Episode 360. Double-edged sword (1)
At Bun-ah’s question, Yun-ju paused for a moment before opening her mouth.
“As Nanggunnim knows, I used to be Sejak. That’s why I can notice the awkwardness of those sneaking in sooner than others.”
“That might be the case, but I think the case is a little different this time. Were you still paying attention to Soon-wook and the others?”
“Actually… yes. Since Jojo is their enemy, there must be a reason why they came, and in the worst case, I thought that they would try to assassinate Prince Nang. To do so, I thought it would be most efficient to disguise Salsu as a uinyeo or uino.”
After hearing Yunju’s words, Buna looked at her with admiration.
I knew she wasn’t an ordinary woman, but this was more than I thought.
In fact, Yun-ju did not find out all the facts with her own pure ability.
I didn’t tell Bun-a, but here in Yangzhou, there were Haomen disciples under Li Dang-ji.
When Li Dangji became inseparable from Bun-ah and Yun-ju, he assigned one of Hao-wen’s officers to her so that she could use Hao-wen’s power when necessary.
She used that power to figure out the dynamics and finally found Sejak with her own eyes.
“I can’t possibly match your wit. amazing.”
“Now is not the time to admire me. You should hurry up and inform Son Sa-sa about this to prevent an accident.”
“okay. Thanks to your wife, the relationship between Master and Son will be better.”
Bun-a gave Yun-ju a light hug and went back to Sun Ce’s residence.
* * *
Sun Quan and Fan Ya entered Sun Ce’s residence at about the same time.
“Brother Sang Seo-ryeong and his party have all been sent.”
At Sun Quan’s words, Sun Ce smiled bitterly.
“Looks like Sang Seo-ryeong came to propose an alliance with Jojo, but because of Congressman Bun-ah, he couldn’t even say a word and left.”
“Even if it wasn’t for your brother’s health problems, an alliance with Jojo was out of the question.”
“Indeed, it is.”
Sun Ce glanced at Bun-Ah next to him.
Bun-ah’s expression was a bit complicated, as if thinking about something. Sun Ce looked at Bun-ah and continued talking as if to listen.
“Mr. Burna. In fact, we are well aware that Eosa Daebu’s army is close to 2 million. In such a yard, no matter how sweet Sun-wook comes, unless we are idiots, will we fall for his tricks?”
After hearing Sun Ce’s words, Bun-a asked a rather straightforward question to see if the thoughts in his head had been sorted out.
“What would have happened if Shun-wu tried his hand and made them believe that the assassins who attacked Mr. Son this time were sent by our master? Wouldn’t that have been enough room for a separation?”
Buna’s words widened their eyes.
Bun-ah smiled bitterly at the two people who couldn’t answer with round eyes.
“How desperate can Cao Cao, who became an enemy of our Master, be now? You can use any number of savage moves you never thought of.”
“Come to think of it, that might be the case.”
“I will not hesitate to fabricate evidence, bring up false witnesses, and perhaps assassinate my grandson if necessary, and make me or my teacher behind it.”
“yes? Isn’t that too much speculation?”
Sun Ce nodded, but Sun Quan next to him shook his head in disapproval.
Bun-ah seriously asked Son-gwon.
“Is it really conjecture? Jojo is a person who tried to trap and kill my master, whom he had taken as his sworn brother. Whose brain came up with the ploy to deceive my master? Sunuk is the person Cao Cao proclaimed to be his eldest son. Such a person came all the way here, only giving gifts and leaving. Isn’t something strange?”
“The reason why he only gave gifts… is it because Congressman Bun-a thought that his words would not work because he was treating him?”
“Wealth sir. I don’t know much about Sunwoo, but at least if you look at him as a schemer who serves the feudal lord and puts him in the emperor’s seat, I think he could be several times more despicable than that.”
“But aren’t they gone now?”
Looking at Son Kwon, Bun-ah even let out a short sigh.
Sun Quan’s age is now nineteen. Although he was big, he hadn’t yet tasted the meanness of Kwon Mo’s tricks because he had been under the shadow of his father or older brother.
The difference was that Sun Ce was already accepting his words, while Sun Quan was still questioning.
“Have they all left? Have you checked that everyone who came has left?”
Sun Ce and Sun Quan’s eyes widened at Fan’s words.
Burna’s words conveyed the conviction that something conspiracy was going on, not mere speculation.
“You have something to say to my brother.”
When Sun Ce opened his mouth, Sun Quan looked at his older brother and Ben A with a slightly puzzled expression.
Bun-a looked into Sun Ce’s eyes and opened his mouth with a short sigh.
“Among the doctors who are learning medicine, there is one with a good eye. He said that a little while ago. There was a new Uino in the medicine stock of Uicheong, so I looked with interest, and it looked just like the coachman who drove Sun-wook’s party’s carriage.”
Bun-ah deliberately did not reveal that the person who said it was Yun-ju.
“That’s like that…..”
“When Son Ja-sa’s condition improves, I will leave with my party. Then won’t the members here take care of you?”
“I guess so.”
“At that time, whether that anger would play tricks on the decoction, or pretend to do odd jobs and launch an ambush….. Well, anyway, I don’t know what to do, but at such a sensitive time, if the coachman under Shunwu suddenly became the governess under his command, You have to be suspicious enough.”
Assassins with knives are guarded by guards, so it can be sufficiently stopped, but unexpected situations can arise if the will to help the lawmaker suddenly changes.
