I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 217 Yuan Shao’s little thoughts

In the Yuan Mansion, a grand family banquet was held to welcome the return of Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu, the two "Yuan heroes". All the clan members in Luoyang attended the banquet to celebrate Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu's great victory.

Although Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu were tired, they still took a bath, changed into new clothes, and attended the banquet so as not to dampen the enthusiasm of their family members.

Soon, in the main hall of Yuan's mansion, twelve mica screens cut the lights into pieces of gold, and the elegant music of chimes and zithers flowed between the beams and pillars, creating a scene of luxury and joy.

After bathing and changing his clothes, Yuan Feng sat in the host seat. The golden cicada on Diao Chan's crown flapped its wings in the candlelight, as if it was about to fly. The green ribbon newly made by the Shaofu a few days ago hung down in the middle of the table, showing his grace and magnanimity.

After bathing and changing clothes, Yuan Shu also put on a set of luxurious crown and clothes. As the saying goes, Buddha relies on gold and people rely on clothes. His already handsome appearance made him look even more extraordinary and handsome.

When the two hosts were seated, the banquet officially began. Amidst laughter and clinking of glasses, a peaceful and happy atmosphere prevailed throughout the table.

Suddenly, there was the jingling of rings and pendants from behind the screen, and twelve dancers with their hair in buns combed over their heads came in, stepping on the drum dance. The girl in green in the lead lightly tapped seven rings with her toes, and the jade pendant on her waist emitted a bluish-white glow as she leaped.

Celadon wine cups were placed on the lacquered table in the hall, carved Hu rice was served in a gold-inlaid copper bowl, the ice on the pickled fish was turning into tiny water droplets, and family members and clansmen raised their glasses frequently, offering all the words of praise they could think of to the two hosts.

It seemed as if Yuan Feng and Yuan Shu had become the most important people in this family.

This made Yuan Shao both envious and jealous.

However, he would not miss such an opportunity to show himself and please Yuan Feng.

He has calmed down. Although the century-old tree in the courtyard is scarred, it has at least brought him calmness.

He thought about it and felt that the situation had reached this point. He would not be able to keep up with Yuan Shu's pace by taking the normal path. So he had to settle for the next best thing. He didn't have to surpass Yuan Shu, but at least he couldn't fall too far behind.

It was Yuan's dictatorship, and as a descendant of Yuan, he naturally did not need to follow the routine step by step. It was not difficult for him to be promoted by leaps and bounds, and it was also natural for him to ascend to a high position and hold power as soon as possible.

Therefore, he decided to ask Yuan Feng to serve as a county governor or prime minister, starting from the level of two thousand stones, first building up his own power group, and then seeking a central position.

A temporary failure is not a failure. Life is still long. People should look forward and not be trapped by the past.

His wife comforted him, he comforted himself, and together they rescued him from his impotent rage, and he realized his own path to redemption.

Good winds can help me soar to the sky. How can I not make use of the situation that Yuan Shu fought for with his life?
Your brother is here to pick peaches!
As soon as he thought of this, Yuan Shao stood up, fluttered his wide sleeves, held up the silver-inlaid bronze cup and walked to Yuan Feng's table. He filled a glass of fine grape wine for him, and personally flipped the venison slices in front of him for Yuan Feng. A smile appeared on his handsome face, which was somewhat similar to Yuan Shu.

"Grape wine is fragrant and sweet, and it goes very well with roasted venison. Uncle has worked hard for the country and made great contributions. Please drink this cup to your heart's content. It will surely taste wonderful when paired with venison."

As Yuan Shao spoke, wisps of white smoke rose from the grill in front of him, and the spicy aroma of roasted venison mixed with spices filled the twelve layers of brocade curtains.

Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Shao in front of him and felt very pleased with this biological son in blood and brother in terms of etiquette.

It would be a lie to say that he had no expectations of Yuan Shao, otherwise he would not have arranged for Li Ying's daughter to marry Yuan Shao to help him build his personal connections and cultivate his reputation among the party members.

It’s just that plans can’t keep up with changes, things in the world are unpredictable, and everything changes.

The eunuchs were all wiped out and the Yuan family was in power. The next step was to overturn the verdicts and rehabilitate the party members. The disaster of party imprisonment was no longer there, and the significance of Yuan Shao's marriage was no longer so important.

The Yuan family’s previous self-preservation plot is no longer meaningful. Next, they need to change direction and adjust their family strategy from self-preservation to advancement, in order to control the actual power of the Han Empire.

