your own official, who doesn't know, you have no military merits, and you have no merit and fame, just by virtue of your uncle's position in the Ministry of Officials, you have found an errand in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, I heard that you can be the deputy commander, but also because the commander Zhao is good at Longyang! Hahaha"

Zhou Cong's words obviously angered Guo Kui, the smug expression on his face gradually disappeared, his originally fair face also became red, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch slightly.

Guo Kui raised the long knife violently and was about to cut it, but suddenly stopped in mid-air, and he brought the knife in front of him again, pointing the tip of the knife at Zhou Cong

"Zhou Cong, who is that yellow-mouthed kid behind you?"

"What do you have to do with you, do you dare to fight with your Grandpa Zhou!" With that, he pulled me behind him again.

Guo Kui didn't answer, but his eyes kept looking at me, Zhou Cong's body trembled a little, he began to get nervous again, I know that for him, my life is far more important than his own, if I die, then everything he did before rushing into the Forbidden City will be in vain, suddenly, Zhou Cong's body began to sink, it seems that he is ready to rush up desperately, I hurriedly grabbed him, and whispered to him, "Don't be impulsive, I have a way, leave it to me." Zhou Cong seemed to believe my words and gave up his offensive posture, but he still held the strange weapon in his hand.

"I am the third prince of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Wenzhe," I replied loudly as I slowly walked in front of Zhou Cong.

I did not use the title of "Your Majesty today", but directly called "Emperor Jianwen", because I can see that this Guo Kui has obviously taken refuge in Zhu Di's side and is an iron fan of Zhu Di, and Zhu Di's claim to be the emperor is already a sure thing, and at this time, it is unwise to challenge the other party's stereotyped thinking concept in the habit of salutation, and it is easy to intensify the contradiction. The first step to affirm the other party in an innocuous place, and then stick to their own principles at a key point, can not only effectively eliminate the customer's psychological defense, let the customer think that we are thinking from his position, but also make the customer aware of our attitude, in the next negotiation, will be cautious to put forward conditions, after all, after so many years of sales work, this is some common routine.

"Three, the third prince?" My answer is tantamount to a blockbuster**, Guo Kui's voice trembled obviously, his body seemed to be a little unstable on the horse, and the soldiers around him also began to talk about it, turning heads and ears, and the scene was a little chaotic.

"That's right, it's this prince, if it weren't for his noble status, how could Zhou Aiqing give up his life to protect him? Could it be that Deputy Commander Guo is suspicious? Take the initiative to make the other party's judgment preconceived, and then cooperate with the way of borrowing strength and the tone without waves, so that the other party is more sure of their own judgment. I have no choice but to do this, if this Guo Kui is not a fool, but asks me to show evidence to prove my identity, what should I do? Zhou Cong didn't tell me how he decided that I was the third prince, and I myself had reservations about his statement, taking a step back, even if I could come up with something like a token to prove my identity as a prince, for Guo Kui, who was completely unqualified to enter the Forbidden City, he naturally hadn't seen me, and how could he distinguish the authenticity of the token? Of course, he can also completely ignore these uncertain factors and kill us directly with a knife, after all, his original goal was only Zhou Cong alone, with only Zhou Cong's head, Guo Kui can also receive the reward, as for me, just abandon the corpse in the wilderness, it is impossible for anyone to find out, Guo Kui is a lot of people, hard fighting, only we are dead. I have to bet on this.

It turns out that Guo Kui is an out-and-out fool.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince, Weichen is Guo Kui, the deputy commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, where he is rude, I hope to forgive my sins" Guo Kui said as he led the rest of the soldiers to dismount and salute me.

"It's okay, it's okay, now that there are swords and soldiers, these red tapes will be avoided." I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to help Zhou Cong, his defensive posture had been held for too long, and his body was a little stiff.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince, why would you be with the traitor, no, General Zhou in this barren mountain and wild land?" After Guo Kui finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Cong contemptuously, but fortunately, Zhou Cong did not react.

