I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 121: Worthy of being a veteran
Hearing Yuan Shu's disheartened words, Yang Ci became anxious.

He stood up, walked quickly to Yuan Shu, and grabbed Yuan Shu's hand.

"Shu, don't have any doubts. The Yang family, including me, has never thought of putting the Yuan family in real danger. This time... this time is just... just a ghost bewildering mind!"

"Obsessed?"

"Yang family... no, it's me. I actually...actually I want Yang family to catch up with Yuan family, to be on par with Yuan family as soon as possible, and to achieve the great cause of three generations of three officials..."

Yang Ci held Yuan Shu's hand tightly and said earnestly: "Shu, you must believe me, this is true, Yang has never thought of harming Yuan, he just wants to get closer to Yuan, this is the truth, it is not nonsense!

The reason why I said these words and did these things is just to lower the reputation of the Yuan family, so that your father and uncle will not be able to ascend to the position of the Three Dukes so quickly. Moreover, I also believe that the Yuan family is a big family with a flourishing business, and it is definitely not something that can be destroyed by mere rumors!"

As Yang Ci spoke, he smiled a flattering smile.

"Shu, look, isn't it the same now?"

Yuan Shu felt like he was about to laugh out of anger.

"Mr. Yang, you stabbed a dagger into a strong man, then smiled and told him that you believed he was strong and would not be endangered by such a small injury, so you stabbed him. Do you think this explanation can be accepted by the Yuan family?"

The smile on Yang Ci's face froze.

"This……"

"You don't believe it yourself, do you?"

Yuan Shu sneered and said, "What you and Yang did was like a sharp knife that stabbed Yuan's body, causing her pain and bleeding. Now that the wound has barely healed, how do you think Yuan will view Yang who stabbed her?"

Yang Ci swallowed his saliva, and his emotions became more tense and anxious.

"Shu, I know that this incident has caused great harm to the Yuan family, but the Yang family is also a noble family after all, and has received help from the Yuan family. It is impossible for us to hope that the Yuan family will be destroyed! This is true! I have no intention of pretending! If I do, I will not die a good death!"

Yuan Shu looked at Yang Ci for a while and shook his head.

"Mr. Yang, God is watching what people do. People should not do anything too despicable, otherwise, they will be courting death. When the Yang family was in trouble, only the Yuan family lent a hand, but now the Yang family has done something treacherous. If the Yuan family cannot forgive this matter, do you think that the Yang family will have three generations of three ministers?"

Yang Ci’s eyes widened and his hands shook even more violently.

He was really scared.

He knew that Yuan Shu's words were not spoken on a whim or out of thin air.

He said this with confidence and support, and with the political power of the Yuan family, if they wanted to do this...

Definitely it is possible!

The matter has become a big deal. If Yuan really wants to take action against Yang, even if Yang does not die, she will definitely feel very uncomfortable. Moreover, once the reputation of being ungrateful and repaying kindness with enmity spreads, Yang will have no chance of staying in the circle of wealthy and powerful families.

Yang Ci was terrified, regretful and shocked to the extreme.

But with the arrival of the extreme, Yang Ci miraculously regained his composure, his brain working at high speed, and he quickly found a secret way to survive in the dead silence around him.

"Shu, how did Yuan punish Xu Xu and others?"

Yuan Shu looked at Yang Ci and raised his eyebrows.

Not bad, Lao Yang does have some skills. Under such extreme pressure, he can still maintain a calm mind?

He is indeed a veteran.

Yuan Shu thought about it and felt that the temperature might not be right yet, so he prepared to add more fuel.

"How Yuan treated Xu Situ and others has little to do with Yang. Xu Situ and others took the initiative to find Yuan to explain the matter, and my father approved it, so Yuan's punishment on them was just some official positions. However, it would not be so easy to treat the others who did not take the initiative to explain the matter."

After hearing Yuan Shu's words, which were obviously intended to exorbitant amounts of money, Yang Ci felt a lot more relieved.

The fact that Yuan Shu was still willing to speak up showed that there was still room for negotiation on this matter, and Yuan was not determined to depose Yang, so he made such a statement.

If the Yuan family was determined to depose the Yang family, Yuan Shu wouldn't even need to come. He could just declare war directly. Why bother wasting his energy?
Therefore, Yuan still wanted to negotiate.

That's good!
That's good!
Yang Ci was so excited that he squeezed Yuan Shu's hand tightly, which even hurt Yuan Shu a little.

"Shu, there is no need to talk about other things. Now I just want to know one question, that is, what does Yuan want? As long as Yuan wants it and Yang can give it, everything can be discussed. There is nothing that cannot be discussed."

Yuan Shu looked at Yang Ci and saw the excited expression on his face, so he knew that this was probably the best time.

