"Arrest them and send them to the officials!"
"Report to the authorities! Say there are spies sowing discord among the people!"
Seeing the public's anger, the two spies turned pale and sweaty, not daring to say more. They hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd and slunk away into an alley, disappearing from sight.
The teahouse owner came out and clasped his hands towards the crowd, "Dear neighbors, do not let miscreants disturb your hearts!"
"Grand Tutor Gu has his arrangements, we people of Si Province trust the Gu family!"
"Let's all disperse now, those who should repair the rivers, go repair the rivers; those who have businesses to attend to, attend to them!"
Scenes like this are happening all over the Great Song nowadays.
Although it cannot entirely quell the unrest in various places,
this kind of turmoil in people's hearts is gradually dissipating imperceptibly.
...
Of course, Gu Yi naturally understood that all this was just the foundation!
