I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 216: The Yuan Dynasty
Those who knew the inside story knew that the reason why Yuan Shu did not receive any official title was because he had not yet been crowned an adult and could not be considered an adult.

Since he is not an adult, of course he cannot receive any formal reward.

However, his subordinates have all received a lot of rewards, so for Yuan Shu, whether he can get a position at this moment may not be such an important matter.

Despite this, at the age of seventeen, relying on his own achievements in leading his own forces, he rightfully became the highest level of nobility in the Han Dynasty and was awarded a fief of five thousand households, which was enough to bring honor to the family.

Throughout the history of the Han Dynasty, except for the second-generation officials who inherited their father's titles, there has never been a person so young who could win this reward and obtain a fief of 5,000 households on his own.

So many people are very envious of this.

They envied Yuan Feng for having such a capable son, and envied the Yuan family for having such a capable member.

The most representative one is Yang Ci.

After the initial surprise passed, he had gradually stabilized his mentality, but at this moment he suddenly found that his mentality had become less stable.

He is envious!

He was so envious that his body was about to break apart!
He now hoped very much that Yuan Shu was his son, and he also hoped very much that the person standing next to Yuan Shu was not Yuan Feng, but him, Yang Ci.

His son Yang Biao was already considered one of the more outstanding ones. Compared with those dandy young men from other families who were only interested in cockfighting and running errands, Yang Biao was truly a studious and inquisitive person. Yang Biao really had his own abilities.

However, in front of Yuan Shu, Yang Biao was like a firefly competing with the sun for light, and suddenly seemed meaningless.

When Yuan Shu was seventeen years old, he was already able to join his father in charging into the palace and replacing the emperor.

Yang Biao is already in his twenties and almost thirty, and up to now, he is just a small and well-behaved bureaucrat.

As the saying goes, comparing yourself to others will only make you feel dreadful. Many things cannot be compared. Once you start comparing, bad things will happen.

In a sense, Yang Ci can also be considered as someone who watched Yuan Shu grow up. From the time Yuan Shu first started making trouble in Maoling and became famous, Yang Ci watched Yuan Shu move up step by step.

From the age of twelve to seventeen, Yuan Shu seemed to have never stopped his steps. He was always doing things, and the things he did were getting bigger and bigger, and his fame and influence were getting bigger and bigger. It seemed as if he had never failed, and he was always winning, winning, winning.

To the extent that Yang Ci sometimes wondered whether Yuan Shu had some great luck, and whether he was the legendary son of luck?
Otherwise, Yang Ci really didn’t know how to explain this magical phenomenon.

A little kid of twelve can start making trouble, and by the time he was seventeen, he had even overthrown the emperor!

In his mouth, a legitimate emperor was turned into a fake emperor who came to the throne illegitimately. That period of history was not even recognized. Everything was wiped out overnight. The speed and magnitude of the changes were so fast that Yang Ci even felt like he was living in a dream.

Yang Ci reached out and pinched the corner of his mouth, feeling a slight pain, and then he confirmed that this was not fake, but real.

On the eighth day of the tenth month of the first year of the Zhengshi reign, the era of Yuan’s dictatorship officially began.

It was also from this day that the Luoyang city gate, which had been closed since the early morning of October 3rd, was finally opened. Traffic inside and outside the city, which had been cut off for several days, was restored, and the coup was officially over.

The people of Luoyang were terrified during these days, and were very worried about military unrest and terrible looting and burning. So every household kept their doors closed, and only when they ran out of food would they risk going out to look for food.

However, what they didn't expect was that Luoyang City was surprisingly safe and orderly during these days.

After the mutiny, although Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu did not leave the palace, Yuan Shu was still prepared.

He arranged for Jia Xu and Cheng Li to go out and preside over the event, one in charge of the northern part of Luoyang and the other in charge of the southern part of Luoyang. They set up multiple food distribution points and informed the residents in the city that if they did not have enough food at home, they could come to collect temporary rations.

