Lord Yuan

Chapter 111 A blessing in disguise, Yuan Shao’s road becomes wider
Despite Cao Jie's extremely reluctant request, Liu Hong still chose to meet Yuan Shao.

There was silence in the palace. Cao Jie tried his best but could not get what he wanted, so he could only choose to follow Liu Hong's will.

Within a day or two, Cao Jie and Yuan Shao met again.

Perhaps it was due to Liu Hong's previous attitude that Cao Jie had somewhat restrained himself during this trip, unlike before.

"Yuan Pushe seems to be at ease, but the master is pleading for you one after another." Cao Jie said sarcastically.

Yuan Shao didn't have many shackles on his body at this time. When he heard someone's voice, he raised his head, his energy and energy were not diminished, and he looked straight at him.

"As a great minister of the Han Dynasty, I have suffered such unfair treatment. I am so pitiful that I am willing to travel for days for me." Yuan Shao whispered, but his thoughts had already drifted outside the prison.

With his understanding of Taifu, it was not surprising at all that he made these moves.

Today Cao Jie came again. It must have been the Taifu's doing that made Liu Hong change his attention.

But Cao Jie poured cold water on him: "I'm disappointed in Yuan Pushe. The Tutor didn't say much to you. Your Majesty just wants to see you today."

Yuan Shao was surprised. At this juncture, Cao Jie did not dare to deceive him. Liu Hong wanted to see him?

The current Liu Hong is only thirteen or fourteen years old. In his previous life, he was being harassed back and forth by eunuchs, relatives, nobles, and scholars. If the eunuchs had not used his hands to launch a coup to seize power, he would still be regarded as a human being at this time. Mascot-like.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but sweat began to form on his forehead. As for what Cao Jie said, the master didn't say much, he pretended not to hear it.

"Your Majesty, why is it that Chang Shi Cao is not happy to see me?" Yuan Shao did not refute, just said with a smile.

Cao Jie didn't say much. At the moment, it seemed that His Majesty valued Yuan Shao very much. It would be better to use this wind to see where His Majesty could blow him.

When Yuan Shao came out of the prison alone, the residual light from the morning sun outside the prison still made Yuan Shao unconsciously cover his eyes. After a while, he felt relieved.

He originally wanted to thank the captain, but when he thought about it again, the instigator, Cao Jie, was standing next to him. If he had too many connections with him, there was no guarantee that Cao Jie would not vent his anger on others. Then the gain would outweigh the loss, so he just used his eyes. Signified and nodded.

Wait for Cao Jie to bring Yuan Shao to Liu Hongdian.

Yuan Shao could only cast his gaze from a distance. Under the illumination of many lamps and sunlight, the extremely spacious palace was bright, clean and bright.

The palace was not as magnificent as it looked on TV, but instead seemed a bit empty. Perhaps there were no civil or military officials present.

"Yuan Pushe can come alone." The chamberlain at the door looked at Cao Jie apologetically, read out Liu Hong's decree under his angry eyes, and then stood aside in silence.

Cao Jie tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, tried to put on a smile, and patted Yuan Shao on the shoulder: "Yuan Pushe, Your Majesty is alone. I think I will discuss something important with you. You must take advantage of this." This is a hard-won opportunity."

There were constant clouds in his eyes, and Liu Hong's recent behavior had become more and more strange. Even a regular servant like him, who had been familiar with the palace for a long time, could not help but wonder what the young emperor could understand.

But for Yuan Shao in front of him, he felt that it was still necessary to give him a good beating. It was best to make him belong to him at this time.

"If not, if we go back to the old place, we won't be so easy to serve."

Yuan Shao heard the threatening tone in Cao Jie's words, and he just replied nonchalantly: "Servant Zhongchang is worrying too much. The days ahead are still long, and there will always be places where I need help from Mr. Zhongchang."

Regarding Yuan Shao's show of weakness, Cao Jie nodded with satisfaction.

If this son is well cultivated, he may not be able to become my right-hand man. If I can use this time to destroy those scholars, what can I do if I have some goodwill with him?

People are always fickle. When you give them enough benefits, those with weak minds will immediately choose to leave their own lineup and turn to the enemy, and then use some of their own information to make suggestions for the enemy.

Cao Jie looked at Yuan Shao and felt that this man had a lot to do. If he had enough benefits to change his position, the fruits he would reap in the end would be far more than the price he paid.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Shao has met your Majesty." As soon as Yuan Shao entered the palace gate, he saw Liu Hong sitting upright from a distance.

Hearing Yuan Shao's voice, Liu Hong came back to his senses, put down the classics in his hands, and focused his eyes on himself.

