I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 273 Yuan Feng shuddered
After Yuan Feng said this, Yuan Shu immediately understood the reasons behind Yuan Feng's series of abnormal behaviors.

Hey, for this matter!

He thought that because he had become an adult, Yuan Feng's fatherly love instantly turned into cholesterol!

It's good that there is more, it's good that there is more!
Yuan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a smile, bent down and knelt on one side, reaching out and holding his old father's hand.

"Father, the army is not like Luoyang. In the army, the strong are respected. If I want to gain a foothold in the army, I must be strong, stronger than others. Only in this way can the soldiers be willing to serve me, so..."

"Aren't you strong enough?"

Yuan Feng took a deep breath, and his expression seemed to soften a little.

"Don't talk about the whole Luoyang, most of the people who know you in the world will envy you as a father, and then be jealous of you, and hate why you are not their son. Aren't you strong enough?

"These days, so many people have been complimenting you. As a father, I can see that they are flattering you on the surface, but they are jealous in their hearts and want to snatch you away to be their own son. Aren't you strong enough?"

Yuan Shu was speechless.

Dad, if you say that, then I really have nothing to say.

I knew I was strong, but I didn't expect to be this strong. However...

This is not the same thing, they cannot be confused...

Yuan Shu sighed and said slowly: "Father, these are two different things. Having knowledge and being able to engage in politics can only get the support of a certain group of people, but the army is another group of people, and you need to use the rules of the army to gain their recognition."

"Isn't it enough to just give money?"

Yuan Feng said dissatisfiedly: "Aren't you still asking your father for money? Aren't you still asking your father for money to buy the lives of the people of Puyang County? You are very powerful in the army now, why do you still want money? Since you want money, why don't you give it to me at the beginning?"

"Father, money is indeed a good thing, and without money, we cannot live without it, but..."

Yuan Shu whispered, "There are things that money can't do, and only with money and power can you truly control an army. Simply being powerful or simply giving money can't control an army. This is the conclusion I came to after this expedition."

After hearing what Yuan Shu said, Yuan Feng was slightly stunned.

He took a deep breath and suddenly felt that what Yuan Shu said made sense.

Seeing that Yuan Feng was persuaded, Yuan Shu quickly increased his firepower.

"During this expedition, I have gained a profound understanding. If the general is strong, the army will respect and obey the general's orders, but the army also needs to eat and spend money. If there is no food to eat and no military pay, even a strong man like Duan Yu will be terrified.

If you only give money but are not strong, the army will treat those who give money as soft persimmons to be exploited. They will ask for money whenever there is something to do. At first, they can get things done if you pay them, but then they will do half of the things for you, and use the rest of the things to blackmail you into giving them money.

In the end, they simply did nothing, covered up everything, and even created trouble to get money. In this way, the army would be completely out of control and become a serious threat that could not be controlled or gotten rid of. At that time, it would be out of control. "

As Yuan Feng listened, he felt that what Yuan Shu said made more and more sense, so he smiled.

"That makes sense, that makes sense. You are worthy of being my Qilin son. After just one expedition, you have such insights! I am so lucky as a father! I am so lucky! Hahahahaha, haha ...

As he was laughing, Yuan Feng suddenly came to his senses, quickly stopped laughing, and put on a stern face again.

"It makes sense, but that's no reason for you to act recklessly! The battlefield is dangerous, swords and knives have no eyes, they don't care whether you are my son or not. You are not an individual now, you are the future of the entire Yuan family! What will happen if something happens to you? Not to mention that you don't have a son yet!"

Yuan Shu blinked his eyes and tasted something.

"Father, do you mean that you want me to get married and have children as soon as possible?"

"That's part of it, but the main point is..."

Yuan Feng sighed and held Yuan Shu's hand: "I am mainly worried about you. I know you have grown up and become an adult, and you can take care of yourself, but you also have to consider my worries. Your mother passed away early, if something happens to you again, what will I do?"

Yuan Shu felt Yuan Feng's deep love for his child. Although he was very moved, he still did not have any negative thoughts about his own behavior.

"Father, since ancient times, those who want to achieve great things cannot cherish their bodies. Those who cherish their bodies cannot achieve great things. Now that my Yuan family is in charge of government affairs, in the eyes of many people, we are still loyal to the Han Dynasty, we are Han officials, and we are heroes who eradicated eunuchs.

But, father, before Duan Xing came to Luoyang to be an official, he was also a hero in the eyes of everyone. After only one or two years in Luoyang, he became a eunuch's running dog that everyone wanted to kill. Was this what Duan Xing wanted?

You have recalled many party members who had fled for many years and many imprisoned scholars. These people used to stand with you and the Yuan family. They were friends and allies against the eunuchs, but things are different now.

Our common enemy has been eliminated. Next, the Yuan family will take charge of the government. Others may have the same idea. The Yuan family is a minister, and they are also ministers. The Yuan family has a family background, and they also have a family background.

In the eyes of some of them, the Yuan family is no different from them in essence, so why can the Yuan family control the real power by sidelining the emperor, and why can't they follow suit and replace the Yuan family? Why can't they control the power? "

Yuan Shu's words stumped Yuan Feng.

