My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 230 Ambition Exposed
"Master Ruan, what do you mean?"

Yan Wen immediately became interested, and his heart began to beat violently.

He felt both nervous and excited, but the ambition to become emperor was growing wildly in his heart.

Ruan Chengping said: "The officials of the Ming court used magic to confuse the people. Although this method of fooling the people seems to be effective on the surface, once we expose their deception in public and chop off the heads of the Ming court officials, what do you think will happen to the people in the village?"

Yan Wen's face suddenly showed ecstasy, "Then the people of my tribe will be angry because they were deceived by the Han people, and they will hate the Han people to the core, and then they will follow my command and rise up to fight for justice!"

Li Cang said: "Master Tusi is right. Tonight is the time for us to rise up in rebellion! But Uncle Ruan, how should we act?"

Ruan Chengping seemed to have been prepared. He said with a gloomy face: "Those dog officials of the Ming court are relying on those strange magic weapons to play tricks. The first thing we have to do is to destroy all those magic weapons in front of everyone, so that they can no longer play tricks!"

Li Cang stood up and said excitedly: "You are right, Uncle Ruan. As long as we destroy those magic weapons, the Han dogs will no longer be able to deceive the mountain people!"

Ruan Chengping nodded and asked Yan Wen, "Master Tusi, how many soldiers do you have available?"

"The ten villages in the entire Mansa Tea Mountain are all my territories. There are nearly 50,000 people under my rule. I have tens of thousands of soldiers under my command. However, my soldiers are mainly stationed in large villages such as Balan and Muha. In this Malian Village, there are only hundreds of private soldiers."

Yan Wen had a ferocious look on his face, but he lowered his voice and said, "But these hundreds of private soldiers are all strong and skilled in martial arts. The Ming court officials are only a handful, and they are weak scholars. In addition, the Xuanweisi guards are only ten people, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"

"Master Tusi, you still need to be careful. Today I saw that all the officers and soldiers of the garrison were carrying firearms. I heard that the Ming army's firearms are extremely sharp, so we must not be careless!" said Li Cang.

"Master Li, don't worry. No matter how powerful the Ming army's firearms are, they are just slightly more powerful than the muskets used by the hunters in my village. Moreover, the loading of firearms is extremely complicated. If we had the time, my warriors would have killed them with their swords!"

Yan Wen said with disdain: "Even if they hit the target every time and kill ten of my private soldiers, I still have hundreds of people and can tear them into pieces with my bare hands!"

Li Cang and Ruan Chengping had never seen the Ming army use needle-fired guns with their own eyes, and they had only heard about the powerful Ming firearms from Ming merchants doing business in Annan.

Now after hearing what Yan Wen said, I think it makes a lot of sense. The Ming army’s firearms are nothing to be afraid of!
"In that case, we should act without delay. Please organize troops immediately to capture the Ming officials first, and send people to Balan and Muha to gather troops at the same time."

Li Cang said: "Other chieftains have long been dissatisfied with the Ming court. As long as the chieftain raises the banner of rebellion tonight, they will surely respond tomorrow!"

Yan Wen's eyes flashed with ferocity, he slammed the table and stood up suddenly, "Someone, call Yan Han over here!"

Dao Han, who was hiding on the first floor and eavesdropping, was already covered in cold sweats. This guy Yan Wen was actually going to attack the imperial official now?
No, we have to tell them quickly!
He quietly moved to the wooden pillar supporting the hanging tower, then slid down along the pillar. Just as he was about to slip out, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

The man came to the hanging tower holding a torch. Dao Han took a look in the light of the fire and saw that the man was tall and strong, with a face full of flesh and a Dai knife on his waist.

This person is Yan Wen’s eldest son Yan Han, who is also the leader of the chieftain’s private soldiers!

Yanhan had a violent and extremely cruel personality. Daohan remembered his childhood playmate. Because his wife was as beautiful as a peacock in the forest, Yanhan took a fancy to her and snatched her away.

Now no one knows whether he is dead or alive, and his childhood playmate also died of depression.

No one in Yanwen’s family is a good person!

At this time, Dao Han thought of his mother who had starved to death, and the flame of revenge burned in his heart. After Yan Han went upstairs, Dao Han slipped out from the first floor, climbed over the fence in the dark, hunched over, and walked forward step by step, fearing that any noise would alarm Yan Wen's guards.
Only after he was far away from Yan Wen's home did he run as fast as he could, trying to tell the Ming court officials what he had heard.

At this time, on the stone platform where the documentary was played in the daytime, there was a blazing bonfire in the middle. Everyone sat on the ground around the bonfire, eating Dai food, drinking sweet rice wine, and talking and laughing.

Although this way of banqueting did not conform to the etiquette of the Han people, officials such as Zhao Hanzhong did not care. They had long been accustomed to the local customs, and it also had its own flavor.

When Dao Han arrived at Shiping breathlessly, he saw Yan Wen's butler Yan Long, who was drinking with Zhao Hanzhong, talking and laughing. The atmosphere seemed quite harmonious.

Under normal circumstances, he would have seen people from Yan Wen's family walking with their heads down, not even daring to look at them. However, the situation was critical at the moment, so he couldn't care less.

He ran over hurriedly and came in front of Zhao Hanzhong. At this time, Zhao Hanzhong and Yanlong also noticed him.

Yanlong stood up and shouted angrily: "Dao Han, what do you want to do? You are so reckless and have no rules. You have offended the superior from the state government. Be careful or I will kill you!"

Zhao Hanzhong laughed and said, "Brother Yanlong, it's okay, I'm not that stingy. Young man, I see that you look hurried, do you have anything to say?"

Upon hearing this, Yanlong hurriedly said, "Master Zhao, this country bumpkin has never been out of the mountains and has never seen the world. How can he have anything to tell you, Master Zhao?"

Then Yanlong glared at Daohan fiercely, "Get out of here!"

Seeing Dao Han standing there without leaving, Yan Long stood up aggressively and was about to fight, but Dao Han shouted loudly:

"Master Zhao, Tusi Yan Wenta is planning a rebellion!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Those who were talking and laughing just now suddenly shut up. The entire stone platform was terribly quiet!
Yanlong was horrified. His master Yan Wen had been meeting guests from Annan these days to secretly discuss an uprising, but how did Dao Han know about this?

Dao Han must not be allowed to stay, otherwise it will ruin the master's plan!
"Shut up Daohan, don't talk nonsense in front of all the superiors, or I will chop off your head and make amends to you all!"

After saying that, Yanlong pulled out the Dai knife from his waist and was about to chop at Daohan. However, just as he raised the Dai knife above his head, Zhao Hanzhong grabbed his wrist.

"Brother Yanlong, I think we should listen to what this young man named Daohan has to say!"

"But Lord Zhao, this Dao Han is talking nonsense and slandering my master. I will never let him off!" Yanlong said hurriedly.

"Whether he's dead or alive, let's hear what he has to say!" Zhao Hanzhong shouted loudly. At this moment, his face was solemn, completely devoid of the amiable look he had just had.

"Sir, I just came out of Yan Wen's house. Yan Wen is colluding with Mr. Li and Mr. Ruan from Annan to rebel. At this moment, Yan Wen is gathering private soldiers. They said they want to capture all the lords first and destroy the magic weapon that can cast illusions!
They also want to gather troops in Balan Village and Muha Village, and say that as long as Yan Wen rises up, the other chieftains will respond and join in the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty!"

As soon as Dao Han finished speaking, there was an uproar in the room, and everyone was frightened by his words.

The chieftain wants to capture the superior from the Ming court. Is Yan Wen crazy?

(End of this chapter)