I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 133 The Three Giants of the Yuan Family's Dethronement Group

Yuan Shu remembered what Yuan Feng said.

No matter how big your foundation becomes or what position you hold in the future, you must abide by this principle when considering the issue of succession.

Otherwise, many things will go wrong.

Yuan Shao was defeated because of this.

Liu Biao was defeated because of this.

Countless heroes and great men ended up in disaster and lost their reputation because of the issue of succession, which brought about a setback to the dynasty's good situation.

The saying "the king does not appoint his heir out of love" cannot be taken as empty talk. When choosing an heir, one must fully consider the political situation at the time and not just make a decision based on one's own ideas.

Yuan Shu was thinking when he suddenly heard Yuan Wei's voice.

"Brother! Brother!"

Yuan Wei seemed very anxious and ran directly to the living room. When he saw Yuan Shu was also there, he seemed relieved.

"Shu is here too, that's great, brother, Shu, Yuan She is back, and he just came to see me."

Yuan Feng blinked, a little surprised.

"So soon? Wasn't it said that there would be several more days before that?"

"He was really anxious, so he rushed back as fast as he could."

Yuan Wei poured himself a glass of water, gulped it down, wiped his mouth, and said, "Brother, do you know what Yuan She brought us?"

Yuan Wei raised his right hand, and only then did Yuan Shu and Yuan Feng notice that Yuan Wei was holding a box in his hand.

"This is?"

"Heads."

"Head?!" ×2
Both Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu, father and son, were shocked.

What the hell, a human head?
"Yes, a head. Chunyu Deng's head!"

Yuan Wei put the box on the ground and opened the lid. A human head treated with lime suddenly appeared in front of Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu.

This was naturally not the first time Yuan Feng had seen such a thing, nor was it the first time Yuan Shu had seen such a thing. He had even been on the battlefield and killed enemies with his own hands, so he was not scared by this thing, but was just very surprised.

Chunyu Deng was, after all, a palace attendant and had a certain status in the eunuch group. How come he was killed without any noise?
Yuan Feng hurriedly looked at Yuan Wei.

“Ci Yang, what’s going on?”

Yuan Wei then slowly told him about how Yuan She had just taken the initiative to find him, and also about what Yuan She had done before he came.

"In short, the eunuchs have decided to seek peace. They are willing to help the Yuan family obtain the three highest positions, namely, Minister of Works and Minister of Civil Affairs. They are also willing to hand over a number of local official positions to the Yuan family, hoping to repair relations with the Yuan family and return to the previous status quo.

Yuan She was afraid that we would not trust him, so he killed Chunyu Deng himself and cut off his head and brought it to us as proof that he would never deceive us and that we must believe in his sincerity.

After hearing this, Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu were both a little surprised. The father and son couldn't help but look at each other, and they could see the shock in each other's eyes.

Yuan She was a ruthless man. He actually killed Chunyu Deng directly. Chunyu Deng was a high-ranking eunuch after all. How could he just die like that?

The Eastern Han Dynasty Palace is truly filled with danger.

While Yuan Shu was still thinking, Yuan Feng had already discussed it with Yuan Wei.

"Are they really willing to push the two of us to the position of the Three Dukes?"

"Yes, this is what Yuan She said. The eunuchs in the palace seem to have reached a consensus."

"That's new."

Yuan Feng frowned and said slowly: "Three Dukes, heads, and official positions, these eunuchs seem to be powerful on the outside but weak on the inside."

"In my opinion, they have no other options. Otherwise, they wouldn't have called Yuan She back at full speed. They should also know that apart from Yuan She, we won't trust any other eunuchs."

Yuan Wei whispered: "Brother, what do you think? Should we stop here or..."

"Ci Yang, what do you think?"

"I……"

Yuan Wei hesitated for a while and looked at Yuan Shu again.

"Shu, what do you think?"

"I?"

Yuan Shu didn't expect that his father and third uncle cared so much about his opinions, so he thought about it seriously.

"At this moment, the eunuchs should have known that they had lost. If they continue to fight, they may not be able to hold on. If they force the Yuan family to the point where they can no longer give in, they will resort to war, which they dare not do and do not have the confidence to win. For the Yuan family, it is not good to be tough all the time. The eunuchs cannot be trusted, and some scholars cannot be trusted either. Maintaining the status quo is the best situation. Only by maintaining the status quo can we plan for big things."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wei nodded repeatedly.

"There is still no news from the people sent to Hebei. I don't know what the current situation of King Bohai and King Pingyuan is. Now is the time to be cautious. Brother, what do you think?"

Of course, Yuan Feng was the one who made the final decision.

He considered the opinions of Yuan Shu and Yuan Wei and finally made up his mind.

"What you said is all right, and this is a good thing, but I want to make some slight changes. Ci Yang, I won't do this San Gong, you do it."

