I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 202 Yuan's Favor Is Not Over Yet
The Prefect of the Guards Yuan Zhen was Yuan Feng's fifth brother and Yuan Shu's fifth uncle. He always obeyed Yuan Feng's decisions.

There were also infantry captain Dong Xuan, Yue cavalry captain Wang Chong and others, who were also capable generals of the Yuan family. They killed the eunuchs' confidants and made great contributions to this mutiny.

Duan Xing and Duan Wei joined the action relatively late, but their roles were very important.

Without their help in helping Yuan's army open the palace gates, Yuan's army would not have been able to enter the palace so smoothly.

Changshui Captain Yu Miao and Huqi Captain Bai Yong also joined the incident temporarily.

Although the two of them were not part of the Yuan family's power group, they made the right choice at the critical moment, stood on the side of "justice", and assisted in eradicating the eunuchs' power, so they will also receive a generous reward.

The remaining two thousand stone officials, including Taichang Qing Tang Zhen, Weiwei Yuan Pang, Tingwei Guo Hong, Zongzheng Liu Zu, Shaofu Yang Ci, and Chengmen Xiaowei Lu Yu, were neither Yuan Shu's students or former officials, nor did they participate in this matter.

They knew nothing about this incident. They only knew that it brought about a drastic change in the situation at court and made the Yuan family even more powerful. However, they knew nothing about the specific details and process.

Therefore, before the specific rewards are given out, someone needs to explain everything clearly so that these two thousand officials can accept this fact and recognize the decision to share the profits.

So, at the beginning of this "loot-sharing meeting", Yuan Shu stood up and explained the whole story.

Yuan Shu cleared his throat and told everything.

He started with the initial proposal and planning, and talked about the specific operational process and time schedule of the incident.

He described in detail how the Yuan family mobilized troops, raised money and food, and secretly contacted various forces.

He also talked about the manpower and material resources consumed in the process, the funds invested, and how he learned through secret means that the eunuchs were going to target Liu Kui, and then contacted Liu Kui to resist together.

This was confirmed by Duan Xing, the Inspector of the Imperial Capital.

Yuan Shu described in great detail how he contacted Duan Xing and persuaded him, emphasizing how he had a secret meeting with Duan Xing and how he explained the pros and cons to him. He also fulfilled his promise and cleared Duan Xing's identity and reputation.

In Yuan Shu's description, Duan Xing was described as a "warrior on the underground front" who "endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens" and "strived for trust."

He was a brave warrior who penetrated into the heart of the enemy. In order to wipe out the eunuchs and continue the Han Dynasty, he risked his life to go deep into the enemy camp and provided valuable intelligence and support to the Yuan family.

It was precisely because of his joining and tipping off that the Yuan family was able to gain the upper hand everywhere and ultimately win the coup.

After listening to Yuan Shu's description, Duan Xing felt proud and relieved.

Just now, Yuan Feng ordered him to escort the emperor and the ministers. It felt like the same as Wang Fu. He was manipulating him to do the dirty and tiring work. Did he really treat himself as his own?
Are you trying to get rid of me?

These concerns disappeared after Yuan Shu cleared his identity.

At this moment, Duan Yu was naturally very satisfied and proud when he heard Yuan Shu praising him so much. When he found that many officials were looking at him with stunned and surprised eyes, he was even more excited - he was so happy!

You bastards have always looked down on me, thinking that I was a barbarian from Xiliang and a eunuch's lackey. Now you know that I am actually a warrior on the secret front, much braver than you cowards. How do you feel?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Duan Xing was really very happy!

Yuan Shu continued to tell the rest of the story.

He sent people to protect Liu Kui and secretly escorted Liu Kui to Luoyang. In Luoyang, they launched a full-scale operation. In this contest, the armed forces of the Yuan family and the armed forces of the Yi Xin Society were the main forces, while the five schools of the Northern Army, the Praetorian Guards, and the City Gate Captains were armed in coordination.

The palace guards under the Guanglu Xun and the emperor's guards under the Weiwei were the main enemies, and they put up a fierce resistance.

