Chapter 1865: A plan to counterattack
Chapter 1865: A plan to counterattack
The light and shadows flickered in the woods, and someone walked out.
The two people in the lead were a man and a woman.
Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu.
Huo Changhe's eyebrows were stern: "Li Fangshan, where are you going?"
Li Fangshan's eyebrows jumped violently, and he knew something was wrong.
He did not dismount, not because he was brave enough to openly disrespect Huo Changhe, but because he could not.
Huo Changhe is here, and he just came out of the forest. It is obvious that he is lying in ambush here.
"Your Majesty, I didn't expect to meet you here," Li Fangshan bowed, "I have something important to attend to, so I'll leave now."
Huo Changhe chuckled: "Li Fangshan, do you think you can leave today?"
Li Fangshan looked at him quietly, his hand on the hilt of the knife: "Your Majesty, I respect your character, please don't interfere."
"Respect? I don't want respect from someone like you!"
"As a general, you did not think about defending your country, but instead surrendered to the enemy and betrayed your country. You have already failed once and killed your own son. Do you still want to lead your men to a deadly path again?"
When Li Fangshan heard him mention his son, his face turned pale.
"My son died in battle, he died protecting his country!"
He shouted loudly, refusing to acknowledge Huo Changhe's words.
Yan Ruyu's voice was cold and light, like icy snowflakes falling into the back of the neck.
"Are you deceiving yourself, or are you trying to deceive others?"
"He really believed in you back then. He was willing to lead his troops to break through even at the cost of his own life. But what did he face when he succeeded in breaking through?"
Yan Ruyu's words were as sharp as a knife: "It was the enemy general. You had already negotiated with the enemy, asking them to rescue your son and take him away first."
"We need to create the illusion that he failed in his attempt to break out and died in battle, even if it means sacrificing the soldiers who bravely died with him, including Zhou Shan."
"Li Huanfeng is more courageous than you think. He trusts you so much and worships his father. Even though he knows it is a life-threatening order, he is determined to carry it out."
"But in the end, he discovered that the father he respected was actually a traitor! At that moment, his despair was far more painful than the countless wounds on his body, a thousand times more painful!"
"So, he committed suicide."
Li Fangshan gripped the knife handle tightly, breathing rapidly, as if he was back to that moment and saw his son's body covered in blood.
He couldn't believe it, couldn't imagine that the knife cut his son's throat so deep and so decisively.
"Stop it, stop it, shut up!"
Li Fangshan roared, startling countless night birds in the forest.
"So, I can't let Xiaofeng die in vain. Now that I have done it, there is no turning back. How can the arrow be retrieved after it has been shot?"
"I wanted to take my son out of the prison and live a good life. Now I am alone and I have to finish this journey."
Huo Changhe asked: "Who do you want to join? The Regent of Dacheng, or Mr. Mo?"
Li Fangshan was stunned and his eyes narrowed. He really didn't expect that Huo Changhe knew so much.
Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe had analyzed and discussed this while they were waiting in the forest.
Lu Peng is a bird, Liu Chengzhi and Bai Gongzi are flowers, and Li Fangshan is the mountain.
Lu Peng was arranged by Erya, who was the personal maid of the Regent of Dacheng.
In theory, flowers and mountains should also be his.
But Liu Chengzhi and Mr. Bai only knew Mr. Mo and the mysterious figure, and did not mention the Regent of Dacheng.
Could it be that they are not just a single force, but a collaboration?
That's why Huo Changhe asked this question now.
Li Fangshan chuckled and slowly drew his sword: "It's come to this point, there's no point in saying more."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so bold. I have heard that Your Majesty is very brave and heroic. Why don't you let me see it today?"
Huo Changhe stood with his hands behind his back. Although he was off the horse, he was still as imposing as ever.
"Fight against me. A traitor like you is not worthy of dirtying my sword."
Li Fangshan's face darkened and he made up his mind to go for it.
"In that case, don't blame me for being rude. Come on, charge!"
He doesn't want to fight, he just wants to leave quickly.
But he didn't expect that Li Yinfeng, who was closest to him, suddenly attacked and knocked him off his horse.
Li Fangshan was completely unprepared and fell hard.
There was a "pop" sound, and it was a crisp one.
He was still dizzy and hadn't come to his senses yet. Two of Li Yinfeng's men came down immediately and tied him up.
Li Fangshan was completely stunned: "Are you crazy?"
Li Yinfeng dismounted and ignored him, going to greet Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu.
"My Lord, Princess, I report to you!"
His voice is completely different from Li Yinfeng's.
Li Fangshan was shocked: "You are not Li Yinfeng, who are you?"
"Of course I'm not. Li Yinfeng has already been captured in the city. The princess has a clever plan and has let me disguise myself as him. I'm just waiting for you to cooperate with me inside and outside so that I can replace him!"
Li Fangshan struggled hard for a few times and stared at Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu said calmly: "You don't have to look at me like that."
"With all your little tricks, it's a waste of time to play with you."
"However, you are indeed quite smart. You must have felt uneasy knowing that Zhou Shan was not dead. Even though you later learned that he was crazy and a beggar, you never thought of letting him go."
"But Zhou Shan is not completely crazy. He is just confused because of shock, despair, and severe injuries. In fact, he can still remember some things sometimes."
"When he saw Cui Chong, he thought of the deceased Major General Li Huanfeng, and his brothers who died tragically on the battlefield. He also thought of how he had narrowly escaped death but did not dare to call for help because he saw you, who was about to betray the country."
"He remembered all this, but was afraid to remember all this, so he went back and forth, sometimes clear, sometimes confused."
"When he was clear-headed and saw Cui Chong, he kept following him. He wanted to speak but didn't dare. Eventually, Cui Chong discovered the clues, recognized him, and took him to the palace."
"Coincidentally, Mr. Bai also discovered him that day."
"Mr. Bai has contact with you. You secretly ordered him to take advantage of the large number of people in the gambling house to help you find Zhou Shan."
"After learning that Zhou Shan entered the palace, you were afraid that he would say something he shouldn't, so you didn't silence him, but thought of a new way."
Yan Ruyu sighed: "To be honest, this move of yours is indeed brilliant, and it did make this princess doubt Zhou Shan."
"Mr. Bai sent Zhang Qi to find Zhou Shan and threatened him to pay back the money. He specifically chose the time when Zhou Shan was with Doctor Cao."
"It's to make Doctor Cao discover something unusual and suspect Zhou Shan is a gambler, pretending to be crazy and cheating people out of money."
“Once trust is broken, it is very difficult to rebuild.”
"If this princess believes that Zhou Shan is a liar, then I will no longer believe a single word he says."
"That's what you want to achieve. Isn't that right?"
Li Fangshan's heart was pounding. He really couldn't imagine that all these things he had come up with were so vulnerable in the eyes of the woman in front of him.
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