I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 77 Yuan Feng Attacks (th update completed, please order first)
Among all the party members who were not killed and were still at large, Zhang Jian had the most dangerous and unfortunate experience.

This has something to do with his style of doing things.

Compared with him, Liu Biao and Xia Fu's escape was much easier, at least there was no petty eunuch staring at them and wanting to kill them.

Moreover, Zhang Jian was more than 20 years older than Liu Biao and Xia Fu, and was already a white-haired old man. Compared with him, Liu Biao, who was 28 years old, and Xia Fu, who was 32 years old, could be considered young people.

The two men didn't know how to comfort Zhang Jian, so they could only find some wine to toast him, drink a few cups with him, and then change the subject to talk about Liangzhuang and Yuanshu to dispel Zhang Jian's melancholy.

This method was indeed effective, and Zhang Jian soon stopped feeling sad.

But Liu Biao and Xia Fu soon became unhappy.

Because Zhang Jian said that Yuan Shu's age made it most suitable for him to be his grandson, and he was absolutely not suitable to be the son of Liu Biao and Xia Fu.

So the three of them started a heated debate on the issue of age, which lasted until Yuan Shu arranged for Cheng Li and Xu Chong to invite them to a meeting, but no conclusion was reached.

Yuan Shu didn't know that these three party leaders all wanted to establish a close blood relationship with him. If he knew, he might have invited Hou Lan over and let Hou Lan take these three shameless people away directly.

That is, he didn't know, so he was still very kind and low-key in chatting with the three people, promoting business to each other, and only after the situation became harmonious did he tell them the main purpose of calling them here.

Mainly tell Zhang Jian.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liu, Mr. Xia, I asked you all to come here this time mainly to inform you that there is a small problem in Luoyang."

Because they had just had a very pleasant business exchange with Yuan Shu, Zhang Jian, Liu Biao and Xia Fu did not react for a while.

Zhang Jian asked another question.

"A small situation? What small situation?"

Yuan Shu looked at Zhang Jian.

"It's not a big deal, actually. It's mainly related to you, Mr. Zhang. That is... your whereabouts may have been known by Hou Lan."

"…………"

"He seems very angry. Anyway, the emperor issued an edict, saying that he would send people to Youfufeng and other four places for key inspections, and by the way, required all prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty to report the gang. Well, this is the fourth time to report the gang."

"…………"

Liu Biao and Xia Fu were so frightened that they couldn't say a word, and Zhang Jian was petrified.

The main reason was that Yuan Shu's tone of voice just now did make them feel that it was not a big deal, but as soon as he said this...

Small situation?
Is it really a minor situation?

The small study suddenly became quiet, even a little too quiet, and even the sound of candles burning on the candlesticks could be heard.

Liu Biao and Xia Fu gradually came to their senses and turned their eyes to Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian's eyes were blank and his gray beard was trembling slightly.

Yuan Shu knew that the old man was probably thinking about how miserable his life was during those two and a half years when he was hiding from the hunt, and he was afraid that the old man was scared to death, so he quickly added the rest of the content.

"But Mr. Zhang, don't worry. This matter has been resolved. Since Yuan has decided to protect you, he will definitely not break his promise."

Then, Yuan Shu told Zhang Jian and three others what had happened in Luoyang.

He learned about this matter through a letter from Yuan Feng.

Four days before the end of Yuan Shu's mourning period, Yuan Feng sent someone to deliver the letter urgently from Luoyang.

In the letter, Yuan Feng not only told Yuan Shu not to worry, but also explained in detail the ins and outs of the matter, and paid very intimate greetings to Hou Lan's ancestors. He was very concerned about his lower body and life, and was particularly worried about his health.

It turned out that Yuan Shu's guess was correct. This matter was indeed orchestrated by Hou Lan.

As the most powerful person in the entire eunuch group, Hou Lan's hatred for Zhang Jian could not be eliminated. He was determined to kill Zhang Jian, so he kept tracking him closely, making Zhang Jian as anxious as a stray dog.

Originally in Donglai County, the assassins sent by Hou Lan were about to capture Zhang Jian, but they were taken away by the people sent by Yuan Feng, who went the opposite way and swaggered through Luoyang to Guanzhong.

During the whole process, Hou Lan did not realize that Yuan Feng dared to be so bold as to play Cross Fire right under his nose. Instead, he sent people to cross the sea and chase him to Liaodong, thinking that Zhang Jian had gone directly to Liaodong.

The reason why Hou Lan knew about this matter was not because of any problem with Yuan Feng's operation. Yuan Feng's defense was solid, but something went wrong on Yuan Kui's side. Yuan Kui was quite strict with the servants who served him. One day, he scolded a servant for some trivial matter and said he would kill him to vent his anger, which made the servant hold a grudge.

He secretly ran to Hou Lan and told him everything he knew. The most valuable thing among them was that Yuan helped Zhang Jian secretly cross Chencang.

Yuan Wei was very annoyed about this, but Yuan Feng said that it was Yuan Wei's own fault. He did not know how to be kind to the people who served him, and often criticized his close followers. As time went by, he could not get rid of the resentment in his heart, which resulted in this turmoil.

In other words, this servant didn't know much, otherwise it would have been really difficult for the Yuan family to deal with him.

