I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 88 Zhang Rang drives the tiger to devour the wolf (for the leader of the history department Wolf)

To the eunuchs, this scene was extremely funny and ridiculous, and they inexplicably had the illusion that everyone was being ridiculed.

Many eunuchs wanted to laugh at Duan Gui, but then they thought, they had not read much and they were trying their best to plot against Yuan Shu, but in the end they found out that they had made a big mistake, which was really funny.

To laugh at Duan Gui is to laugh at themselves.

It's not like I'm laughing with a group of people, but there's no need to cry either. I feel so depressed that I don't know what to do for a moment.

Finally, Cao Jie remembered something.

"When the late emperor was alive, he was very interested in Yuan Shu. He once said that he would invite him to Luoyang to meet and talk after his mourning period was over, so that he could see how amazing the child prodigy was. Unfortunately, the late emperor died young, so the trip was not possible."

Duan Gui looked at Cao Jie.

"Cao Changshi, what do you mean?"

"It's not appropriate to let Yuan Shu come to the Imperial College, but our goal is to have him come to Luoyang."

Cao Ji whispered, "He is highly educated, so there is no need for him to be a student of the Imperial College. So why not ask His Majesty to summon him and use this as an excuse to have him come to Luoyang, and then find a way to keep him here."

"any solution?"

Yuan She mocked, "Even if Your Majesty is willing to summon him, he is only fifteen years old, not old enough to be an official. He has students to teach, so how can he stay in Luoyang for a long time? He will definitely leave soon. If he does, we will not be able to keep him and achieve our goal, and we will also provoke Yuan Feng's displeasure. Why bother?"

Some eunuchs who had little to do with the matter and were not very interested in it were somewhat persuaded by Yuan She.

Wang Fu was originally hesitant, but now he felt that what Yuan She said made sense. Duan Gui and Cao Jie’s situation in Wenhua and Suiping was really worrying, and he was unsure.

So Wang Fu stood up and expressed his views.

"It's easy to let Yuan Shu come to Luoyang, but we can't keep him. It will only make Yuan Feng unhappy, and it won't have any effect. Is it really necessary to continue doing something that hurts others and does not benefit ourselves?"

Duan Gui was immediately upset when he saw that Wang Fu, this fence-sitter, was starting to waver again.

So he made a bold suggestion.

"Your Majesty will be in his first year of formal education soon. How about letting Yuan Shu stay and be your tutor?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Cao Jie immediately objected.

"Yuan Shu and Your Majesty are of similar age. After spending so much time together, it is inevitable that they will develop a friendship. Yuan Shu is also very talented. If Your Majesty is deceived by Yuan Shu in the future and believes his words instead of ours, what should you do?"

Cao Jie's objection was supported by most people, who believed that the young emperor Liu Hong must be under their influence and that Yuan Shu, who had the wrong stance, must not be allowed to get involved.

Duan Gui's foolish suggestion was rejected again.

Seeing that his plan of revenge was about to fail, Duan Gui was extremely anxious. At this moment, Zhang Rang, who had been silent, suddenly stood up.

"It's nothing more than making sure Yuan Shu can't leave Luoyang easily. This is not a difficult task. Summon him to Luoyang on the pretext that His Majesty has summoned him. Then, pretend that His Majesty is interested in his philosophy and let him stay. He can come to the palace to meet the emperor and give lectures at any time, but he won't be invited to the palace. Isn't that enough?"

As soon as Zhang Rang finished speaking, all the eunuchs looked at him.

Yuan She was stunned for a moment, then turned the gun and fired at Zhang Rang.

"Again, pretending that His Majesty is interested in his philosophy but not letting him enter the palace to teach, wasting his time like this, how long can we hold him back? Is he a fool? Or is Yuan Feng a fool? After a while, won't they be able to see what we are thinking?"

Zhang Rang sneered.

"Empress Yuan, you are also too concerned. Don't you ever pay attention to some things happening outside?"

Yuan She hit a snag and became dissatisfied immediately.

"Attendant Zhang, what do you mean?"

"Perhaps you don't know, but the news about the School of Mind has spread widely in Luoyang City. Even children on the streets can talk about the unity of knowledge and action. This shows how great the influence is."

Zhang Rang said with a smile, "Your Majesty is about to select outstanding teachers to teach classics. If you let Yuan Shu come to Luoyang at this critical moment, what do you think those old guys in Luoyang who think they are highly educated will think when they know about it? Will they think that this is the reason why Yuan Shu is going to teach His Majesty his philosophy of mind?

Although I haven't read much, I know that some old scholars are very reluctant to see anything new appear in the palace, especially theories. Yuan Shu's theory is not recognized by the official school, so how can it be studied by Your Majesty? If Your Majesty really believes in his theory and makes a big move, who can stand it? "

Yuan She was stunned.

The eunuchs around were also stunned.

After a while, Yuan She reacted.

"Attendant Zhang, if this is the case, won't someone try every possible means to stop Yuan Shu from coming to Luoyang?"

Zhang Rang smiled.

