Lord Yuan

Chapter 11 Panic
Yuan Wei hurried along slowly and did not bother to arrange the official position of his nephew Yuan Shu.

Listening to the tone of my brother's letter, it's a big deal.

He and his brother both belong to the Yuan family lineage, and they both prosper and suffer, so he cannot afford to neglect them.

After paying his respects to the emperor, he went through the process and made up a random reason, and the emperor sent him away.

Yuan Wei got into the car and drove, day and night.

A few days later, Yuan Wei returned to the Yuan family's mansion.

"Why did Ciyang return home?" Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Wei who was still trotting over from the dusty door outside the mansion, and his heart was full of surprise.

I didn't ask him to find a position at the foot of the road, so why did he come home again?

Could it be that the emperor dismissed him?

"Brother, didn't you say in your letter that you had something important to discuss, and you specifically asked me to come home to find out what happened?" Yuan Wei was puzzled.

Not only did I eat and sleep in the open, at least it was a day and night journey, and I rarely stayed at the inns I passed on the way. So now I am still on an empty stomach and my chest is pressed against my back with hunger.

The two brothers Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei looked at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

"What did I say in the letter?" Yuan Feng asked, fearing that the ruler might be lost.

Yuan Wei's eyes were complicated, and he suddenly wondered. Could it be that someone used his brother's rulers to secretly plot Chencang, tricking him into returning home to achieve some kind of ulterior secret?

No wonder the emperor allowed himself to take a few days off so easily.

Besides, based on his understanding of Yuan Feng, it was normal for him to arrange an official position for Yuan Shu in Luoyang, but his tone became less like that of an elder brother later on.

Would he ask the emperor how he was doing?

probably not.

Is this a conspiracy against the Yuan family set up by today's emperor?

Yuan Wei couldn't imagine it more and more. Fortunately, Yuan Feng looked at him with more and more confusion and fear, and he quickly reached out and patted his shoulder.

Yuan Wei was suddenly awakened and shook his head in fear.

"Brother wants me to find an official position in Luoyang for the highway, right?"

"Yes, Lu Dao has become much more restrained recently. Although his character is not as calm as before, there are also signs of the prodigal son turning back. I want to strike while the iron is hot and let him go to Luoyang to practice so that he will not be in a hurry in the future."

"Then why at the end of the letter did my brother ask about the emperor's physical condition, and also said that if there was any problem, he would go home quickly. Is this true?"

"What?" Yuan Feng was stunned, and his vision was somewhat double.

Yuan Wei was clearly standing in front of him, but he was in a trance, always feeling that the person standing in front of him looked like Yuan Shao, who had resolutely observed his filial piety for his mother for three years.

He didn't believe in evil. He closed his eyes for a few times and took a closer look. It was still Yuan Wei.

"You mean that I did have some physical problems today?" Yuan Feng was a little unbelievable, his eyes full of surprise.

Yuan Wei remembered that his brother seemed to have been in office since the last time he saw His Majesty the Emperor.

At that time, the emperor specially sent the famous man around him, Xiao Huangmen, to deliver the imperial edict. In order to express his gratitude, Yuan Feng made a special trip to Luoyang and saw the emperor for the first time in the palace.

At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was in great health, and according to the father-in-law in charge, he was never absent from his night life. He often burned the midnight oil and fought until dawn, over and over again.How did he guess that the emperor was ill and seemed to have a stubborn illness?

You must know that the emperor's illness is a vital matter for the entire court. No matter who it is, facing this situation, they must maintain absolute confidentiality and not reveal the slightest information.

After all, countless bloody lessons have been learned over the years.

When the emperor is ill, there will naturally be countless politicians, noble families, and eunuchs swarming out to seize the opportunity.

If the emperor could take the lead before his death due to an illness that could not be cured, and support the next emperor, there would be many people who had the merit of following the dragon.

And my brother lives in Runan, not far away from Luoyang. Under such circumstances, he can accurately guess that the emperor is ill. It is possible that my brother has an agenda. He called me back home this time because he had not planned it in advance. ?
As Da Honglu, he spent his whole day either dealing with vassal states or with the emperor during sacrifices. Facing the emperor's physical condition, he could be said to have enough say.

"Why did brother know about this? Could it be that there are spies above the court?"

When Yuan Feng learned that it was indeed true, his eyes revealed a look that seemed to be surprise and a little free and easy.

He summoned his servants and ordered them to call back Yuan Shao who was observing filial piety outside the city gate.

Then he said with a hint of joy: "How could I have guessed such a thing? What's more, it was today. You and I were just talking about it at home. How could we spread it outside?"

"It was Benchu ​​who told me that in about a year, I will pass away today."

"Benchu? Didn't he go to Puyang to serve as county magistrate?"

"He does not want to continue to serve. He just wants to stay at home and observe his filial piety with his brother and sister-in-law. He will make plans when the situation changes."

Yuan Feng turned his head from time to time and looked out the door, but there was no one there.

"Nonsense. How can you be so careless about holding a position? Could it be that he doesn't like the position of county magistrate? So he used it as a reason to keep his mother's filial piety."

Yuan Wei also said with hatred that iron cannot become steel. Yuan Shao's reputation was widely spread among his clan.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a commoner and political resources could not be tilted towards him, I am afraid that it would be Yuan Shao who came to Beijing to report on his duties now, closely following him.

Even so, in order to express his love for Yuan Shao, Yuan Feng discussed with Yuan Weiyi that it would be better to help him find a large county. It would be better if the local governor's former owner is the Yuan family. This will be easier to control and will not lead to governance. Too ugly.

Yuan Feng thought for a while, vaguely remembering what Yuan Shao said to him a few days ago, and said: "Ben Chu once said that the emperor would be in trouble, and the world would undergo great changes and chaos would resume. He felt that it was not a good idea to become an official at this time. Period, and coupled with his firm commitment to keeping filial piety to his mother, I didn’t have much to do.”

After hearing what Yuan Feng said, Yuan Wei was a little surprised and asked doubtfully: "Then how did he know that the emperor will die next year, and how can he be sure that the disaster will restart?"

Yuan Feng shook his head, "I don't know either, so I sent someone to call him."

After Yuan Feng and Yuan Feng understood the whole story, they no longer had the initial worries and breathed a sigh of relief.

The death of the emperor is a huge event for anyone.

The country cannot be left without a master for a day. When the previous emperor passed away, it was an extremely sensitive period politically. How to ensure the smooth accession of the new emperor to the throne was a necessary prerequisite for countless subjects to try their best.

When the emperor dies, the new emperor still has to be a father, a brother, or an uncle or nephew, just like ordinary people.

In order to highlight the special nature of the emperor's profession, I don't know who invented it, which can be said to be the earliest prototype of differential treatment.

Use the sun to change the moon.

Using 27 days instead of 27 months, the new emperor only needs to observe filial piety for the previous emperor for 27 days to become the new emperor who rules the world, the emperor.

(End of this chapter)