"Lord Guo misunderstood, before the king of Yan sent troops to enter the Forbidden City, originally to protect the harem is complete, the Yan army soldiers are mostly from the bitter cold land in the north, seeing that the Forbidden City is resplendent and brilliant, there are countless treasures, some small people have bad thoughts, and they have done looting, resulting in chaos in the harem, General Zhou in order to protect the prince of Zhou, he went to escort alone, and he was afraid of being outnumbered, and it was difficult to hold on, so he escorted the prince to the outside of the city to temporarily avoid the soldiers, and on the way he accidentally injured several Yan army soldiers, it was really helpless, and asked Lord Guo to enter the city first to reply to the king of Yan, It is said that the prince is in good health, but he was a little frightened, and he will stay outside the city for a while, and he will be able to return to the city to meet His Royal Highness King Yan in a few days. ”

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince is serious, it is a misunderstanding, Weichen will make it clear to King Yan, but the conditions outside the city are miserable, and the chaos in the city has long been calmed, and please ask His Royal Highness to enter the city with me to meet King Yan, if Weichen returns to the city alone, King Yan asked, I am afraid that I will be treated for the crime of insulting the prince and disturbing the harem, and Weichen can never afford it" Guo Kui said, and glanced at the saber on his waist, the threat was overflowing.

The value of a prince is much higher than that of a former general of the fourth grade, this account, everyone will calculate, Guo Kui's intentions are very obvious, he no longer cares whether I call Zhu Di "King Yan" or "Your Majesty", for the current Guo Kui, as long as he can hand me over to Zhu Di alive, what he can get is not only a bounty, but also an official and a knight, and once I go back with him, it is naturally a dead end, Zhu Di's brutal character is also recorded in the history books, compared with his father, it is more than that, Besides, I am the only surviving prince, the orthodox heir to the throne, this is a huge threat to Zhu Di, he will never leave me alive, I can almost make up my brain now, and the various endings after returning to the city with Guo Kui, either after Zhu Di saw me, he directly said that I was an impostor, pretending to be a prince, a capital crime, or a cordial reception, showing his care and love for the Ming royal family, and then arranged for me to rest, and the next day "died violently".

But I can't refuse too directly, and I can't even refuse, after all, Guo Kui now has 10 knives, we only have one, Zhou Cong is not at his peak now, there is no way out of hard work, capture the thief and capture the king first, I have to find a way to clean up this costume version of Zhang Yixing first.

"Lord Guo is reasonable, His Royal Highness King Yan is also my elder, the elders are here, how can the younger generation not go to see me, it's just that General Zhou escorted me all the way to this place, and I was injured, can I rest for a while, wait for General Zhou to bandage it, and then go back with Lord Guo." Delay a little longer, maybe when Zhou Cong's strength recovers, there will be a turnaround.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince doesn't have to worry so much, General Zhou has been through a hundred battles, and there are only a few small injuries, it's not early now, I need to go back to the city to resume my life, if General Zhou is unwell, you can stay here to rest for a while, I will escort His Royal Highness the Third Prince back to the city first, and it will not be too late for General Zhou to get better and then enter the city on his own." As he spoke, he took another step closer to me, and it seemed that Guo Kui also understood the truth that change occurs later.

Hearing this, Zhou Cong's body that had just been somewhat relaxed tightened again, and he made an offensive posture again, seeing that the situation was about to change, I hurriedly turned around and grabbed Zhou Cong's arm and squeezed it hard.

"In that case, let's go." I smiled and said to Guo Kui.

After listening to my reply, Guo Kui was naturally overjoyed, and immediately led his horse over and helped me up, and the other soldiers also got back on their horses and prepared to set off. Just as Guo Kui was about to turn over and get on the horse, I suddenly said:

"Lord Guo is slow, this prince is young, and he has just galloped all the way with General Zhou, I really have palpitations, and I can't stand the bumps, can I ask Lord Guo to lead the horse for this prince in front, and I can set off immediately."

"This ......."

"I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Guo leads the way for the prince, there is nothing inappropriate, if His Royal Highness King Yan sees Lord Guo so respectful to the prince, he will definitely praise Lord Guo for being a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Highness's order, don't dare to disobey, please sit down tightly" After saying that, Guo Kui walked to the horse and prepared to pull the reins. It was too late, it was fast, I suddenly took out the dagger hidden in the sleeve cage from my hand, and stabbed the horse's buttocks, the war horse was in pain, and suddenly roared, raised its front hooves high, impartially, and kicked Guo Kui who was standing in front of the horse's head, Guo Kui fell to the ground in response, and there was no movement.

(To be continued)