Chapter 238 Sudden attack, city gate wide open
Man Chong's summons quickly reached the ears of the heads of the powerful clans.
When Yanping, who was in the mansion, learned about this order, a look of determination appeared on his face.
He knew what Man Chong was doing and summoned all the wealthy families in the city again.
It was nothing more than the progress of the high-rise building construction at Wudang North Gate that aroused his dissatisfaction.
It's just that the reason why the construction of the tall buildings on the north gate is progressing slowly is because of his instructions.
As the leader of the largest wealthy family in the area, and since Yanping currently has the support of some other wealthy families, it is not difficult for him to do this.
And the reason why he did this was because he wanted Man Chong to summon the heads of the major wealthy clans again because of his inner dissatisfaction.
Under the service of his family, Yanping wore finely crafted inner armor and several layers of soft clothing under his robe. He also secretly hid a dagger in his cuffs.
In the past, when Man Chong summoned the chiefs of the clans, when the chiefs entered the county hall, Man Chong would ask them to surrender their swords.
But Man Chong never sent soldiers to search their bodies.
It's not that Man Chong trusted them, it's just that in today's world where face and etiquette are important, it is very rude and humiliating to rashly search someone's body.
Unless Man Chong regards them as criminals or plans to completely break up with them, Man Chong will not do this.
When Yanping, who was secretly armed, arrived at the county hall, almost all the heads of other wealthy families had already arrived at the county hall.
As Yanping expected, before he entered the county hall, his sword was confiscated by Man Chong's soldiers, but Man Chong's soldiers did not search him as usual.
After arriving at the county hall, Yanping calmly exchanged glances with several wealthy clan leaders.
Man Chong also sat on the main seat in the county hall early.
With the arrival of Yanping, Manchong, who had been sitting in the main seat with his eyes closed to rest, opened his eyes.
Man Chong looked at the clan leaders with eyes full of evil.
Man Chong said in a reproachful tone to the chiefs of the clans present:
"The other day, all the ministers promised to do their best to help me build the city wall and tall buildings, but in the past few days, the construction speed of the tall buildings has been very slow."
"If we continue at this pace, the Han army outside the city may have already invaded the city before the tall buildings on the city wall are completed."
"I summoned you all today to warn you not to be negligent again.
Otherwise, once Wudang City falls, I am afraid that the families of all the ministers will eventually be destroyed in the flames of war."
Because the progress of high-rise building construction was slow, Man Chong was in a bad mood.
In a bad mood, although Man Chong addressed the major clan leaders as "Qings" in his words, he did not remind the major clan leaders through hints like he did a few days ago.
He almost explicitly told the clan leaders not to cooperate with his work anymore.
There was a threat in Man Chong's words.
Man Chong knew that if the chiefs of the major clans could sincerely help him, then the construction progress of the tall buildings on the city wall would not be so slow.
Seeing that Man Chong had made his words clear, and that his words were quite reproachful, panic appeared on the faces of some of the clan leaders present.
Not all the powerful clan leaders in Wudang participated in Yanping's conspiracy that night.
Therefore, in the past few days, some wealthy patriarchs have been helping him wholeheartedly under the threat of Man Chong.
It's just that the chiefs of the major clans who participated in the conspiracy that night can be said to be the most powerful clans in Wudang City.
If they don't sincerely help Man Chong, then even if other clan leaders help Man Chong wholeheartedly, the progress will still not be accelerated.
However, even if they had other plans in mind, when faced with Man Chong's reproach, Yanping and his accomplices still had a "look of panic" on their faces at the right time.
As the leader of the clan leaders present, faced with Man Chong's accusation, Yanping had the obligation to come out and excuse everyone.
Yanping, who was already standing at the head of the crowd, walked out from the ranks of the clan leaders and came to Man Chong.
At this time, he was only a few steps away from Man Chong, just like he was standing in front of Man Chong a few days ago.
Yanping stood in front of Man Chong and bowed to him respectfully:
"The high-rise building construction project is huge and cannot be accomplished in a day. It will take time for us to mobilize a large number of manpower and material resources. I hope the general will understand."
Although Yanping's actions were very respectful, in the face of the shirk in Yanping's words, Man Chong, who was concerned about the safety of Wudang City, looked increasingly unhappy.
He directly issued an ultimatum to Yanping: "Within half a month, I hope that the high-rise buildings in the North City will have been completed."
From Man Chong's perspective, Wudang City has a population of tens of thousands.
