Mrs. Liao was completely confused. She didn't know what Su Yao was talking about. She stared at him blankly, her mind a little confused for a moment.
Does Su Yao mean that Mu Tong took the opportunity to send people to spread rumors in the city
But how did Mouton do it
At this critical juncture, with so many people, is he spreading rumors everywhere
Even if there were, the rumor wouldn't spread so quickly and widely.
Su Yao sneered: "Interesting, if I'm not mistaken, something will happen to the soldiers soon."
When Mrs. Liao heard her say this, she was almost frightened.
Something happened to the soldiers!
Xiao Heng went out of the city to fight, taking away 150,000 soldiers and horses, leaving only 10,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city.
In fact, before the elephant soldiers appeared, everyone had already argued about who would guard the city. In the end, Xiao Heng overruled the majority and let Tang Yuan lead 10,000 soldiers to guard the city.
Tang Yuan was still very worried about staying. After all, Emperor Yuanfeng had entrusted his grandson to him, and he had the responsibility to protect Xiao Heng.
But now it seems that this idea obviously has hidden dangers - the bad thing is that the soldiers are still soldiers, they are natives! When it comes to the moment of life and death, can the loyalty of these natives be trusted? !
When Mrs. Liao heard this reminder, she began to feel uneasy and could no longer sit still. She stood up and said, "I... ... County Master, I have to go back. I'll tell the master to discuss this with Prince Consort Tang!"
There must be no problems with these 10,000 soldiers.
Su Yao hummed. At this point, she could not care about so many taboos. She nodded and said, "I will go with my wife."
She was willing to go, and Mrs. Liao was more than happy to do so. She didn't bother to say anything more and went to Lord Liao's signing room with Su Yao.
Liao Jingxu has been very busy these days. The light in the study is on all night almost every day. When he heard that Mrs. Liao and Su Yao had come, although he was very busy, he still took time out to meet them and asked them what was the matter.
Because he hadn't slept well for several days, and he was worried, Liao Jingxu had dark circles under his eyes. When he saw Mrs. Liao and Su Yao, he sighed and said, "The news coming back is really all kinds of news. Even I don't know which one is the most accurate."
This is how it is when a war breaks out. If you are not at the scene, the news you send back cannot be very accurate. Moreover, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing and may change at any time, so some of the news sent back is useless.
Liao Jingxu's eyes were almost blinded by it.
Su Yao asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever thought that there might be something wrong with the information channel?"
What
Liao Jingxu, who was so mature and steady, didn't react for a moment. After a moment, he asked, "Miss Su, what does this mean?"
At this moment, he didn't even bother to address her.
Su Yao glanced around.
Mrs. Liao immediately made an excuse to go out and order some tea and sent the gatekeeper away.
Since there was no one around, Su Yao simply said directly: "What I mean is, maybe there is a traitor among us, and much of the news that has been passed on is false."
After all, Liao Jingxu was the governor of a place, and he immediately understood the implication of Su Yao's words.
When the news that Xiao Heng was shot by an arrow came, not to mention ordinary officials and civilians, even he, the governor, could not eat for several days. It can be seen how great the impact of this news was.
These past few days, there has been a barrage of bad news...
When Liao Jingxu thought of this, his hair stood on end: "The county lady is saying that someone changed the news and deliberately confused us in an attempt to cause chaos among us?"
This kind of thing happened during wartime. Su Yao didn't understand or was good at fighting, but she knew all these ghostly tricks because she had learned them from how Cheng Dingan dealt with the Fifth Prince. Now it was just a matter of changing places, so what was impossible
Liao Jingxu stopped talking. He thought for a while, then nodded solemnly to Su Yao: "Thank you for your reminder, County Lord. I will send someone to check it out right away."
If the information channel is false, then the messenger was either deceived and sent back false information, or there is simply something wrong with this line.
Liao Jingxu couldn't sit still, so he quickly called his confidants in to discuss the matter.
The Governor's Office acted quickly, and that night, they caught several soldiers who were carrying out communications in a mysterious manner.
The city has been under martial law.
After Tang Yuan was informed, he kept a closer eye on the soldiers.
Su Yao went to see Prince Consort Tang in person.
Prince Consort Tang had always admired Su Yao, and now that the Su family was completely tied to the Crown Prince, he could be considered one of the Crown Prince's own people, so he became even more friendly and polite to Su Yao and came to see Su Yao immediately.
Su Yao did not beat around the bush and quickly asked directly: "Prince Consort Tang, are the soldiers under your command completely obedient now?"
Tang Yuan is a very pragmatic person. He shook his head and said, "The time is too short. Some people still have other ideas."
This was also within Su Yao's expectations. She hummed and said, "If someone was bribed to surrender to the enemy, do you think you can find them out in advance?"
Tang Yuan fell into deep thought.
Su Yao had already said this, so he naturally knew what he meant. After thinking for a while, he said, "If there are any restless people among the remaining people, I think I know what they are. What did the county lady discover?"
Su Yao expressed his guess: "Of course, it's just a guess now, but it's always better to be on the safe side."
Tang Yuan immediately raised his eyebrows: "If they want to disrupt the morale of the army and cause panic in the city, besides spreading rumors that His Highness has lost the battle, they should have taken other actions. If it were me..."
If it were him, he would use the method that can work the fastest now.
Tang Yuan and Su Yao looked at each other and said almost in unison: "Divide the property!"
The previous property issue was the easiest to make a big fuss and was most likely to shake the hearts of the soldiers.
As long as the 10,000 soldiers in the city waver and cause chaos, Kunming will be in danger!
If something happens in Kunming, Xiao Heng will be caught in a dilemma and the morale of the army will be in chaos!
Su Yao raised his eyebrows: "Master Tang, you go and look after the army, and I will go and see the children."
Tang Yuan also knew that the matter was urgent, so he didn't bother to say any more useless words. He nodded and said, "Okay, County Lord, please be careful. If there is anything, just send someone to tell me."
The reason why Xiao Heng left local soldiers to guard the city was to give the natives confidence and let them see his trust in them.
Then, Xiao Heng’s decision cannot become a joke.