I saw that he saw the right moment and shot the poisonous arrow right away, hitting the target with one blow.
Zhu Youxiao only felt a sudden impact on his back and a slight sting.
Before he could react, Ma Xianglin noticed that the arrow was missing from the emperor's back, and immediately pulled out the long knife from his waist and shouted:
"There are assassins."
The other guards were not slow to respond. They immediately got off their horses, helped Zhu Youxiao down, and surrounded him tightly with their bodies, leaving no gaps.
Qiangzi was also quite excited when he saw that he had succeeded with one blow.
But he did not forget his mission and followed the original plan.
He deliberately exposed himself, stood in the most conspicuous position, and shot another arrow at the crowd.
Regardless of whether he was hit or not, he just slid off the roof.
Because from the corner of his eye, he could vaguely see a dozen guards rushing towards him.
Even if the horse is ready to run away, if he is not timely enough, he will still be caught.
And Ma Xianglin also issued an order to capture alive these men of his.
There must be a big conspiracy brewing behind the assassination of the emperor, so the assassin must not die.
After a simple deployment, Ma Xianglin immediately rushed into the crowd and checked Zhu Youxiao's injuries.
"There is no need to panic. I am protected by inner armor and the arrow did not penetrate my body too deeply."
Zhu Youxiao has always been very protective of himself.
Therefore, even though he left the palace incognito, he was still wearing a pair of soft armor that was carefully crafted inside his body, and there was no difference at all in normal times.
I didn't expect that it would actually come in handy today.
Sure enough, when Ma Xianglin checked the wound on his back, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Only half of the arrow was pierced into the flesh, and the tail of the arrow was even more precarious. Maybe if you moved it a little, the arrow would fall off automatically.
Of course, none of them thought that the arrow was poisonous.
Although Zhu Youxiao was hit by an arrow, he was still in good condition at this time. After all, he was only slightly injured.
The assassins who were crouching not far away vaguely saw the emperor standing up in the crowd, and rushed over decisively.
But now they wanted to carry out a second assassination, which was obviously out of their imagination.
Not to mention the huge gap in numbers.
In terms of bravery and force value alone, the assassins and the guards of the Royal Forest Army are not on the same level.
The guards in this group are all well-trained and have been on the battlefield to kill enemies. How can they be defeated by a few reckless men?
As expected, the entire army was wiped out.
Of course, not all of them will be killed at once, but a few will be left alive.
Seeing that the assassin was quickly subdued by the group, Zhu Youxiao was speechless.
There's something wrong with this plot. People who do this kind of thing shouldn't be dead warriors who will die if they don't succeed.
Why was he still captured? He didn't commit suicide or anything like that.
But at this time, there was no time to answer his doubts.
At this time, his personal safety was greatly threatened, and he was even hit by an arrow.
The best thing to do is to return to the palace as quickly as possible.
Ma Ma Xianglin knew this, and immediately sent two people back to the palace to mobilize manpower to prepare for the emperor to return to the palace.
After arriving in the inner city, the poison on the arrow finally took effect slowly, and Zhu Youxiao felt that something was wrong with his body.
Not only was he weak and lackadaisical, he was also dizzy and almost fell off his horse.
At this time, he still didn't understand what was going on. He was probably poisoned.
"Rui Zheng, convey the decree quickly and announce that Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan, and Wei Zhongxian will go to Qianqing Palace as soon as possible."
"In addition, the British Duke and Wu Dinghou are ordered to quickly mobilize the army and police to control the nine gates of the capital and only allow entry and no exit."
"Move two thousand royal guards into the palace and blockade the inner city and the imperial city. Anyone who dares to act without permission will be shot to death, no matter who they are."
"Ask Li Changwen to take his close disciples and go to Qianqing Palace quickly to make preparations. Except for you and Jin Yiwei, no one is allowed to approach them, let alone touch the medicinal materials of the Imperial Hospital."
Although the poison had already taken effect, it was only a flesh wound after all, and it did not invade the whole body so quickly.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao took advantage of the fact that he was still relatively sober and issued several orders in succession to stabilize the situation.
Ma Xianglin also remembered them one by one, and then made deployment arrangements as quickly as possible.
The poison has already taken hold, so we must race against time.
At this time, Ma Xianglin did not care about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and directly carried Zhu Youxiao on his horse, waving his whip violently, and rushed towards the imperial city at full speed.
Because of Zhu Youxiao's bumps, the blood circulation speed in his body increased, and the poison slowly began to penetrate into his body.
By the time he returned to Qianqing Palace, his consciousness had gradually faded, but he still managed not to fall into coma.
And because someone had already conveyed the order, Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan, Wei Zhongxian, Li Changwen and others were already ready in the Qianqing Palace.
Most of the royal guards and bodyguards in the palace have also gathered here, marching three steps to one post and five steps to one post, without leakage.
All palace gates in the imperial city were also closed and sealed, and guards were posted everywhere to guard them.
The cabinet bachelors, several ministers and ministers who were discussing government affairs in Wenyuan Pavilion also sensed something was wrong.
Outside the palace, the guards and imperial guards were being mobilized frequently.
"What happened in the palace?"
The first person to raise questions was naturally the loyal royalist leader Wang Zaijin.
As one of the emperor's most trusted ministers, he had a basic understanding of what had happened in the palace in the past two years.
The emperor had bloodbathed the palace twice in two years, could he come again now?
But other officials present, including the first assistant Wang Xiangqian and the second assistant Xu Guangqi, were unable to answer his questions.
Unable to restrain his curiosity, Wang Zaijin immediately walked out, quickly grabbed a guard and asked:
"What happened?"
The guard was about to yell, but when he turned around and saw that it was Wang Zaijin, he replied calmly:
"Grandmaester, there is no need to ask so many questions. Someone will tell you what you should know."
After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back. In just a few breaths, he was already far away.
They had been staying in Wenyuan Pavilion for a full day, and Zhu Youxiao did not inform them immediately about the assassination.
Of course they didn't know what was going on.
After all, Zhu Youxiao knew very well that if something happened to him, the entire Ming Dynasty would be shaken, and everyone's attention would be directed to the palace.
Zhu Youxiao would not inform the courtiers before careful arrangements were made, otherwise people would be restless and all kinds of monsters and monsters would appear.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the assassination was planned by someone and had been dormant for a long time, waiting for an opportunity.
Otherwise, they would not have seized this opportunity today. As soon as his front foot came out of the palace, he was directly stabbed before long.