The rumors earlier could be easily dismissed, as everyone knew that the Inspector emphasized the benefits of winning the war just to incite their participation. The rumors just made these "benefits" explicit.
But the last one, suggesting that subjects could overthrow the king later, was rather malign.
If the possibility of usurping the throne was real, subjects could just hide within the king's team, waiting to betray and strike back in the final battle. All the efforts of the king would go in vain, only to result in preparing feasts for others.
Under such circumstances, how could the allies trust each other? And the direct result of mistrust was—
The king would be hesitating and cautious, the subjects' coordination would be poor, the entire team would lack unity, ultimately leading to their collective destruction. Everyone would lose the game!
"Do you know where these rumors originated from?" Shen Mo asked Ya Chaohui.