I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 173: Washing Away the Shame of the Yuan Family
Since Yuan Wei said so, Yuan Shu certainly wouldn't say anything else.

This is also what he has longed for.

After planning for so long and spending so much money, isn't it just for this day?

So he nodded immediately.

"Father, what Third Uncle said is right, that's it! As soon as the King of Bohai arrives in Luoyang, we will immediately prepare to take action. First, we will control all the gates of Luoyang City and take control of Luoyang City. At the same time, we will try to quickly seize one of the gates of the palace. As long as we seize one gate, the palace will no longer be strong, and our people can enter the palace immediately.

Because the incident happened suddenly, the eunuchs may not be able to gather enough troops in time to fight us. As long as we are fast enough and decisive enough to eliminate all the eunuch leaders, then even if the palace guards and the imperial guards want to fight us, who can they choose as their leader? Without a leader, how much fighting power can they have? "

After hearing this, Yuan Feng looked rather worried. After thinking it over again and again, he was still somewhat hesitant.

"Shu, tell me, what we are doing is really not rebellion? How will outsiders view it if we start a war in the emperor's residence? How will future generations view it? How will the ancestors of the Yuan family view it?"

"Father, if you want to achieve great things, how can you be timid and hesitant?"

Yuan Shu hurriedly said: "The reason why Dou Wu failed was because he was timid, hesitant, not careful, and trusted the wrong people, while the reason why the eunuchs won was because they dared to fight to the death, had no scruples, and went all out, which led to victory.

Fortune and wealth are sought in danger. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as we win, the Yuan family will be in charge of government. Even if we lose, the Yuan family is deeply rooted and will never perish. It will still exist!"

Yuan Feng was a little surprised and looked at Yuan Shu in surprise.

"Shu, are you really not afraid at all?"

"Of course I'm afraid."

Yuan Shu nodded and said, "But compared to dying for doing great things, I am more afraid of dying in a conspiracy. What I am more afraid of is that I will not resist and will be humiliated in the conspiracy. Father, eunuchs are unreasonable. They only care about gains and losses. They have no morals and are unreasonable. They are not worried about what you are worried about.

To deal with them, we can only use the simplest method, we can only use the knife in our hands to eradicate them all. Only by eradicating them all can we truly decide everything for ourselves, do whatever we want, and give full play to our thoughts and talents, so that our lives will not be in vain! How can a real man be controlled by a eunuch? "

Yuan Shu's last words touched Yuan Feng's heart, and also Yuan Wei's heart.

In the past, although Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei held high positions and wielded great power, what made them most depressed was their bad reputation among the literati.

Because they relied on their kinship with eunuchs to preserve their wealth and status, the Yuan family, as a family that inherited the New Text Confucianism, was almost at the bottom of this high-level contempt chain. Once there was a little disturbance, anyone could come up and step on them, making the dignified Yuan family lose all their status.

The Chenjun Yuan family looked down on him, some branches of the Runan Yuan family also looked down on him, and even the large and small families under them looked down on him.

Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei have always been ashamed of this and have been trying to find ways to wash away this shame, so they took the risk of contacting and protecting the party members.

And now, the opportunity to turn everything around is right in front of us!

"Brother, the chance to wash away the shame of the Yuan family is right before our eyes. The chance to restore the reputation of the Yuan family is right before our eyes. Are you going to miss it? If you fight back, the chance of success is very high. If you sit back and watch the King of Bohai being killed, you don't know when the next chance will come!"

Yuan Feng took a deep breath, his eyes flickering, but in the end, he made up his mind.

"You are all right. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when the next one will come. We may not even know if there will be a next one. In this case... let's do it this time! Whether we succeed or not, we have to do it!"

Then, Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Wei and smiled.

“Ci Yang, don’t get involved. It’s best not to have anything to do with this matter. You can even take sick leave or go out on business, stay away from the vortex. If things don’t work out, you can use this as an excuse to get away with it. Even if you can’t keep your official position, at least you can keep your family. As long as the family foundation is still there, there will be a day when they can rise again!”

Now it was Yuan Wei's turn to be depressed.

