I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 206 My Qilin son is not a fish in the pond
Yuan Feng seemed like a different person. He was no longer the worried Han minister, but became decisive, resolute, and even a little cold.

Yuan Shu couldn't help but doubt, wondering if his father was going to follow the example of Grand Tutor Dong and become the next "Han traitor" with great power in the court.

Has he been playing me all along, a deep-water wolf who has been hiding his true self?
These thoughts swirled in Yuan Shu's mind, so on the way out of Zhangde Hall, he couldn't help but ask Yuan Feng about his doubts.

"Father, you are so different today than you were yesterday. Is there anything that happened during this time that I don't know about?"

When Yuan Feng heard Yuan Shu's question, he slowed down, turned around and looked at Yuan Shu, and when Yuan Shu caught up with him, he nodded.

"Did you see it?"

Yuan Shu nodded.

"The change is so obvious that it's hard for me not to notice it."

Yuan Feng looked up at the sky, then sighed deeply. When he looked at Yuan Shu again, his eyes were full of fatigue.

"Shu, have you ever really thought about what power means? What is the difference between having power and not having power?"

This question was so abrupt that Yuan Shu was a little stunned.

He felt that this issue was not something that Yuan Feng, who had never lacked power since birth, should be concerned about.

Yuan Feng's father and grandfather were both high-ranking officials at the level of the Three Dukes, and the family has always been prosperous. He has had the power of life and death over many people since he was a child, and he should not have this kind of power anxiety.

Moreover, he now holds the highest authority in the country. He is the person with the least power in the entire Han Dynasty. Why would he care about such problems?
Yuan Shu felt very strange.

"Father, you never lack power, do you?"

Yuan Feng nodded, then shook his head, with a very contradictory attitude.

He spoke slowly.

"Before, the emperor announced in the court that the deposed emperor would be demoted to a commoner and ordered to guard the tomb. As a father, I watched the deposed emperor being dragged out of the court. Suddenly, I felt that the deposed emperor's face had become my face, as if it was not the deposed emperor who was dragged away, but me. At that time, I thought, if I have no power, in the future, will the person dragged out of the court really be me?"

Yuan Shu blinked, his heart full of surprise.

He obviously didn't expect Yuan Feng to have such an insight.

When he said this, Yuan Feng's voice trembled slightly, as if he had returned to that thrilling moment.

"After that scene, I remembered the story you told me about Rick and Duke Hui of Jin. Rick was willing to get rid of the original monarch in order to get Duke Hui of Jin back to his country to be the king, but in the end he ended up with his head and body separated.

I have always thought that I could be a loyal minister, but when I think of the emperor's cold and thoughtless treatment of the deposed emperor, and the absurdity of accusing someone of a crime, I realize that if I cannot be the butcher, I will inevitably become the meat of the fish."

Yuan Feng stopped talking here and looked up at the sky. The sunlight shone on his face but could not penetrate the haze in his heart.

“As expected, if you haven’t experienced many things, you won’t truly understand them. Once you’ve experienced them, once you’re really in that situation, the changes in people will really make you feel at a loss.

Do you know the technique? Just now, I seemed to be controlled by something in front of the emperor. I didn't want to threaten the emperor. Now thinking about it, I even feel that I was not myself at all.

I don't want to say that at all. I also don't think it's right to treat the emperor of the Han Dynasty like that. But I can't do that. Once he appears in front of me, I can't help but think of the deposed emperor, Rick, and the destruction of my family. "

When Yuan Feng said this, there was a hint of sob in his voice.

He lowered his head and clenched his hands into fists, as if trying to grasp something that could not be kept.

"I don't want to be seen as a traitor to the Han Dynasty. I don't want to be seen as a traitor to the Han Dynasty. I want to take care of the family's reputation and the reputation of my ancestors. I want to be a Han official, a real Han official. But for some reason, it's impossible! In that instant, everything was different..."

Having said that, Yuan Feng turned his head and looked at Yuan Shu with a bitter face.

His eyes were full of helplessness and confusion, as if he was seeking an answer, an answer that would make him feel at ease.

