I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 83 I Can't Do This San Gong

In order to achieve this strategic goal, Yuan Shu's first powerful blow was to obtain Ma Rong's academic inheritance, establish his own school and become a great classics teacher to bring glory to the Yuan family.

After this heavy blow, the Yuan family of Runan will never ignore him and will definitely pay certain attention to him.

However, academic level alone is not enough. The Yuan family obviously cares more about practical interests than academics, so Yuan Shu must fully demonstrate his ability to monetize and add icing on the cake for the further development of the Runan Yuan family.

It takes courage to help someone in need, and only a little bit of cleverness to add icing on the cake. Providing a stable and continuous supply of high-quality wine to Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei, giving them an important weapon to win the hearts of the powerful, was the beginning of his "giving back" to the Yuan family of Runan.

Obviously, Yuan Shu's move hit the hearts of cheap dad and cheap third uncle.

When Yuan Shu delivered the first batch of wine to Luoyang, Yuan Feng's surprise and Yuan Wei's envy were still very obvious.

Seeing Yuan Feng smiling from ear to ear, Yuan Wei was really envious. He really envied Yuan Feng for having such a talented and capable son like Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu was his son, he would do everything he could to fight for Yuan Shu to become the next generation head of the Yuan family.

He was a good student, a leader, able to win people's hearts, and able to understand the mysteries of human relationships. Without his family members mentioning it, he took the initiative to offer the hard currency that was extremely loved by the powerful class in Luoyang, making it easier for the Yuan family to make further progress. He was truly outstanding.

If such an outstanding son can become the next head of the Runan Yuan family, there will be no need to worry about the prosperity of the Yuan family in the next fifty years.

With this in mind, Yuan Wei had the idea of suggesting that Yuan Feng make appropriate arrangements to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest son.

He discussed this topic with Yuan Feng in private.

To his surprise, Yuan Feng told him very frankly that he had thought about it and had even planned to do it, but he soon realized that doing so would do more harm than good.

"Ci Yang, do you think that the Zhong surname in the world is an honor for the Yuan family of Runan?"

Yuan Wei nodded without hesitation.

"Of course it is an honor. Being the first family below the Heavenly Family, below one family and above all other families, isn't that wonderful?"

Yuan Feng shook his head and sighed.

"Ci Yang, let me ask you, what is above the Zhong surname in the world?"

"Of course it's the Heavenly Family, what else could it be? Could it be..."

Having said this, Yuan Wei's expression froze. He was stunned for a moment and looked at Yuan Feng in surprise.

"Brother Zhong, what do you mean?"

"That's what you understand."

Yuan Feng sighed, "We have already reached the position of the most powerful surname in the world. What will be the next step? Just as Emperor Gaozu swore an oath by beheading a white horse that only the surname Liu could be crowned king, since the restoration of the Tang Dynasty, only the prince could be crowned king. The reason is that after being crowned king, there is only one path above his head, and that is the emperor.

Mediocre people all think that being a king but not an emperor is not a good thing. So, if I have the second surname in the world but not the royal family, what should I do? In the past, there was the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, so Emperor Xiaowu issued an order to extend his favor and establish princes to reduce their power. Now that the second surname in the world is our Yuan family, how should the royal family view our Yuan family? "

Yuan Wei pursed his lips, thought again and again, and was quite hesitant.

"Not really? Could it be that someone thinks that my Yuan family will rebel and usurp the throne? How is that possible?"

"It's not about whether it's possible, but whether you can do it!"

Yuan Feng said slowly: "In order to protect the technique, you and I used the power of our family to fight against the eunuchs, which has attracted the attention of many people. Although we stopped immediately afterwards, how could the world not know that the Yuan family has the ability to fight against the eunuchs?
At present, there are no relatives, the Queen Mother is under house arrest, the Emperor is young, and the imperial power is controlled by eunuchs. The Yuan family will not become the target of public criticism. When the Emperor grows up and rules the country, he will realize that the Yuan family is powerful, and the eunuchs will interfere. It is inevitable that the Yuan family will be weakened. "

Yuan Feng's words made Yuan Wei feel a chill on his spine, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Brother Zhong, are you too worried?"

"How I hope my worries are wrong, but Ci Yang, tell me, if these worries come true, will the Yuan family be able to survive?"

"…………"

Yuan Wei stopped talking.

Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Wei and said slowly, "The power of the Yuan family is already very great. You and I will surely be able to challenge for the position of one of the Three Dukes in the near future. By then, the Yuan family will be the Three Dukes for four generations, the real number one noble family in the world. The more powerful they are, the more dangerous they will be.

Now, everyone in the world knows that my eldest son Ji is mediocre and not a talent for starting a business, while my second son Shu is talented and will surely prosper the Yuan family. The Yuan family has already had three officials for four generations. How far will it go to prosper? Can the royal family remain indifferent? Since my Yuan family has no intention of rebellion, we must prepare for a rainy day! Letting the mediocre eldest son inherit the family head instead of the talented second son is to show the world, especially the royal family, that my Yuan family has no intention of usurping the throne and does not want to make the family stronger. In this way, we can not only protect the Yuan family, but also protect Shu's safety.

