The next day, Ying Xuan tidied up his appearance and wore a black robe with red edges and the secret guard uniform.
Just as he was about to go out, he heard the lieutenant shouting.
"Sorry, sir! There were rumors everywhere on the way I came here that the southern expedition army suffered a disastrous defeat and that the Yue people are already preparing to go north!"
Ying Xuan frowned slightly but was not panicked.
If the Southern Expedition to Baiyue encountered trouble and the army stopped, he believed it, but if he said that the 400,000-strong army was defeated by tens of thousands of Yue people with backward equipment for no reason, that would definitely be a big joke!
After calming the lieutenant for a while, Ying Xuan was ready to go to Shushan Pavilion to see what was going on.
I met Hu Hai again on the way, and gave him another blow.
He left quickly with a hesitant look on his face.
This time he stopped crying and was very calm.
The maid who followed asked cautiously.
"Master, why don't you explain to the eldest son!"
Hu Hai pouted a little helplessly.
"I was wondering, could I have made it in time if I ran so fast? If I had known that my eldest brother was suspecting Zhao Gao of poisoning, no matter whether it was intentional or not, I would never have accepted him as my disciple!"
"If my mother hadn't heard the news, I might still be in the dark now!"
"This damn Zhao Gao! It almost made me hate my elder brother for the rest of my life!"
The maid comforted her.
"Seeing that the eldest son is in such a hurry, it must be something urgent. It won't be too late to explain to the eldest son once he's done with it!"
Hu Hai sighed, this was all he could do.
At this time, a guard took the paper and ran quickly from behind them to the toilet.
Hu Hai looked a little emotional. He even laughed at his elder brother's whims that day!
In just a few months, paper was rapidly becoming popular in the palace, and it became a good item for both writing and toilet use.
The eldest brother said casually at that time, and now he has achieved seven or seven hundred and eighty-eight.
At this moment, he realized deeply that he was ignorant and arrogant, and could not even understand his elder brother's thoughts.
For a moment, Hu Hai's back looked a little lonely at such a young age.
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When I arrived at Shushan Pavilion, I had not yet entered the hall.
Ying Xuan heard Ying Zheng's furious voice.
With a "pop" sound, the desk was overturned.
"Whoever is spreading the news! Catch them all!"
In the past, Ying Zheng liked to throw bamboo slips, but now that there are no bamboo slips, the memorial is too light to throw, so he changed it to table-turning!
As soon as he entered the main hall, Ying Xuan saw Meng Yi kneeling below with an ugly expression.
Zhao Gao and Li Si next to them were both uneasy.
In front of them were paper memorials scattered on the floor.
At this time, everyone saw Ying Xuan walking in, and they suddenly seemed to have seen a savior, and they all winked at Ying Xuan!
But Ying Xuan doesn’t understand what it means! He doesn't even know what's going on!
I could only quietly walk to my seat on the right, but halfway there I accidentally kicked some scattered memorials.
Suddenly there was a roar!
"Are your legs crippled? If you can't lift them, get out and chop them off!"
Ying Xuan was helpless, even if he farted at this time, he would still be punished!
I could only smile dryly and cup my hands, not daring to speak!
Then the unlucky one is still Meng Yi!
"What? Your secret guards are so majestic in normal times, but now you don't even dare to arrest people?"
Meng Yi felt extremely uncomfortable. This rumor had been spreading secretly since yesterday evening. It only broke out today. After a night of fermentation, it was already too late. There were not dozens or hundreds of people discussing it now.
The whole Xianyang City is discussing how to arrest him? We can't arrest all hundreds of thousands of people!
Ying Zheng doesn't care so much, and letting the rumors spread like this will cause turmoil sooner or later! We must find a way to stop it!
At this time, Ying Xuan muttered quietly from the side.
"It's not easy to stop rumors!"
Who knew there would be another roar!
"Your tongue fell asleep in your belly? Can't you speak human words?"
Ying Xuan’s temper is also rising! Anyway, no matter how severe the scolding was, it was just a beating.
He raised his head and shouted loudly.
