I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 181 The water in Luoyang is too deep. I want to go back to my hometown!

On the second day of October in the first year of Xiping, there was nothing happening in Luoyang in the morning.

At noon, there was nothing happening in Luoyang.

In the afternoon, Luoyang was still peaceful.

Duan Xing yawned out of boredom in the Sili Xiaowei Mansion.

After obtaining the confessions of Zheng Sa and Dong Teng, his mission was completed. Zheng Sa and Dong Teng had lost the value of living. In addition, he had almost vented his anger, so he killed Zheng Sa and Dong Teng, who were tortured beyond recognition.

Then he felt very bored.

Compared to the excitement on the battlefield, being an official in the yamen every day is quite boring. He used to yearn for such a stable life, but when he really lived a life without any ups and downs every day, he felt that something was missing.

However, Duan Xing is also old. As the saying goes, the older you are, the less courageous you are. Although he is more accustomed to being a military general and fighting on the battlefield, he is no longer as vigorous and energetic as he was when he was young.

After finishing the previous package of things, he felt exhausted and wanted to rest. Although these peaceful and stable days were boring, they were not bad for rest.

In the past few days, because of the uproar caused by Liu Kui's incident, the evil spirits who used to like to stir up trouble seem to have gone dormant and dared not to cause trouble, for fear that this incident would cause any more waves.

Duan Yu initially felt that this matter might cause some disturbances and might arouse some people's disgust, but now he found that this was not the case.

The Yuan family, who were most likely to cause trouble, did nothing. He told the news to Yuan Shu, but there was no response from Yuan Shu, as if the Yuan family didn't care about this matter at all.

If even the Yuan family has no plans to take action, it basically proves that the eunuchs can kill a prince with one hand.

The world is so big, is there really no force that can compete with the eunuchs?

Duan Xing even felt that it was not worth it for him to join Yuan Shu. Was this little guy really as resourceful and ambitious as he had thought?

His previous decision began to waver.

For a moment, he had thought about cutting off contact with Yuan Shu and no longer having any association with him.

But the next moment, Yuan Shu came to visit him.

Duan Xing was very surprised to learn that Yuan Shu was coming to visit him. He thought he had heard it wrong. However, the news was brought by his younger brother Duan Wei, so it could not be wrong. With a feeling of surprise and doubt, Duan Xing invited Yuan Shu into his office and looked at him with a puzzled look.

"Why is Captain Duan looking at me like that?"

Yuan Shu asked with a smile: "Is there something strange on me?"

"No, that's not the case. It's just a little weird."

Duan Ying shook his head and asked in confusion, "Mr. Yuan hasn't been here for a while. Why did you come here suddenly? Is there something you want to do?"

Yuan Shu nodded.

"I really have one thing to ask Captain Duan."

"what's up?"

"Can Captain Duan enter the palace smoothly?"

"Of course you can go in if you want to. If you have something to report, it's not difficult."

"Can I stay in the palace until night?"

"Ok?"

Duan Yu had a puzzled look in his head. He looked at Yuan Shu strangely and asked in confusion, "What does Yuan Jun mean?"

"It's not a big deal."

Yuan Shu smiled and said, "I just want to ask Captain Duan for a favor. If you can stay in the palace tonight, can you help us open the Shuoping Gate and the Canglong Gate? I plan to do something big tonight. I will enter the palace when the eunuchs are not prepared, get rid of all the eunuchs, and control the emperor so that he will abdicate to King Bohai and support King Bohai as the new emperor."

When Yuan Shu said this, Duan Ying was nonchalant at first, then he became confused, suspecting that there was something wrong with his ears. After Yuan Shu finished speaking, he picked his ears.

"Is there something wrong with my ears? Yuan Jun, are you saying that you want to enter the palace and kill the eunuchs?"

"Yes, I will enter the palace to kill the eunuchs, depose the current emperor, and support the new emperor to ascend the throne."

Yuan Shu smiled and nodded: "Captain Duan has very good hearing, there is no problem." Duan Yan nodded and was silent for a while. Suddenly, his face changed, his pupils shrank, and he stood up from the cushion as if he had jumped up. He took several steps back and looked at Yuan Shu as if he saw an alien.

"Yuan Jun, you...you...you...you..."