Sun Quan also now realized what Beon-a was concerned about.
“Full camouflage.”
“Yes, Mr. Vice President.”
“Immediately, send someone to Uicheong to find out if there is a new official, arrest him and bring him.”
“I take orders.”
Wi-ki was also listening to Bun-ah right next to him, so he went outside.
After a moment of anxious waiting, the stomach returned, but in his hand there was only a corpse that had already plunged a knife into his own heart and committed suicide.
“How did this happen?”
“When I went to Uicheong and started looking for the new official, Lee Ja suddenly ran away. When his subordinates pursued and tried to catch him, he took out a knife from his chest and killed himself like this, probably deciding that it would be difficult to escape.”
“Uh, how can you…. work so carelessly…. Bun-ah Congressman. I have no face to see you.”
Sun Ce lowered his head with a red face, and Bun-a shook his head.
“Even though the assassin committed suicide, can’t you already guess who is behind it? Send troops right away to arrest Sunuk and the others and interrogate them.”
“All right. Hello.”
“Your master.”
“Give orders to General Yeo to lead 1,000 cavalrymen and capture Shun-wu and his party.”
“I take orders.”
After Sun Ce gave the order, he looked at Bun-a with a different expression than before.
“If it weren’t for Congressman Buna… I would have been playing in Jojo’s clutches.”
“Somehow, a good-looking councilman was in my group. By the way, where did General Jegal go? Come to think of it, I came to treat you, but I haven’t seen you yet.”
“Ah, Jegal went to look at the movements of the South Navy for a while.”
“If it’s Namhae, it’s the land of Gyoju adjacent to Yangju… Are you preparing for a war with Gyoju?”
Sun Ce and Sun Quan’s eyes widened at Bun’a’s question.
“How did you notice that?”
Jiaozhou is the lowest state among the 13 provinces of Later Han, adjacent to Ikju, Jingju, and Yangju, and farther away, Ilnam-gun was a region with a hot climate that would correspond to the northern part of Vietnam in the future.
“I expected it naturally because I was looking at the movements of the South Navy.”
Bunny smiled a little bitterly inwardly.
Although Sun Ce had an army of about 500,000, he was unable to spread his power because all of Xuzhou, Yezhou, and Jingzhou belonged to Huabu. Because of this, the only place for him to start a war to expand his power is the leader.
“Congressman Buna has the discernment and insight that would allow him to run a book business if he hadn’t been a member of the parliament.”
“It’s what anyone would expect. It’s not that great.”
While Bun-ah was laughing, Yun-ju came in with a decoction.
“I’ve brought a decoction for you, my grandson’s hand.”
“Bring it here. ma’am.”
Bun-ah took some of the decoction Yun-ju brought and tasted it slightly. Then, he recommended a decoction to Sun Ce.
“Eat yourself.”
“I knew Congressman Bun-ah was thorough, but today I admire Congressman Lee Son-mo Bun-ah several times to see that he even inspected the decoction brought by his wife.”
Sun Ce drank the decoction from the medicine bowl at once and smiled at Bun-a.
* * *
As soon as Shunwu left the city of geography, he called Sima Yi and handed out the letter he had written in advance.
“Take it.”
“What is this?”
“This is a letter from the Duke of Zhou to the founder of the cult, Sasseop.”
“yes? Why are you giving me this letter all of a sudden?”
“If things go wrong… Brother Son will definitely want my neck. So, take this letter and go to Gyoju and meet the priest.”
Hearing Xun Yu’s words, Sima Yi widened her eyes in surprise.
“Do you think the alien world will fail?”
“It’s good to succeed, but you can’t help but be mindful of failure. The Son brothers won’t even bother with you, so give them a gift and coax the priest.”
Sima Yi immediately understood Xun Yu’s words.
If Sun Ce joins forces with Hwabu to attack Cao Cao, then move the religious leader Tsai Sa-seop to attack Sun Ce. In that case, Sun Ce would be unable to help the painter as he would have to protect his territory.
“I still lack a lot to face such a heavy burden.”
“No, from what I’ve been through, you should be able to fill my role.”
Sunuk took out the auspicious plaque from his bosom and held it out.
“…..”
“Come on. If you want to have a private meeting with the head priest, you will need this tile. There is no time to linger.”
“All right. I will do my best even if it is not enough.”
Sima Yi did not hesitate any longer and received the award. After a while, they left the party with a wagon loaded with gifts and several guards.
Du-du-du-du-du…
Sima Yi did not go straight to General Ye, but deliberately watched Sun-wook and his party walk away from a distance. And in the meantime, I saw more than a thousand cavalrymen from the capital pursuing Sun-wook and his party.
The spirit of the cavalrymen was ferocious and ferocious, but for some reason, the speed of Sunuk and his party on horse and carriage did not increase.
‘The alien world has failed!’
Seeing the whole situation, Sima Yi intuited that Shun-wu’s premonition was not wrong, and hurriedly turned to General Ye.
‘Sang Seo-ryeong didn’t run away to pretend to be calm, but with that kind of momentum… it would have been better to just run away and save at least a few people.’
Sima Yi ran away and shook her head.
If the alien world had failed, Soon-wook’s excuses or pretentiousness would not have worked. Perhaps their lives will end in interrogation.
‘Are you pretending to be so nonchalant to buy me time to run away? I guess so.’
Sun-wook’s sacrifice could not be in vain.
This is it.
Further whipping was applied to the galloping horse.
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