Chapter 4: The Assassin

A feathered arrow pierced through the crowd and struck the hand that was trying to pull out the deadbolt.

The eagle at the end of the feathered arrow made a screeching sound, and the arrow pierced the back of the hand, sinking deep into the city gate, and firmly fastening the hand to the city gate.

Before everyone could react, Liu Yong's war horse had already jumped up in the air, and the moment it landed, it saw a flash of white light, and a round human head flew out, and the splashed blood drew countless strange-shaped blood-colored patterns on the city gate.

"Those who collaborate with the enemy in battle, with this person!"

Liu Yong's war horse raised its front hooves high, and a scorching air flow erupted from its nostrils, accompanied by Liu Yong's broken shout, almost everyone secretly cheered in their hearts for his agile skills.

"Your Majesty is here, retreat and kill!" One of the guards rushed up and shouted.

Liu Yong frowned slightly.

"Brothers need not be polite, but quickly repair the gates of the city, and cover them with stones, and do not put in one man or one horse." The long sword in Liu Yong's hand was still dripping with a little bit of blood.

Hearing that this person who was no different from an ordinary general in soft armor was actually the current emperor, almost everyone's expressions changed drastically. However, this was only a matter of a moment, and in an instant, this surprise turned into an invincible combat force.

Boulders tumbled under the city gates.

Before the rushing car outside hit again, an impassable barrier had been re-erected.

Cao Weijun once again dropped countless corpses under the city walls, and even dropped a smashed and unrecognizable rushing car, and then retreated.

Qi Fang went down to the city.

I don't know who revealed the news, but the ministers who had already returned to their respective homes heard that the emperor had personally gone to the city to resist the enemy, and they all hurried to this time.

Liu Yong rode on his horse, looking at these ministers who were disheveled and were still persuading him to surrender just now, and let out a contemptuous snort in his nose.

"The Zhongqing family is pampered on weekdays, but did you ever think that my Shu Han would fall to this one day?"

Everyone didn't dare to speak, in the face of this emperor who suddenly became so powerful, everyone had another plan in their hearts.

Liu Yong's eyes saw a person in the crowd, a minister wearing a gray robe with a slightly large body - Chen Ji.

Liu Yong knew that this must have been the Empress Dowager Wu who knew that she was out of the palace and specially sent him over to inquire about the news. As her biological mother, although Empress Dowager Wu is sometimes very strong, she cannot hide her concern and love for herself.

"General Qi Fang has a good command, it is a great general's talent, I hereby crown you as the general of Zhenyuan, leading the forbidden army in the city, before the enemy army retreats, all the soldiers and civilians in the city are transferred by the general, if there are people who do not listen to orders, the general can be cut first and then played." Liu Yong deliberately raised his voice and said.

Qi Fang jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground to thank him.

The ministers looked at each other, but no one dared to speak.

Chen Ji's face turned pale.

"The enemy army has temporarily retreated, presumably it needs to be repaired, and the ministers ask Your Majesty to return to the palace temporarily, not to stay here for a long time." Deng Yi, who worshiped Yu Shi Zhongcheng, said cautiously.

"Your Majesty, please return to the palace." With Deng Yi taking the lead, everyone said in unison.

"What Lord Deng said is reasonable, Weichen is here, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it." Qi Fang also said.

Liu Yong nodded.

"The ministers will follow me to the Pleasant Heart Hall to discuss matters." Liu Yong said and turned the horse's head.

At this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded, and a feather arrow swept over everyone's heads, shooting straight at Liu Yong's back.

"There are assassins!" One of the guards standing beside Liu Yong shouted, trying to use the steel knife to pull away the feather arrow, but it was a step too late, and the feather arrow carried a huge impact force to pierce the soft armor on Liu Yong's body, and the cold arrow was deeply embedded in the back of the heart.

Liu Yong felt like he had been punched from behind, his body shook, and he almost fell off his horse.

And the people were in great confusion, and they all looked towards the city.

A soldier wearing a Shu army uniform was trying to throw away the bow and arrow in his hand.

Liu Yong turned his head with a chilling sneer on his face.

The two feathered arrows were fired almost simultaneously, and there was even a slight friction as they approached the soldier's body.

The soldiers fell down from the city.

Liu Yong and Qi Fang threw away the bows and arrows in their hands at the same time.

"Quickly take Your Majesty back to the palace for healing." Qi Fang shouted.

Liu Yong grabbed the reins of the war horse with both hands, leaned down slightly, and the severe pain made him tremble slightly.

Everyone rushed up and helped Liu Yong off the horse.

"I'll wait for Your Majesty to return to the palace, and Lord Chen will quickly ask the imperial doctor." Deng Yi was quite calm and commanded Chen Jidao loudly.

Chen Ji left first.

Half an hour later, the royal palace Yongtai Palace:

The harem concubines who heard the news gathered outside the palace gate, looking inside, but they didn't dare to step into the palace gate easily.

Passing through a long red felt road, two palace maids guarded in front of the moon gate, and then walked inside, and entered the inner palace of Yongtai Palace, at this time, the Empress Dowager Wu, who was over fifty years old but still charming, sat nervously on the chair, beside her, stood the slender figure, delicate facial features as if carved to mourn the queen.

The entire Yongtai Palace is suffocatingly quiet.

About half a cup of tea later, a bloated imperial doctor came out of it, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and came to the Empress Dowager Wu.

"Is my emperor in danger?" Empress Dowager Wu stood up.

"Back to the Queen Mother, although Your Majesty's arrow wound was serious, fortunately it did not hurt the heart. Your Majesty is in good health, and if you can rest in peace and apply medicine on time, you will surely recover in a few days. The Imperial Physician replied.

"That's good, there's Mr. Lao Huang."

"This palace has thanked Mr. Huang on behalf of His Majesty." Empress Zhang's face also showed a look of relief, and she lightly opened her lips.

"The villain doesn't dare." The imperial physician known as Mr. Huang hurriedly said, and then seemed to subconsciously glance around, and stopped talking.

"What, Mr. Huang still has something to say?" Empress Dowager Wu asked.

A complicated expression crossed Mr. Huang's fat face.

"The villain has diagnosed His Majesty several times before, but today it is different, His Majesty seems to be ......"

"Mr. Huang can't say much." Empress Dowager Wu interrupted Mr. Huang's words, "It's better to heal my emperor's injuries as soon as possible, Chengdu is already a lonely city, if the emperor makes another mistake, won't my Shu Han die out." ”

"The villain obeys the decree of the Queen Mother." Mr. Huang was also interested and immediately shut up.

Empress Zhang stared at Mr. Huang's face, guessing in her heart what he didn't say.

"Since Your Majesty is no longer in trouble, the concubine asks the queen mother to go back to the palace to rest for the time being, and there are concubines here." Empress Zhang whispered.

Empress Dowager Wu thought about it, but did not move.

"Chen Ji."

"The minions are here." As the voice of the Empress Dowager Wu landed, Chen Ji, who was still covered with muddy water, came out of nowhere and walked quickly to the Empress Dowager Wu.

"You go outside and inform the waiting ministers and concubines that Your Majesty is fine, but ask them to go back first, and if there is anything, they will be summoned separately." Empress Dowager Wu instructed, and sighed slightly, "Also, when you go back to the palace of the mourning family, you want Ling'er to make a pot of high-quality tea, and the mourning family should thank Mr. Huang well." ”

Chen Ji's eyes blinked a few times.

"The minions obey."