I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 87 Why did he come to Luoyang? (Additional chapter for the leader, History Department Wolf)
As the saying goes, one fan is worth ten haters.

Crazy fans are more likely to attract hatred for their idols than black fans, and will even help their idols become enemies with the whole world, even if the idols are unwilling.

In other words, Yuan Shu really has the ability and his background is really strong enough, so he did not bring great danger to Yuan Shu. On the contrary, he really attracted a group of people who were interested in him in Luoyang.

But by attracting Duan Gui's hatred, these crazy fake fans can be considered to have done a great deed...

Duan Gui escaped unscathed after Hou Lan's downfall. Not only that, he also absorbed a group of remnant forces that had previously followed Hou Lan and protected them. His power grew to a certain extent, and he became a well-known figure in the eunuch circle.

Just when the eunuch group decided to further deepen its relationship with the Yuan family, Duan Gui knew that he could not go against the collective on the general direction, but he could not swallow this breath. He wanted to cause some trouble for the Yuan family and Yuan Shu to vent his anger no matter what.

After gathering his men for a brainstorming session, he formulated a strategy, avoided Yuan She, who was pro-Yuan, and found Wang Fu and Cao Jie, who were close to him, and put forward his own ideas.

"Although the Yuan family has a deep foundation and its students and former officials are all over the world, it is too much to go against the national policy and make things difficult for us. We are in an alliance with the Yuan family and should help each other. However, the Yuan family is helping the party members and even not hiding their tracks. I feel very angry in private."

"From this we can see that although Yuan has temporarily formed an alliance with us, they actually do not regard us as true allies. The alliance with us is just a temporary measure. In order to win over Yuan, we have to help him ascend to the throne of the Three Dukes and boost his momentum. This is not a long-term solution!"

"Even though the Yuan family is so powerful that we cannot confront them head-on, we cannot just sit there and watch them collude with the party members and do nothing. Otherwise, if one day the Yuan family breaks their covenant and overturns the verdict for the party members, how will we respond?"

Duan Gui's persuasion made Cao Jie and Wang Fu quite concerned. They thought about it and looked at each other, obviously they had something in mind.

"We naturally understand what Minister Duan said, but is there any better choice besides the Yuan family?"

Wang Fu slowly said, "Even though the Yuan family has a thousand faults, they are not my enemy after all. Moreover, they are deeply rooted and can help me stabilize the situation. If there is no Yuan family, who can replace them?"

Wang Fu and Yuan She had a good relationship and they often helped each other. Naturally, he preferred to cooperate with the Yuan family, so he spoke out against it.

Duan Gui shook his head.

"What I'm saying is not to punish Yuan, but to prevent trouble before it happens. We can't let Yuan get too close to the party members. Just like that kid Yuan Shu, who relied on his family background and status to openly associate with the party members, violating national policy, shouldn't he be punished?"

Cao Jie was very embarrassed about this.

"Yuan Shu is the legitimate son of the Yuan family and has great talent. Yuan Feng loves him very much and is willing to fight for Yuan Shu against us. We have learned from the past, so how can we still attack Yuan Shu? Moreover, the current Jingzhao Yin and You Fufeng are both former officials of the Yuan family. Once we get out of Hangu Pass, how can we command the local people?"

Duan Gui shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, the lesson from the past is not far away, so we naturally cannot continue to touch Yuan Feng's reverse scale."

"What about that?"

"How about recruiting Yuan Shu to the Imperial College?"

Duan Gui smiled, his narrow eyes gleaming with brilliance, and whispered, "Since we cannot command the area west of Hangu Pass, let Yuan Shu come to Luoyang. Once in Luoyang, can he still act rashly? Can he still collude with his party members?

He is far away in Maoling, and we are out of reach. But if he dares to collude with the party members in Luoyang, as long as he is discovered, it will be irrefutable evidence. At that time, we don't need to deal with him. As long as we put the irrefutable evidence in front of Yuan Feng, he will naturally know what to do. "

Wang Fu and Cao Jie looked at each other, both of them with a look of surprise on their faces.

Can you do this?

But if you think about it carefully...

This seems to work.

Wang Fu hesitated a little.

Cao Jie couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.

He had previously helped Yuan She to bring Yuan Shu's name to Liu Zhi, letting Liu Zhi know that Yuan She had promised to give him a gift, but afterwards Yuan She only gave him half of the promised share on the grounds that the effect was not obvious.

So Cao Jie bore a grudge against Yuan She and stopped being friends with him.

This time Duan Gui wanted to plot against Yuan family, but Cao Jie had no psychological burden at all.

He felt that letting Yuan Shu leave Maoling and come to Luoyang, away from the protection of the Yuan family, was indeed a brilliant move.

They cannot control Maoling, Luoyang is their base camp. Even if Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei are here, in Luoyang, the eunuchs who have the emperor's support are the strong dragons. No matter how powerful Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei are, they are still snakes.