"What do you think about me putting you in jail?" Liu Hong looked at Yuan Shao in front of him. He obviously had an unusual demeanor and was tall. Even he had to raise his head from time to time to see clearly.

Yuan Shao put away his smile and was silent for a long time. The first time he met Han Ling Emperor was Liu Hong when he was young and didn't have much power.

He didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked these questions. He originally thought that the emperor would make a fuss about his status as a scholar. He had prepared enough rhetoric to make the Han emperor change his view of him.

But obviously, Liu Hong's every move was unexpected.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, if I say that I have no complaints, that would be the behavior of a saint, but it is extremely difficult for me to do that."

"When His Majesty issued the order to send the generals and generals to prison, I had some complaints in my heart. People always want to express their anger when they are wronged. But Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. The beliefs of thousands of people, His Majesty's every word and deed Naturally, His Majesty has deep intentions."

Yuan Shao is neither humble nor arrogant. Facing Liu Hong, who seems to be quite different now, he knows that it is time for him to make some changes.

But he did not completely change his policy. While describing his innermost thoughts, he inadvertently promoted Liu Hong to a new height, a height that Liu Hong could not reach now. Yuan Shao knew very well that at this time, Liu Hong What do you want to have most.

Seemingly satisfied with Yuan Shao's answer, Liu Hong smiled and said, "You are a little different from those outside."

Of course Yuan Shao knew that there was a fundamental difference between himself and the group of people outside, so he immediately said: "I feel that instead of flattering Your Majesty and bending your will to cater to any decision His Majesty makes, it is better to be open-minded and Speak out your inner thoughts, and your Majesty will make your own choices, choosing the best and using them, and choosing the worst and expelling them. This is the way to be a minister."

"I can't do such slanderous words to seduce people. I just want your Majesty to know about this place that the world cannot see."

Liu Hong became more and more interested. Many of the principles Yuan Shao said coincided with what he learned there. Liu Hong had just stepped into this academic field and was still a novice. For any obvious You will always listen and understand things that are beyond your own awareness.

"Go on." Liu Hong simply sat down on the floor.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shao dared to stand higher than the emperor, and immediately kowtowed.

"You sit down too. If you don't want to talk about anything else today, let's talk about what you think about this big man."

Speaking of which, Liu Hong didn't have to be so urgent at this time, and there was no need for him to be so urgent. Chen Fan, the Taifu, would step by step take all the power of this big man into his hands, and then return it all to Liu Hong after he took charge, without worrying about risks. , and has no side effects.

As the head of a hundred officials, the Taifu could make such a move. Naturally, many officials under him would imitate the Taifu and return all their power to Liu Hong.

Of course, this is assuming that nothing unexpected happens.

If Chen Fan Zhongdao dies, it is unclear whether the successors can be as dedicated as Taifu to seek everything for Liu Hong.

However, Yuan Shao knew this, and so did Grand Tutor Chen Fan.Liu Hong didn't know.

He didn't dare to lose his trust to anyone. Entering this palace alone without being able to see what the sky was like outside had consumed almost all of his energy.

In fact, there was no conflict between the ultimate goals of the eunuchs and Chen Fan. Everything they did was for the ultimate unification of imperial power.

The only difference is that Chen Fan can represent himself, his own family, and further away, he can represent those good ministers and captains who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. However, for those representatives who belong to the aristocratic families in various counties, Chen Fan cannot There is no way to stop them from sucking up the meager benefits again and again.

When Chen Fan's behavior will damage the interests of these independent families, the like-minded companions will instantly change their camps because of the family interests. For the family, the first factor is the family first, and the second is the emperor. myself.

Chen Fan actually knew this very well.

But now, with a common enemy, this unharmonious group can still blend together. Once the enemy is eliminated, the backlash brought by this force will instantly swallow up all the fruits.

Isn't this what the family has been doing all along? It can be said that they have become extremely proficient, and once the car overturns, their instinct to survive with a broken arm will instantly take over the commanding heights.

Yuan Shao originally came from the Yuan family in Runan, and he has long been familiar with these dogmas that are engraved in his mind. His existence is also paving the way for the Yuan family in disguise, serving as a stepping stone, until the final thunder breaks out, and the Yuan family will Take out everything that is not important to the family to resist the damage caused by the thunder explosion, and then wait until everything calms down to stand up and reap the fruits of victory.

In essence, this behavior does no harm to the big man.

But as far as the emperor was concerned, the interests occupied by the aristocratic families actually belonged to the emperor himself.