Yuan Shu took this into consideration. He knew that the civilians living in Luoyang City had no more advantages than those outside the city. Most of them lived from paycheck to paycheck, or even worked for a day and only had one meal. There was not much food stored at home. If they were really locked up at home for a few days and not allowed to go out, they would probably starve to death.

So during the few days when Luoyang City was closed, Yuan Shu took the initiative to provide them with rations. It wasn't that great, but at least it prevented them from starving to death.

This action effectively calmed the emotions of the residents in the city, causing them to change from being extremely nervous at the beginning to being cautious and watching later.

After the city gates were reopened on October 8 and normal life was restored, there was no bloodshed in Luoyang City and order was maintained well. No civilians were harmed and no buildings were burned down. Except for the unfortunate palace, the mutiny did not cause any loss of buildings or property.

This is truly rare for a mutiny that concerns the struggle for the highest power in the empire.

Even many people had not fully realized that this was a dangerous mutiny, and the mutiny just passed by smoothly and without any wear and tear.

So overall, Yuan Shu was quite satisfied with this mutiny.

The desired goals were achieved. Except for the eunuch group, there were no losses to other major forces and even Luoyang City itself. Except for the eunuchs and their affiliated forces, not many people died. All negative situations were controlled to the lowest level.

In a sense, Yuan Shu believed that this was a "glorious revolution" belonging to the Yuan family.

The revolution was successful, and the era of Yuan's dictatorship began. The Yuan family officially ascended to the pinnacle of power, and the head of the family, Yuan Feng, officially became the helmsman of the empire. He leapt to become the ruler of the world and gained power far beyond that of all his ancestors.

It was not until this time that Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu were finally able to leave the palace and return to their home in Luoyang.

From the second day of October to the eighth day of October, a period of six or seven days, the father and son never returned home, which made their family members worried for a while. When they learned that they had finally returned home, the relatives and servants were all overjoyed and went out to welcome them.

This is the pillar of the family who has returned from doing great things!

This is the pillar of the world who has returned after deposing and enthroning the emperor and restoring order!

These days they have been worried, excited and expectant in the mansion.

Big news came one after another, and surprises followed one after another.

The women in the family were especially excited.

Yuan Feng became Sikong and ascended to the throne of the Three Dukes.

Yuan Shu was granted the title of Marquis of Yang'an County and became a true dignitary of the Han Dynasty.

All the arrogant eunuchs in the past have been killed, and the heads of those eunuchs are now hanging at the twelve gates of Luoyang City, with several heads of eunuchs hanging at each gate.

In order to deter the villains.

How could they not be excited when their men were so capable and powerful?
Xiuxiu, Chunlian and Qiutong stood at the gate to welcome Yuan Shu, their eyes full of worry and expectation.

When Yuan Shu arrived at the door of his house, looking extremely tired, the three girls were so excited that they flew over to him and almost knocked him down. Then they asked him questions with concern and showed him how he was doing, looking at him lovingly as if he were a porcelain doll.

Yuan Shu was almost overwhelmed by the affection in her eyes.

Yuan Feng also received a warm welcome from his family. A group of people rushed over to surround him, asking him about his well-being and this and that. His concubine even started touching him everywhere, making Yuan Feng not know who to reply to and who not to reply to.

The most excited among them was Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao is looking forward to it.

Yuan Shao rushed to the front line to welcome Yuan Feng's return. When he saw Yuan Feng getting off the carriage, his speed was even faster than Yuan Feng's concubines. He rushed over like the wind, and he wished he could use his body as a step so that Yuan Feng could step on his back to get off the carriage more comfortably.

He was even able to squeeze aside several of Yuan Feng's concubines, and forcibly snatch Yuan Feng out from the crowd of women, cutting a "bloody path" for himself, which earned him a lot of cold stares.

However, he didn't care about it at all. He just showed concern and care to Yuan Feng.

Those who knew understood that Yuan Shao was expressing his condolences to his biological father, while those who didn’t thought that Yuan Shao and Yuan Feng had some story that had to be told, and that it was going to create a big gossip rumor!

(End of this chapter)