He remembered that Yuan Feng had told him this before. This matter was too big and the entire Yuan family could not be dragged into it, so Yuan Wei should stay away. In case Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu failed, his branch would bear all the responsibility, and Yuan Wei would have to take on the responsibility of continuing the glory and bloodline of the Yuan family.

But Yuan Wei didn't want to just stand by and watch, he also wanted to participate!
"Brother, I can't just stand by and watch this happen. I should get involved, right?"

Yuan Feng patted Yuan Wei on the shoulder and shook his head.

"Ci Yang, it is important to do great things, and it is also important to continue the family. This matter is too serious. In case of failure, there will be many innocent people in the Yuan family. You should not take risks with us. I can die, but the Runan Yuan family cannot be destroyed." Yuan Wei wanted to argue several times and wanted to say something more, but looking at his brother's calm eyes, he couldn't say anything.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally compromised.

He promised that he would find a way to leave Luoyang and avoid it before the big event happened. If Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu succeeded, that would be the best, and he would rush back immediately. If they failed...

He will definitely do his best to protect the Yuan family and safeguard the interests of the Yuan family.

Once the general direction is determined, the details of the next actions will be easier to discuss.

It was at this time that Yuan Feng discussed Duan Xing's matter with Yuan Shu.

Yuan Feng was surprised, but not too shocked, that Duan Ying took the initiative to reconcile with Yuan Shu and join Yuan Shu.

Compared with the matter itself, Yuan Feng was more worried about whether the cooperation with the people of Liangzhou was reliable, and what unpredictable major impacts the cooperation with the people of Liangzhou would bring to Yuan Shu.

“Before, when you took in the disciples from Liangzhou, there was already some criticism in Luoyang City, but because they were just disciples, I did not interfere too much. However, Duan Yu’s status is special, and his joining you has a great influence on you.

His reputation will affect your reputation, and affect your school and the establishment of a new sect in the future. Moreover, you may have rewarded him with the title of Sangong. Given his condition, even if he succeeds, how can he be qualified for the title of Sangong?"

Yuan Shu shook his head.

"Father, let's put it another way. If it weren't for Duan Xing's report, would we have been able to anticipate the enemy and seize the initiative before the eunuchs took action?"

Yuan Feng stopped talking.

Yuan Wei also expressed his views on the side.

"Brother, what Shu said is very right. If Duan Xing hadn't told us about this, we would still be in the dark. By the time we get the news, it might be too late. But now we can seize the initiative and bring King Bohai here first. Isn't this a good thing?"

Yuan Feng thought about it and nodded helplessly, admitting that Duan Ying was indeed useful.

But at the same time, he remained skeptical.

"He doesn't know what we are going to do. If he knew, would he do this?"

"So, don't let him know yet. When the arrow is on the string and has to be shot, then tell him and force him to join in."

Yuan Shu nodded and said, "Time is running out. I don't have time to get to know Duan Xing better, so I can only resort to this last resort. But as long as we can bring the King of Bohai to Luoyang safely, the great cause will be halfway to success!"

Yuan Feng made up his mind and nodded.

"Nanshu, go and arrange the affairs of King Bohai, and organize the warriors you can gather so that they are prepared. Ciyang, don't do anything openly to avoid attracting attention. Privately, continue to get more information from Yuan She. I will arrange the rest."

Yuan Shu and Yuan Wei both expressed their agreement.

Then, they began to discuss the details of the action, and finally decided that Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu would act in two groups. Yuan Feng personally led a group of people to enter Luoyang City from Kaiyang Gate, and then launched an attack on Canglong Que Gate of Nangong, striving to enter Canglong Que Gate and capture Nangong.

The Beigong was left to Yuan Shu.

The political status of the North Palace was more important than that of the South Palace, and the emperor was also in the North Palace.

The reason for this allocation was that Yuan Shu felt that he had military experience and had led his troops to fight the Qiang people with real swords and guns. Most of the warriors under his command had battlefield experience and would not be stage-frightened, while his father Yuan Feng had no experience in leading troops.

Yuan Feng originally thought that he was more suitable to be in charge of Beigong, but after Yuan Shu mentioned this issue, he also had some concerns.

Finally, at Yuan Wei's suggestion, in order to increase the success rate of the operation, he agreed and handed over Beigong to Yuan Shu to conquer.

(End of this chapter)