The pressure from the front has had a good effect, and now it is time to reap the rewards. Yang has caused a lot of real and potential damage to Yuan, and has set a very bad example by taking the lead in turning against Yuan and backstabbing. This is by no means a problem that can be easily let go.

Therefore, others who took the initiative to seek peace could hand over the ownership of some official positions and apologize to Yuan and Yuan Shu. In this way, they could get away with it and Yuan would no longer pursue them.

But Yang can't do that.

Not only did Yang have to give up some of the official positions that Yuan cared about, but he also had to promise Yuan Shu that he would help Yuan Shu arrange for a group of outstanding members of the Yi Xin Society to become officials within Yang's sphere of influence, and use Yang's political resources to arrange for their promotion.

These political compensations are necessary.

In addition, Yang Ci, as the head of the family that inherited Ouyang Shangshu, must publicly praise Yuan's philosophy of mind as a very meaningful discipline, and must make some real and visible efforts to make Yuan's philosophy of mind an officially recognized doctrine.

In the future, when making decisions on some major political issues, Yang must inform Yuan in advance. Yuan will not interfere with Yang's decision, but Yuan must know in advance.

In addition, Yuan Shu also asked Yang to provide Yuan Shu with some land and money to help Yuan Shu build the headquarters of Yi Xin Hui and a larger-scale Conscience Farm around Luoyang.

The series of requirements made Yang Ci a little dumbfounded, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that most of these conditions were acceptable and not too harsh.

Especially the land and financial support given to Yuan Shu, which was really nothing to the Yang family.

Even using Yang's family resources to help Yuan Shu train loyal subordinates was not so difficult to accept.

However, on the academic level, Yang Ci felt that it was not possible to publicly praise Yuan's Philosophy of Mind and help it become an officially recognized doctrine.

"As for the art, everything else is easy to say, except for the official school's recognition of the School of Mind. It seems that this is not something that I can decide on my own. Moreover, the official school needs the approval of the court and even the emperor. What's the point of my approval alone?"

“Others will naturally agree.”

Yuan Shu smiled and said, “It’s just that the Yang family is one of the most powerful families among the Valuable Clan. If they contradict me on this level and criticize the Yuan family’s philosophy, then I will have to take out time and energy to have a debate with Mr. Yang.

If Yang Gong took the initiative to recognize the School of Mind, wouldn't it save some effort? Han Zong is already in that situation, and I guess no one would want to end up like Han Zong, right? "

Yang Ci's face froze, and he immediately felt that Yuan Shu was very hateful.

That's enough! I know you're awesome! I know you're awesome! But you should also know how to forgive others when you can! How dare you threaten me in this way! Do you know who I am?
After all, I am the current head of the Hongnong Yang family and an important official of the court!
How dare you threaten me?!

I...I...I...

I promised to show you!
Yang Ci was very angry, very angry, extremely angry.

So, in a state of extreme anger, he agreed to Yuan Shu's conditions.

The main point is that if you dare to ask, I dare to agree!
Do you think I am cruel?

As long as the Yuan family is no longer an enemy of the Yang family, as long as the Yuan family can give up further fierce attacks on the Yang family, as long as Yuan Shu does not think about challenging Yang Ci and gives Yang Ci some face, then Yang Ci feels that paying something is indeed acceptable.

It’s better than becoming the next Han Zong, right?

Under very reluctant premise, Yang Ci was forced to accept the peace conditions proposed by Yuan Shu and accepted this seemingly "humiliating" treaty in exchange for the "generosity and tolerance" of the Yuan family and the "right to be exempted from criticism" from Yuan Shu.

Afterwards, Yang Ci and Yuan Shu discussed the details of the implementation of these matters.

For example, which people need Yang's help to arrange jobs, what kind of land Yang needs to provide, and how much money to help Yuan Shu complete the construction of the Yi Xin Hui headquarters.

Another issue is when to publish conclusions that recognize and support psychology.

Yang Ci was afraid that he would encounter some ambiguity during the execution and then be tortured and tortured by Yuan Shu again, so he had to discuss the details with Yuan Shu in great detail.

Finally, a written confirmation is required, and both parties must sign and swear to heaven to abide by the agreement absolutely before they can feel at ease.

The specific content was discussed, Yang Ci got the answer he wanted, and Yuan Shu also got the benefits he wanted.

As a result, the tense atmosphere between the two disappeared, and was replaced by a relatively relaxed mood.

Yang Ci had been nervous and anxious for many days, but now the dust had finally settled. The heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he completely relaxed.

He finally no longer had to worry about Yuan's future revenge.

He can finally have a good sleep without any worries!

Yuan Shu also took this opportunity to express his goodwill in order to maintain the minimum decency of both parties.

(End of this chapter)