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Chapter 13: Yuan's Kingdom
As the saying goes, there is no family affection in the royal family. Let alone He Jin, her elder brother who had been at odds with her since childhood, even if it was her own son Liu Bian, He Lingsi actually wanted to seize power from him.

However, if we look at the level of palace fighting, Empress Dowager He's art of struggle has obviously reached its peak, but from a political science perspective, she is a complete political novice.

"You have been playing palace fighting with those women in the harem for too long, and you mistakenly think that political struggles are the same as harem struggles, and everyone must abide by the rules. Once He Jin dies, He Miao is his younger brother, and he has the surgery decree from you, the empress dowager. Do you think he can control the imperial guards?"

Looking at He Lingsi, whose face was pale and who fell to the ground without caring about her so-called image as the empress dowager, Li Qingyuan sneered a few times and continued.

Tang Ying and Liu Bian were stunned when they heard this. They had never imagined that the palace change a few months ago actually hid so many secrets.

"What do you think the army is? He Jin is still alive, and with his prestige over the years, he can still control it. But it's a foolish dream for a mere He Miao to compete with the Yuan family of Runan! The Yuan family itself wants to change the dynasty, but He Jin at least has some ability to barely suppress it. When you were plotting against He Jin, you were actually already being plotted against by the Yuan family!"

"No! Impossible! Impossible!"

Empress Dowager He sat on the ground and shook her head frantically. It was obvious that she could not accept this fact at all.

These days she has been cursing He Jin, the Ten Eunuchs, Dong Zhuo, and those traitors, always feeling that it is someone else's fault that she has ended up in this situation.

But now she suddenly realized that she was the culprit of all this, and it was obvious that she couldn't bear it.

So if I did nothing, I could still be the queen mother sitting high above everyone else?
"It was Yuan Shao who proposed to He Jin that Dong Zhuo enter the capital. It was Yuan Shao who instigated the imperial guards to kill He Miao. It was Yuan Wei who helped him get the seal of dethronement. Do you still think that the Yuan family is innocent?"

This series of news made the three of them extremely shocked. At that time, the whole Luoyang was in chaos during the rebellion. Neither Liu Bian nor He Lingsi had any idea of the specific situation.

By the time the two returned to Luoyang to investigate, Dong Zhuo had already taken control of the court. They had become canaries in a cage, with no way to understand the situation.

So it was the first time for the three of them to hear these things.

"The Yuan family of Runan wanted to replace the Han Dynasty, but they didn't want to bear the eternal infamy like Wang Mang. Therefore, the Yuan family, who knew Dong Zhuo's temper very well, brought Dong Zhuo, the hungry wolf from Xiliang, to Luoyang. Because they knew that as long as Dong Zhuo was given power, then with Dong Zhuo's character, he would definitely mess up the entire Han Dynasty. At that time, the Yuan family would restore order and take over the country with justification!"

"What about Yuan Wei?"

Hearing this, Tang Ying still retained a trace of vigilance and asked.

However, from her tone and the way she addressed him, it could be heard that this little girl was now 70% convinced by the trick.

"Isn't there enough dog-eat-dog stuff? The Yuan family thought they could easily control the evil wolf Dong Zhuo, so they made it easy for him after he entered the capital. But Dong Zhuo took too much and grew too fast, which was beyond the control of the Yuan family. So isn't it natural for the two families to turn against each other?"

"But if it is true as you said, that the Runan Yuan family was behind all this, then how could they leave the entire family, young and old, in Luoyang so that Dong Zhuo could catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Tang Ying already believed 90% of what Li Qingyuan said, but the last point was still a little puzzling.

If it was really the Yuan family who did all this, how could they possibly risk the lives of the entire family?

You have to know that the more than 300 people who were killed were not just random people or servants. They were all prominent figures of the Yuan family in Runan, and each of them could be regarded as an elite of the family.

If anyone says that he has to pay so much blood to act, then the price is really too high. "You should know who is the acting patriarch of the Yuan family this generation?"

"It's Yuan Ji! So that's it! So that's it!"

Tang Ying was still trying to recall who it was, because she only knew that the Yuan family of Runan was powerful and had a lot of people serving as officials in the court, but she really didn't know who the acting clan leader was.

But He Lingsi understood immediately and began to smile bitterly.

Yuan Ji is the acting patriarch of the Yuan family of this generation. At a young age, he has already become Taifu, one of the Nine Ministers. He can be said to be the number one person in the Yuan family except for Taifu Yuan Wei!

Compared with Yuan Ji, the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are completely not on the same level.

The reason why Skeleton King Yuan Shu looked down on Yuan Shao was because he was born out of wedlock. However, in front of Yuan Ji, the identity that Yuan Shu was proud of was completely useless.

Whether within the Yuan family or in the minds of all scholars, Yuan Ji was the direct descendant of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were at most supporting roles.

"Yuan Benchu and Yuan Gonglu, I never thought these two brothers could be so cruel!"

By putting himself in others' shoes, He Lingsi immediately figured out the key point.

The two brothers were not in the capital because the aristocratic families would never put all their eggs in one basket. Sending them to other places while holding military power was to guard against and warn Dong Zhuo so that he would not dare to be too arrogant.

But it was obvious that the two brothers who left Luoyang were not willing to follow the steps planned by the family, because according to the route set by the family, Yuan Ji would definitely succeed to the throne in the end, and the best they could do was to become a prince.

Faced with the supreme temptation, it is no wonder that He Lingsi was able to kill his elder brother He Jin, and that the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu directly raised an army and forced Dong Zhuo to kill the entire Yuan family.

Anyway, it was Dong Zhuo who killed the man, and it had nothing to do with the two brothers. They could even gain more sympathy and support from public opinion in the name of revenge for their entire family!
Tang Ying was stunned when she heard this. She had been taught since childhood that all the officials in the court were upright and selfless sages. Even if there was an occasional treacherous minister, that was just his personal behavior. Overall, most people were good.

But now?
After hearing Empress Dowager He express her thoughts, Tang Ying felt that all her cognition and world views over the years collapsed in an instant.

So, in this court, from the empress dowager to the generals, from loyal ministers to treacherous ministers, there is not a single good person at all?
"This is politics. Do you think politics is just a child's game?"

Seeing Tang Ying's body soften and about to fall, Li Qingyuan quickly stepped forward, hugged her in his arms and said.

'cut! '

Seeing Li Qingyuan holding his nominal daughter-in-law in his arms, Empress Dowager He, who had finally recovered from her shock, couldn't help but spit.

This bastard is even more arrogant than Dong Zhuo, the traitor who brought disaster to the country.

But that’s it!
He Lingsi's eyes moved, and he felt that this kind of enemy with obvious weaknesses would be easy to deal with.

And the forgotten deposed emperor Liu Bian?
He is now holding a cup of milk tea and drinking it happily!
After all, for an eleven-year-old boy, political intrigues and his nominal wife are not as important as a cup of milk tea and a flash card!
(End of this chapter)