After a while, Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Shu with an expression of disbelief.

"No way?" Yuan Shu shook his head repeatedly.

"Father, before we launched the mutiny, how many people believed that we dared to tear our faces off with the eunuchs?"

Yuan Feng stopped talking immediately.

Of course, he was sure that what Yuan Shu said was true. Before the father and son started the rebellion, few people in Luoyang thought that the Yuan family would really fall out with the eunuchs, so they were not prepared at all.

But Yuan did just that.

The Yuan family eliminated the eunuchs, deposed the emperor, sidelined the new emperor, and controlled the political power. This series of operations was not impossible to replicate, nor was it completely justified. It had already caused dissatisfaction among a group of officials.

This group of officials were labeled as "remnants of eunuchs" and were dealt with.

This is acceptable.

Because the officials who stayed in Luoyang at that time all had some connection with the eunuchs to some extent, and their personal conduct was not impeccable, otherwise they would not be able to survive in Luoyang, so they were easily accused.

The four words "remnants of eunuchs" also became the only way for the Yuan family to consolidate their power and status.

But as time goes by, as the real remnants of eunuchs are gradually purged and as the party group returns, this situation will inevitably change.

No one in the world would think that party members are the remnants of eunuchs. If Yuan wanted to label a party member as a remnant of eunuchs, that would be pure slander and would be recorded in history books and ridiculed by future generations.

By that time, the party members were invincible, but the Yuan family had lost the most effective means to attack their political enemies. What would the Yuan family do if a group of party members surrounded Liu Kui?

Or, if someone is dissatisfied with Yuan, and thinks of the way Yuan dealt with eunuchs, and wants to kill Yuan as well, if that is the case...

The image of Liu Hong being dragged out of Deyang Palace screaming suddenly reappeared in Yuan Feng's mind.

Thinking of this, Yuan Feng shuddered.

He immediately took out a bamboo slip from the pile of bamboo slips beside him, unfolded it, and immediately frowned.

Yuan Shu looked at it and found that it was a list of official appointments.

Yuan Shu had sharp eyes and saw names such as Liu Biao, Zhang Jian, Xia Fu, Xun Shuang, Yang Xu, Yang Zhi, Liu You, etc. on it.

Obviously, this is a list of appointments for party members, filled with official positions to be appointed to these party members.

Some are from the central government, some are from local governments, and some are from Sanhe and Sanfu. Anyway, every one of them cannot be said to be high-ranking officials with generous salaries, but at least they are all noble positions such as Counsellor, and they have a certain influence on the government. It is obvious that they are being prepared for further promotion.

There is no doubt that this is not a good thing.

“Has it been issued?”

Yuan Shu asked hurriedly.

Yuan Feng nodded with a grim expression.

"It has been issued, and many people have already taken up their posts."

"Then there is no going back."

Yuan Shu shook his head and sighed, "But there is nothing we can do about it. The Yuan family used the banner of punishing evil and restoring order to deal with eunuchs, so they naturally had to release and appoint party members. This is inevitable. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause suspicion in the world. If these party members become suspicious, it will not be resolved in a few words."

Yuan Feng closed his eyes and stroked his forehead with his hand.

"I, your father, didn't even think of this. This... Alas!"

Yuan Shu did not blame Yuan Feng, but held Yuan Feng's hand.

"Father, now that things have come to this, there is no point in talking about this. If I am right, some party members will definitely be dissatisfied with your suppression of the emperor and the monopoly of power. At first, they should want to persuade your father to return the power to the emperor and be a loyal minister.

Next, if my father is unwilling, the relatively gentle persuasion will soon turn into targeted criticism. If my father still does not accept it, they will probably start scolding him, and they will insult my father in the same way they scolded the eunuchs in the past.

At that time, will the father accept their insults? Or will he not accept their insults and fight back? If he accepts, his authority will surely be greatly reduced. If he fights back, how will he fight back? To what extent will he fight back? Who will he fight back against? How will it end? How will he explain it to the world?

Every step along the way is a trap and every step has obstacles. You have to be very careful and not make any mistakes. If you make a wrong step, Yuan's reputation will immediately degenerate from a hero who fights against eunuchs to a traitor who usurps the country's power, and there will be no end to it.

But if my father really succumbed to their pressure, it would be a disaster for the Yuan family. If the emperor regains power, he will definitely liquidate the Yuan family. Even if he does not liquidate them for the time being, he will definitely do it once he finds an opportunity in the future.

If Yuan insisted on staying in power and became a traitor who usurped the country's power, those party members would inevitably break openly with my father. And having learned the lesson of the Party and Faction Persecution, it is hard to say whether they would change their mind and adopt the method of using military force to confront the enemy.

The eunuchs were killed in advance, and the remaining evil was few and insignificant, so it was easy to pacify them. However, there were many party members and collusion parties, and they were deeply rooted in the local area. If we really decided to fight, it would not be like dealing with the remaining eunuchs, where the battle could be ended in a few months. "

(End of this chapter)