"Brother, I..."

"I still say the same thing. You and I, brothers, must not ascend to the position of the Three Dukes at the same time, no matter whether it is before or after a major event."

Yuan Feng said solemnly: "No matter how the world views us, or how future generations view us, we are not traitors after all, nor should we become traitors. One person ascending the throne is enough, and the four generations of three dukes are already a foregone conclusion, and there is no need for one more."

Yuan Wei knew that Yuan Feng was taking care of him and that Yuan Feng was very obsessed with the position of one of the Three Dukes, so he stepped aside and let him take the position first.

As a younger brother, he became one of the Three Dukes before his older brother. Is this really possible?
Yuan Wei didn't know.

But Yuan Feng has made up his mind.

He was willing to repair his relationship with the eunuchs and pretend to return to the previous state in order to paralyze the eunuchs.

In addition, through the marriage of Yuan Shu, the signal of repairing the relationship with the scholar group was conveyed to the outside world, and the signal that the Yuan family was willing to get closer to the scholar group was also conveyed in a false manner.

In short, it is still a tightrope walking strategy, trying to please both sides and taking advantage of both, but not clearly leaning towards any one side.

Anyway, Yuan Feng has a great general, Yuan Shu, who can suppress the entire Luoyang alone. With such a powerful weapon in hand, no matter whether it is the eunuchs or the scholars, they dare not rashly attack the Yuan family again.

This gave Yuan enough time to contact the two Liu Kui brothers and plan the subsequent dethronement and enthronement.

The eunuchs soon received the news brought back by Yuan She. They finally felt relieved when they learned that Yuan was willing to accept the conditions and stop targeting the eunuchs.

Chunyu Deng died, and Duan Gui, who took the initiative to provoke trouble, naturally did not have a good ending.

When Yuan She wasn't looking, Duan Gui had already been captured by the eunuchs and torn into pieces by five horses.

Because of his stupidity and greed, the eunuchs made a bad move and were controlled by the Yuan family. They were forced to give up some political interests that they had already obtained, and Duan Gui had to compensate for these losses.

However, even if Duan Gui was eaten up completely, the loss could not be completely made up.

So Yuan She generously gave part of Chunyu Deng's interests to the eunuchs in order to gain their tacit approval for him to kill Chunyu Deng in private.

In the end, the eunuch group finally returned to the state of everyone being happy.

Finally, we can continue to unite against external forces and crack down on the party members!
But as the old saying goes, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. This time, the eunuchs were exhausted after a long period of tossing and turning, and they wanted to take a rest and recharge their energy before starting the next one. However, Yuan went into the next one seamlessly without any rest.

Yuan Feng, Yuan Wei and Yuan Shu formed the three giants of the Yuan family's dethronement and enthronement group, and they made detailed plans for this matter.

Yuan Shu suggested that since this matter was to be carried out, the first issue was to infiltrate and control the military forces of Luoyang City to a certain extent.

The Yuan family needs to strive to directly or indirectly control more than half of Luoyang City’s military armed forces, which will greatly increase the probability of success.

"Dou Wu failed because he did not control enough troops stationed in Luoyang. These troops usually had dealings with eunuchs. At the critical moment, with the emperor by their side, they turned against Dou Wu one after another, and Dou Wu committed suicide.

Aside from the Jinwu Tiqi and the halberd bearers, and the city gate lieutenant garrison troops, the rest of the Luoyang garrison is elite, well versed in battle formations. If we can't win them over, we will be trapped to some extent. I'm afraid that relying solely on my own manpower is insufficient."

Yuan Shu did not fully disclose his family background to Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei.

Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei only knew that Yuan Shu had 800 elites and some students who had been to the battlefield to rely on. Anyway, they could gather more than a thousand people to support them, and their combat effectiveness was definitely not as good as that of the Luoyang garrison.

It’s not that Yuan Shu didn’t trust Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei. It was mainly because there had been a betrayal incident around Yuan Wei. Yuan Shu had learned from this lesson and felt that the people around Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei were not completely reliable, so he never revealed his trump card.

When necessary, it can be used as a secret weapon on the battlefield to kill with one blow.

But if we really talk about combat effectiveness, the Eastern Han central army stationed in Luoyang is definitely more capable.

The central military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty stationed in Luoyang was divided into five parts.

One of them is the five schools of the Northern Army, namely, the Tunqi Colonel, the Yueqi Colonel, the Infantry Colonel, the Changshui Colonel and the Shesheng Colonel.

The second is the Huben and Yulin camps under Guanglu Xun.

The third is the soldiers under the Weiwei.

The fourth is the Tiqi and halberd-wielding troops under the Praetorian Guards.

The fifth is the garrison of troops by the captain at the city gate.

(End of this chapter)