This is just the beginning. The fact of Yuan’s dictatorship has not yet been fully recognized by the world, so the Yuan family members must manage it and make a career.

Although Yuan Shu was his inevitable successor to power, Yuan Feng also had an agreement with Yuan Shu that if there was uncertainty in Yuan Shu's future, the Yuan family would still have to rely on Yuan Ji and Yuan Shao to hold on.

Although their talents are far inferior to Yuan Shu's, they are more down-to-earth.

So Yuan Feng thought that he should let Yuan Ji and Yuan Shao serve as local officials together to train themselves, to form their own team, and to strengthen the Yuan family's voice in the local area. Yuan Shao was so attentive, how could Yuan Feng, who was experienced in personnel matters, not know the reason?

It was simply that he was not informed of the mutiny, which made him feel uneasy. He suspected that he was despised or even abandoned by his family, so he was so eager to show himself.

After all, he is still his son, and Yuan Feng is not going to let Yuan Shao remain silent. So he reached out and patted the back of Yuan Shao's hand and gave Yuan Shao a reassuring look. Yuan Shao immediately understood and became even more excited.

And all of this fell into Yuan Shu's eyes.

He knew that this brother was not a contented person, and he also knew what this brother was planning, but he didn't care.

Firstly, he had a bet with his father. Before the big event was settled, he couldn't even guarantee his own life or death, and of course he couldn't stop his father from training Yuan Shao and Yuan Ji.

Secondly, the distance between him and Yuan Shao could not be bridged by showing off or currying favor.

If Yuan Shao wanted to catch up with or surpass Yuan Shu, it would be impossible unless Yuan Shu himself failed, lost the battle, or died. Otherwise, Yuan Shao might as well go and compete with Yuan Ji.

At least there is no generation gap between them in terms of ability.

Yuan Shu drank wine and ate roasted venison with peace of mind. The aroma of the wine and the deliciousness of the meat intertwined on his tongue. The enjoyment was truly wonderful.

The banquet lasted from sunset until the second watch, when the family members left after having a great time. Yuan Shao followed Yuan Feng, while Yuan Shu returned to his room.

Xiuxiu, Chunlian and Qiutong had already prepared warm goat milk and a cloth for him to wipe his face. After wiping him, they all asked about his health, asked him about the series of changes he had experienced in the past few days, and cared about whether he was sick or injured.

Yuan Shu was of course not injured, but his body was somewhat stiff, and he needed their help to soften his joints a little, otherwise it would not be good for his body.

After being exhausted for many days, Yuan Shu no longer had the energy to think about anything else. He just wanted to vent, then rest, sleep until dawn, and then have a big meal.

So the night was filled with sweet and delicious dreams.

Yuan Shao naturally wasn't in such a good mood. He had been decadent enough in the past few days and finally cheered up. What he needed now was to get what he wanted through Yuan Feng.

He supported the slightly tipsy Yuan Feng all the way and sent him to the bedroom door.

Yuan Feng did not "disappoint" his expectations. He turned around at the bedroom door and held Yuan Shao's hand.

"Shao, don't blame me. I didn't tell you about this because I didn't want my brother to be without an heir. Although you are my biological child, you are the heir of my brother's incense. If something happens to you, my brother's inheritance will fall into the hands of a side branch, which is something I don't want to see. Since you didn't know about it from the beginning, I don't want to make you worry.

But now it's good, the great thing has been accomplished, the power of the world is in the hands of my Yuan family, I am safe, you are safe, we are all safe. Next, as your brother's successor, you will naturally get what you want. I also know that you have always been unwilling to fall behind others. Shu is too outstanding, and you, as his brother, are under a lot of pressure.

But you are brothers, not enemies. I hope you can be friendly and respectful to each other and live in harmony, instead of competing with each other. If you lose unity, the Yuan family will become the target of public criticism if they seize power. The current safety is only temporary. In the future, there will definitely be many dangers. You must unite as brothers!"

Brothers unite...

This……

It's a bit difficult.

Yuan Shao thought back to the "friendly and respectful" way he and Yuan Shu had gotten along in the past, and felt that it might not be so easy to return to a state where there was no grudge at all. The best that could be achieved was non-interference in each other.

Moreover, things have come to this point. How can he convince himself to get along with Yuan Shu again?
However, at this critical moment, he still has to make a statement, otherwise Yuan Feng may not give him many good resources.

For the sake of his future, Yuan Shao felt that there was nothing he could not do.

(End of this chapter)