The scene became silent for a while, everyone was stunned, Zhou Cong never thought that I still had this hand, and for a while I didn't know whether to pull me to escape, or rush up to finish the remaining soldiers, and those soldiers, because they had no commander, didn't know what to do. "Here's the opportunity," I rejoiced.

"Don't panic, gentlemen" I took the lead in breaking the silence, "I am the third prince of the Ming Dynasty, the only surviving bloodline of the first emperor, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, in the name of Jingjing, conspired against the usurpation of the throne, it is really a thief, the monarchs have been eating the first emperor for a long time, are you willing to be with the anti-thief, not afraid of leaving a reputation for eternity?" "Hearing my words, the remaining nine began to whisper, it seemed that they were shaken, and I had to add another fire.

"This prince understands, I don't want to be involved in this matter, but I have to do it as a last resort, and now the anti-thief henchman Guo Kui is dead, if you still want to forcibly take me back to the city, I'm afraid that with your ability, I am not General Zhou's opponent" I looked at Zhou Cong as I spoke, and Zhou Cong also cooperated with a fierce expression, and waved the weapon in his hand.

"If you return empty-handed, you will not be able to recover your life, I am afraid that you will have to be punished by the officials, and you will suffer some skin injuries, if you lose your life, what will happen to your parents and wives at home?"

The crowd looked at me in unison.

"In the opinion of this prince, it is better for you to disperse, take your family ** small, and leave this place of right and wrong, now at the foot of this imperial city, it is no longer the scene of the past, you can't stay for a long time, please think about it carefully."

As soon as the words fell, I saw everyone saluting me, and shouted with a brush: "Xie San Prince is compassionate, and the villain will leave", after that, everyone turned around and scattered, I breathed a sigh of relief, finally there was no danger, and I couldn't help but laugh bitterly, hehe, according to the routine of costume films, when I meet an orthodox down-and-out prince like me, shouldn't they swear to follow? Why did I even reduce the bridge section of my resignation, and ran away directly, not polite at all, it seems that no matter what era, living is the unchanging subject of human beings!

I held the handle of the dagger with both hands, and pulled out the dagger hard, just now the situation was too tense, too strong, the dagger pierced deeper, the poor horse knelt on the ground, the blood hole on the horse's hip continued to bubble out of the blood, and it was dying, hey, it was really evil, I was lamenting, and suddenly heard a voice behind me, "Your Highness, don't worry, the villain can cure this injury", I turned around and looked, it turned out that one of the nine people did not leave, and before I could ask carefully, the man turned over and dismounted and walked over, and took out a large handful of herbs from his bag, put it on directly, and then took off the cushion under the saddle, tore it into a large piece of cloth, and wrapped the whole horse's rump. I'm looking at Fresh, I've only seen people bandaged before, but this time I've seen bandages on horses, oh, it's a big band-aid.

Just as I was thinking about it, the man turned to me and saluted, and said, "Your Highness, the horse's wound is bandaged, and it will heal in about half a month." I nodded and asked him:

"Who are you?"

The man knelt down and kowtowed to me, and replied: "The villain Qi Tong, a person from Xinghua Mansion in Fujian, has practiced medicine for generations in his family, and originally came to the capital to be admitted to the Tai Hospital, but he didn't want to be sent to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to do paperwork. ”

"Excuse me, get up"

Qi Tong stood up slowly, and at this time I saw his appearance clearly, about one meter seven tall, emaciated, as if a gust of wind could blow him down, and the pieces of armor on his body were not tied tightly, dangling, as if he was going to fall off at any time, but there was flesh on his face, although there were some wrinkles, but the skin was not bad, his eyes were bright, and the whole person looked very energetic.

"I ask you again, why don't you go with the people?"

Qi Tong gave another salute: "Back to His Royal Highness, the villain's family is the fourth, has not yet married, the parents at home have their own brother to support, the villain came to the capital also wants to break through, but how to encounter this sword and soldier disaster, seeing that the future is hopeless, never wanted to meet His Highness here, His Royal Highness killed the bandit leader with a little trick, and retired in a few words, although His Royal Highness is young, but so calm, resourceful, so that the villain is impressed, the villain is willing to follow His Highness, a great cause. ”

"Oh, okay, let's go!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, please get on the horse!"

The horse with a band-aid must not be ridden, I still rode the same horse with Zhou Cong, and after walking a few steps, Zhou Cong suddenly said, "Your Highness, the situation was so dangerous just now, and what Your Highness did was really impulsive." ”

I smiled and said: "What General Zhou said is very true, the move of stepping on Guo Kui is indeed a dangerous move, but if it is done, the later things will come naturally." ”

"Oh? Why is His Highness so sure that as long as Guo Kui dies, the remaining nine people will definitely not be in trouble? Zhou Cong didn't seem to have figured it out.

