I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 189: Liu Qi is removed from office
Yuan Shu said this and did this.

There are several thousand eunuchs in the entire palace, most of them in the North Palace and a small number in the South Palace. It is a bit difficult to kill them all in a short period of time.

And there must be some people hiding under the cover of night. We can't relax, we must search them all and kill them all.

The reason for doing this is, on the one hand, political correctness.

Being anti-eunuch is the greatest political correctness for the entire scholar group. Getting rid of all eunuchs is the implementation of political correctness, consolidating the political status of the Yuan family and laying the foundation for building a political structure dominated by the Yuan family in the future.

On the other hand, getting rid of this group of eunuchs would also create conditions for the Yuan family to control Liu Kui and command the world.

As we all know, relatives by marriage and eunuchs are the emperor's right-hand men and women, the extension of imperial power, and powerful weapons against the ministers outside the court. If there are no relatives by marriage and eunuchs, and no other institutional designs, the emperor will be truly alone and can easily be sidelined.

And this is Yuan Shu’s purpose.

Eradicating all eunuchs and eliminating them physically would not only satisfy the wishes of scholars all over the world and make Yuan's rule more legitimate, but would also prevent Liu Kui from quickly establishing his own power team after the coup.

Make him isolated and helpless from the beginning, so as to make it easier to marginalize him.

The main reason why Liu Hong was able to seize power was that after Liu Zhi died, those backboneless eunuchs quickly formed an alliance with Liu Hong and became a whole, allowing the young Liu Hong to easily take over the "imperial arm" left by Liu Zhi and have the foundation for a coup.

But Liu Kui did not have this condition.

The eunuch team that Liu Hong inherited from Liu Zhi, which had experienced political and military struggles and possessed certain political and military qualities, was completely eliminated by him through physical means.

The imperial arm that had been built and grown for nearly thirty years since Liu Zhi eliminated the Liang family's relatives was directly cut off, and blood gushed out.

Even if Liu Kui succeeded in ascending the throne, he would become a lame emperor.

As for the relatives...

Liu Kui's wife's family was just a medium-level family in the local Bohai Kingdom. They had no classical heritage and did not have sufficient economic strength. Although there were quite a few people in the family, they obviously lacked foundation and strength, and had no political connections, so they lacked sufficient deterrent power.

Even if Liu Kui could select one of his relatives to serve as the general to fight for power, it would probably be full of twists and turns and difficult to achieve.

This means that Liu Kui's other arm is also as thin as a dog's, and there is not much difference between having it or not.

In this way, although Liu Kui was an adult as the emperor, the source of his power from the very beginning was only one - the Yuan family.

It was the Yuan family who protected him, it was the Yuan family who helped him avoid disaster, it was the Yuan family who helped him seize the throne, and it was the Yuan family who supported him in becoming emperor.

He didn't contribute any money, any troops, or even do anything. He just sat there waiting, and the throne fell from the sky.

He can only rely on the Yuan family.

Even powerful monarchs like Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Xuan of Han faced such a situation when they were lucky and had just become emperors. They still needed to manage things carefully and act prudently, and even had to endure the hardships of sleeping on straw and tasting gall before they could find a good opportunity and finally successfully regain the imperial power.

Does Liu Kui have the endurance of sleeping on firewood and tasting gall and the ability of Emperor Wen and Emperor Xuan of Han?
Judging from Yuan Shu's previous observations and speculations, he should not have it.

Therefore, he was destined to become a puppet and rubber stamp in the hands of the Yuan family.

If you think about it, you will understand that the Yuan family was busy all the time, contributed money and manpower, risked their lives to launch a mutiny, and then handed over power to a person who just wanted to pick peaches.

This kind of thing could only happen in ancient idol dramas where young actors fall in love in various ways.

This would never happen in the era in which Yuan Shu lived.

Not to mention Yuan Shu, Yuan Feng, Yuan Wei and even Yuan Zhen would not agree.

So Yuan Shu began to assign tasks.

The army was divided into small teams, each of which occupied the palace, searched for eunuchs, and guarded concubines and palace maids. At the same time, they maintained order and prohibited looting, smashing, and burning. Anyone who violated the order would be beheaded in public.

If you encounter resistance from palace guards, the Huben Army, or the Yulin Army, persuade them to surrender first. If they refuse to surrender, kill them directly.

The same was true for the power of his own Isshin Society, as well as the Northern Army and the Praetorian Guards that joined in.

