Lord Yuan

Chapter 102
Zhao Pushe staggered and fell into the chancellery.

Yuan Shao's actions naturally caused Cao Jie's dissatisfaction.

"I heard that your surname is Yuan, but I wonder if you have any relationship with that servant Yuan?" Cao Jie just asked casually, just to kill time.

Yuan Shao didn't expect that Cao Jie would pay attention to this point. He hesitated a little before he handed over his hand and said: "There are so many Yuan surnames in the world, and I don't dare to call myself the Yuan family of Runan."

"Yeah." Cao Jie just nodded when he heard this and didn't care. Instead, he turned his gaze to the unobstructed Shangshu table.

A quarter of an hour is quick.

Two quarters of an hour.

Three quarters of an hour.

Cao Jie's face gradually became distorted, and a pair of old eyes were staring at him. Those terrifying eyes seemed to swallow up the entire Chancellor's desk.

Taifu is a serious man, and even though it seems that he is sure of victory and I have the advantage, he never utters a word to ridicule Cao Jie.

Because he understands that things have not yet been settled, and there may still be changes if there is no final conclusion.

The face of Zhao Pushe and Cao Jiezhi before was still vivid in his mind, and he could draw lessons from the past.

If Zhao Pushe came out early today, that would be fine, but now it has been more than three moments and there is still no trace. The stone in Taifu's heart has finally fallen to the ground safely.

Although Yuan Shao's move was said to be miraculous, it was ultimately a dangerous move. If he was not careful, he would lose everything.

Yin Xun, Yuan Shao, and even the entire Shangshutai will become prisoners of Cao Jie. The price is too high.

The Taifu thought so in his heart, and still maintained a calm expression on his face. He only reminded Cao Jie from time to time: "Cao Zhong, Chang Attendant, it has been more than three moments. Is Zhao Pushe lost his way? I don't know which way is the exit." .”

Chen Fan's tone was calm and uncomplicated, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with it. However, anyone could see that at this time, the Taifu was just strolling around the courtyard happily, but on the contrary, it was Cao Jie, the official servant at the time. Beads of sweat covered the top of my head from time to time.

"This Zhao Yong, this." Cao Jie was furious for a moment and didn't know how to refute Chen Fan's words. He could only place his hope on Zhao Pushe, who had actually lost.

As for when Zhao Pushe would come out, many officials present had already made guesses.

Faced with the fact that the time had been overdue for so long, Zhao Pushe knew it well, but he boasted about it and vowed to do so.

At this moment, things took a turn for the worse, and when it was his turn, he was helpless.

As for this Yuan Shao, all the officials in Shangshutai were frightened by this. It was a fundamental fear.

Looking at this posture, the Taifu gave him support, and Yin Xun seemed to be out of the crisis now.

With the support of these two mountains, Yuan Shao's position as a servant should be smooth sailing.

As for Zhao Pushe, he had been completely abandoned. Who could care that he was already destined to lose, and instead of keeping up with the pace, he moved closer to Yuan Pushe.

Yuan Pushe dared to directly refute the current Central Minister Cao Jie in front of the public. This courage had to be admired. To be fair, if he had been waiting to come forward, it would have been difficult for him to have a normal conversation without a dog hugging his body.

Now that his power has increased sharply, he refuted the eunuch Cao Jie and used clever tricks to save Yin Xun's ministerial order.

In a few days, news about Yuan Shao will be spread everywhere in the Luoyang market and temples, and people will talk about it as after-dinner gossip.

And Yuan Shao will naturally rise to fame and become unparalleled for a while.

After all, the person he was refuting was the current leader of the powerful eunuchs, Cao Jie.

Three poles high in the sun, with the reflection hanging down, Yuan Shao felt the breeze blowing by, which was very pleasant, and Taifu and others were also happy to take it.

Cao Jie, all the other minions promised to handle a big case, but now they are sitting in the scorching sun, sweating like rain, feeling uncomfortable.

"I found it, I found it."

Suddenly, the empty chancellery gradually echoed, and the joy on Cao Jie's face soon faded away.

What's the use of finding him now?

It took a full three-quarters of an hour to find a broken seal. Even the gold and silver treasures buried underground should have been dug out by now.

The Taifu also showed a surprised expression, and everyone looked inside.

"Attendant Zhongchang, I've found the official." Zhao Pushe happily ran to Cao Jie with a trace in his eyes to ask for credit.

Completely ignoring the increasingly weird looks from those former colleagues.

Zhao Yong was very happy.

Cao Jie sighed.

"Why is the waiter sighing?"

Zhao Yong came up and was about to whisper something, but Cao Jie suddenly slapped Zhao Yong in the face who was caught off guard.

This slap filled with anger immediately made Zhao Yong fascinated, and stars popped out of the corners of his eyes.

After being dizzy for a while, Zhao Yong covered half of his face and burst into tears and said aggrievedly: "Why are you doing this, Mr. Zhongchang? I have been thinking so hard for you, but you treat me like this!"

Cao Jie hated that iron could not be made into steel, and said angrily: "Don't look at what time it is now. I usually wait for you for a quarter of an hour, but you waited for three-quarters of an hour before I said it, and you asked me whether I should give you this slap." .”

Zhao Yong was stunned when he heard this. He thought he could only go in for half a quarter of an hour.

Recalling the scene when he entered, Zhao Yong felt his face became hot. He didn't know whether it was because of Cao Jie's slap or because of nervousness.Cao Jie said bitterly: "Today he missed the time and found it two moments late. This shows that his words are false. I will deal with it myself."

