I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 200 Do you want to call a horse a zebra?

Duan Yu's tone became more and more severe, his expression more and more stern, and his sharp eyes like a knife pierced Liu Qi's heart, leaving no room for relaxation.

Liu Kui originally had a somewhat arrogant look on his face, but under Duan Ying's relentless pressure, his face gradually turned pale, and his eyes gradually became evasive and weak.

His fingers trembled slightly and beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead. He wanted to get some help, but among so many ministers in the court, no one spoke for him.

Finally, he could no longer bear the invisible pressure. He shuddered suddenly, as if waking up from a dream, and stood up involuntarily.

Liu Qi's steps were a little unsteady, as if the ground beneath his feet was shaking.

He walked quickly down the hall from the side and rear, his steps were so hurried as if there was a ferocious beast chasing him.

Duan Xing followed closely behind him, his eyes sharp as torches, as if he was watching Liu Kui's every step.

The two figures quickly disappeared from the sight of the ministers, leaving only silence in the hall.

There was silence in Deyang Palace for a while. The air seemed to freeze and even the sound of breathing became exceptionally clear.

The ministers looked at each other, each with their own thoughts in their minds, but no one dared to speak up to break the depressing atmosphere.

However, this silence did not last long.

Taiwei Li Xian took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind.

So he turned his head and his eyes fell on Yuan Feng, who had a calm expression.

"Yuan Taifu, what do you mean by this? Rewarding people for their contributions is a major matter for the court. How can you let the emperor leave? Are you really thinking about the emperor's holy body?"

His voice was low and slow, with a hint of questioning.

Li Xian's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples.

The ministers' eyes were focused on Li Xian and Yuan Feng, waiting for Yuan Feng's answer.

Yuan Feng turned his head, glanced at Li Xian indifferently, and a meaningful smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"The night before yesterday, the emperor arrived in Luoyang from Bohai. He traveled a long way and was exhausted. Before that, he caught a cold and has not recovered yet. He also has a cough and has not had a good rest in the past two days. As a minister, how can I not worry about the emperor's health?
The emperor has just ascended the throne, and it is time to pacify the world. At this moment, it is not the right thing for a minister to make the emperor's illness worse because of the heavy government affairs. Li Taiwei, please understand Yuan's loyalty to the emperor and the country."

Yuan Feng's words sounded sincere and his wording was impeccable.

However, Li Xian frowned slightly, obviously not satisfied with Yuan Feng's explanation.

He paused for a moment, then spoke slowly again, with a hint of displeasure in his voice.

"Even so, the way you treated the emperor just now was too rough. Although the emperor has just ascended the throne, he is still the emperor of the Han Dynasty. As a Han minister, how can you force the emperor to leave? Isn't this a crime of disrespect?"

Yuan Feng heard this, but his smile remained unchanged.

He shook his head slightly and said, "General Li, you are too serious. The emperor left on his own accord. How can you say that I forced him to leave? The emperor is wise and powerful, and he has his own decisions. Yuan just made some suggestions, and the emperor followed them. This is clearly a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Li Xian frowned and raised his voice a few degrees.

"Under public view, the emperor was forced to leave by Duan Jiong. How could anyone fail to see this? Does Yuan Taifu think that all the civil and military officials in the court are children who want to imitate Zhao Gao and call a deer a horse? Your actions are really unconvincing!"

Yuan Feng laughed, looking calm and composed.

"General Li is old, and I think his memory is indeed a little poor, but it doesn't matter. I can remind you that when the emperor left just now, was anyone forced? The emperor stood up on his own and left steadily. All my colleagues in Deyang Palace witnessed this."

After saying that, Yuan Feng turned around and faced the high-ranking officials in the Deyang Palace, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I would like to ask, when the emperor left just now, did he get up and leave on his own initiative, or was he forced by me and taken away? Please tell me the truth and clear my name!"

The Deyang Palace suddenly became quiet, so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.

The ministers looked at each other, but no one dared to speak easily.

They each had their own thoughts in their minds, but they were all afraid of offending Yuan Feng and causing unnecessary trouble.

After a while, someone moved.

