Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

The other party is using this as an excuse to beg for food by choking him!

Nine acts of filial piety gave a disdainful smile.

Just kidding, if you threaten me, Kujo Takayuki, I'll jump off the castle tower!

Before the smile on his lips had faded, a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

A possibility that could disrupt his grand plans.

This made Kujo Takayuki's expression turn somewhat unpleasant.

After careful consideration, I also believe that this is a possibility.

"We need to think of a way to try."

Kujo Takayuki pinched his chin and came up with a good idea.

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The next day, news about Umijima Island and the shogunate was still on the front page, only with some changes in content and headline.

However, these eye-catching headlines circulated wildly within Inazuma Castle.

Initially, the communication was limited among Inazuma's upper-middle class and intellectuals.

After all, the current economic situation is very bad, and those who can afford to buy newspapers are not ordinary people.

These people were relatively rational about the content, remaining skeptical and engaging in limited discussion.

However, Yaedo directly created the profession of newsboy.

The children waved the newspapers and shouted out the eye-catching, straightforward headlines.

The entire city of Inazuma was filled with the voices of these children.

Even those who couldn't afford newspapers now knew about the shogunate army's great victory and the imminent collapse of Umijima.

People are talking about this topic.

Some upper-middle-class people and intellectuals couldn't help but join in the heated discussion.

The discussion started with comparing the strengths of both sides, then moved on to whether Haigi Island would collapse, and finally to when Haigi Island would collapse.

I was drawn in step by step.

As Goebbels famously said, "A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth."

This may not be the truth, but it describes a fact.

Amidst the widespread discussion about the collapse of Haizhi Island, a significant number of initially rational people have unknowingly begun to hold this view.

People who can stick to their own opinions are always in the minority.

Such rhetoric also infiltrated from the common people into the shogunate.

Meanwhile, a message circulated within the Shogunate army and was intercepted by the Sangokyu intelligence department.

Due to the damage to the Wuxiangren Slit Trail, the connection between Mingui Beach and Tengdou Fortress was severed, and supplies for the garrison at Tengdou Fortress at the front line were now transported by a combination of land and water routes.

Intelligence personnel even obtained accurate operational routes.

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This intelligence quickly caught the attention of Coral Palace.

Xin Hai, Wu Lang, and Jiang Ming all believed this was a test, but they were unsure whether it was bait or if there was an ambush.

"We still have to go, but we need to make a thorough plan to avoid being ambushed."

Jiang Ming made the final decision.

Chapter 20 Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills

Kujo Takayuki's arrangements went far beyond the actions of the shogunate army; he also mobilized some personnel he had placed on Kaigijima Island.

Some were planted in advance, some came with the refugee group, and some were bribed.

These people were also active at the same time as the Shogunate army was on the move.

They compiled their recent observations and experiences into a written report and submitted it.

While Shinkai and Goro were plotting how to rob supplies, Kujo Takayuki received a report from this group of people first.

The report presents a different conclusion.

Those living inside Haiqi Island and those planted within the Haiqi army reported that nothing had happened.

However, those who recently entered Haizhi Island by mixing in with the refugee group say that food is scarce.

The reports of contacts with Haegir Island made by businessmen are more detailed, stating that Haegir Island reduced the food rations for refugees and persuaded some to return.

The report also mentioned that a small squad of the Haiji Army at a border post overheard discussions about the food crisis.

What these people didn't know was that while they were secretly eavesdropping on the Sea God Army squads discussing the food crisis, these Sea God Army squads were also secretly observing them.

The fact that the Haizhi Army squad deliberately discussed the food crisis loudly in secret and let these people hear it was all arranged by Xin Hai.

Those who were astute enough to notice this were secretly dealt with.

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When these messages reached Kujo Takayuki, this was the scene he witnessed:

All indications suggest that Haizhi Island is indeed short of food, but the priority is to cut costs from the outside, so the internal situation appears to be normal.

Kujo Takayuki believes that the above information confirms that Umijima Island is indeed a place where people are begging.

If that's all there is to it, then he can ignore it for the time being.

Of course, we still have to provide food. If you guys can't survive, how am I supposed to make money?

He would give away some more when Haizhi Island was on the verge of collapse to help them survive, thus giving him control of the situation.

Then, he could use the war to transform Inazuma's wealth into the private property of the Kujo family, thereby suppressing his political enemies, consolidating his rule over Inazuma, and diverting the contradictions of Inazuma society.

This is what Kujo Takayuki was thinking.

However, the situation is clearly getting out of control.

At the regular meeting of the Tenryo magistrate, the Takatsukasa family took the lead in opposing further military expansion and continued involvement in the war.

The reasoning is: if we blockade Haizhi Island, they will collapse on their own, so why bother with war preparations? We might as well use the money reserved for war to realize the General's eternity.

Immediately afterwards, the Okazaki faction also began to voice their opposition.

[That old man Okazaki, as expected, has taken sides.]

Kujo Takayuki cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do.

This time, the Takatsukasa family was at the forefront. The Okazaki faction not only had the protection of Okazaki Rikuto's voluntary retirement, but was also tied to the Takatsukasa family's war machine.

The Tianling Execution Party began to split into two factions.

This is the less-than-ideal possibility that Kujo Takayuki had envisioned, and now it has actually come true.

Do the Takatsukasa family really not understand?

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But do the facts matter?

The important thing is that they can use this to attack Kujo Takayuki.

This is a rare opportunity.

The pressure from Kujo Takayuki was immense.

The prevailing theory of the collapse of Umijima, which is now prevalent throughout Inazuma Castle, provides a solid foundation for their opposition.

They even secretly promoted the spread of this argument.

However, Kujō Takayuki's actions were beyond any defense.

He also sent people to post notices on bulletin boards in various places, claiming that it was fake news.

As a result, newspapers even helped promote Kujo Takayuki's story.

What is the true intention behind Tianling's denial of the great victory?

The Shogunate army's denial of conflict may be part of a larger strategy.

These newspapers copied the original words of the leader of the Heavenly Kingdom verbatim.

They just added a little something at the beginning and end, but they managed to steer people's thoughts in a different direction.

People became even more convinced of the newspaper's correctness and that the newspaper's adherence to the mandate was a cover-up.

Preconceived notions take hold of people's minds.

The Fourth Authority's devastating attack nearly drove Kujo Takayuki to despair.

Within the Tenryo magistrate's office, some people have begun to side with the opposition. Although they cannot pose a threat to Kujo Takayuki for the time being, this is not a good sign.

The key issue is that he no longer knows how to refute it.

He went to visit Yae no Miko and Kamisato Ayato, but Yae no Miko made an excuse that she had to deal with the contamination of the sacred temple, and Kamisato Ayato declined, saying he was busy with the company's affairs.

What the hell? You, the Eightfold Divine Child, have allowed those deities to corrupt you for a hundred or two hundred years. Why are you suddenly going to deal with it now?

In any case, these two simply refused to see him.

Kujo Takayuki chose to temporarily compromise rather than drag Narukami Taisha into the mess and create a formidable adversary for himself.

At the meeting where the leader was to be appointed, he took a hard line and announced that the matter would be temporarily shelved and discussed at a later date.

This method can only suppress the problem temporarily.

He was waiting, hoping the dispatched transport convoy would convey the other party's attitude.

—Meanwhile, on the other side—

With further leaks from the Shogunate army, the Sangokiya side had easily grasped the movements of the entire transport convoy and formulated a meticulous plan.

Goro will lead a group to hijack the car, while Shinkai will provide backup from behind.