In the second account, mooncakes were used as a vessel to disperse secret notes alerting Han Chinese rebels to join a revolt against the Mongols.

• 而根据第二个传说，月饼是被用来散布秘密消息的工具。故事发生在蒙古人统治汉人的元朝，汉人为了推翻蒙古人的统治，利用月饼秘传消息一齐动手反叛。