As long as Yanping and the heads of the wealthy clans give their full support, it will not be difficult to build a tall building on the north gate of Wudang City within half a month.
Man Chong's attitude was very tough, but Man Chong's attitude further aroused dissatisfaction among the wealthy families present.
It's just that most of the wealthy clan leaders can only swallow this silently because their families are not powerful.
But the coldness in the hearts of those clan leaders who had plans with Yanping became more and more intense.
Under Man Chong's tough attitude, a look of embarrassment appeared on Yan Ping's face.
His salute to Man Chong became more and more respectful, and inadvertently he took a few steps forward.
At this time, Yanping was already less than a few steps away from Manchong.
Yanping's actions made Man Chong a little suspicious. He was about to stop Yanping from moving forward, but then Yanping's words attracted his attention.
"In addition to building tall buildings on the city wall, Ping also has a plan to make Wudang City worry-free for the time being."
Man Chong was most worried about whether Wudang City would fall, so Yanping's words successfully attracted his attention.
And although Yanping was not far from Manchong at this time, he was saluting to Manchong, so his whole body was bowing towards Manchong.
Under such circumstances, Yanping actually exposed his defenseless back in front of Manchong.
Generally speaking, Yanping is the one who is in danger.
Therefore, Man Chong put aside some doubts in his heart for the time being and asked Yan Ping:
"What's your plan?"
Seeing that Man Chong had successfully attracted his attention, Yan Ping leaned over with a smile on his face.
He raised his head and looked at where Man Chong was, with a glimmer of light in his eyes and said:
"That's turning from darkness to light!"
After saying this, Yanping rushed towards Man Chong in front of him like a hungry wolf out of its cage.
Yanping once served as the county captain of Wudang City when he was young.
Although he has been in the military and has been pampered in recent years, he has always been exercising because he lives in troubled times.
Moreover, Yanping is only in his thirties this year.
But Man Chong was about the same age as Cao Cao, and was already nearly seventy years old.
Man Chong, who was over sixty years old, was suddenly attacked by Yan Ping. Even though his mind could keep up with Yan Ping's movements, his body reaction was very slow.
In addition, Manchong's attention was attracted by Yanping's words.
So when Yanping suddenly rushed towards Man Chong, although there was a huge look of astonishment on Man Chong's face, Yanping had already arrived in front of him before he could pull out the sword at his waist.
As for Man Chong's personal guards in the county hall, they never expected that the unarmed Yanping would launch a sudden attack on Man Chong.
So when Yanping rushed to Man Chong, their thoughts just came to their senses.
However, Man Chong's bodyguard reacted a step too slowly, causing Yanping to rush in front of Man Chong.
But just when Yanping was about to knock Man Chong down, one of Man Chong's guards had already pulled out a knife and threw it towards Yan Ping.
Faced with the blade thrown by Manchong's personal guard, Yanping had a cruel look on his face.
There was no point for him to back down.
When Yanping came to Man Chong, he quickly pulled out the dagger hidden in the sleeve of his robe.
The blade thrown by Manchong's personal guard came towards Yanping and cut Yanping's arm.
Yanping felt great pain in his arm, but because of the good protection, although Yanping felt strong physical pain, the actual damage he received was not deep.
Holding back the pain in his body, Yanping tightly held the dagger in his hand. In order to prevent the guards behind Man Chong from attacking him again, he threw Man Chong directly to the ground.
Man Chong, who was already an old man, immediately let out a cry of pain after being thrown to the ground by Yan Ping.
After Yanping threw Man Chong to the ground, he immediately blocked Man Chong's body from his, and then pressed the dagger in his hand against Man Chong's neck.
This prevented the already surrounded Manchong guards from attacking Yanping.
Their attack may kill Yanping, but before Yanping dies, they will definitely take Man Chong on his back.
As for those clan leaders who have long had plans with Yanping, they have been paying attention to Yanping's every move.
When Yanping rushed towards Man Chong, they had already quickly followed behind Yan Ping and rushed towards Man Chong.
Because these are troubled times, all the clan leaders have some martial arts at their disposal.
When Man Chong was captured by Yanping, the heads of the wealthy clans who followed Yanping also came to Yanping, and they surrounded Yanping who successfully captured Man Chong.
All this happened in a flash of lightning. When Man Chong had been successfully kidnapped by Yanping, most of the people in the county hall had just reacted.
There was huge look of horror on their faces.
Yanping's sudden attack on Manchong greatly exceeded their expectations.