In order to prevent the Northern Army and the Praetorian Guards from causing chaos due to insufficient restraint, Yuan Shu also specifically requested the armed forces of the Yi Xin Society to supervise the two armies. If they were found to be causing chaos, they would be stopped immediately, and those who disobeyed orders would be killed without mercy.

We are here to punish the treacherous and corrupt, not to become them!
He told Dong Xuan and Yu Miao about this in advance so that they could be mentally prepared. Yuan Shu himself led an army to escort Liu Hong to the West Palace, where he met up with Lu Zhi, who had already completely controlled the West Palace, and imprisoned Liu Hong and Queen Song together, guarding them heavily.

Yuan Shu then ordered Lu Zhi to lead the purge of the Beigong Palace and deal with all the captured eunuchs. All eunuchs, once caught, would be executed without mercy.

There was only one exception.

Yuan She.

Yuan She was captured by Jia Xu at the arrangement of Yuan Shu last night, and then secretly sent out of the palace and Luoyang City by Jia Xu, and then sent directly to his hometown in Runan.

Yuan She was the only eunuch in the entire palace who could survive, and this was the only request Yuan Wei made.

Considering that Yuan She has helped the Yuan family for so many years, spare his life.

Yuan Feng agreed, and Yuan Shu did not object, so Yuan She was treated specially without alarming anyone else.

After the affairs of the North Palace were dealt with, Yuan Shu led Duan Xing and others and a team of about a thousand people to advance southward, crossing the Fudao Road to the South Palace.

When Yuan Shu led his troops to the Xuanwu Gate north of Nangong, it was already dawn.

When Yuan Shu saw the red flag of the Yuan family's rebellion flying on the Xuanwu Gate, he knew that Nangong had been controlled by Yuan Feng, so he ordered his subordinates to raise the red flag and wave it. The Xuanwu Gate was soon opened, and Yuan Feng came out to greet him.

"Shu, Emperor..."

"The Emperor is already under guard in the West Palace, along with the Empress. The event is accomplished!"

Yuan Shu excitedly told Yuan Zhen the news. Yuan Zhen was immediately overjoyed. He hugged Yuan Shu tightly, jumping up and down. He was so excited that he even forgot his identity and seniority.

This dangerous coup, this coup against the emperor and the brutal eunuchs, took only one night from start to finish, but it actually succeeded!

Become!

The eunuchs were executed, the emperor was captured, and the situation was under control.

Now, the entire Luoyang city is under their control!

Then, Yuan Shu asked about the affairs of Nangong and learned that Yuan Feng led the Yuan family's death squad to encounter the main force of the Huben Army in Nangong. After a hard battle, they repelled the Huben Army and occupied Nangong. They are currently clearing out the remnants and strangling the eunuchs in Nangong.

Before dawn, Yuan Shu saw a faint fire in the direction of Nangong. Now looking again, he saw black smoke rising above Nangong. His excitement faded and he frowned.

"Uncle Wu, didn't we agree not to smash, loot, or burn anything? What's going on?"

Yuan Zhen looked back with an indifferent expression.

"It's not a big deal. A part of the Tiger Guards occupied a palace and resisted stubbornly, refusing to surrender. Your father was furious and ordered the palace to be burned down, and they were all burned to death in the palace."

"Um…………"

Yuan Shu thought about it, then just shook his head and sighed.

As expected, it is quite difficult to expect forces other than the Isshinkai armed forces to enforce military discipline and restrain impulses.

But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the Nangong Palace and the Beigong Palace have been completely captured, which means that the entire palace is also under the control of Yuan’s army. This coup is considered a success.

Then, Yuan Shu arrived at Nangong and met up with Yuan Feng. He learned that the twelve gates of Luoyang City were also controlled by Yuan’s army. Luoyang City also fell into the control of Yuan’s army, and the emperor and all officials were under control.

At present, except for a few sporadic resistances, the entire Luoyang armed forces are under the control of Yuan’s forces. Yuan’s army has won a great victory and the eunuchs’ power has been basically disintegrated.

Yuan Feng was so happy that he was incoherent, and even his mind was a little blank. He had no idea what to do next. It was Yuan Shu who calmed him down and told him what to do next.

"I have sent people to welcome King Bohai. Once he enters the palace, we will summon all the ministers to the palace. Then we can announce to them that the eunuchs have been executed and Liu Hong has been deposed. Then we can support King Bohai to become emperor. In this way, great things can be accomplished!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Yuan Feng was so excited that he didn't even think about what Yuan Shu said. He did as Yuan Shu said and asked Yuan Xun to arrange and summon all the officials to enter the palace and gather in Deyang Hall of Beigong to announce this earth-shaking good news.

(End of this chapter)