Chapter 12502

Chapter 12502

Song Chi added, "That's right, but the food shortage is still not enough. If the gap isn't too big, with that guy's abilities, he can gather enough food locally to make up for it."

"If we're going to do it, we have to do it hard. Let's cut off his food supply completely!"

The two hit it off immediately.

Guo Xianggu stroked his chin and said, "We still need to come up with a suitable excuse for the Military Affairs Department."

"They're just a bunch of brainless pawns. Can't we just find some excuse to fool them?"

Song Chi didn't take it seriously and casually said, "Just say that the torrential rain destroyed the grain depot on the Baoxie Road, and the grain couldn't be transported there."

Guo Xianggu instructed, "This reason is acceptable, but if you're going to put on a show, you need to go all the way. You need to pay attention to the details so that no one can find any fault with you."

Song Chi nodded: "You can rest assured about that. I'm only worried about one thing right now."

"what?"

"Given the abilities of those two idiots on the other side, even if we successfully cut off their supplies, they might not be able to seize the opportunity to attack. What if they are fooled by Zhuge Liang's cunning?

Guo Xianggu waved his hand upon hearing this: "When it comes to food supplies, if you don't have them, you don't have them. No matter how capable the person playing Zhuge Liang is, he can't conjure them out of thin air."

Song Chi sneered: "But what if he takes this opportunity to escape unscathed and come back to settle scores with us?"

Guo Xianggu was speechless for a moment.

This possibility is not only not nonexistent, but quite likely.

If he were in Zhuge Liang's position, he would have chosen to retreat if the supplies really ran out, and then naturally targeted the two of them.

After a moment of silence, Guo Xianggu made up his mind: "Then let them know that Zhuge Liang has cut off the supply. If they still can't seize the opportunity after that, then they are too useless."

Song Chi's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea. You can write the letter, and I'll send it out."

"it is good."

Guo Xianggu gave him a deep look, but ultimately did not object.

He knew, of course, that writing this letter was risky; if it were intercepted, it would be irrefutable evidence of his crime.

It's obvious the other party wants to find something on him.

However, the two are now in the same boat. Song Chi is using his weaknesses against him, and he is using Song Chi's weaknesses against him. Neither of them is easy to deal with.

A dogfight was inevitable afterward.

But that all happened after Zhuge Liang was overthrown.

Unbeknownst to the two, everything they had arranged was under Lin Yi's control.

While Liu Shan's personally controlled forces weren't particularly strong, they were more than capable of keeping an eye on a few individuals if he could foresee the course of events.

Moreover, Lin Yi can personally take to the field.

The special track has a clear suppression of divine sense, but it has no restrictions on the world's will.

Once the World Will is activated, Lin Yi's perspective, while not quite a full view, can at least be described as a partial view.

However, Lin Yi did not intercept the secret letter, but let it pass directly.

What he wanted was for these two to tip him off.

If the two hadn't made these underhanded moves, he wouldn't have been able to turn the tables on them, and things would have become much more complicated.

After waiting for several days, it was almost done.

Lin Yi immediately took charge of the Military Affairs Office and ordered Guo Xianggu and the other man to be summoned and questioned on the spot.

Upon receiving the news, Guo Xianggu and his companion were somewhat alarmed, but after gathering information from various sources, they quickly calmed down.

"He's just a brainless, foolish ruler. What's there to be afraid of?"

The two immediately went to the Grand Council.

Lin Yi, standing behind the gauze curtain, went straight to the point: "I gave a warning a few days ago that the front lines were running out of supplies, and told you to make sure you had enough."

"Now things are even worse. Not only have we failed to make up for the food shortage, but the shortage has actually gotten bigger."

"The front lines have run out of supplies. What is your punishment?"

He spoke with a fierce tone, but it was clearly awkward and unnatural, giving the impression that he was parroting someone else's words, as if someone was giving him instructions on the spot.

Guo Xianggu and Song Chi exchanged a glance and immediately felt completely relieved.

Guo Xianggu immediately replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to oversee the rear, and I have been working tirelessly to procure provisions these days, without daring to be negligent in the slightest."

"But the Baoxie Road is a narrow passage for grain and supplies, and with the recent torrential rains, it is simply unable to bear the weight."

"I have ordered people to do everything they can to repair it. The number of laborers lost in the process alone is no less than a thousand. We have really done our best."

Chen Qun chimed in, "This is the list of civilians injured or killed. We implore Your Majesty to order that they be compensated."

The list was handed to Lin Yi, who glanced at it.

At first glance, it looks quite convincing, and even professionals would find it difficult to spot any obvious flaws in a short period of time.

Lin Yi said calmly, "Military orders are absolute. If there are problems with supplies and logistics, then that is your problem. There are no excuses."

Guo Xianggu and Song Chi were slightly taken aback.

According to the script, isn't this a typical mediocre ruler?

How could someone say something so normal?
However, upon closer reflection, even though he was an incompetent ruler, there must have been someone behind the scenes instructing him on all of this.

Guo Xiang and Gu immediately apologized, saying, "Your Majesty is right. We are willing to forfeit our salaries to atone for our sins. We beg Your Majesty to give us a chance to redeem ourselves and do our best to procure provisions for the Prime Minister!"

In their eyes, as long as they could fool the person in front of them, there would be no problem.

As long as they continue to be in charge of food and logistics, it will be a piece of cake for them to set traps for Zhuge Liang in the future.

"A fine? A fine equivalent to several months' salary?"

Lin Yi asked meaningfully.

Guo Xianggu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Your subject is willing to have his salary deducted for three years!"

Song Chi quickly followed up: "The same goes for me."

Since it's just a formality, they wouldn't even blink an eye if they were fined for three years, or even thirty or three hundred years.

"A three-year salary deduction? Isn't that too harsh?"

Lin Yi hesitated.

Guo Xiang and Gu sneered inwardly. The script was right; he was indeed a complete mediocre ruler.

In the face of such a serious situation as the front line running out of food, normally, in order to stabilize morale, killing people as a sacrifice would not be excessive. But to punish them with a three-year salary penalty is too lenient?

At this moment, a close advisor rushed in to report.

"Your Majesty, the spies sent to inspect the grain depots along the Baoxie Road have reported that everything is intact. There have only been two light rains recently, which have not affected the transport of grain."

"In addition, there were no large-scale casualties among civilians."

"With both witnesses and physical evidence, Your Majesty may summon me at any time."

As soon as he finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.

Lin Yi asked in a low voice, "My two ministers, how do you explain this?"

"..."

Guo Xiang and Gu were immediately drenched in cold sweat.

They certainly didn't take Liu Shan, this mediocre NPC ruler, seriously, but that doesn't mean they weren't panicked at all when the time came.

At least in name, Liu Shan was still their master.

If they can't get past Liu Shan, their roles and identities will lose legitimacy. At worst, they'll be eliminated, and at best, their actions will be restricted. It will be difficult for them to do anything after that.