Chapter 187: Taking the Initiative
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“You son of a b*tch, how dare you frame me?! I’ll beat you to death!”
Ying Jianyuan rushed over, intending to kick Lin Ge.
“Ying Jianyuan! ”
Shen Si was furious. He drew the sword of the guard behind him and threw it out, stopping Ying Jianyuan from hurting Lin Ge. He said angrily, “Could it be that you want to silence him?”
“Your Highness, he framed me!” Ying Jianyuan said angrily.
Ying Siyuan quickly stood up and supported Ying Jianyuan before he said to Shen Si anxiously, “Your Highness, there must be a misunderstanding! My father won’t lie about this!”
“These are his subordinates, not another person’s subordinates! How can they frame him?” Shen Si asked, slamming his hand on the table as he looked at the father and son with a complicated expression on his face.
Shen Hezhi looked at Ying Jianyuan’s remaining four subordinates and asked, “Tell me, is he telling the truth?”
The four men kowtowed and hurriedly responded.
“Last night, when General Han was ambushed, we wanted to save him.
However, General Ying ordered us to retreat.”
“That’s right. General Ying also told us to hide this matter when we returned.”
“He also said that if anyone asks, just say that General Han chased after the enemy himself and that it had nothing to do with him.”
Shen Hezhi asked sharply, “Since General Ying asked you to hide this matter, why are you coming clean now?”
The men kowtowed again.
“Because we don’t dare to lie to you and His Highness. Moreover, General Ying doesn’t care about the lives of his men! He abandoned General Han last night. Who’s to say he won’t do the same to us?”
“He’s not worthy of being a general and leading the troops to war! Even if we’re beaten to death by him today, we have to tell the truth!”
“Your Highness, please seek justice for General Han!”
Shen Si’s expression was beyond unsightly at this moment. He interrogated Han Na’s men, and the answers were the same. After that, he laughed angrily and said, “Ying Jianyuan, I knew you had a hot temper, but I always thought you were righteous! I didn’t expect that I was wrong!”
Shen Si looked tired. It was as though he had aged a few years at this moment. Among the original group of people who accompanied him to guard Xinan in the beginning, Ying Jianyuan was the last of them who was still around. He did not expect this at all.
“No, Your Highness, they framed me! I didn’t do such a thing!”
Ying Jianyuan was so angry that he wanted to smash something.
“General Ying, even your subordinates have personally testified against you. What else can you say?” Li Song questioned angrily, standing up and slamming the table.
Ying Jianyuan panted heavily in anger, unable to speak.
Yi Siyuan looked around. When his gaze landed on Yu Yunxi, he said, “County Princess, please speak up for my father. He won’t do such a thing!”
Yu Yunxi frowned. When her godfather was dealing with matters, she usually did not want to interfere.
Shen Si’s voice softened as he asked, “Yunxi, tell me, what do you think about this matter?”
Yu Yunxi walked over to Ying Jianyuan and asked, “General Ying, there’s something I don’t understand. Why were you always unwilling to send troops with me whenever there was a battle?”
Ying Jianyun scoffed coldly. “That’s naturally because you’re a woman with not much foresight. Not only are you unable to protect yourself, but you’ll also be a burden. ”
Although Yu Yunxi had won many battles, Ying Jianyuan had long made up his mind that Yu Yunxi could not achieve great things as a woman. No matter what she did, he would not acknowledge her.
‘How can this person’s words be so unpleasant to hear?’
Jiang Ying, who was standing behind Feng Yili, frowned, wanting to retort. However, he was stopped by a look from Feng Yili.
Feng Yili looked at Yu Yunxi’s back with an indecipherable gaze and did not say anything. He knew that no matter what she did or said, she must have her own plans.
“That’s right. General Ying has never trusted me. However, why didn’t you stop Young General Ying from accompanying me last night? Weren’t you worried that I’d be a burden to him and endanger him?” Yu Yunxi asked.
“I, I…” Yian Jianyuan frowned, stumbling over his words.
“Or perhaps you already knew that Young General Ying would be safe from Nanyue? Is that why you weren’t worried?” Yu Yunxi questioned sharply.
“Yu Yunxi, what nonsense are you spouting?!” Ying Jianyuan was flustered and exasperated. He raised his hand, intending to attack Yu Yunxi.
“Father!”
“Yunxi!”
“County Princess!”
A few voices called out anxiously.
Yu Yunxi frowned and raised her hand to stop him. However, someone else was faster.
Feng Yili stood in front of Yu Yunxi and grabbed Ying Jianyuan’s hand.
Shen Si massaged his forehead and sighed in disappointment. “Ying Jianyuan, you disappoint me…”
“Your Highness, I…”
Shen Si did not give Ying Jianyuan a chance to speak. He said, “Guards, take General Ying and Young General Ying away to wait for their punishment.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Just like that, Ying Jianyuan and Ying Siyuan were taken away.
With that, silence returned to the tent.
Li Song sighed in relief and said, “Your Highness, it’s a good thing that we found the traitor. Otherwise, who knows how much damage we’d suffer.”
Shen Si did not say anything.
The atmosphere grew even more suffocating.
Finally, Feng Yili said in a low voice, “Lord Shen, let’s discuss how to drive away Nanyue’s troops.”
Feng Yili’s words pulled everyone back to their senses.
Indeed, the most important thing now was to deal with Nanyue’s troops. After all, they had begun to approach the city this morning.
Yu Yunxi looked at Shen Si and said seriously, “Godfather, the people’s lives are important. If this continues, they’ll suffer. We can’t just wait for death. We have to take initiative and attack.”
Nanyue was like a rabid dog, coming to bite them from time to time. If this continued, the other party would only become worse. The best way to deal with them was to attack and defeat them.
Shen Si’s expression was complicated, but he agreed with Yu Yunxi. However, not only were Nanyue’s soldiers brave, but there were many of them as well. How could they win?
“Godfather, I have an idea,” Yu Yunxi said. She asked everyone to look at the map before she said again, “If we fight Nanyue directly, our chances of winning aren’t high. However, if we can weaken their troops, our chances will be higher.”
“What do you mean, County Princess?” Li Song asked, puzzled.
“There are many mountains outside of the city, and the terrain is complicated. We can lure the enemy there to fight. We’re very familiar with that place. Not only can we lower the enemy’s morale, but we can also lay a trap there in advance,” Yu Yunxi slowly said.
“But will the enemy fall for it?” Li Song frowned.
“That’s why we need someone to act as bait,” Yu Yunxi said stonily as she looked at a spot on the map..
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