Perhaps he was too surprised, or perhaps he was not mentally prepared to accept the fact. Duan Yu was in a state of extreme self-doubt. His mind was blank and he couldn't even speak.

"Captain Duan, don't be so surprised."

Yuan Shu picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip of the wine in it, and said slowly: "I want to enter the palace, kill the eunuchs, depose the tyrant, and support a new king. You heard me right, I want to do these things, so I hope Captain Duan can help me open the Shuoping Gate and the Canglongque Gate to help me avoid some twists and turns."

Duan Ying seemed to be petrified. He stood there looking at Yuan Shu like a stone man. He looked at him for a long time without putting down his hand that was pointing at Yuan Shu.

It was not until he had to put down his arms because of the soreness that he came to his senses. Looking at the still calm Yuan Shu, he felt that the world seemed even crazier than he had imagined, and Yuan Shu seemed to be far crazier than he had imagined.

Brother, were you talking about deposing and enthroning the emperor just now?
Why can you say such cold words so calmly?

Is this what your warm mouth should say?
He felt itchy and uncomfortable all over. There were things he wanted to say, but he didn't know how to say it. In the end, he had no choice but to walk over to Yuan Shu and kneel down.

"Yuan Jun, do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know. I want to kill the eunuchs and depose the emperor."

"……………………"

Duan Yu opened his mouth, closed it again, swallowed his saliva, and spoke with difficulty.

"This... this is not a small matter. This is a major event that can shake the country! Why are you so calm?"

"Does killing Dou Wu and imprisoning the Queen Mother count as a major event that shakes the foundation of the country? Does the Party-Punishment count as a major event that shakes the foundation of the country?"

Yuan Shu chuckled and shook his head. "Captain Duan, the eunuchs have already done a lot of things that you call a major event that shakes the foundation of the country, including the plan to kill the King of Bohai and slaughter the princes. How will the world view this? Doesn't this count as shaking the foundation of the country?

What's more, the current emperor is just a relative of the previous emperor. Compared with the dethronement of the emperor and the eunuchs' attempt to murder the previous emperor's brother, which one is more serious? Which one is more destabilizing to the foundation of the country? Shouldn't I look at it calmly? "

Shit, that actually makes some sense.

Duan Ying couldn't help but be convinced by what Yuan Shu said, then he came to his senses and quickly shook his head.

"This... this is not the same thing! No matter who he is, he is already the emperor! Everyone in the world recognizes him! If we rashly depose the emperor, it will cause chaos in the world!"

"How did it cause chaos in the world?"

Yuan Shu laughed and said, "The eunuchs killed Dou Wu and imprisoned the Queen Mother without causing chaos. Why would I cause chaos if I deposed Liu Hong and replaced him with Prince Kui of Bohai? Isn't Prince Kui of Bohai more qualified to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty than Liu Hong? He is the brother of the late emperor, while Liu Hong is just a member of the late emperor's family."

Yuan Shu stopped pretending and called Liu Hong by his name, without a trace of respect in his words.

This statement shocked Duan Xing deeply.

He had to look at the young man in front of him again. He felt as if he had never known him before. Although the two of them were not friends, they were just acquaintances, which was enough to overturn the initial impression that Duan Ying had of him.

This young man who was talking calmly and coolly about deposing and enthroning the emperor was definitely not a normal person.

What Yuan Shu said about having big ambitions was not an exaggeration. He really did have big ambitions, even a little too big.

But he still found it hard to accept. He felt like there were some emotions in his heart that he couldn't express, and he felt a little unwell.

"Mr. Yuan, I feel that this matter...is this matter too big? Should we consider it in the long run?"

"No need. My father and I have been planning this for more than half a year. We have completed all the necessary preparations. We have soldiers, weapons, siege plans, and supporters in Luoyang City. Everything is ready. We only need the final blow."

Yuan Shu smiled again and calmly said words that shocked Duan Ying deeply.

Duan Yu suddenly felt as if the world was upside down and he felt as if he was not living in the human world. For a moment, he wanted to go back to his hometown in Xiliang.

The water in Luoyang is too deep, I want to go back to my hometown!

Although people died every day in my hometown, at least they were killed by real swords and guns. Although people didn’t die every day in Luoyang, but...

Isn’t this too dark?
(End of this chapter)