At first, people paid little attention to the news. After all, both kingdoms had their own School of War, and espionage was a normal tactic for its practitioners. Returning spies, expendable spies, inside agents, double agents, local informants-their methods were endless.
But when the Governor-General's Office announced the list of Qing Kingdom spies, it shook not only Xiang Prefecture but also stirred controversy on the Discourse Ranking.
The identities of these people were exceedingly strange. Some had openly supported Fang Yun, including core members of the Anti-Traitor Society, with its leader, Chai Ying, among them. The prefects of Juyuan Prefecture and Tangshan Prefecture were also listed. These two prefects constantly invoked the governor-general, even claiming that every policy they issued had been formulated under Fang Yun's instructions, and frequently denounced the Qing Officials and Qing Kingdom.
There were the officers who had "accidentally killed" civilians keeping spirit beasts, and the county deputy who had punished teachers for dining together... Most of these people were connected to major recent incidents.
The Governor-General's Office then released detailed evidence.
Mi Jun, the prefect of Juyuan Prefecture, had a grandfather who was actually a Qing Kingdom spy. He had remained undercover in Jing Kingdom for years, and his entire family took orders from Qing Kingdom's Marshal's Office. An accomplished spy himself, Mi Jun had used every means available to secure a transfer to Xiang Prefecture. On the surface, he opposed the Qing Officials, but in secret, he constantly helped them.
After Fang Yun launched the Anti-Thug Campaign and the rectification drive, Mi Jun received orders from Qing Kingdom to obstruct him.
Mi Jun later confessed that Qing Kingdom had specific methods for attacking Fang Yun.
When Fang Yun arrested spirit beast dealers, Qing Kingdom's spies sent people to kill civilians who kept spirit beasts,