"It's not easy to stop rumors! Just spread a few more rumors!"
As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent.
Ying Zheng couldn't even get the angry words out of his mouth.
He glanced at Li Simengyi, and the two of them were also stunned. After thinking about it carefully, what he said seemed to make sense.
Not only does it reduce the credibility of the first rumor, it also directs public attention.
After a while, Ying Zhengcai shouted loudly again.
"How can you let people believe your rumors!"
Ying Xuan continued to yell while holding his neck.
"Then what are you telling me? I don't even know how to figure it out!"
The unhappy roar made everyone stunned.
That makes sense!
Ying Zheng's anger was suppressed.
Zhao Gao on the side rolled his eyes and stepped forward decisively. His Majesty could not accept such embarrassing words.
He hurriedly stepped forward and spoke respectfully to Ying Xuan.
"Back to the young master! The army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of South Vietnam a few days ago. It was supposed to wipe out South Vietnam in one fell swoop, but was blocked by the rain."
"The army could only set up camp, but they did not want to be infiltrated by the enemy. They ran around the army camp on a rainy day with the poison used by Qu, causing thousands of people to die tragically. The camp was in chaos. South Vietnam took advantage of this chaos to attack, causing the two armies to collapse and retreat, leaving many casualties. Nearly 100,000 people are missing.”
"Despite this, the army has not been completely defeated, and there will be no Yue people heading north. But for some reason this morning, Xianyang City suddenly began to receive news that the army was defeated and the Yue people were heading north!"
Ying Xuan frowned and nodded. As long as it was not a real defeat, it would not be difficult to quell the rumors!
At this time, Li Si on the side took over.
"And Jiujiang! The last rebellion in Jiujiang County was suppressed by the Daze Township military camp a few days ago."
"But the news came today that someone is once again leading the rebellion, and this time there are shadows of many powerful people from aristocratic families behind it!"
"They preached everywhere that the Southern Expedition failed, and the Yue people began to counterattack. They also said that various parts of the Qin Dynasty were out of control, and the Six Kingdoms had risen again! They tempted the local Chu people to join them in resisting the Qin, saying that the Qu family who missed the opportunity to exterminate their clan would be a lesson to them!"
Hearing this, Ying Xuan frowned.
The matter has almost become clear. There must be someone from Yue behind the scenes to bewitch the old nobles of Chu.
And it is very likely that he is the Yue person who left Xianyang.
He wanted to mess up Da Qin's internal affairs in order to relieve the pressure on South Vietnam.
At this time, Ying Zheng spoke.
"The army will settle the matter in Jiujiang. You only need to deal with the rumors in Xianyang and other places!"
Ying Xuan thought for a moment and said respectfully.
"There are two solutions to this matter! One is to suppress it violently, and the other is to spread some confusing rumors."
"There are both pros and cons. For example, when the Southern Expeditionary Army marched in, Baiyue was completely defeated."
"Or the army has collapsed! Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are dead! Da Qin has lost control and is about to destroy the country!"
"Whether it's good or bad, it just needs to be outrageous enough that people have to doubt the authenticity of the rumor."
"Finally, the imperial court announced the comparison of the military strength of the two sides. No need for any nonsense! Just put the population, number of soldiers, and weapons and equipment of Baiyue and our Qin army on a bulletin board and spread it to the world."
After Ying Xuan finished speaking, Meng Yi's eyes lit up and he understood immediately.
"In this case, the people will think that the imperial court is very confident and won't even bother to explain it with nonsense words. In less than a day, these rumors will be regarded as jokes by the people themselves."
Li Si also praised.
"That's right! If I saw the notice issued by the court after hearing various rumors, there would be 400,000 troops, millions of bows and crossbows, and tens of thousands of Southern Barbarians and Yue people who could not even get enough weapons and equipment."
"I'm afraid I will think that the rumor is a joke!"
Ying Zheng had lost his anger at this moment.
He was very satisfied with Ying Xuan's method, but he was more curious about the second method. Is there anything better than this?
"What about the second one?"
