I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 201 Duan Ji is a little numb

After Yuan Feng finished speaking, some of the officials who did not stand up lowered their heads and couldn't help laughing.

What he said is absolutely correct. Everyone here knows what kind of people they are.

Yuan Feng still had some things to say. He felt that he had said enough, but at this moment, Yuan Shu also had something to say.

"Yuan Taifu still said it too lightly. As a direct party involved, I think I have the qualifications to bring up the old matter again."

Yuan Shu walked up to the eight people and smiled.

“Many of you have insulted me and the ancestors of the Yuan family. At that time, neither the Yuan family nor I took the opportunity to attack, because we all knew that this was a conspiracy of the eunuchs. If we took the opportunity to attack, it would be painful for our relatives and joy for our enemies.

So Yuan endured the humiliation and did not pursue it. He just argued with the whole Luoyang. If you insulted the eunuchs and their ancestors, what would happen? It would definitely be a different scene, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and rolling heads.

You cannot think that eunuchs dare to kill people, so you dare not offend eunuchs. You cannot think that Yuan cares about his reputation and will not kill people at will, so you wantonly humiliate Yuan. Treat evil people with humility and treat good people with arrogance. Is this the style of a gentleman? "

After being ridiculed by Yuan Feng, the eight people couldn't say anything because they knew they were in the wrong.

They were ridiculed by Yuan Shu, and they were too embarrassed to say anything, because although Yuan Shu did not have an official position, he could suppress each of them and spit at them so hard that they could not raise their heads.

They felt angry, irritated, ashamed, and unwilling. All these emotions were intertwined together, making them feel mixed and extremely uncomfortable.

Faced with this situation, Li Xian couldn't help it after all.

"Today we are discussing the affairs of the emperor, not the past. Let's stick to the present and don't mention the past."

"How can we talk about today's events without talking about the past?"

Yuan Shu continued to bombard him mercilessly, "Today's events were triggered by events in the past. If we don't talk about the past, how can we talk about today? Lieutenant Li, I know that you are always aloof and don't make friends with eunuchs, but it was the Yuan family who eradicated the eunuchs, and it was also the Yuan family who restored order."

Li Xian pursed his lips and stared at Yuan Shu.

"Yuan Shu, what you call following your conscience and integrating knowledge and action means ignoring the emperor and going against moral principles? Is this your conscience?!"

"My conscience and the unity of knowledge and action are to eradicate the eunuchs, restore order, and restore justice to the Han Dynasty, so as to set the record straight."

Yuan Shu refuted: "It is Li Taiwei, who holds the position of one of the Three Dukes and is the leader of all officials, who has never fought against the eunuchs and protected them. When Yuan Taifu rose up with his sword, he continued to question them. Li Taiwei, you'd better not continue to express your opinions, otherwise, I am really worried that you will lose your integrity in your later years."

Li Xian suddenly became angry and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

Yuan Shu had no moral principles and attacked this old man in his sixties by surprise, hitting him where it hurts. He was truly insidious and vicious!
So Li Xian flicked his sleeves, turned around, and simply stopped looking at Yuan Shu, believing that out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing that Li Xian had no more words to say, Zong Ju became anxious and immediately opened fire at Yuan Feng.

"Grand Sergeant Yuan, regardless of other things, you have indeed made great contributions to eradicating the eunuchs and restoring order, but those who have made great contributions should pay more attention to establishing themselves, otherwise it is easy to achieve success but difficult to maintain it! The six-generation family business of the Runan Yuan family is now in your hands!"

Yuan Feng was delighted by Yuan Shu's sharp words, but when he heard the hidden meaning in Zong Ju's words, his face suddenly turned cold.

"Zong Sikong, when the eunuchs were not exterminated, the survival of our entire family was in the hands of the eunuchs. Why didn't I hear Zong Sikong consider Yuan so much at that time?"

Zong Ju was stunned and felt embarrassed.

He can't say that eunuchs don't have penises and therefore can't usurp the throne and inherit the imperial power, right?

Moreover, as a person with a keen political sense, he has realized that the current situation is actually a fierce political struggle over reputation and power. If Yuan Feng is allowed to do so, wouldn't Yuan Feng have the final say in the future government affairs?
Then isn’t this adult emperor, who was finally welcomed, just a toy in Yuan Feng’s hands?
What's worse, didn't these high-ranking officials also become Yuan Feng's playthings?
Whether the emperor was a plaything or not is not the point for now, but as the prime minister of the current dynasty, how could he willingly become a plaything in the hands of the Yuan family?

But in this situation, he really couldn't say it so bluntly.

