"Alas......" Zhu Yujian shook his head weakly.

When he turned his head, he saw Queen Zeng leaning against the ruined wall of the temple, and he only felt extremely sour in his heart.

"Yuan'er," Empress Zeng patted the baby in her arms with her weak hand, raised her head lightly and said, "Your Majesty, look at it, Yuan'er is smiling at you!" But she saw her husband with tears in her eyes.

"Your Majesty......" Empress Zeng wiped the corners of Longwu's eyes with her cold fingers, trying to show a warm smile, "It's not the first time we have suffered such an ordeal, but which time is it not all bad luck?" You're a true dragon! ”

Zhu Yujian stroked the silver thread on his wife's temples, and the strong guilt squeezed his heart together, "Hui Niang, I'm sorry for you and the child...... You've been with me for so many years, and you haven't enjoyed a single day of happiness. I first suffered in Fengyang, and when I came to Fujing, I also suffered hardship. This time Jiangxi was pacified, I thought that you would be able to live a peaceful life after entering Jiangxi, but who would have expected to fall into this ruined temple with me...... I'm a wretch! ”

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zeng smiled, but her voice was slightly choked, "Why did the emperor say such frustrating words?" The luckiest thing in Hui Niang's life is to marry the greatest hero in the world. I enjoy it every day, and I never feel hard. Your Majesty has done her best for the people of the world, and Hui Niang is proud of Your Majesty. It's ......" her eyes became firm, "It's to die at this moment, and Hui Niang has no regrets." ”

"Your Majesty," a little eunuch beside Pang Tianshou took out a citrus from his arms, "The queen hasn't eaten for most of the day, and there is still a citrus here." ”

When Zhou Zhifan escaped from the pursuing soldiers before, in order to reduce his weight, he threw away all the food in the car, and now everyone has not eaten a grain of rice.

Long Wu glanced at the little eunuch gratefully, took the citrus, carefully peeled the orange peel like a treasure, broke it and fed it to the queen.

Empress Zeng shook her head gently, "I'm not hungry." Your Majesty, eat it. ”

"You eat. You have been running for so long and the water and rice have not entered, how can your body stand it? Long Wu feigned anger.

"Your Majesty, you eat, I don't like citrus."

"Oh? Are you going to commit the crime of deceit? Long Wu smiled, "When you were a child, when did you not eat four or five citrus on a day, thinking that I didn't know?" ”

"I'm ......," the queen reached out and took the citrus and broke it open, "shall we be half of us?" ”

"Okay." Longwu took the half of the orange, and the tears could no longer be choked.

When the officials present saw this scene, they all wiped away tears, and the small temple was filled with a sad atmosphere.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard outside the temple. Zhou Zhifan's eyes sank suddenly, then he gritted his teeth, quickly took off his clothes, and then said "Your Majesty forgives you", and took off Longwu's coat without saying anything.

Then he dodged Longwu's crown and put it on himself, and said to the emperor: "Minister, he is also a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

After that, he turned around and walked out of the temple, stepped on the military horse, and waved his hand to the dozen or so soldiers, "The husband is a national death, it's worth it!" Come with me, gentlemen! ”

"Yes!"

Before Zhou Zhifan and his entourage had run a hundred steps, Li Chengdong had already led his troops to chase after him. Li Chengdong's henchmen shouted: "We only take Longwu, and the rest of the people will disperse as soon as possible!" ”

Zhou Zhifan then said loudly: "I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" Don't hurt my forbidden soldiers! ”

Li Chengdong's pupils suddenly dilated several times, kicked the horse's belly hard, and shouted with a knife: "Capture Longwu, each person will be rewarded with ten taels!" ”

Suddenly, a group of captives howled and pounced on Zhou Zhifan like hungry wolves.

Zhu Yujian saw Zhou Zhifan rushing out of the door, and immediately understood what he was doing, "Long screen can't!" ”

But as soon as he stretched out his hand, Huang Daozhou and Pang Tianshou stopped him left and right, "Your Majesty, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, you have to endure it!" ”

When Zhu Yujian heard this, he gradually gave up struggling, his face was full of desolation, and he sat on the ground dejectedly, "If I had followed the advice, threw away those books, and drove west, how could I have today's affairs?"

"I'm ashamed of the long screen......"

Huang Daozhou heard the sound of the horses' hooves of the captive army going away, and hurriedly picked up Zhu Yujian and said: "Your Majesty should cheer up, drive out the thieves in the future, restore my Ming Dynasty, and live up to the loyal soul of Fuqing Bo." ”

Zhu Yujian nodded silently, and asked Pang Tianshou and the little eunuch to pick up Empress Zeng, who had no more than half a guard and no horses, so he fled all the way south.

Until dawn the next day, several people didn't know how far they had run, Queen Zeng almost fainted from exhaustion, and the elderly Zodiac Zhou was about to be unable to hold on.

Fortunately, they soon met a post man who had not yet escaped, and through this person, they contacted Jiang Zhengxi, the chief soldier who did not obey Zheng Zhilong's orders and planned to garrison troops against the enemy, so they were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

In order to confuse Jianyu, Jiang Zhengxi claimed that he had an army of 20,000, but in fact, he didn't even have 2,000 people in his hands. He weighed the pros and cons, and also gave up his plan to hold on to the place, and led the crowd to escort the holy car south.

On the carriage, Huang Daozhou looked at the demoralized and depressed Ming soldiers on both sides, and couldn't help frowning.

He knew very well that if he encountered the previous Jianyu cavalry again, Jiang Zhengxi's men would probably be defeated in the face. Last time, the Son of Heaven of Zhou Zhi went to his death to lure away the enemy, and if he came again, I am afraid that the captive army would not be so easily deceived.

He thought about it again and again, and said to Zhu Yujian: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the safety of the society is at this time. If His Majesty can get out of Fujian and enter Jiangxi, he will reunite his troops and crusade against the thieves, and the country will continue. ”

Long Wu knew that what he meant was that if he didn't get out of Fujing, everything would be in vain, so he just watched him and waited for the rest of the story.

"Therefore, the minister suggests that you should be prepared for ......"

"What do you mean by that?"

Huang Dao Zhou glanced at the queen's car, "If Your Majesty does not return from his southern tour," he said vaguely, which actually means that if the emperor flees south and does not run away, "the crown prince should inherit the unification and continue to lead the civil and military officials to calm the world." ”

Zhu Yujian was stunned, although he couldn't bear to be separated from his newborn son, he knew that Huang Daozhou was right. The chasing soldiers behind him are approaching at any time, if he and the prince are killed, the Ming Dynasty may fall apart immediately, and what face do you have to see the ancestors and ancestors under Jiuquan?!

"What does Elder Huang Ge think is appropriate?"

"There are two roads out of Fujian ahead: one is to go west to Changting, and go out of Jiangxi through the ancient walled city. The second is to go south to Shanghang and go out of Guangdong. "Huang Dao Zhoudao, "The minister thinks that His Majesty can choose one with the prince, and even if there is something wrong with the road, the society can still be stable." ”

Zhu Yujian pondered for a long time, although the ancient city was close, the captives were also close there. And there are hundreds of miles to Shanghang. Which side is safer?

He hesitated, and finally simply picked up a pen and wrote Changting and Shanghang on two slips of paper, folded them and grabbed the lot to decide.

He pinched out a piece of paper with a slightly trembling hand and handed it to Huang Daozhou, "I go here," and looked at the other side of paper on the wooden table, "The prince goes there." ”