I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 195 Abolition
As the officials were communicating with each other, more and more people gathered in the square and their voices became louder and louder. More and more officials were brought outside the Deyang Palace by armed soldiers.

Then, the rumbling sound of drums sounded, announcing that an extraordinary court meeting was about to begin.

Everyone looked up at the gate of Deyang Palace, their hearts filled with anticipation and nervousness.

Soon, the gate of Deyang Palace slowly opened.

This time, no eunuch came to the palace to summon the ministers to the palace to pay homage to the emperor. Instead, Yuan Shu went out in person, stood in front of the palace gate of Deyang Palace, and shouted loudly to the outside of the palace -

"Three dukes, nine ministers, and officials of 2,000 stone rank, come in!"

His voice was loud and powerful, piercing through the morning mist and the noisy crowd.

The soldiers standing on the steps in front of the hall repeated what Yuan Shu had said one step at a time, and their voices spread far and wide.

Seeing this, Li Xian and Zong Ju decided not to continue talking.

They looked at each other, nodded together, and took the lead forward.

The Grand Marshal and the Minister of Works took the lead, and all the officials with a rank of two thousand stones or higher in the entire Luoyang City followed their footsteps. They walked hurriedly with solemn expressions, and entered the court one by one, which decided the fate of the empire.

Their eyes showed both fear of an unknown fate and anticipation for a change of power.

There was a depressing and tense atmosphere in the air, as if even breathing had become heavy.

The rest of the officials and clerks could only continue waiting outside the hall. They had never been qualified to enter the hall to participate in the meetings. They could only wait and accept the news announced after everyone in the hall had discussed the matter.

The autumn morning breeze brought a hint of coolness as it passed through the carved beams and painted buildings and brushed past the magnificent palaces, as if whispering about the impending changes in the world. The blood-red morning glow in the sky added a bit of ominous color.

Inside the hall, the flickering candlelight interweaves with the gradually brightening sky outside the window to create a dim and solemn atmosphere. In the center of the hall, smoke rises from a huge bronze tripod, filling the air with a mysterious and solemn atmosphere.

Inside the hall, the emperor Liu Hong, familiar to the officials, was still sitting on the throne, but at this moment his face was ashen, his eyes revealed fear and uneasiness, and his body was trembling, causing the twelve tassels on the crown to shatter with a sound.

Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu stood in front of Liu Hong. The three of them were in the hall, forming a delicate confrontation situation.

Yuan Zhen, Duan Xing, Dong Xuan, Yu Miao, Lu Zhi, the Thirteen Guardians and other heroes who participated in the mutiny stood in front of the palace, with expressions of determination, indifference, or excitement on their faces.

It was fine for others, but when Li Xian and Zong Ju, who were walking in the front, saw Duan Ying wearing a helmet and armor, they were immediately shocked.

Isn’t Duan Xing a member of the eunuch party?

Isn't he a eunuch's minion?
Why are you standing here?

They were confused, but for the moment, that was not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that at this moment in Deyang Palace, in addition to the group of people who should be there, there is also a large group of people who should not be there.

On both sides of the ministers' positions were fully armed soldiers wearing helmets and armor.

Holding ring-handled swords in their hands, they stared at everyone in the hall with a fierce look, looking extremely imposing. It didn't look like they were here to do anything good at all, but more like they were here to monitor and control them.

More importantly, after all the senior officials entered Deyang Palace, the palace door was immediately closed. A team of armored soldiers guarded the palace door, and it looked like they were about to close the door and beat the dog.

This sudden incident immediately frightened many officials who did not know what was going on. They did not know what Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu were going to do. Could it be that...

Are you going to kill them?
Do they want to turn the Deyang Hall, where national affairs are discussed, into their burial place?

The frightened Zong Ju shuddered, and finally recovered. He was furious, turned around and pointed at Yuan Feng who was standing in the hall, and shouted: "Yuan Zhouyang! What on earth are you and your son going to do? Are you going to cause chaos in the country? Are you going to slaughter our important officials?"

His voice was trembling and angry, and he was obviously frightened by the situation.

Yuan Feng did not answer his question, but looked at Yuan Shu and nodded at him.

Yuan Feng’s meaning was very clear—

My son Qilin, you are unparalleled in your ability to talk big, so come on.

Yuan Shu also nodded, then took a step forward.

"Please don't disturb me, Zong Sikong. Please don't disturb me, my father and I have no intention of harming you. Otherwise, we would not have been so polite to invite you here."

Yuan Shu's voice was calm and powerful, trying to calm the emotions of everyone in the hall.

"Please? You're welcome?"