Sikong Zongju slowly stepped out and stood beside Li Xian.

He looked at Yuan Feng with a serious expression and said, "Yuan Taifu, although the emperor got up and left on his own just now, you forced him to do so. Your behavior is indeed not like that of a Han official. I think we should invite the emperor back and let him preside over the ceremony to reward people according to their merits. That would be justified."

Yuan Feng smiled and nodded, as if he was not surprised by Zong Ju's words.

"Well, what Zong Sikong said makes sense. Is there anything else? Does anyone else have the same opinion? Please stand up and let me see." Yuan Feng's words were too threatening, too straightforward, and his words seemed to contain endless sharpness, which made some officials feel dissatisfied and uneasy.

However, under the pressure of Yuan Feng and the fully armed soldiers in the hall, no one dared to stand up and oppose.

Guanglu Xun Liu Kuan, who originally did not intend to speak, could no longer hold back.

He thought it over again and again, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, stood up, and looked at Yuan Feng with a firm expression.

"Yuan Taifu, are you doing this to imitate Zhao Gao and exclude dissidents and monopolize power? Are you doing this to eliminate the eunuchs just to take power yourself instead of returning it to the emperor? Your actions are really hard to convince people!"

Yuan Feng looked at Liu Kuan and his smile became even brighter.

He clapped his hands gently and said, "Of course not. I am very pleased that Liu Guanglu has such doubts. This shows that Liu Guanglu is loyal to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. However, I still want to ask, is there anyone else? Are there any people who have doubts about my actions? Please stand up and let me answer them all."

His attitude finally angered other officials.

Afterwards, Grand Herald Xu Zheng and Grand Minister of Agriculture Liang Hong stood up and expressed their dissatisfaction and doubts about Yuan Feng's behavior.

Their expressions were solemn and their voices were firm, as if they were determined to use their own strength to defend the Han Dynasty.

After them, three more officials stood up and expressed doubts and opposition to Yuan Feng's behavior.

Some of them looked excited, while others had trembling voices, but they all expressed their dissatisfaction and concern about Yuan Feng's behavior.

At this time, there were already eight officials who stood up to question Yuan Feng.

They stood in the center of the hall, each with a different expression, but they all kept looking at Yuan Feng, waiting for his answer.

Yuan Feng waited for a while, and when he was sure that no one else stood up, he nodded slightly.

Few people stood up, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. He felt that there must be some people who were dissatisfied and wanted to stir up trouble, but were too timid to stand up.

There might be some trouble later.

However, it is already quite rare for eight people to stand out among this group of high-ranking officials with a salary of 2,000 stones.

Yuan Feng chuckled and glanced at the eight officials, secretly pondering their identities and backgrounds.

Then he came to his own conclusion.

"I thought that after the eunuchs' chaos, there were no more tough people in the court. I never thought that just after the eunuchs were eliminated, eight tough people stood up again. It's really rare!"

There was a hint of sarcasm and amusement in Yuan Feng's words, as if he didn't care about the doubts and objections of the eight officials.

Then, he changed the subject and raised a question: "Since you have such backbone, why didn't you stand up when the eunuchs were messing up the government? Why didn't you stand up to oppose the eunuchs when they were messing up the government and slaughtering the party members? Why did you just nod and say nothing in front of the eunuchs?"

Yuan Feng's words were like sharp blades, and every word pierced the hearts of these eight officials.

They felt extremely embarrassed in their hearts and ashamed on their faces. They could clearly hear the sarcasm in Yuan Feng's words, but they had no idea how to refute it.

They were the survivors when the eunuchs were in power.

Why survive?

It's just that he is cowardly enough.

Because the eunuchs really killed people, and they killed a lot of people. They killed everyone, destroyed families and exterminated clans. They were extremely cruel and unscrupulous.

But the Yuan family only killed the eunuchs.

So they dared to come forward.

If the Yuan family dared to kill people and killed them without restraint, then they would not dare to stand out.

They know this better than anyone else.

Now they are not qualified to argue with Yuan on these issues.

They don't deserve it.

This is what Yuan Feng meant.

(End of this chapter)