Prophecies were quite popular during the Two Han era. The saying "a single phrase became prophecy" referred to a prophecy coming true.
The most famous prophecy of the Han dynasty was none other than: "He who replaces Han shall be Dangtu Gao."
This saying came from the Spring and Autumn Prophecy: "After the Han house has lasted nine hundred and twenty years, it shall perish through Meng Sun; authority shall be entrusted to a chancellor. He who replaces Han shall be Dangtu Gao."
It was this very prophecy that drove the warlords of the late Han to scramble to use it to legitimize themselves.
The words on this sheet of Huai Paper were clearly a prophecy as well, only far more direct than those other vague and cryptic prophecies.
After deciphering it, Ju Shou began considering why Feng Ji had given him this letter.
Did Feng Ji want him to present it to Yuan Shao, or did he want to join forces with him against Xu You?
If it was the former, Yuan Shao would certainly not believe it, making it useless. If it was the latter, how had Xu You provoked Feng Ji?
After turning it over and over in his mind, he simply went to Feng Ji's tent again and handed over the blank sheet directly.
"You gave me this letter for my consideration, yet I do not know what you mean by it!"
Seeing that he had returned with the letter so quickly, Feng Ji shook his head with a smile.
"With Lord Ju's intellect, you must already have seen through its secret. Yet you still claim not to know its meaning?"
Clearly, Feng Ji knew what the letter meant as well. He had not truly failed to understand it as he claimed.
Ju Shou stood before