But this is not enough. If Shu continues to stay in the Runan Yuan family, the family will continue to prosper, and the royal family will still be wary. The only way to preserve the Runan Yuan family and Shu is to let Shu leave Runan and set up his own family. "

Yuan Wei stared at his brother in a daze.

From his worried expression, Yuan Wei realized that he seemed to have considered some things too simply, and this brother was the one who really considered the problem comprehensively.

After a long silence, Yuan Wei swallowed and spoke slowly.

"Brother Zhong, yesterday, Yuan She sent someone to contact me and said that if we have the ambition to advance to the position of Three Dukes, he can pave the way for us and take the credit for eliminating Hou Lan and stabilizing the situation. Brother Zhong has not accepted it yet. Yuan She wants to arrange for Brother Zhong to ascend to the position of Three Dukes first. I have just been promoted to Nine Ministers, so it is not convenient for me to ascend the throne too early..."

"No!"

Yuan Feng immediately shook his head and whispered, "The more times like this, the more we should not show off, the more we should keep a low profile and avoid the hustle and bustle. As the head of the Yuan family, I must not make such a mistake. Ci Yang, tell Yuan She that I cannot be the Third Duke."

"Brother Zhong, this..."

“That’s not a humble word.”

Yuan Feng reached out and patted Yuan Wei on the shoulder, and said, "Ci Yang, the Yuan family is already too conspicuous, too visible, with many followers and even more haters. If it continues to be so visible, the more haters there are, the fewer followers there will be, which is not good for the Yuan family.

The ancients said that the grace of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations. Our Ru'nan Yuan family has been established for exactly five generations. This is the most dangerous time. The more so, the more cautious we must be in our words and deeds, and we must not be blindly arrogant! Ascending the position of the Three Dukes too early may not be the best choice. "

Yuan Wei thought about it and felt that what Yuan Feng said made sense.

But the problem is that the position of one of the Three Dukes is right before one's eyes, and the reputation of being one of the Three Dukes for four generations is right before one's eyes. Wouldn't it be unbearable if one doesn't take it?
That’s Sangong!

More importantly, this is also a signal that the eunuch group wants to repair their relationship with the Yuan family!

Since Hou Lan's downfall and the internal reshuffle of the eunuchs' power, restoring relations with the Yuan family has been one of their main goals.

They also realized the political power of the Yuan family and realized that they could not do without the Yuan family, so they continued to extend olive branches and reconcile with the Yuan family, trying to completely turn over the previous page.

To this end, Yuan She became the main lubricant, running back and forth between the two sides, constantly easing the emotions of both sides, achieving good results, and facilitating a number of tacit collaborations.

At present, according to Yuan She, while the eunuchs are repairing their relationship with the Yuan family, they also want to further consolidate the power and status of their own group, and by the way, severely disgust the self-righteous scholar group, especially the party group.

Therefore, the positions of the Three Dukes are their goal.

While the Yuan family inherited their ancestral business and aimed at the three highest officials, the eunuchs also set their sights on the positions of the three highest officials and prepared to take action.

Entering the Eastern Han Dynasty, starting with Liu Xiu, administrative power gradually concentrated in the Secretariat. The emperor centralized power through the Secretariat, gradually deprived the three officials of their administrative power, reduced their political status, and attempted to continuously expand imperial power and suppress the power of the prime minister.

However, relying on strong political inertia, the three highest officials still have great authority in personnel matters.

The Three Dukes can set up offices to handle affairs, recruit subordinates, and build a team of "old officials" for themselves. They can then build their own political power by sending old officials out to take up positions or being promoted. They can thus indirectly possess political influence over the government, remotely control the operation of the court, and realize a practical means of "governing the country in a roundabout way."

Therefore, the three prestigious officials could often form a competitive relationship with the Shangshu Tai, which actually held power, through the influence of their students and former officials, and intimidate the imperial power behind the Shangshu Tai.

In a sense, although the Three Dukes were suppressed by the imperial power in terms of the system, in actual political operations they were still a valve that hindered the emperor's centralization of power.

In an era when eunuchs had not yet fully risen to power, the Three Dukes were the private preserves of the scholars. Relying on the personnel power brought by these three positions, they were able to fight against the increasingly centralized Secretariat and the emperor, allowing the court to achieve a certain political balance.

During the period of the Party and Factions Persecution, the new emperor and the eunuchs who had grown up realized the great influence of the three highest officials on court politics. Therefore, getting their hands on the three highest officials and building their own group of "disciples and old officials" became the next goal of imperial power.

After the Yuan family's counterattack, the eunuchs clearly realized the power of the words "disciples and former officials are everywhere in the world" and realized the huge help that the huge group of disciples and former officials brought to the Yuan family and other scholar families. They almost figured out how the political game of scholars is played.

Since you have suffered a loss, you must learn from it. You cannot just remember the loss and not the beating.

Now, they also want to play this game.

You have disciples and old officials, and I also have disciples and old officials. I use your magic to fight your magic. Don’t you feel disgusted?
(End of this chapter)