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Chapter 513 Betrayal
Fuchun City, the main city of the Ruan family, entered a state of martial law when Changde Base was attacked. The gates of the city were closed, and teams of heavily armed soldiers patrolled the streets.Seeing the tense atmosphere and the rumors from the north claiming that Changde Base had been attacked unprecedentedly, the people in Fuchun City were in panic all day long.

The urgent letter from Changde Lei soon came to Ruan Master Ruan Fuyuan's desk. Ruan Fuyuan dispatched the last main force of the Ruan family - a main force of 2 people stationed in Fuchun City, to support Changde Lei, which cannot be lost.Because of the small population of the Ruan family, there are only more than 1 standing troops.When these 3000 people were sent to Changde Base, there were less than [-] defenders in Fuchun City.Ruan Fuyuan appointed the third prince Nguyen Phuc Min as the temporary garrison officer, and recruited strong men in Fuchun City and nearby villages, and prepared to serve as the second batch of reinforcements to the Changdebai defense line.

In the mansion of the third prince in Fuchun City, the third prince Ruan Phuc summoned several confidants and generals.

"How did you go about that? Have you successfully killed that guy?" After confirming that he was surrounded by his own people, Ruan Fuming hesitated for a moment, and opened his mouth to look at a counselor.

"Your Highness, Third Prince, this matter has changed!" the counselor said in a low voice.

"What accident? There can't be any accidents in this matter, otherwise you and I will die without burial. It's not like you don't know my father's methods!" Ruan Fuming's face turned pale, and his fingers trembled, "Yes It's not that the dead man backed down at a critical moment, but the hall gave him 1000 taels of silver, and promised to treat his family generously, he was originally a death row prisoner, and I treated him well."

"The dead man didn't back down at the critical moment, but just...missed. The second prince was stabbed in the right chest and is being rescued. It may not be enough to kill him," said the counselor.

"Bastard!" Ruan Fuming heard that his brother was still alive, and he couldn't help but slapped the table angrily, "If he doesn't die, my father will pass the throne to him, and I will bow down at his knee forever!"

"Your Highness, Third Prince, please rest assured. In any case, the second prince was seriously injured, which cleared an obstacle for our actions, and the morale of the officers and soldiers of Changde Base was hit." The counselor said.

"Are we going to take action? This is a rebellion, a crime of beheading." A confidant general hesitated.

"If you are afraid of death, you are not qualified to come here." Another irascible general said, "The third prince has kindness to us, we must repay the kindness, everything depends on the third prince!"

"Yes, it's up to the third prince to decide everything!" All the generals and counselors looked at the third prince Ruan Phuc.

Ruan Fumei frowned and looked at the counselor: "Where is the Zheng family's army now?"

"The Zheng family gathered [-] soldiers to attack the Changde Fortress. Master Zheng personally led the conquest. The main force has assembled at Rilihaikou. They plan to advance by water, bypass the Changde Fortress, land from behind the Changde Fortress, and destroy the defense line of the Changde Fortress in one fell swoop. "The counselor said.

After hearing this, Ruan Fuming said: "Master Zheng's idea is too beautiful. Our Ruan family has a navy on the east side of the line of defense, just to prevent the Zheng family's army from passing through the waterway to our back. What the Zheng family can think of, our Ruan family can't think of." ?”

"What if the Dutch sent three large warships to help the Zheng family? The smallest of these three warships also had more than 20 advanced artillery pieces, and the largest gunboat was called Qiwei, which had more than 50 advanced artillery pieces. Artillery!" said the counselor.

"More than 50 cannons?!" Everyone present, including Ruan Fuming, was surprised. This was beyond their imagination. An Nanguo had never owned such a large warship!

"And I heard that the East India Company in Jakarta sent mercenaries to support the Zheng family. It will be a matter of time before they break through the Changde Fortress. If we don't do something to please Lord Zheng before the fall of the Changde Fortress, I'm afraid our Zheng family will be wiped from the map. His Royal Highness the Third Prince is the only one who can save us now." The counselor looked at Ruan Fuming, "If His Highness the Third Prince can lead an uprising as a garrison officer, capture the King City ahead of time, replace the Lord, and then report to Lord Zheng If you become a vassal, Lord Zheng will definitely appoint the third prince as Lord of the South."

"Master Zheng will really keep his promise?" Ruan Fuming hesitated.

"This is a letter sent by Lord Zheng in secret. He has repeatedly emphasized that he will keep the promise he made with His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Moreover, the plots of the people present here are all major events of killing the nine tribes of barbarians. If Lord Zheng's offensive is overwhelmed Frustrated, the south has regained stability, Your Royal Highness, your throne will not be guaranteed, and the fact that we intercepted the intelligence of the Zheng family’s attack will come to light! With the Lord’s means, can you imagine the consequences of our being liquidated?!” The counselor's voice became louder and louder, and even he himself was trembling with fear.

"Shut up, be careful that walls have ears!" Ruan Fuming was terrified by the words, and quickly stopped the counselor, "This matter is top secret, we are careful, if we don't say anything, it will become a blockbuster."

"Your Highness, the third prince, there is a guard team of 300 people in the palace, who only obey the orders of the lord and the eldest prince. After the death of the eldest prince, even the second and third princes, you will not be able to place your cronies in. They are closely guarding the lord. I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to assassinate the lord, why not gather our trusted soldiers and recruited young men tonight and lead them to attack the palace." A general said.

"Father has always won the hearts of the people. This is another death penalty for killing the nine clans. Our cronies can bite the bullet and rush forward, but are those newly recruited men willing to go to the sea of ​​fire with us?" Ruan Fuming lacked confidence.

"As long as we gather them together, not to mention attacking the palace. When the war starts, we will say that Tao Weici, the first counselor of the lord, is a treacherous official who colluded with the Zheng family. If you are a rebel, you have to help us in the same boat!" said the counselor.

"Good plan! Let's do it immediately tonight, so as not to have long nights and dreams!" Ruan Fuming and many traitors conspired for a long time afterwards.

After nightfall in Fuchun City, the third prince, Ruan Phucian, led hundreds of rebels to drive and recruit thousands of strong men to rush into the city and set fire everywhere, causing Fuchun City to be plunged into a sea of ​​flames...

"Whoever catches the traitor Tao Weici will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!" The rebels spread rumors everywhere.

The flames and shouts completely stimulated the ignorant recruits. They lost their thinking ability in the crowd, and they all held up their weapons and rushed to the palace under the guidance of the rebels. Soon the flames of war spread in Fuchun City.

Ruan Lord Ruan Fuyuan escaped from Fuchun City in a panic under the escort of [-] guards, and retreated all the way to Hoi An Port in the south...

(End of this chapter)