"Shu, did you know this would happen? That's why you were so determined to eliminate all the eunuchs? You already know everything, right?"

Yuan Shu then stopped.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and looked at Yuan Feng with firm eyes.

"Father, use copper as a mirror to adjust your clothes and hat, use history as a mirror to understand the rise and fall of things, and use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses. My son has copper, so he can dress neatly. My son reads history, so he can understand the rise and fall of things. My son knows people, so he won't make mistakes easily."

Hearing this, Yuan Feng savored Yuan Shu's words carefully, as if looking for a trace of comfort. After a while, he nodded slowly, with a trace of relief flashing in his eyes.

But soon, this slight relief was swept away by a deep sense of uneasiness.

"My son, I remember what you said. So, do you think that I can no longer serve as a Han official?"

Yuan Shu pursed his lips and thought about it carefully.

Then he shook his head.

"Father should still be able to do it. He should be able to be loyal to the end and always be a loyal minister to the Han Dynasty. But I'm afraid that this generation of mine will not be able to do it anymore."

When Yuan Feng heard this, his pupils shrank and his heart skipped a beat.

He seemed to be hit by something and his body trembled slightly.

"why?"

Yuan Shu took a deep breath and answered in a firm and powerful voice.

"There is no two suns in the sky, no two masters on earth, only tools and names cannot be delegated to others. Father, the Han Dynasty is no longer as powerful as before. We are in a critical moment of survival. Before, we had the eunuchs monopolizing power, and we don't know what will happen in the future. The world is already broken to this extent. If more ambitious people appear, the Han Dynasty may collapse."

Yuan Feng stared at Yuan Shu intently, his eyes flashing with complex light.

He seemed to be looking at a stranger, but also seemed to be looking at a superhero who would bring great changes to the world in the future.

"My son, do you want to be King Wen of Zhou for your father?"

Yuan Shu responded with a firm look.

"The bow is like a full moon, and the arrow is on the string. King Wu has no choice, and neither does my son. Father, I must do this."

Outside the Zhangde Hall, the father and son stood face to face, looking at each other, motionless.

The sunlight shone on them, and the father and son looked like two sculptures, standing there quietly, telling the absurdity and ridiculousness of this game of power.

A breeze blew by, bringing a slight coolness. Yuan Feng's eyes moved and his expression became relaxed.

He lowered his head to look at the list in his hand and chuckled.

"Haha, my Qilin child is not something that can be kept in a pond. If you want to do something, do it well. If you want to do something, do it well."

After saying that, Yuan Feng turned around and continued to walk forward. His back looked firm and powerful, as if the previous confusion had never existed.

Yuan Shu felt the weight on his right shoulder, which was the expectation left by Yuan Feng.

He took a deep breath and followed Yuan Feng closely.

After leaving Zhangde Hall, Yuan Shu and Yuan Feng still did not go home to rest.

They all knew that there was no time to rest, every minute and every second was crucial, so they immediately rushed to the Shangshu Tai to do business, which was their command center for eradicating the remnants of the eunuchs.

The lights were on in the Shangshu Terrace, and Yuan Shu and Yuan Feng immediately got down to work as soon as they arrived.

In order to speed up the process, Yuan Shu also called Jia Xu, Cheng Li and others to gather at the Shangshu Tai. They looked through the archives and carefully searched for the names of officials and clerks who had connections with eunuchs.

No one spoke in the Shangshu Terrace, there was only the sound of bamboo slips turning and ink being ground in the inkstone. Everyone was the same, with focused and determined eyes, trying their best to race against time.

In order to increase efficiency, Yuan Shu also found the former officials of the Shangshu Tai and asked them to assist.

These officials were familiar with all the documents of the Shangshu Tai. They carefully checked the records, marked the names, and jointly wrote a "death list".

Everyone on this list will become the target of elimination by Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu, without leaving a single one alive.

From the central government to local governments, from the corners of the sea to the ends of the earth, the father and son have made up their minds to eradicate all the remnants of the eunuchs.

Starting from the Shangshu Terrace beneath their feet, they will launch a vigorous liquidation operation. No matter how great the cost or how great the obstacles, they will never back down.

(End of this chapter)