I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 309 Yuan Shu does not need support

Because Yuan Shu himself made great contributions in the mutiny, he was actually Yuan Feng's partner rather than a mere subordinate.

After the mutiny, no one could deny that he had a very reasonable right to share power.

Therefore, a large number of Yuan Shu's subordinates were placed in the two important functional departments, the Shangshu Tai and the Tongzheng Si.

Not to mention the military, since Yuan Shu returned after completing the punitive campaign, his influence has increased significantly.

There were even rumors that the relationship between Duan Xing and Yuan Shu was too close, as if Duan Xing was Yuan Shu's subordinate.

After the campaign to quell the rebellion, Duan Jiong was undisputedly the number one military general of the Han Dynasty, the number one figure in the military, and also the Grand Marshal and the General of Cavalry. Although he did not clearly hold military power, given his position in the Yuan family group, this was a matter of time.

Not to mention that he also has a younger brother who is the Inspector of the Imperial Guards.

The two brothers hold important positions in the Yuan Group, and they are both very close to Yuan Shu and have a very good relationship with him.

Even if someone said that Yuan Shu's own power group would completely replace Yuan Feng's power group and become the first ruling party, they would not find it strange.

Therefore, this group of people were not without doubts about this situation, and there were also people around Yuan Feng who reminded him to pay some attention to the development of Yuan Shu's power.

Even if they are father and son, there should be some restrictions on their power. Yuan Shu cannot be allowed to become too powerful, right?

We should more or less consider the face of our old father Yuan Feng and the power and status of his close associates, right?

We are very worried about your momentum!

It’s not that they cannot accept Yuan Shu’s identity as the first heir, but an heir is only an heir after all, not the person in power. Even if you want to take over, you have to consider us old men.

But you don't act like you care about us now.

As a result, Yuan Feng unhappily criticized those who made these suggestions and blamed them for alienating the relationship between father and son.

What are the restrictions and what are the concerns?
That is my son, my biological son, my heir!
Isn't it that I work so hard, in the end, to pass on this legacy to a reliable heir?

You asked me to be on guard, and I kept being on guard, which damaged the relationship between father and son. In the end, I still have to pass the power to him. Wasn't I just guarding in vain?
Isn’t this just looking for fault?
No no no!

As for the concerns of his subordinates, Yuan Feng didn't think they were that important.

He has said many times that you people are just thinking too much and you shouldn't worry too much. After Yuan Shu takes over in the future, he will still be a member of the Yuan family and he will have his own confidants, but aren't you also Yuan's confidants?

Can he still abandon the Yuan family and make his own decisions completely independently?

After Yuan Feng made such a statement, a considerable number of his former students and officials were helpless.

The lord has already said so, and has made it clear that he is going to pass on his position to Yuan Shu, and he doesn't care at all about Yuan Shu building up power in the court. So there is no need for them to continue to make "slanderous remarks".

The boss doesn't even worry about having all his power taken away, so his subordinates shouldn't worry about it!
They were prepared to accept this future calmly and began to plan to get closer to Yuan Shu, thinking that they would be able to better guarantee their own interests when the regime changed in the future. After all, it was not uncommon for a new emperor to have new ministers.

However, not everyone is so open-minded and ready to accept Yuan Shu dominating the future.

Because Yuan Feng still has three sons.

Even if there are only two left in the patriarchal sense, no one can guarantee what will happen until the dust settles.

Can Yuan Shu live to see that day?
Can you take over smoothly?
Will there be any unexpected changes?
Will the same thing happen to Yuan Ji?
Who is the final winner?
With such worries, some of Yuan Feng's students and former officials also began to feel anxious about the future.

But these are not the main reasons.

The main reason is that after the mutiny, the group of Yuan Feng's disciples and former officials suddenly realized that Yuan Shu was not just Yuan Feng's son. Yuan Shu was not just labeled as Yuan Feng's son, but also had many other important labels. He had his own base!

Yixinhui Group! And this base is constantly growing and becoming stronger!
If Yuan Shu comes to power in the future, he won't need these old men at all and can rely on his own people to gain a foothold!
This is not even an ordinary base, it is a super base with ideals, beliefs, heritage and organization.

Yuan Shu is not only a nobleman, but also a founder of a school of classics and a skilled military commander. The group under his command is very powerful and fully functional, and they also share a common philosophy of "upholding conscience" that is recognized by everyone. Not everyone can join the group if they want to.

If you want to join, you must at least understand their ideas and acknowledge their philosophy.

This alone is something that not half of the scholars can do.

And even if you admit it, even if you join, Yuan Shu has a lot of talented people under his command, and many of them have followed him for a long time. The new joiners will have to rank behind according to seniority, and no matter what you do, they will not be able to get the first taste of the soup.

Unless you really have great talent or a strong family background, and are willing to spend money to overtake others, don't even think about it.

A successful example is the Duan Ying brothers. The two brothers were already very powerful before they joined, and they were also very capable, so they were able to overtake others and get along well with Yuan Shu.

This road is not something that ordinary people can take.

So, they found the situation very awkward.

Yuan Shu could gain a firm foothold in the court without their support.

If they want to gain more possibilities in the future situation dominated by Yuan Shu, they certainly cannot just lie down and do nothing. They must try to join Yuan Shu's group and fight with him.

However, choosing to join when Yuan Shu's own power was close to the great success realm had already been a disadvantage.

His future development may be limited, and he may not be able to climb to a very high position. Even his original power may be taken away by Yuan Shu and distributed to his own cronies.

In this case, of course, many of Yuan's former students and officials and the families behind them would be unwilling to face such a future.

Mao Yang himself didn't care, but as far as he knew, some of his friends had similar concerns. They felt that if Yuan Shu became Yuan Feng's successor in the future, it would not be a good thing for them, Yuan Feng's old subordinates.

It would be fine if you don't have any ambitions, but if you want to go further, the difficulty will obviously increase.

The current situation is that they need Yuan Shu, not Yuan Shu who needs them. They have limited bargaining power when facing Yuan Shu, and may be controlled by Yuan Shu in turn. They will have to pay a lot of price to successfully achieve stability during the transition period of power.

Not everyone is willing to accept this.

However, Yuan Feng's attitude towards this was quite cold and he didn't care. His eyes were full of satisfaction and joy that Yuan Shu had grown up and become stronger, and full of pride as an old father.

And what about Yuan Shu?

Naturally, he got along very well with his Yi Xin Hui base. It was said that this group had a very close relationship with Yuan Shu, and many members seemed to have slept with Yuan Shu and they had a very good relationship.

It’s also difficult to squeeze in!
Mao Yang felt that if this problem was not handled properly, it would most likely lead to division and struggle within the Yuan political group in the future. However, at this moment, he had no way of describing this speculation in detail to Yuan Feng.

Ugh……

How could he tell Yuan Feng about such a thing on the day of Yuan Shu's wedding and Yuan's happy occasion?

I'll try to find an opportunity to mention it vaguely later.

But in fact, Mao Yang's worries are definitely not groundless.

At present, without Yuan Feng's attention, about three trends have emerged within the power group under Yuan Feng's command.

(End of this chapter)