Despite this, Hou Lan's anger could not be eliminated. He directly sent someone to invite Yuan Feng over and tried to question Yuan Feng in person, but was stopped by the eunuch Yuan She, who had received the news, and the eunuch Cao Jie, who was on good terms with him.

Hou Lan scolded Yuan She, saying that he and Yuan Shi were in cahoots, but Yuan She admitted it in a very bachelor-like manner.

Yuan She said that the Yuan family was an important partner of the eunuch group. The eunuch group had a shallow foundation and had only been in power for a short time. The reason why they could still maintain the situation of the collapse of the Han Empire was that the Yuan family, whose students and former officials were all over the world, had an extremely important and irreplaceable position.

The Yuan family's attitude towards the court determined the attitude of a large number of county governors, county magistrates and local officials towards the court. Only if the Yuan family recognized the status quo could the situation of eunuchs in power be maintained.

If they broke off relations with the Yuan family, the consequences would be too serious and unbearable. Even if he did not consider it from the perspective of their same clan, Yuan She also believed that he had to maintain cooperation with the Yuan family from the perspective of the eunuch group's own interests.

Cao Jie had the same attitude.

He thought it was totally not worth it to break up with the Yuan family just for Zhang Jian. They had made too many enemies. If they even wanted to push the Yuan family away, a mere little emperor Liu Hong would not be able to protect them.

Cao Jie's attitude was also the attitude of most people in the entire eunuch group. They all believed that Hou Lan had been hunting down Zhang Jian for two and a half years, causing great damage and impact in the local area. He had killed more than a dozen of Zhang Jian's relatives and friends, making him like a stray dog and almost a lonely man. Why should he kill them all?
Besides, they only destroyed your mother's grave, not killed her, so why did you do this?

Just for your mother, just to vent your anger for yourself, you let our entire team suffer losses?

This is so irrational!

Yuan She and Cao Jie jointly asked Hou Lan to calm down, let it go and not be angry, but Hou Lan could not suppress his anger. He was so angry that his eyes turned red. In turn, he forcibly suppressed Yuan She and Cao Jie just to complete his revenge. He would not stop until Zhang Jian was killed.

This caused strong dissatisfaction among other powerful eunuch group members, such as the Zhong Changshi and Xiao Huangmen.

As a result, the eunuch group also had a civil war because of this incident, and the two sides were confronting each other. In the end, Hou Lan could not overcome the will of the group and could not achieve his goal. He could only accept the reality while crying and cursing.

But he put forward the final condition for compromise, which was to severely hit the Yuan family and force them to give up some of their interests, otherwise he would settle accounts with the Yuan family even if it meant fighting to the death.

The final result was what Yuan Shu knew. The eunuch group launched another offensive against the Hook Party and specifically named Youfufeng as one that would be strictly inspected in order to put a pressure on the Yuan family, trying to make them give in and demand that they show some attitude.

Yuan Feng was of course furious about this.

Damn it, you dare to threaten me with my son Qilin?

You stinky eunuch, if I give you some color you would actually open a dyeing factory!
He could tolerate other things, but he couldn't tolerate anything involving his son. He couldn't accept it!
Yuan Feng was furious, and Yuan Wei felt guilty for his mistake, so he fully supported Yuan Feng.

The two brothers joined forces and mobilized all the forces in the capital that were related to the Yuan family, even including the forces of some clan officials, to launch a massive audience with the young emperor Liu Hong.

A large number of officials broke into the palace and demanded that the young emperor stop this meaningless act of raising the hook party and stop harassing the local areas, so as to avoid the local and central governments becoming alienated and causing irreversible consequences.

Because normal officials had suffered from the calamity of factionalism for a long time, after the Yuan family launched a counterattack, it actually led to a joint counterattack from other factions. Most of the court stood on the side of the Yuan family, and even broke into the palace to meet with Liu Hong and demanded that he stop raising the faction.

The officials had long been frightened by the eunuchs' brutal killings and were very afraid, but there was also anger within their fear. The accumulation of anger over the past two and a half years had made most normal officials extremely hate the eunuchs.

Before, those who had no leader did not dare to cause trouble, but now that Yuan took the lead, they all followed suit and started to make trouble.

Luoyang was shaken and the eunuchs were terrified.

Of course, the Yuan family’s methods are not that simple. In addition to frontal attacks, they also attack from the rear.

Through Yuan She's relationship, Liu Hong was not deceived, but learned that the reason why Hou Lan wanted to do this was mainly out of his own selfish motives. He wanted to avenge his mother and was willing to drag the whole world into unrest for this.

Because of Hou Lan's selfish desires, he has aroused strong dissatisfaction and resolute resistance among the court officials.

The incident has caused a huge uproar and has had a very bad impact. If it continues, the consequences will be disastrous, and even Liu Hong's position as emperor will be affected!
Liu Hong is not very old, but he is still very sensitive about the position of emperor.

The previous Dou Wu Rebellion was because Liu Hong mistakenly believed that it was an attempt to depose him from the throne, so Liu Hong stood together with the eunuchs and even drew his sword himself to defend his throne, which directly led to the fact that all the forces within the court tilted towards the eunuchs.

And this time, it's the same.

(End of this chapter)