This was naturally intolerable to the emperor.

As a result, the disaster of party imprisonment was born.

As for the eunuchs, they were actually just the scapegoats pushed by the emperor. The emperor was deceived by the eunuchs into making such an outrageous decree.

Then, most of the scholars who were called party members came from aristocratic families.

Liu Zhi's knife cut into the main artery, the scholars collapsed, and the family structure was instantly shattered.

The eunuchs reaped the so-called fruits, and the princes were granted power. For a time, the entire court was filled with the voices of the eunuchs, and the voices of the opposing scholars suddenly stopped.

Of course, the emperor's imperial power was much more than that.

The eunuchs exercised power and caused misfortune, causing anger and resentment among the people.

Naturally, the emperor stepped forward and once again became a good person, reaping the fruits that the eunuchs had accumulated for a long time.

This may be due to the oldest practice of raising people before killing them, and it has also attracted the reputation of common people all over the world.

Attack the scholars, punish the eunuchs, harvest the common people, and control the imperial power.

After a series of operations, the emperor is still the emperor.

But the scholars are no longer the former scholars, and the eunuchs are not the former eunuchs.

But the people all over the world are still working hard day after day, and there is no change in farming and paying taxes.

The emperor is the biggest winner here.

Yuan Shao poured out what he understood to Liu Hong in a relatively humorous way.

He didn't know that Liu Hong had already undergone earth-shaking changes and was obsessed with the imperial power.

No one gave him these things, and even the things Liu Zhi left behind did not include any introduction in this regard.

Liu Hong is not stupid, and his IQ may be higher than that of ordinary people, but after all, he is surrounded by several groups of forces that cannot be solved, and anything he wants to do will be checked and balanced by all parties.

Yuan Shao seems to be the only proposition to break this situation.

Liu Hong wanted to catch Yuan Shao and make up for him, but Yuan Shao knew that talking too much would lead to mistakes. In fact, there is nothing wrong with his remarks at the moment, but if he waits for a long time, When Liu Hong reacts, he will understand.

How could Yuan Shao have such a thorough understanding of this aspect? With Liu Hong's naturally suspicious temperament, even if Yuan Shao had a hundred mouths, he would not be able to explain it clearly when Liu Hong gained power.

The only good thing is that Liu Hong is still young now, and it still takes time and practice to confirm new knowledge and theories.

During this period, Liu Hong grew up and learned to grow.

Yuan Shao will do the same, and he will develop rapidly at a speed that is impossible to see, reaching a speed of one hundred miles per hour.

When everything is settled, Yuan Shao may be able to judge Liu Hong openly and openly.

Now, while hiding one's strength and biding one's time, revealing the slightest solution to Liu Hong's situation will bring no harm to Yuan Shao.

Liu Hong, who was fascinated by what he heard, showed a rare expression of confusion. It was obvious that these theories were still a bit confusing to him now, but this did not hinder his respect for Yuan Shao at all.

Liu Hong looked at Yuan Shao who was kneeling in front of him and was submissive. He pretended to be angry and said, "You don't respect my will."

Yuan Shao replied: "Your Majesty is still young. Although he has the intention to rule the world, his body cannot keep up after all. I am already in my prime. If I sit and talk with your Majesty, I am afraid that your Majesty will be angry. Your Majesty is doing this." I only dare to speak to you in such a posture, and I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."

Liu Hong suddenly laughed, and he heard what Yuan Shao meant.

"Get up, I'm in a very good mood today. Even if you are higher than my head, it's not your fault. As you said, it's all because I grew up too slowly."

After receiving Liu Hong's order, Yuan Shao dared to raise his head and saw Liu Hongzheng with a smile on his face. He also smiled knowingly, and then sat down opposite Liu Hong respectfully, keeping his posture as low as possible.

When Liu Hong saw this, he said no more. It was quite rare for Yuan Shao to have such self-awareness.

"According to Cao Zhongchang's words, your reputation in Luoyang is so great that your name can even be heard in this palace."

Yuan Shao hurriedly waved his hands and whispered: "This is all imposed on me by those scholars who are seeking fame and reputation. It is not what I want. In the past, I had conflicts with Cao Zhong's constant servants. I all treat them with public opinion and have no selfish intentions."

"I never thought that those people would actually call me a model for the world. I really don't dare to be a minister. What's more, with His Majesty in front of me, it is my turn to be a minister." Yuan Shao praised and praised me, which made Liu Hong laugh. Not from ear to ear.

"Those scholars are always very tough-talking. Since you can be praised by them, you must have real talent and knowledge. I need you."

(End of this chapter)