Feng Yu Jiu Tian - Volume 7 - Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3

Chang Yen requested Duke Ming to persuade his master “Sun Zi” to come to the military meeting to help with the message deciphering. Empress Dowager agreed to come over there, Jun Ling Si even prepared a palanquin for her and a horse for Duke Ming so they won’t have to travel by foot to the meeting hall.

Jun Qing sat in the middle main focus point, Empress Dowager was placed at a comfortable spot, Jun Ting stood behind her father, and Lin Yin sat a spot that seem to hold a significant position in the army.

They stated the spy again carried a message and committed suicide once he noticed he was caught. The message was something along the line of “Soldiers won’t shed blood because ‘bean’ will be defeated/won?”

Feng Ming came to the conclusion that perhaps ‘bean’ was reference to the food supply and maybe Rong Tian is planning on getting rid of the food supply that was given to Dong Fan to pass this winter. However, he thought that this method will only make the people of Dong Fan suffered and won’t have any effect on the nobles of Dong Fan. So what is Rong Tian’s scheme to defeat Dong Fan and save him?

Jun Ting asked Empress Dowager if the writing in the message was the same as the last one and if perhaps she can decipher it.

Empress Dowager again tells them that the message is just the second piece of the puzzle, but not a complete one. Everyone was disappointed as well as Jun Qing, who also had a bit of suspicion.

Empress Dowager then later said that with the two message, she can somewhere put together a guess about the possible message for them.

Feng Ming thought Empress Dowager’s response was very smart for by doing so, she can basically give them some sort of guess and they won’t tried to double check if it correspond to every single stroke and marking of the message to prove whether or not it’s true.

Empress Dowager told them that the message had something to do with Dong Fan...which is...Dong Fan will meet with a great disaster.

After Empress Dowager gave them that response, Lin Yin told her that she was sprouting nonsense and whether she is trying to trick them.

LY: I am a Lieutenant of the 13th army division, Lin Yin. I hope Master will forgive my rudeness. But the suspicion I have, I have to say it. Everyone, is this message really from the Gods who sent it to the mortals? Is this message truly just one piece of the puzzle? What is the true hidden meaning of these messages? All of us could only rely on Duke Ming

and Master Sun to understand a bit of it. Base on this, what do you all think about it?

FM: According to Lieutenant Lin Yin, are you saying that my master and I band together to trick Jun Ling Si?

LY: I don’t dare. It’s just that Duke Ming had said that only your master can understand this type of strange message and after much effort in bringing the master here, she again said that the message is not complete and cannot translate per word. And now she says that Dong Fan will meet with disaster, it’s very hard for anyone to not build up suspicion that Master Sun is deliberately trying to prevaricate.

JQ: Lin Yin, tell us what’s your plan?

LY: I dare to request Duke Ming and Master Sun to give some evidence, to prove to us that these are words from the Gods.

ED: Haha...Those who lie or not, the Gods know, I don’t need to face this lieutenant to prove myself. (Looking over at Jun Qing) Could it be that Jun Ling Si also has suspicion towards me?

JQ: If Master can give us some evidence then that would be the best thing.

ED: Jun Ling Si haven’t heard all of my predictions. Within this message, it not only state that Dong Fan will meet with disaster, but also gave some other hints. Dong Fan’s disaster, starts from the south, soldiers will be ambushed, the capital in danger...The Gods had reported, the capital of Dong Fan will meet with disaster. The ambush will take place from the south. Whether Jun Ling Si believe this or not, all the things I wanted to say, I’ve said them.

After finishing, Empress Dowager stood up and walked out of the main entrance.

FM: (facing Jun Qing) If Jun Ling Si suspects my master and I of deception, you can always execute us. However, before Jun Ling Si make any wrong decision, I highly recommend that you send some people to investigate in the southern city to see if there is an ambush or not.

Feng Ming glanced over at Lin Yin, pretended to be mad and then chase after Empress Dowager.

No need to ask, Empress Dowager dare to say these things must mean that Rong Tian had already told her about it.

In the southern city, whether it’s a lot or a few, there must be an ambush...