Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

Chapter 1362

Control Zhu Yunwen, then those who obey me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish, and I will have complete control over the entire Yingtian Prefecture—although doing so will certainly cause many troubles in the future, such as the group of loyal ministers who are loyal to the Hongwu Emperor, and the vassal kings who guard the borders in various places...

But that's all for later.

In any case, Zhu Yunwen has now shown defiance towards them, which is something they cannot tolerate.

Besides, they are a group of people who are very comfortable on the battlefield and are not afraid of attacks from others. At worst, they will just say: Let's do it!

As for the Alchemy Department... if they all control the entire Yingtian Prefecture, then all the elixirs will be theirs for the taking.

After Lan Yu drew his sword and initiated the team fight.

The many nobles and military officers of Huaixi around him naturally followed suit, their eyes gleaming with ambition, and they drew their swords as well.

The blade was sharp and cold.

This makes them look more and more like a pack of ferocious tigers ready to devour anyone they can.

"Your Majesty...which one are you going to choose today?" Lan Yu raised her head high, looking at Zhu Yunwen with arrogance, and once again threw this choice to him.

Zhu Yunhuan raised his eyebrows.

With a faint smile, he said, "As expected of my maternal uncle, the Duke of Liang has given me two choices, but..." At this point, the smile on Zhu Yunwen's face vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling killing intent!

"Only children make choices; even I wouldn't choose!"

"I will choose the third option—to send you all to the imperial prison!" Zhu Yunwen's voice was resolute and confident, sharp as a knife.

As he spoke, his right hand slowly reached into the cloth bag at his waist and took out an oil paper package containing unknown contents...

Unbeknownst to others, the contents of the gunpowder pouch had been improved in many aspects, including formula, dosage, form, and portability. When Zhu Yunwen picked up the gun, he also casually clipped the gunpowder pouch to his waist.

"Ha!" Hearing Zhu Yunwen's answer, Lan Yu was both angry and amused - even in this situation, this silly boy still thought he could arrest and imprison them?

"Your Majesty, you are far too naive!"

"Send all of us to the imperial prison? On what grounds? On the grounds of Ru Chang's reserve troops who have been stationed in the outskirts of Yingtian Prefecture for years? Not to mention how many of them there are, how many of them have actually been on the battlefield?"

"You think he can compare to our elite troops who have fought their way through real battles?"

"That's fine!"

"Since you've already said it, it seems you won't give up until you're completely defeated, so we'll grant your wish and trample your bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals before dragging you back to the Qianqing Palace!"

Lan Yu, of course, did not take Zhu Yuntong's words seriously. After teasing Zhu Yuntong a couple of times, he simply assumed that Zhu Yuntong was going to put up a last-ditch effort and choose the second option he had given.

Having said that, Lan Yu glanced around at the group of dukes and military officers and asked them arrogantly and casually, "Which of you... will take someone up there? There are only so many men, it won't take much time or effort. If he wants to see the coffin, then one of you should go and see it for him!"

"I'll go!" Before Lan Yu could even finish speaking, someone chimed in, "Bei Yuan is much more obedient than before. It's been quite a while since they've loosened up their muscles!"

The other nobles and military officers who also wanted to act but were a beat too slow immediately showed expressions of regret: "Hey! How come you're so quick-witted, old man!"

"Hehe! It's all about skill! What's there to be upset about? Who told you to be so slow to react? Step back a bit, hahahahaha!"

"No, how about we talk this over? After we take over the Alchemy Department, you can choose the elixirs first, okay? We won't fight you for them!"

"Tch! Get lost!"

"..."

The military officers were now arguing fiercely about who should take the lead, as if they didn't consider the matter a real battle, but rather a mere game for amusement. They were arguing incessantly about who should play the game.

They had absolutely no awareness or sense of urgency that "we are now rebelling and usurping power."

Zhu Yunwen was speechless, inwardly thinking, "Are they treating me like a piece of easy prey? Don't I have any dignity?"

Of course, she knew better.

How much face you have is always determined by how big your fist is; you have to earn your own face to make it count.

So it happened during their argument.

He focused his gaze on the oil paper package in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips, as he reached out to tear it open.

But just as he was about to tear open the gunpowder loading box...

But then the sound of horses' hooves thundered in my ears again...