In order to highlight the great contributions of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu also deliberately increased the combat effectiveness of these enemy parties and described the battle of last night as even more dangerous and exciting.

However, no one knew better than Yuan Shu how simple and quick the coup d'état was last night.

No one knew better than Yuan Shu how fragile and powerless the resistance of the armed forces organized by the eunuchs was.

But if the enemy is so weak, how can the strength of Yuan’s armed forces be highlighted?
So under Yuan Shu's god-level mouth cannon description, the powerful enemy's resistance was resolutely defeated by Yuan's army. Yuan's army paid a heavy sacrifice for this, hundreds of people died in battle, and finally won the victory.

But in fact, during the entire coup, including the Yuan family armed forces led by Yuan Feng, only more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. The losses were very minor and almost negligible.

The planning of this coup was too successful, and the sneak attack was too smooth. The eunuchs were wiped out before they had time to gather their forces to fight against Yuan's army.

But others don’t know! As soon as Yuan Shu opened his mouth, a thrilling story of a coup and bloody battle was born.

Yuan Shu's description was so brilliant that even Duan Ying, who was standing behind him, was a little confused.

Was the battle last night really that thrilling?

Is it really that thrilling?
Is the enemy's resistance really that fierce?

How come he remembered that the little emperor was captured less than half an hour after he rushed into the palace?

The eunuchs were basically defeated. Where did the elite Tiger Guards come from to fight with the Yi Xin Hui armed forces for three hundred rounds?

After Yuan Shu finished saying all this, everyone understood that this matter really had nothing to do with Liu Kui. Liu Kui was just a puppet pushed out by the Yuan family.

The reason why he was able to become the new emperor was entirely due to the manipulation and arrangement of the Yuan family.

Liu Kui was a lucky man, a winner without any effort. He was originally just an ordinary prince, without any special talents or achievements. However, because of his background, he got this opportunity and became the new emperor.

In essence, he was a lucky man like the previous emperor Liu Hong, but Liu Hong's luck had run out, while his was just beginning.

From another perspective, if Yuan had not intervened in time to protect Liu Kui, according to the eunuchs' virtues and methods, Liu Kui would probably be dead now.

Therefore, it can be said that Yuan was not only the most meritorious minister for Liu Kui to become emperor, but also Liu Kui’s savior!

This kindness is as heavy as a mountain and as deep as an ocean! I can never repay it in my lifetime!
Therefore, it is understandable that the Yuan family was a little less respectful to Liu Kui and a little bit domineering, right?

After all, they have given so much to Liu Kui and made great contributions to him. It is understandable that they hope to get due rewards and respect.

Right?

This is what Yuan Shu meant.

He hopes that everyone can understand the Yuan family's position and feelings.

It would be best if everyone could understand.

If you don’t understand, then…

“There should still be quite a few empty seats in the side hall of Deyang Palace waiting for everyone to sit down! Hahahahaha!”

Although Yuan Shu said this in a light-hearted and humorous way, the meaning contained in it is definitely not something that can be ignored with a joke.

Everyone knows that if you really think Yuan Shu is joking, then you will become a joke.

At this point, many dignitaries who did not participate in the uprising had almost figured out what would happen next.

They knew that after this incident, the situation in the court would undergo a drastic change, a group of old people would step down and a group of new people would rise and take power.

The powers in the inner and outer courts that the eunuch group had gained after their rise would inevitably be filled and redistributed after their complete defeat.

This is the inevitable law of historical development and the cruel reality of political struggle.

The winner takes all, the loser is ruined, and the zero-sum game has been played out again and again on this land.

However, Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu have not discussed too many details yet.

They just planned to confirm some important positions now and solidify the political framework of Yuan’s dictatorship. As for other details, they could be discussed and resolved slowly later.

Therefore, Yuan Feng immediately proposed to promote the Inspector of the Imperial Capital Duan Jiong to the position of Grand Commandant and confer on him the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry.

At the same time, the fief was increased to 10,000 households, and a certain amount of land, silk, cloth, and money were rewarded.

This reward is extremely generous!
(End of this chapter)