The majority rules—that had always been the custom. Even though Wu Rongying was displeased, he could only set his proposal aside.
"Well then, I'd love to hear your brilliant idea."
"I wouldn't dare call it brilliant."
Song Jing gave him a slight bow and spoke calmly. "As we all know, the greatest threats in wartime are unstable morale among the troops and, second to that, unrest among the populace. The external threat has yet to be pacified. If internal strife were to erupt now, the enemy would have a perfect opportunity to strike..."
"You mean..." Lu Yu's eyes lit up. "Spies!"
The suggestion to "stabilize public morale" had been Song Jing's. Lu Yu hadn't been on board at first—not because he thought it was unimportant, but because he hadn't grasped its significance.
But now that Song Jing had mentioned this, he understood immediately.