Zong Ju laughed in anger, his tone full of anger and dissatisfaction: "You and your son sent soldiers to forcibly abduct us. Do you think you are polite? If you think you are polite, then what is impolite? Send someone to chop off my head and bring it here?"

"Zong Sikong, this is not the time to worry about this kind of thing, right?" Yuan Shu shook his head and said, "Please calm down, Zong Sikong. Shouldn't the person we should be most concerned about now be the one in the palace?"

As Yuan Shu spoke, he pointed at Liu Hong, who was huddled on the throne and trembling.

Zong Ju was stunned for a moment, then angrily asked: "What are you going to do to the emperor?"

"The emperor is tyrannical and unjust. He indulges the eunuchs to act recklessly, promotes factionalism, harms loyal officials, and destroys the country. My father and I have seen the country in ruins, and we cannot bear to see the hard work of previous emperors go to waste. So we decided to take up the sword, kill the eunuchs, depose the tyrant, and make the King of Bohai the new emperor!"

Yuan Shu didn't waste any words and said in a cold voice: "Now the great event has been accomplished, the treacherous officials have surrendered, and the incompetent emperor is about to be deposed. Do you have any objections? If so, feel free to speak out."

His tone was full of confidence and determination, as if he had already secured victory.

Zong Ju opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, the anger just now suddenly disappeared without a trace, and it seemed as if he had nothing to say.

Get rid of Liu Hong...

Zong Ju himself didn't believe that he had never thought about this. He had thought about it, and not just once. However, he was limited by his lack of power and fear of the eunuchs' brutality, so he did nothing.

And he believed that he was definitely not the only one who had thought this way.

But the only ones who actually did it were Yuan father and son.

The other senior officials looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

This is indeed a world-shaking event, but they have already known about it, so talking about it now will not have much impact.

Moreover, Liu Hong was indeed not very popular. His stupidity and unjust behavior had long made the court officials dissatisfied. When the court officials, who had been tortured very painfully, saw this scene, many of them felt inexplicable joy and excitement in their hearts.

But there are still people who want to talk.

The clan official and Guanglu Xun Liu Kuan stood up.

"The power to depose and enthrone is either decided by the regent Empress Dowager or by the ministers who have passed the will of the previous emperor. Your father and son are neither regents nor ministers who have passed the will of the previous emperor. How can you be qualified to depose and enthrone the emperor?"

His tone was full of doubt and dissatisfaction.

Yuan Shu smiled and said slowly: "My father and I do not have the power to depose or enthrone, but think about it, gentlemen, is this emperor the legitimate and legal emperor of the Han Dynasty?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials were shocked.

They had never thought about this issue, nor had they ever questioned the legitimacy of Liu Hong's throne.

Li Xian, who had been silent the whole time, finally couldn't stand it anymore and refuted, "Absurd! If the emperor is not the emperor of the Han Dynasty, then whose emperor could it be? Yuan Shu! Stop talking nonsense!"

His tone was full of anger and dissatisfaction, and he obviously did not want Yuan Shu to continue questioning the legitimacy of Liu Hong's throne.

However, this is exactly what Yuan Shu wants to question!
"General Li!"

Yuan Shu pointed at Li Xian and asked, "May I ask, Lieutenant Li, who appointed this emperor?"

This problem is not a problem. Li Xian didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it at all.

So he said loudly and frankly: "The former Empress Dowager Dou! The former Empress Dowager Dou was the regent after the death of the previous emperor. She held the seal of the Son of Heaven and the imperial seal. Her decision to enthronize the new emperor was reasonable and legal, and it was in line with reason. The world recognized it! Therefore, the Son of Heaven is the most orthodox Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

"Yes, that's true, but!"

Yuan Shu changed the subject, stared at Li Xian with a sharp gaze, and said, "Li Taiwei, let me ask you, where did the emperor's seal, the emperor's seal, and his power come from?"

"of course……"

Li Xian was about to give the obvious answer, but suddenly he realized something, his pupils shrank, and he couldn't continue speaking.

His heart trembled violently, as if his throat was strangled by an invisible force, and those words that were originally logical seemed to be stuck in his throat.

Not only Li Xian, but at the same time, everyone else also realized what Yuan Shu meant and what he was referring to.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, and everyone's breathing became cautious.

Seeing Li Xian speechless, Yuan Shu smiled coldly, a smile full of ridicule and disdain.

"General Li is old and may not remember clearly. That's not important. I will help General Li recall it."

He walked forward slowly, speaking in a deep and powerful voice: "The seal and imperial seal in the hands of this emperor, as well as all the power, were snatched from the late empress dowager by the treacherous eunuchs! It was not inherited! It was snatched!"

(End of this chapter)