Su Ruojin always adhered to the principle of trusting those she employed and not employing those she didn't trust. Since she had brought Tachibana Chiyo along, she naturally wanted Tachibana Chiyo to participate in discussing the strategy to rescue Mu Yao and the others.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Su Ziyang's map, and no one noticed that Tachibana Chiyo's expression had changed slightly.
“The place is heavily guarded, and time is too tight, so I didn’t go down last night. But judging from the guards and the terrain, it should be the dungeon of the shogunate, and Mu Yao and Shen Yu are very likely imprisoned here,” Su Ziyang said, offering his analysis.
Compared to this place and the shogun's residence, the guards in other parts of the shogunate were much looser.
Xiao Yanchu pondered for a moment and said, "If it really is here, we can arrange it like this: An Yi and An Er, you go here; An Si and An Wei, here..."
Xiao Yanchu arranged everything methodically.
The location Su Ziyang pointed out was slightly to the left and rear of the shogunate, closer to the wall separating the shogunate from the outside, which actually made it easier to rescue people.
"Depart at 9 PM!"
Huanzhi suddenly thought of a question, "Your Highness, Your Highness, it seems the Shogunate already knows we've escaped. Why hasn't Tokugi Yasuhito come looking for us?"
To put it bluntly, this is all they have. De Yi Kangren isn't stupid; of course he knows they'll go back to the ship.
But it's really unusual that no one from the General's Mansion came to ambush them on their way back.
Su Ruojin scoffed, "Of course he's not in a hurry. The people are still in their hands. He just needs to wait for us to arrive."
At this moment, Tachibana Chiyo couldn't help but speak up, "Um, Your Highness, this map of the shogunate is incorrect."
Everyone was stunned.
What's wrong?
Su Ziyang hurriedly said, "Impossible. I drew this all over the shogunate last night. It can't be wrong."
If the map was stolen, and Chiyo Tachibana said so, they might believe her.
But this was drawn by Su Ziyang himself, so how could it be wrong?
Chiyo Tachibana said, "I have seen a map of the shogunate, and this is where the dungeon is located."
Chiyo Tachibana pointed to a place on the map, which, although located in a somewhat remote area of the shogunate, was marked as "Furo" (a type of bathing area).
The so-called "furo" was a place in the shogunate where servants would gather to bathe.
"That's impossible. There were people bathing there when I passed by." Su Ziyang couldn't believe it.
Chiyo Tachibana pointed to another place, "This is the bath in the manor."
Su Ziyang marked this place as a martial arts training ground.
The two are clearly very different.
"What about this?" Su Ruojin asked Tachibana Chiyo, pointing to a place on the map.
"This is indeed the general's residence."
What about this?
"This is the most remote outlying courtyard of the shogunate."
The place Su Ruojin was pointing to was the very place where they and the Imperial Palace had been imprisoned.
But all these places match up. The discrepancies between Tachibana Chiyo and Su Ziyang are all places that Su Ruojin has never actually been to.
Different positions mean completely different final decisions.
One of them is his second brother, who would definitely not lie to him.
One of them was a lady-in-waiting at the Imperial Palace, and she clearly knew more about the shogunate than her second brother.
Between the two, Su Ruojin naturally chose to believe her second brother.
But she couldn't figure out why Tachibana Chiyo would lie to them.
If they really wanted to harm them, why bother rescuing them? It would be pointless. They could have just joined forces with Deyi Kangren.
Su Ruojin thought for a moment and said to Tachibana Chiyo, "Could you please have the maid draw a map of the shogunate?"
Chiyo Tachibana didn't hesitate, "Okay."
Genji brought over a pen and ink, and Tachibana Chiyo quickly drew a rough map of the shogunate on the paper.
In terms of overall terrain, it is not much different from the one drawn by Su Ziyang; the difference lies in the layout of each area.
What's going on?
Suddenly, Su Ruojin remembered what Tachibana Chiyo had told her when they were at the Imperial Palace.
The Onmyoji said that the emperor should not be allowed to see living people.
Onmyoji?
Onmyoji!
Su Ruojin suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked, "Lady, do the Onmyoji of Yamato know formations?"
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