There were many favored personal guards in the lobby. Even because of the noise just made, the Wei soldiers outside the lobby rushed in in an instant.
But at this time, Manchong was already under Yanping's control. What would be the use of them even if they rushed in?
As for Man Chong, who had been captured by Yan Ping, he had already recovered from his shock, and then a strong look of shame and anger began to appear on his face.
Man Chong was ashamed that he accidentally touched Yanping's path, and angry that Yanping dared to be so bold.
After Man Chong was kidnapped, the nearby Man Chong guards did not dare to step forward.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, several clan leaders who came to Yanping grabbed Man Chong and then helped Yanping up from the ground.
So the current scene is that Yanping and several clan leaders are standing behind Man Chong, and Yanping is holding a dagger on Man Chong's neck.
Because of the shame and anger in his heart, Manchong struggled and shouted to Yanping:
"Yanping, are you crazy? You have committed a crime committed by the Yi tribe!"
Faced with Man Chong's fierce shouts and struggles, Yan Ping's face showed pleasure.
Yanping hit Man Chong's white-haired head hard with the tip of his dagger, in order to release the hatred in his heart towards Man Chong.
Under the blow of the dagger tip, blood slowly left on Man Chong's forehead.
At this time, blood began to flow from Yanping's arm because he had just been attacked by the blade.
But compared to the pain in his arm, Yanping, who had already captured Man Chong, was in a very happy mood.
Although he just took a very big risk, judging from the result, he succeeded.
He currently controls Man Chong in his hands, which is equivalent to controlling the entire Wudang City in his hands.
After Yanping knew what Mi Yang asked him to do, someone originally suggested that he could capture and kill Man Chong by holding a banquet, but Yanping knew that this would not work.
Just like Yanping would feel worried when he saw Man Chong in the lobby of the county government, if he invited Man Chong rashly, Man Chong would most likely reject his invitation.
And it will also arouse Man Chong's suspicion.
Only in a place where Man Chong felt at ease could he possibly complete what Mi Yang ordered.
Currently, in the entire Wudang City, the only place where Man Chong can feel at ease, apart from the north gate of Wudang City, is the county seat, which is his residence.
That's why Yanping had previously planned to let Man Chong summon the heads of each family to the county hall again.
In this lobby, Man Chong has summoned the major wealthy families twice.
He had successfully threatened the major wealthy families in the first two times, so when he was summoned for the third time, his vigilance would be at its lowest.
Moreover, during the two previous summonses of Man Chong, Yanping was keenly aware that Man Chong's personal guards were not very close to him.
As long as he can seize the opportunity, he may not have a chance to capture Man Chong with a sudden attack.
Although his plan carries great risks, Yanping has a reason to do it.
Because if he does not resist Man Chong's tyranny, then after the Wudang War is over, even if Man Chong can successfully defend Wudang City, the Yan family, which has lost its influence among the people, will end up being nothing more than fish and meat on the government's case.
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Those who harm others are like harming their parents.
Man Chong's previous actions have undoubtedly deeply harmed the interests of Yanping, a wealthy family. Under such circumstances, Yanping has no choice.
After capturing Man Chong, Yanping ignored Man Chong's struggle and led Man Chong step by step outside the county government.
The direction Yanping headed was towards the south gate of Wudang, where the major wealthy families had the largest number of private soldiers.
Not long after, Mi Yang, who was handling military affairs in the military camp, suddenly received news that surprised him.
The news was: Just now, the wealthy clan in Wudang City suddenly went into riot. Yanping, the leader of the Yan clan, used a sudden attack to capture Man Chong, and then he successfully opened the south gate of Wudang City with the help of Man Chong in his hand.
When the news of Man Chong's capture spread throughout Wudang City, especially after they learned that the south gate of Wudang City had been opened, the Wei army, knowing that the situation was over, opened other gates of Wudang City one after another.
Now Yanping is bringing Manchong to the outside of the Han army's camp, asking for his audience.
Mi Yang was surprised that he didn't expect that Yanping would really do what he said, and he actually succeeded in the end.
What he originally thought was that it would trigger civil strife in Wudang City, which would be good enough.
He was just surprised, and he had to deal with this matter as soon as possible.
After learning the news, Mi Yang immediately walked out of the tent with his guards.
Just one chapter today, and three chapters starting tomorrow!
Finally finished, haha.
I posted it too quickly, and there were too many typos in some places. All of them have been revised. Interested readers can read it again.
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This chapter has been completed!