But if we don’t say it, once Yuan Feng really starts to “reward according to merit”, I’m afraid that starting from tomorrow, the real person in charge of the Han Dynasty will really have the surname Yuan!
So he decided to continue fighting.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Duan Ying led his team into the hall from outside.

"Yuan Taifu, the emperor has been settled and is resting."

Yuan Feng nodded, then pointed at the eight people who stood up.

"Captain Duan, there are still eight officials here. They are also very tired and need to rest. Take them to the side hall and take good care of them. Let them rest with you."

As soon as Yuan Feng finished speaking, the eight people looked at him with surprise.

Duan Xing was completely numb.

I just sent the emperor away, and now you want me to send these people away too?

Are you afraid that I haven't offended enough people? He then looked at Yuan Shu, who nodded slightly at him.

………………

it is good!
I do!

Yuan Shu nodded, and he had no choice but to obey Yuan Shu's orders and accept the fact. He waved his hand and led a group of soldiers forward to "invite" the eight senior officials to go out together and go to the side hall to "rest."

Now everyone understood.

How can this be considered a rest?

I'm afraid we'll have to settle the score later...

Li Xian became angry and pointed at Yuan Feng.

"Yuan Zhouyang! What on earth are you trying to do? I am the Grand Marshal of the dynasty! You are just a mere Imperial Household Officer, how dare you expel me?"

Yuan Feng sneered.

"This is not an expulsion, but a request for Li Taiwei to have a good rest and regain his energy before working for the benefit of the country."

"Do you believe this?"

Zong Ju was also angry, and even a little afraid, and said in a trembling voice: "You are just trying to exclude those who are different from you! Do you want to learn from Zhao Gao? Do you want to become the next Zhao Gao?!"

"Yuan just got rid of the eunuchs, but now he has become the second Zhao Gao in Zong Sikong's mouth. It's really disheartening."

Yuan Feng shook his head with a regretful expression on his face, and said slowly: "In this case, we must ask Zong Sikong to leave, otherwise Yuan will really become the second Zhao Gao."

Yuan Feng said, regardless of other people's opinions, "Captain Duan, why don't you take action?"

Duan Xing had no choice but to draw the sword from his waist.

"Everyone! Please be careful! Otherwise, the sword in Duan's hand will not recognize you!"

The words of Duan Xing, this "remnant of the eunuchs", and the knife in his hand are still somewhat intimidating.

When the knife, which still had some blood on it, was revealed, the eight "upright gentlemen" suddenly fell silent.

The soldiers stepped forward, pushed them out of Deyang Hall a little roughly, took them to a side hall, stuffed them into a room together, locked the door, and heavily guarded it.

After these eight people were driven away, no one openly stood up to express dissatisfaction with Yuan Feng's actions.

Thus, the spoils division meeting hosted by Yuan Feng himself officially began.

Sensitive and delicate matters such as profit sharing have always needed to be negotiated privately and behind closed doors. Only when all parties have reached a consensus and given a clear conclusion can they be carefully modified and packaged beautifully before being announced to the public.

As for the negotiation process, the twists and turns, entanglements, compromises and concessions involved are naturally not something that outsiders can know about.

This action, from planning to implementation, was entirely carried out by the Yuan family themselves, with not much assistance from outsiders, or even very little.

The Yuan family had great power in the court, and their students and former officials were spread all over the country. However, even a considerable number of Yuan's students and former officials did not participate in this matter.

Perhaps they were unaware of the situation, or perhaps they were out of town and unable to arrive in time to participate, but in any case, this gave the Yuan family more autonomy in dividing the spoils.

Therefore, in the process of dividing the spoils, the Yuan family could take the lion's share for themselves and firmly grasp the most juicy and tempting parts in their own hands.

The remaining soup and juice, that is, the relatively minor and less tempting parts, can be distributed as a spiritual compensation to others, allowing them to also benefit from it and share in the sweetness.

There was no other way. In this mutiny, the Yuan family provided all the soldiers, money and food. The Northern Army, the Praefectus Guards, etc. were also extensions of the Yuan family's political power. They were the people that Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu had poached from the eunuchs by using their abilities.

The main participants in this mutiny were Yuan Feng and his son Yuan Shu, as well as the private forces they led.

As the patriarch of the Runan Yuan family, Yuan Feng's armed forces should not be underestimated.

Yuan Shu is the president of Yi Xin Hui. Under his leadership, the Yi Xin Hui armed forces are a force that cannot be underestimated.

Although most of the leaders of these two armed forces are commoners without formal official positions, their strength cannot be ignored. At this moment, they have all gathered together to participate in the negotiation of profit sharing.

(End of this chapter)