"As for Yin Xun's private shooting, it will be left to your Majesty's disposal. Zhao Yong deceived his superiors and acted wantonly for his own selfish gain. This is a heinous crime. He will be imprisoned. After your Majesty's personal investigation, he will be punished by the Tingwei. What do you think, Master?"

Chen Fan was about to speak, but Yuan Shao suddenly said: "It is His Majesty's grace that you are now an angel. However, Zhao Yong deceived you and deliberately deceived the angel with a fake seal, which shows his true intentions."

"Why do you say that?" Cao Jie put away his expression. When he mentioned His Majesty, he naturally had to be respectful and extremely serious.

In full view of everyone, Yuan Shao majestically took the seal that symbolized the power of the Shangshu Ling from the hand of Zhao Yong, who looked ashen, and threw it away with a sudden smile.

"How dare you!" Cao Jie angrily yelled.

But Yuan Shao walked straight to Yin Xun.

"I also hope that Shangshu will order Yu Xi to use it."

Yin Xun smiled and took out the real minister's seal from his arms.

"This is the real seal. Zhao Yong took it from nowhere, hoping to deceive the angels and benefit himself. If the minister hadn't always carried the seal with him and only used it when reviewing memorials, I almost got fooled by him." Yuan Shao took the seal, turned it around in front of Cao Jie, and then returned it to its original place.

Cao Jie's expression changed drastically. He never expected that the sharp-tongued Yuan Shao in front of him would actually play such a trick. This was obviously a trap, but Zhao Yong, a fool like him, jumped into it with such arrogance.

While dancing, he didn't forget to take himself with him, and he also became stupid along with it.

When Zhao Yong, who was hiding aside and shivering, saw what happened was exposed, he immediately ignored the pain on his face and ran all the way to Cao Jie, holding his thigh and crying.

The sound made everyone cry, the listener was sad, and the listener shed tears.

However, Cao Jie was both very incomparable and very humane. Seeing that he couldn't push this damn fool away, he quickly called his subordinates and in a few seconds, Zhao Yong was separated from him and he was lying on the ground like ashes.

Seeing that the situation was no longer under his control, Cao Jie was heartbroken and glanced fiercely at Zhao Yong, who was not showing much anger.

"Yuan Pushe is really good at what he does. With such a young and talented person, I would like to have a good word for you in front of His Majesty."

Cao Jie looked around, knowing that the overall situation was difficult to recover at this time, and then returned to the topic of Yin Xun's private appointment as a servant.

Unexpectedly, the Taifu beside him suddenly spoke.

Yuan Shao's performance is over, and now it's his turn to give Cao Jie a heads-up.

"Zhongchangshi may have misunderstood. Yin Shangshu ordered the post of Pushe to be given to him because Zhao Yong did not want to make progress. He only occupied Pushe but never made any achievements. Yin Shangshu asked me for instructions and suggested that he should be re-opened as Pushe. Assist."

As the Taifu spoke, he took out the Japanese document from Liu Changshi's arms beside him.

Yin Xun also took out another receipt document from his body at the right time.

Cao Jie took a look, his face became darker and darker, and his face, which was already full of black spots, became even darker.

"You all are good at planning. Cao misunderstood Yin Shangshu's order. It was all because of Zhao Yong's deliberate frame-up and slander. Now that it has been found out, the official duties of this minister are considered over and he returned to the palace."

Cao Jie cleared up the suspicion, tried his best to put on a smile, gave Yin Xun a slight salute, and then spoke to the Taifu before returning to the palace.

"Yuan Pushe is full of talents and knowledge. I am very happy. I will recommend you to Your Majesty some day. Staying at the Chancellor's desk has really buried you."

Before leaving, Cao Jie's words shocked everyone present into an uproar.

All the subordinates of Cao Cao hurriedly ran to Yin Xun and Yuan Shao as if to please them, with smiles on their faces and greetings.

Yuan Shao was stunned by the rapid change of attitude. On the other hand, the Taifu looked at Yuan Shao with a complicated expression, sighed, and looked quite melancholy.

Yuan Shao pushed away the crowd, ignoring the eager eyes of his colleagues, and took Xu You and Xun Chen to the Taifu's side.

"Do you know what Cao Jie meant when he left?" Chen Fan said softly and thoughtfully.

Yuan Shao thought for a while, Cao Jie was not that easy to get along with, and he was used to having power. He came here with the intention of returning home in triumph, but he didn't expect to be caught off guard by his own attack.

At this moment, all I can think of is jealousy in my heart, and I can't even think of saying a few nice words in front of His Majesty. This is purely a cat crying and a mouse pretending to be compassionate.

"Did you notice something different?" Chen Fan looked at Yuan Shao who was thinking, and his expression became extremely serious as he put away his smile.

"Outside this palace, as a tutor, I can be your backer, which is enough to make it difficult for those young people to hurt you."

Chen Fan sighed and continued: "But the deep palace is where eunuchs have been operating for a long time, and His Majesty has no doubts about what he said. You can imagine how you can extricate yourself if you are trapped in a trap."

"Then how could Cao Jie be kind enough to speak kind words for you? I would be thankful if he didn't mention your negative side in front of His Majesty."

Yuan Shao nodded: "That Cao Jie is as cunning as a fox. He suffered a loss in front of the Tutor today. He will definitely find his way back."

"Since the student came out to contradict Cao Jie today, he has already thought about this."

"You are not afraid?"

"afraid."

"Why are you afraid?"

"I believe that the master will not let his students fall into such a desperate situation. This is what my teacher once taught me. If there is anything that cannot be handled, you can rely on the master."

Yuan Shao bowed and bowed.

(End of this chapter)