Outside the Guandi Temple, Xiong Weidu escorted Zhu Yujian as soon as he arrived, and only took a moment to breathe in the open space in front of the door, and Zhou Zhifan escorted the Empress Zeng to follow closely, and the two sides converged.

"Queen, are you alright?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is no ......"

After Zhu Yujian and the queen Zeng exchanged pleasantries, the former looked at it even more uneasily, seeing that the queen was only a little frightened, some frightened, and there were no obvious scars on her body, while her heart was relieved, Zhu Yujian looked at Zhou Zhifan again, and said with gratitude: "Zhou Aiqing, my husband and wife were able to escape, thanks to you!" ”

"The emperor praised it, it really tormented the old minister, this is what a courtier should do!"

In the face of Zhu Yujian's words of gratitude, while responding, Zhou Zhifan did not have the slightest sense of joy, but frowned, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, this is not a place to stay for a long time, and we have not gotten rid of the pursuit of the Dashun army, since we have already met, it is better to leave quickly, once the chaotic army chases, with our current little strength, I am afraid it will ......."

Zhou Zhifan didn't say any more, but looked around with a sad face, looking at the many soldiers who were able to breathe for a moment, only a few hundred.

At this moment, how could Zhu Yujian not understand Zhou Zhifan's off-string sound? How can you not hear the unfinished words that follow?

Once the Dashun army chases and the two sides are entangled, there is absolutely no chance that they and others will survive, and if they want to escape and ascend to heaven, it is comparable to ascending to heaven!

With only a few hundred people, how could they be able to withstand the thousands of elite iron cavalry of the Great Shun Army?

Although he knew this, Zhu Yujian still showed a faint hesitation like never before, and said hesitantly: "But, my emperor ......"

Zhou Zhifan is such a thoughtful person, just these six words, he understood what Zhu Yujian meant, and without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, he said in a deep voice: "Hmm... Your Majesty, let's do this, let's rest for a while in the Guandi Temple, wait for the news, Weichen asked people to pick up the prince and the concubine, if there is no news yet, let's move to other places immediately, the target here is too big, it is easy to attract the attention of the rebels. ”

"Okay, that's it."

Zhu Yujian agreed without any hesitation, and under the escort of several soldiers, he turned around and walked into the Guandi Temple with the Empress Zeng.

At this time, General Xiong Weidu pulled Zhou Zhifan aside and whispered: "Lord Zhou, you are really confused, you really shouldn't promise the emperor, stay here for a while, the Dashun army may be killed at any time." ”

"General Xiong, this official is not confused, he knows this very well, but the emperor has a bad fate, so far there is only one son, if we insist, we will definitely offend the emperor and the queen, I am afraid that the emperor may not agree to evacuate immediately."

When he said this, Zhou Zhifan shook his head helplessly, as if he had thought of something, and added: "Moreover, at this time, there are Dashun troops everywhere, and we are not familiar with the place, so we don't know where to retreat at all?" Now, only after dark, when the rebel army is the most relaxed, can it withdraw into Tingzhou City. ”

"In this way, relatively speaking, Guandi Temple is safer here, and it can be used as a place to temporarily observe the situation, and after figuring out the surrounding situation, it can be transferred."

When Xiong Weidu responded, he nodded slightly, revealing a sudden look, with a look of deep understanding.

"General Xiong, although the rebel army has not caught up, it does not mean that the danger has been lifted, this official thinks so, general, you lead a part of the soldiers, guarding outside the Guandi Temple, guarding the surroundings, and the official is hiding in the Guandi Temple with the emperor to protect the emperor's safety."

"Well, it should be like this, Lord Zhou, the last general is a warrior, and the two armies are fighting, and it is the last general's job to protect the emperor's safety."

Xiong Weidu said this from the heart, Zhou Zhifan's performance just now, put himself in danger, went to rescue the queen, this fierce act of not fearing death, has conquered Xiong Weidu, won the latter's approval.

Therefore, there is no objection to Zhou Zhifan's arrangement, and he does not feel that the other party is greedy for life and afraid of death, and wants to hide in a safer place.

Not long after, Zhou Zhifan walked into the Guandi Temple, came to Zhu Yujian's side, bowed and saluted, and then said earnestly: "Your Majesty, please take a moment of grievance and take off this dragon robe." ”

Zhu Yujian was obviously stunned, did not react, did not understand Zhou Zhifan's intentions, his face was puzzled, and he immediately asked with some confusion: "Lord Zhou... What do you mean by that...? ”

At this time, Queen Zeng reacted and had a hint of enlightenment, but did not tell the reason, but followed the persuasion: "Your Majesty, take off the dragon robe, Lord Zhou will never harm us." ”

Seeing that Zhu Yujian still had some hesitation and did not immediately take action, Zhou Zhifan further added: "Your Majesty, although the rebel army has not yet appeared, it is necessary to take precautions, just in case, it is better for you to take off your dragon robe." Otherwise, the target is too big, and it is easy to cause the rebel army to deliberately target. ”

"Oh... I see, Lord Lao Zhou bothered, so I untied my clothes and took off my dragon robe. ”

While speaking, under the service of the Empress Zeng, Zhu Yujian had already taken off his dragon robe and changed into a soldier's clothes, but Zhou Zhifan's next move was staggering and dumbfounded.

"Lord Zhou, what are you...?"

Zhu Yujian pointed to Zhou Zhifan, who was changing clothes, and was wearing his dragon robe, as soon as he spit out these six words, his voice stopped abruptly, the doubts on his face turned into a sudden color, and the trace of anger between his eyebrows disappeared, turning into full admiration and emotion.

At this moment, even no matter how stupid and stupid a person is, he understands Zhou Zhifan's intentions, what is this trying to do?

"Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for his offense, Weichen is also helpless."

Zhou Zhifan was wearing a dragon robe and brocade belt, and while blaming himself for speaking, his words became resolute, and he was like the last goodbye, and continued: "Your Majesty, Queen, Wechen has just checked, there is a very secret back door behind the Guandi Temple, once the chaotic army really has to chase after it, you can only ask the emperor and queen to take the first step, Wechen is here to attract the attention of the chaotic army, so under the dress, you can always buy more time." ”

When Zhu Yujian was moved from the bottom of his heart, it caused endless emotion, if all the officials were like Zhou Zhifan, why didn't the Ming Dynasty worry? How could they not resist the attack of the Dashun army?

Without any words of praise or gratitude, Zhu Yujian just stared at Zhou Zhifan silently, holding each other heavily with both hands.

The reason why this is so is not only because Zhu Yujian feels that no words can express the emotion in his heart, but the most important thing is that Zhu Yujian feels that too many words of praise and thanks, too much of an out-of-the-box, are all blasphemy against Zhou Zhifan's loyalty!

Everything is in plain sight, you can know it, that's the only way.