Zhao Ju turned his head to look at Gao Yi: "Who came up with this idea?" Turning things upside down like this, anyone with a bit of sense would know it's unbelievable.
Gao Yi smiled ingratiatingly at Zhao Ju and said, "This was suggested by Mr. Ming. He said that in this world, truth and falsehood are mixed, and the truth, once it passes through the mouths of others, can become a rumor. Then, after it spreads further, it becomes gossip. By the time it reaches Yun City and Luoyang, gossip can turn into slander, not to mention when it reaches other places."
"So Mr. Ming said that as long as we insist they are Yu State border citizens, then they are. They were just abducted by Gou Chun."
Zhao Ju frowned, "How can truth and falsehood be so easily confused? Checking household registration and looking at their homes, anyone can figure out the truth. Fabricating like this, if the emperor sends someone to investigate and it gets out, wouldn't it implicate the lady unjustly?"
