I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 86 The Wronged Cao Cao

Naturally, the news quickly spread to Runan and Yuan’s base camp.

Because He Yong was very famous, his admiration for Yuan Shu and Yuan's philosophy of mind would naturally greatly enhance Yuan Shu's reputation and further enhance the reputation of the Yuan family.

The top leaders of the Yuan family were very happy about this.

Upon learning of this, Yuan Ji, who had already gotten married and was preparing to serve as a court official, became unexpectedly nervous.

Although Yuan Feng had clearly told him that he would inherit the title of "Marquis of Anguo Ting" and become Yuan Feng's successor, Yuan Ji was still very uneasy.

Yuan Shu's brilliance was too bright, and it blinded his elder brother. Before he understood that he had obtained the inheritance rights, his uneasiness would only continue and would not disappear.

He wanted to do something, but he could do nothing. He could only follow his family's instructions and prepare to go to Luoyang to start his official career.

Yuan Ji was still relatively good, as at least he had already started on the path to becoming an official and had the possibility to make achievements on his own.

Yuan Shao was even more miserable. At the age of 18, he was almost grown up, but he had not yet been crowned, and it was not yet time for him to make any achievements.

He just couldn't go on the academic path.

On the road of heroism, he almost lost his name.

Every day, she looked at the thirty or fifty bad friends and the bad guys around her, and then thought about the five thousand strong men in Yuan Shu's group, and she felt heartbroken no matter how she thought about it.

Fortunately, he inherited the title and certain family resources of the eldest son Yuan Cheng. According to the patriarchal system, he became the eldest son of Yuan Cheng's lineage. In the future, he will definitely have a share of the Yuan family's industry, and he will definitely be able to achieve success in his career with this industry.

Originally, Yuan Shao, who was born a bastard, should have been very satisfied.

But now with the comparison of Yuan Shu, he suddenly felt that if he couldn't do something earth-shattering, he would probably be trampled under the feet of Yuan Shu for the rest of his life.

Can this be tolerated?
I couldn't compare to Yuan Shu when I was young, and I still can't compare to Yuan Shu when I grew up. Didn't I grow up in vain? !

So he sighed and looked worried every day. He was not even an adult yet, but he was about to die young.

The number one lackey Xu You and the number two lackey Cao Cao clearly sensed this, and the two of them surrounded Yuan Shao, ready to help him solve his problems.

Xu You is worthy of being called the military strategist. Although he is not good at fighting, he thinks quickly.

Right now, Yuan Shu is thriving like the rising sun, but Yuan Shao, whom he and his family branch have bet on, seems to be about to fall into eternal night.

Xu You, whose sunk costs were irrecoverable, certainly could not watch his investment go to waste.

So he observed the current situation and gained insight into worldly affairs, and quickly found the breakthrough point of the matter and analyzed the current situation for Yuan Shao.

"Yuan Shu's theory seems to be very glorious, but can it be accepted by the official school of the Han Dynasty? Even the ancient classics are not allowed to be accepted by the official school, let alone his so-called heart school? The noble families should refute it, or even kill it. Even the Yuan family may not be willing to accept it.

But now he is so arrogant, there are only two reasons. The first is that he has inherited Ma Gong's legacy. Ma Gong is famous all over the world. With Ma Gong's legacy, Yuan Shu has his own place. The Yuan family is confined to academic difficulties, so naturally they need Yuan Shu to decorate the Yuan family's facade.

The second, and most important, point is that he protected the party members! If it weren't for him protecting the party members, how could the noble families be willing to make him famous? After the party imprisonment, fighting against eunuchs and protecting party members is where the world's fame is gathered! If non-party members want to become famous, this is the best way out!"

Xu You's analysis opened the door to a new world for Yuan Shao, and he was very surprised.

"So, if I want to become famous and surpass that rascal in reputation, I have to help the party members avoid being hunted down by the eunuchs?"

"exactly!"

Xu You smiled and said, "Yuan Shu is indeed good at academics and has some talent, but if he hadn't protected his party members, he wouldn't have such a great reputation. The criticism he faces should far outweigh the praise."

Yuan Shao suddenly seemed to see the light after the clouds had cleared, as if he had understood the world and found the direction of his life. As long as he came of age, he would plunge into the party members, gain great fame, defeat Yuan Shu, and become a famous person in the world!

But while he was dreaming, Cao Cao expressed his doubts at an inappropriate time.

"But it's dangerous to do this, right? Eunuchs can really kill people. To protect the party members, we can't put ourselves in danger, right? What if we lose our lives?"

As soon as Cao Cao said this, Yuan Shao and Xu You, who were laughing, immediately looked at him with strange eyes, which made Cao Cao feel uneasy.

But soon, Yuan Shao turned his gaze to Xu You, his eyes full of questioning and worry.

Oh, yes, you only told me the benefits, where are the dangers?

What if I get killed?
You're not going to say that if I were killed you would guard my grave for three years?

Xu You was a little embarrassed. He glared at Cao Cao and coughed lightly.