"Yes, there will be people who will do everything they can to prevent Yuan Shu from coming to Luoyang, but at the same time, there will also be people who will do everything they can to get Yuan Shu to come to Luoyang and stay there, and try every means to teach His Majesty his nonsense. The intentions of Minister Yuan and Minister Duan are not only to monitor Yuan Shu, but more importantly, to prevent the Yuan family from getting too close to the party members and to prevent them from becoming one. As long as Yuan Shu comes to Luoyang, the Yuan family will never be able to become one with the party members!"

After Zhang Rang finished speaking, Yuan She didn't react for a moment.

But soon, Cao Jie reacted.

"Attendant Zhang, this is... a strategy of driving a tiger to devour a wolf."

Driving a tiger to devour a wolf?

Is it...

After Cao Jie said this, the eunuchs around him approached the issue from their own perspectives and quickly realized the crux of the problem.

The eunuchs' interests were to ensure that the huge Yuan family would not side with the party members, and that they would not be able to pose a real threat to the eunuchs by secretly helping the party members to gain huge profits. In short, they must not allow them to be too complacent and try to have their cake and eat it too.

Regardless of Duan Gui's purpose in wanting Yuan Shu to come to Luoyang, the fact that Yuan Shu entered Luoyang itself has great symbolic significance.

Yuan Shu was not only a legitimate son of the Yuan family, he was also the founder of the School of Mind and a successor of Ma Rong. He had a large number of students following him and was extremely famous.

It is impossible that he came to Luoyang to study, so what was his purpose?
Pass on the knowledge!
At this time, if news spread that the emperor was interested in Yuan Shu, it would easily make people have some suspicious associations.

Is it because the Yuan family developed too quickly and too smoothly that they became arrogant and wanted Yuan Shu to get close to the emperor so that they could teach him their knowledge and then make the emperor a follower of the Yuan family so as to gain greater benefits?

How does this work?
Not to mention who controls the emperor, what the emperor should and should not learn is not a simple matter, and there are traditions and regulations.

What would happen if the emperor was asked to learn all these weird things?!

People at the official school level didn't even want the emperor to touch the ancient classics, let alone the psychology that Yuan Shu had developed himself.

Yuan Shu, on the other hand, was an academic all-rounder who combined ancient Chinese classics and psychology.

What kind of system is this?
In this way, wouldn’t it be equivalent to pushing the Yuan family and Yuan Shu directly to the forefront?
At such times, the eunuchs only need to go with the flow and reap the benefits from the fight between the two sides.

Yuan She figured out the key point and couldn't help swallowing.

He could imagine what kind of predicament the Yuan family and Yuan Shu would face, and how the eunuch group would be able to control the Yuan family and make things difficult for them.

But is this really appropriate?

After all, Yuan She’s surname is Yuan, and he doesn’t really want the Yuan family to face such a predicament.

But he himself is also a eunuch and has his own base.

On this issue, it is easy for him to be caught between two opposing sides.

So he fell silent.

Once he remained silent, the initiative of the matter fell into the hands of others.

The eunuchs quickly reached a consensus and decided that they only needed to do three things in this matter.

First, he used the late emperor's last wish as an excuse to persuade Liu Hong to issue an edict to summon Yuan Shu.

Second, after Yuan Shu entered Luoyang, the news of selecting a tutor for Liu Hong was spread simultaneously.

Third, when Yuan Shu wanted to leave, he was retained in the name of Liu Hong and was not allowed to leave smoothly.

As long as these three things are done, the eunuchs will be able to watch a good show, a great fight among the scholars, and the Yuan family's dilemma in dealing with the situation.

By then, the Yuan family wanted to send Yuan Shu away without paying any price? Just wanted to pass the level without any damage?

Think beautiful!
After the plan was decided, a group of eunuchs gathered together to enrich the details of the plan. Then Cao Jie and Zhang Rang went to find Liu Hong and forcibly recruited Yuan Shu to Luoyang in the name of Liu Hong, thus starting their plan.

Liu Hong's attitude towards eunuchs was not simply one of trust or not. He even had a sense of reliance on them and was willing to entrust important matters, even matters concerning his own power, to the eunuchs. He believed from the bottom of his heart that only these eunuchs who had defended his position were the ones he could rely on.

He was willing to discuss national policies with the eunuchs, so what was the problem with just recruiting one person?
Although the person recruited this time was a member of the Yuan family who had forced him to abdicate before, which made Liu Hong somewhat unhappy, but when he heard that this man was only fifteen years old, close to his age, and had some knowledge, Liu Hong became slightly interested, nodded, and agreed to the eunuchs' request.

Thus, a decree from Liu Hong was sent to the Secretariat, and after confirmation by the Secretariat, it was quickly sent to Yuan Feng.

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PS: The two additional chapters for the dear leader Laolang are completed.

PPS: Then let me explain in advance, I update more now because I still have manuscripts saved, but I can't keep up with the saved manuscripts for long, so generally speaking I will update three times a day in the future, and four times when I'm in good condition. One chapter is about 3,000 words. Don't say I'm short and weak then, the landlord's donkey is not used like that.

PPPS: Asking for a monthly ticket～～

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