Rather than painstakingly explaining to the outside world, it's better to bring the person involved out to dispel the rumors.
"Marshal, you're joking, everyone knows you're the most impartial, how could you do such a thing?
If it were really targeted, we might have already met the Lord of the Dawn, how could we still be sitting here?"
Duke Rodriguez answered first.
In the depths of his heart, he had already cursed the ancestors of the rumor spreaders countless times. Is such a matter something that can be talked about?
As a mature noble, rationality is always the priority. When such things happen, there's no point in pursuing whether one is being targeted.
In things without evidence, causing an uproar will only harm themselves. If Hudson can't be pulled down from the commander's position, then they can't turn against him directly.