Moreover, some things are not as heavy as two taels if they are not weighed, but if they are weighed, they cannot even weigh a thousand pounds. Yuan Shu can do whatever he wants in Maoling, but can he do the same in Luoyang?
Send someone to monitor him and keep a close eye on him. If he has any dealings with the party members, catch him immediately! Don't give him any chance to turn things around!
What do you call it if someone openly disobeys the emperor's edict in the capital of the Han Dynasty in full view of everyone?
To put it mildly, it is extremely disrespectful.

To put it in a broader sense, that is rebellion!

They could have confirmed this matter, insisted on it, put the ironclad evidence in front of Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui, and then raise the price! At that time, no matter how high the price was, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui would have to bite their teeth and accept it!
Aren't they tough?
Couldn't he lead more than half of the officials in the court to break into the palace and intimidate Liu Hong?
Let's see how they can still struggle then!

Duan Gui's suggestion hit Cao Jie's heart hard, and Cao Jie was quite interested.

Wang Fu, considering his relationship with Yuan She, said that he would not get involved in this matter and would not make a clear statement. You should handle it on your own.

In fact, it is also the default.

So Duan Gui and Cao Jie became good friends and soon reached a cooperation intention.

They then found the eunuchs Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and Xia Yun, who had recently become quite popular, and explained these things to them, hoping to gain their support so that they could work together to get Yuan Shu into the Imperial Academy.

If this were accomplished, it would be like putting a tight ring around Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei, allowing them to be controlled at any time, without having to worry about the Yuan family becoming too powerful and rising to prominence.

Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun and others were also eunuchs who had been in the palace for a long time and were very practical. After a little thought, they agreed to the cooperation proposal.

As a result, the main forces of the eunuch group were instigated by Duan Gui.

Finally, at a regular meeting, Duan Gui made this suggestion in public, suggesting that Yuan Shu be brought to Luoyang, equivalent to being a hostage, so that the Yuan family could not easily stab the eunuchs in the back.

"What happened before was too dangerous. The Yuan family is powerful, so we have to be on guard. That's why I made this suggestion. What do you think?"

According to the previous agreement, Cao Jie, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun and others expressed their agreement one after another, and another group of eunuchs who were close to them also expressed their approval.

Wang Fu remained silent and did not express his opinion.

Yuan She and his good friend Chunyu Deng, who were unaware of this, were both very surprised. They looked at Wang Fu quickly, and seeing that Wang Fu remained silent, they each had their own plans in mind.

Yuan She quickly figured out the purpose of Duan Gui and others doing this, and he also knew that this matter could not be changed. However, out of concern for the Yuan family, he still wanted to try.

"Yuan Feng loves Yuan Shu very much. If we take Yuan Shu as a hostage, we are afraid that Yuan Feng will get angry. The Yuan family is powerful, and their students and former officials are all over the country. If they get angry, Luoyang will be shaken, which is not a good thing for us."

Duan Gui responded sharply to this.

"It is precisely because of this worry that we lost once before, allowing the Yuan family to gain the upper hand and gain the advantage. Although it is necessary to unite with the Yuan family, we must not let the Yuan family look down on us, lest they become arrogant and even try to be superior to us!"

Although these eunuchs who fought their way out of the palace struggles did not have high academic qualifications or diplomas, they each had their own views on politics based on the lessons they had learned along the way.

For some people who can be exploited, the correct approach is to give them a beating and then a sweet treat. Showing weakness and doing favors all the time will only make the other party look down on you, or even make them want to retaliate.

That won't work!
Duan Gui's words clearly hit the nail on the head, leaving Yuan She speechless.

After a while, Yuan She suddenly spoke.

"Of course our plan makes sense, but why did Duan Changshi, Yuan Shu, come to Luoyang? What reasons do we have to make him come to Luoyang? To enter the Imperial College? He is already a classics teacher, is it necessary?"

As soon as Yuan She finished speaking, the entire eunuch hall suddenly became as quiet as a morgue.

The eunuchs who had been so excited just now were all dumbfounded and stood still, more steady than the corpses in the morgue.

Yes, Yuan Shu is a recognized teacher of ancient Chinese classics at such a young age.

He inherited Ma Rong's legacy, observed three years of mourning, and is now famous all over the world. He has begun to formally teach disciples.

Ma Rong's group of Ma's disciples has transformed into Yuan Shu's group of Yuan's disciples, and they have all become famous!

At this time, you use the reason of studying in the Imperial Academy to let him come to Luoyang?
This is like letting Xiao He, who was once the prime minister, transfer to become the chief of Si Shui Pavilion, which is full of the beauty of brain stem missing.

If they do this, not only will Yuan Shu not come, but people all over the world will call these eunuchs crazy and brain-damaged. Who knows to what extent they will be ridiculed.

Everyone was stunned for a moment and turned their eyes to Duan Gui.

The desperate illiterate Mr. Duan Gui blushed, feeling as uneasy and embarrassed as a eunuch entering a bridal chamber, and he didn't know what to say.

He had calculated everything, but he missed something in the academic field, which was his weakest area.

Although his damn Yuan Shu is only fifteen years old, he is already a widely recognized master of classics. He is a natural prodigy and the founder of a school of thought. It is said that he has thousands of disciples. You want him to study at the Imperial Academy?

If this news gets out, his thousands of disciples will probably be so angry that they will march to Luoyang!

(End of this chapter)