I continued to explain to him: "This is not speculation, I have carefully observed those ten people before, and the soldiers I met in Donghua Gate before are completely different, one of them, the Yan soldiers we encountered in Donghua Gate before, the plain belt wrapped around their waists is dark yellow, this is because they fought all the way from the north, the plain belt has long been stained with dust and blood, and the nine horsemen and horses led by Guo Kui are bright in color, so I conclude that these horses should be soldiers, not the Yan army that followed Zhu Di to conquer the north and the south. I reached out and took a sip of the water bladder, and then said, "Second, Lord Zhao, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, this person, I have also heard a little, although this person does not have a well-known name, he may still have a little, uh, little fetishes," I said, I coughed lightly a few times to relieve the embarrassment of the topic, "But he is also a loyal and patriotic minister, this time Yan Wang Rebellion, he will inevitably lead all the sergeants in the division to the city gate to assist in the defense, it is impossible to leave the sergeants on standby in the division, and furthermore, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is responsible for the security of the capital, Even if it is not as brave as the Imperial Forest Army or the border army, and the equipment is well-equipped, it is also a daily drill, and the imperial court has also issued them weapons and armor, you are looking at Guo Kui's men and horses" said, I pointed to Qi Tong who was riding with his head bowed on the side, "All of them are dressed in short cloth clothes, and the cloth clothes are different in color, they are dressed in light armor, and their outfits are so casual, so I think they should not be the sergeants who stayed in the division, and it is very likely that they are some temporarily recruited government officers" I stretched my back that was a little sore from sitting for a long time, "Third, When Guo Kui's men and horses surrounded us, those soldiers, even when the horses had stopped, still held the reins tightly, and their bodies were constantly shaking, as if they were constantly looking for balance, so as not to fall off the horse, so that I could further determine that these people should not be good at riding, what kind of errand is not good at riding? Then there are only people like clerical and servants in the official mansion" I turned my head to look at Zhou Cong, and added, "With these three assertions, then things should be like this, several clerical servants of the official government are unable to participate in the battle of city defense, so they stayed in their respective mansions, but they were temporarily recruited by Guo Kui, hurriedly put on their horses, and followed Guo Kui to pursue us, and they must be reluctant in their hearts, now that Guo Kui is dead, in the face of you, the general Mingwei of the Imperial Forest Army, where did they have the chance of winning, they have no intention of fighting again, but, after all, they are acting on orders, And my words are just to help them find a reason to escape."

After listening to my words, Zhou Cong had a sudden realization on his face, but he still didn't give up, "Everything is just His Highness's speculation, if His Highness's speculation is wrong, wouldn't it be a big deal?" ”

"Right or wrong, just ask Qi Tong to know!" I smirked and turned my head away, no longer looking at him.

"Qi Tong, why did you follow Guo Kui to pursue me and His Highness?" Zhou Cong asked loudly towards Qi Tong

Qi Tong seemed to think that Zhou Cong was blaming in his words, and hurriedly threw his hand to Zhou Cong, but found that his hands were loose and his body was unstable, and he was about to fall, so he hurriedly pulled the reins, looking like he was in a hurry, and even I couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Back to General Zhou, I was originally a clerk of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, a few days ago, Zhao Commander led the sergeants in the division to the city gate to assist in the defense, I am not good at fighting, was left in the division to do some military coordination, today, Guo Deputy Commander, uh, no, is the anti-thief Guo Kui, suddenly came to the division, ordered me to follow him out of the city to chase the enemy, the villain's official position is low, I had to obey the order, in a hurry, took some armor pieces from the arsenal and put it on the body, and followed Guo Kui out of the city, I waited for nine people, three of them were the servants of the Dali Temple, and one was the servant of the Cheng family in the imperial history, There are four people left, all of whom are Guo Kui's family members" Qi Tong's voice became smaller and smaller, and his head slowly lowered, probably because he was a little annoyed. Suddenly, he raised his voice and said: "The villain has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, sworn to follow His Highness to the death, and asked General Zhou not to be suspicious of the past." ”

Zhou Cong listened, lost his voice, and just rode a horse silently. "You must be impressed with me!" I felt very proud, but I felt that something was wrong, and this sense of unease was fleeting.

Suddenly remembering a strange question, I turned to Qi Tong and shouted

"By the way, how old are you?"

"Back to Your Highness, the villain is sixteen years old this year."

"Huh?"

"Uh....... The villain looks a little old."

"Hahahaha........."

(To be continued...) ）