Kautilya's Arthashastra 12.3.7

12.3.7

yebhyaś ca rājā yācito dadāti tān sattriṇo brūyuḥ - "uktaḥ śūnyapālo rājñā "ayācyam artham asau cāsau ca mā yācate, tebhyo mayā so 'rtho viśvāsārthaṃ dattaḥ, śatrusaṃhitāḥ, teṣām uddharaṇe prayatasva" iti //

Spies may also tell those who have been granted their request by the king (the enemy) that the officer in charge of waste lands has been told by the king: "Such and such persons have demanded their due from me; I have granted them all their requests in order to gain their confidence. But they are conspiring with my enemy. So make attempts to put them down." Then the spies may proceed in their usual way.