I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 222 You, Yuan, are truly loyal subjects of the country!
Yuan Feng's statement startled Liu Kui, who was immediately discouraged. The twelve tassels hanging from the Jade Monarch Crown swayed slightly.

He quickly interrupted Yuan Feng's words.

"I know that the court is in financial difficulty, but there are no eunuchs in the palace now, and there are not many palace maids serving me. My family members have to make medicine for me, and there is even a lack of fire to make medicine. Even... even my clothes are stained with mold... I really... really..."

Looking at his anxious look, Yuan Feng smiled secretly in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged.

My clothes smell musty...

All the different kinds of incense in this palace are almost making you smell musty!

You can find excuses, but you can't insult our intelligence.

In the past few days, the number of illiterate palace maids sent by the Shaofu to work in Zhangde Hall has exceeded two hundred. These two hundred palace maids serve their family of more than seventy people, including ten wet nurses, and servants they brought with them. Isn't this enough?

What a joke!
But this cannot be said so directly and coldly.

So Yuan Feng straightened his clothes and the purple gold seal.

"Your Majesty, I did not say that you cannot recruit eunuchs."

"This this……"

Liu Kui's expression immediately brightened up, and he asked in surprise, "Sikong agreed?"

"Of course I agree. Your Majesty wants eunuchs to serve you. How could this old minister object?"

Yuan Feng smiled and said, "It's just that the court is in financial difficulty right now, so the number of eunuchs cannot be too large. This is what I wanted to say just now, but Your Majesty interrupted me."

After hearing this, Liu Qi felt a little embarrassed and laughed awkwardly.

"That was me... I lost my composure a little bit, Sikong, please don't blame me. Then, Sikong, please arrange it as soon as possible. It would be best if you can arrange 300 to 500 people to serve in the palace as soon as possible, so that my life will be easier. The rest can be added later."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he almost laughed out loud.

Three to five hundred people, and more will be added in the future.

Why don’t you think about going to heaven?
It's already good enough that you can have a hundred or so eunuchs serving you, but you still want three or five hundred?
Do you really think that the Yuan family launched a mutiny at the cost of their lives just to make a contribution to you, Liu?

However, there was no need for Yuan Shu to say such words, Yuan Feng would naturally give Liu Kui a heavy blow.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is empty at this time. The overall situation has been determined. There are too many places to spend money. It is impossible to recruit three to five hundred eunuchs. In the future, I will try my best to arrange a hundred eunuchs to serve Your Majesty. Please be patient for the time being. When the court's finances are sufficient, we can discuss the next matter."

When Liu Kui heard that Yuan Feng only planned to arrange a hundred eunuchs for him, he immediately became anxious.

From what he knew, neither Liu Zhi nor Liu Hong could successfully seize power from the powerful ministers by relying on only a hundred eunuchs. No matter how trivial a palace coup was, it would be a joke without three to five hundred people.

What's more, Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu, father and son, were powerful and had a large number of troops under their command. They had clearly killed more than 3,000 eunuchs, and more than 3,000 eunuchs were no match for them. Even if they were given 100 people, it would not be enough for them to fill their teeth, let alone take back power.

He tried hard to stay calm, but the panic and helplessness in his heart surged over him like a tide, making it difficult for him to control himself.

He could hardly stand anymore, so he slowly sat back on the cushion, leaning his body slightly back, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes, feeling mixed emotions.

He did have access to eunuchs, but they were few in number.

One hundred people...

The miserable and helpless expressions of his wives and concubines, and the crying faces of his sensible children flashed through his mind, and a sense of courage arose spontaneously.

So he clenched his fists and looked at Yuan Feng.

"Yuan Sikong, aren't 100 too few? Although I don't have many people around me, I still have more than a dozen concubines and more than 70 children. It's simply impossible to take care of more than 100 people serving me."

When Yuan Feng heard this, a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.

This Liu Qi is really naive and cute. He bowed slightly and replied, with an unquestionable majesty in his tone -

"Your Majesty, I understand your difficulties, but the treasury is empty, which is an indisputable fact. I have tried my best to raise funds, but there are too many places that need money. A hundred eunuchs are the limit. If Your Majesty insists on increasing the number, I am afraid it will cause unrest in the court and the country, which is not good for the overall situation. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and the situation is unstable. Please think twice!"

Yuan Feng emphasized the words "think twice", as if a sharp sword pierced into Liu Kui's fragile psychological defenses and pierced through it directly.

Liu Li was suddenly speechless, and an inexplicable fear and anger surged in his heart.

You rescued me, brought me to Luoyang and made me emperor, only to have this emperor become your plaything?

Is this the outcome we've been going through, thousands of miles apart and spanning more than half a year?
it is good!it is good!it is good!
You, Yuan, are truly loyal subjects of the country!
For a moment, Liu Kui even wanted to stand up and smash the inkstone on the table in front of him at Yuan Feng.

He realized that this palace coup was far more complicated than he had imagined.

He wanted to use the power of eunuchs to regain power, but now it seems that this road is not so smooth.

In fact, Liu Qi should know very well in his heart that during the whole process of the incident, he neither spent a penny nor sent anyone. The only thing about him that was worthy of people's care and attention was his bloodline inheritance.

And this bloodline inheritance indeed earned him the reward he deserved - the lofty throne.

After all, what's not to like?

He has already got what many people dream of, what else is not enough?
Even if it was only in name, he was indeed at the pinnacle of power and the number one person in the world, and his name would surely go down in history.

What more bikes do you want?

Yuan Feng, Yuan Shu, father and son, and the entire Yuan family power group behind them, more than 10,000 people, they charged into battle, fought hard, and completely destroyed the powerful eunuch group. They cleared all obstacles for Liu Kui to ascend the throne, and did things so cleanly and thoroughly.

Liu Kui, oh Liu Kui, what else can you ask for?

But perhaps Liu Kui's obsession with the throne and power was too deep, or perhaps his innate sense of ownership was too strong, he never truly realized the important concept of the equivalence of power and strength.

In the complex group of human society, position is actually just a superficial title. Real power does not belong to position, but to the actual strength that can be used.

So, does Liu Kui have the ability?
Apparently, he didn't.

Therefore, he did not even have the qualifications to bargain with the Yuan family and accumulate his first pot of gold.

All his efforts and inputs were fully rewarded after he was awarded the title of Emperor.

The rest all belong to the Yuan family, and they won them through their strength.

What Liu Kui could get next was only the minimum that an emperor could get. He could not fight for more because he did not have the strength to do so.

And he had not expected that his active fight this time would actually bring him even greater despair.

Because after Yuan Feng left, he immediately asked Yuan Shu to write a complete plan for him on the regulations and methods he had previously envisioned for restricting eunuchs and relatives of the emperor's wife.

If the plan is appropriate, Yuan Feng will officially implement these regulations, forcing Liu Kui to stamp his seal and further consolidate his power.

Yuan Feng believed that such a thing would certainly be approved by most of the court officials.

Because limiting the power of eunuchs and relatives of the emperor's wife is in the interests of most court officials.

Yuan Shu was also not vague. He locked himself in a room in the side hall of Deyang Palace and immediately began to write a plan.

He combined a series of successful or failed cases from the Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties and carried out in-depth optimization and integration. He hopes to introduce historical variables, break through the underlying logic, and form a set of effective combination punches that run through ancient and modern times.

His idea was very clear. Since he wanted to start the reform from within, he had to be targeted and make full use of the existing foundation to build the superstructure.

Only in this way can we ensure the smooth progress of reform and further consolidate and expand their power.

(End of this chapter)