"Don't bother me, sir. You can think about what the Yuan family did when Yuan Shu did this before. The eunuch said he was going to inspect Youfufeng, and Lord Yuan was furious. He led his ministers to break into the palace to intimidate the eunuchs, so that the eunuchs dared not act recklessly. So, you don't need to worry at all."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao thought about it and nodded slowly.

Oh, right, I am also a descendant of the Yuan family. Yuan Shu can be protected by the family, but not me? Yuan Shao thought that was not the case.

After all, he is the only descendant of Yuan Cheng, and his family cannot sit idly by and watch the inheritance of Yuan Cheng's lineage be cut off.

But Cao Cao had some new ideas.

He felt that it would be very difficult for Yuan Shao to do this.

"The Yuan family did try to protect Yuan Shu before, but Yuan Shu was already very famous at the time and had many disciples in Youfufeng, so the eunuchs were out of reach. If you do the same in Luoyang, it would be inappropriate, right?"

Xu You was immediately very dissatisfied.

Why do you always object to whatever I say?

Am I the military advisor or are you the military advisor?

"Lord Cao, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that Yuan Shu can do it, but you can't?"

Cao Cao felt Yuan Shao's unfriendly gaze and shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, no, what I mean is that it's a little dangerous to do this in Luoyang."

"Associating with party members is dangerous no matter where you are!"

Xu You said angrily, "Also, Lord Cao, you come from a family of eunuchs, and now you are on good terms with the young master. When the young master is in trouble, you don't help him, but even speak out to stop him. Are you loyal to the eunuchs and don't want the young master to become famous?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he looked at Cao Cao with a little annoyance.

Cao Cao was both angry and innocent.

I was kind enough to help Yuan Shao solve his problem, but how come it is my fault?
Are you deliberately picking on my weaknesses?

Cao Cao was angry, but he did not dare to show it in front of Yuan Shao. He could only explain that he did not have such thoughts. If Yuan Shao really encountered danger because of helping the party members, although he was only fifteen years old, he would definitely ask for help from his elders in the family to help Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao then snorted and did not hold Cao Cao accountable.

Therefore, Yuan Shao and Xu You made a grand plan that once they went to Luoyang to serve as officials, they would immediately get close to the party members and blend into the party circle in order to seek further development, regardless of Cao Cao's grievances and worries.

Just as Yuan Shao's desires continued to grow, as time went by, the desires in the hearts of those evildoers in Luoyang City also continued to grow.

The balanced situation in the court could not last long after all.

At the beginning of the fourth year of Jianning, as Liu Hong officially came of age, performed the ceremony of coming of age and officially announced his personal rule, the eunuchs' long-accumulated energy began to have nowhere to go.

They planned to start implementing the development plan they had set previously, targeting the three highest officials, and striving to create a better future for the eunuchs.

To this end, they need to work harder to win over political forces such as the Yuan family who are influential in the court and willing to cooperate with them to fight for their goals together.

Therefore, the eunuchs planned to create some momentum first, cooperate with the Yuan family, and push Yuan Feng's younger brother Yuan Wei to the position of one of the Three Dukes, as a preliminary battle for this political struggle.

However, just before they officially started the action, Yuan Shu's reputation became completely famous in Luoyang.

Yuan's School of Mind began to have supporters in Luoyang, and many people began to discuss it in public.

In fact, this wave did not arise suddenly, but started in the summer of the third year of Jianning. It was only after a period of accumulation that it was completely launched, so the eunuchs did not pay much attention to it at the beginning.

Anyway, the relationship between them and academia is like that between Lays potato chips and air: they coexist but are not subordinate to each other. Talking about academics with them is worse than talking about the art of sex with them.

However, later on, the Yuan family also started to help boost this trend, even bringing up the fact that the late Liu Zhi had once praised Yuan Shu as a child prodigy, and trying to build up momentum, which went a bit too far, causing the eunuchs to feel disgusted and unhappy.

There was already a faction among the eunuchs who were very dissatisfied with the Yuan family, headed by Duan Gui, Hou Lan's fellow townsman.

Duan Gui was Hou Lan's accomplice when Hou Lan's power was at its peak. Because he did not support Hou Lan's pursuit of revenge during the previous chaos, he was able to save himself by accident, but his dissatisfaction with the Yuan family was not eliminated.

When Zhang Jian attacked Hou Lan, he took away most of his property. It is impossible to say that he did not hate Zhang Jian.

Knowing that Zhang Jian was living well under Yuan Shu's protection, he was naturally dissatisfied. He did not dare to speak out because of the chaotic situation before, but as the situation stabilized, Duan Gui's dissatisfaction accumulated more and more, and finally broke out when the Yuan family was vigorously promoting Yuan Shu's fame.

Duan Gui knew that Yuan Shu had accepted Zhang Jian and helped him find refuge in Maoling, Youfufeng. He had kept it secret at first, not that he didn't care. But as long as the Yuan family didn't make it public and acted cautiously, Duan Gui wouldn't be so upset.

However, after the Yuan family achieved a temporary victory in their last fight against the eunuchs, their power was obviously a little arrogant. Yuan Feng only made some arrangements, and those people who were eager to be appreciated began to build momentum for Yuan Shu and vigorously publicize his knowledge.

Then trouble came.

(End of this chapter)