Lord Yuan

Chapter 119 Differences, Changes

Li Ying and Yuan Shao had fundamental differences for the first time.

"What I did today is very disappointing to you. Since we are His Majesty's servants, we should solve your problems for Your Majesty. If you do this now, wouldn't you be trapped in an unkind and unjust place? If the Grand Tutor, General, etc. know this, how should they behave as teachers?"

Li Yingbian became extremely emotional. He had never quarreled with Yuan Shao to this extent.

Seeing the almost unrecognizable Yuan Shao in front of him, he felt so strange for the first time.

The Taifu now holds the power and is also the assistant of the general. There are guards inside and the fifth northern battalion outside. No matter how you look at it, it is the scholars who have the absolute advantage, eunuchs?They are just a bunch of bastards who pretend to be powerful and stretch their necks to be chopped off.

Although Yuan Shao's words have some truth, after all, the eunuchs are now in charge, and those eunuchs need to be dealt with first. As for the aristocratic family members, things will slowly change in the future. If you want to be fat in one go, it will be whimsical.

Yuan Shao was not like this before.

Li Ying shook his head. He was disappointed. Yuan Shao's judgment of the situation was obviously not as insightful as his.

"Then what if the eunuch takes money from the bottom of the cauldron? What should the teacher do? If the eunuch calls foreign troops into Luoyang, the teacher feels that because he has never been on the battlefield and only knows how to bully the Li Shu people in the capital of Guizhou, the fifth battalion of the North, or they are all officials of the DPRK. Can those dandy boys placed in Huben or Yulin stand up to real soldiers like this?"

Yuan Shao had to interrupt his fantasy. He had already made a mistake once, and there was still a chance. The teacher was now so old. For him, the teacher's survival was far more important than the so-called reputation.

"The eunuchs are all just a bunch of losers, how could they have such ability." Li Ying was very disdainful.

Yuan Shao saw the confusion in the teacher's eyes, and then said slowly: "If those eunuchs choose to intimidate the emperor and the queen mother, and issue an edict to summon foreign troops to Luoyang, the teacher thinks how the emperor and the others will deal with it."

When the emperor is in charge, no matter whether it comes from his true intention or not, he will make the Taifu and others throw the enemy into a trap.

To take action means to contend with the emperor and to rebel.

Without taking action, relying on the power of the eunuchs, once the foreign troops enter the city, in the eyes of the soldiers, the Taifu and the others are all military merits. They are the kind of military merits that are without threat. They can be obtained at your fingertips without having to shed blood on the battlefield. Fight hard.

The soldiers do not understand the threat of the emperor. They will only choose to obey the imperial edict or their own generals, and the generals are also deceived by the edicts. Naturally, this means that no one can check and balance these wolves and tigers in the field. military.

Yuan Shao's words caused Li Ying to frown. He was meditating on this problem and looking for a way to solve it.

After thinking for a long time, he found that there seemed to be no way to crack it, or that the way to crack it would be accompanied by facing the emperor's judgment after victory.

Dare to ignore the emperor and commit the following crimes. This is an absolute act of rebellion at any time. No matter how you excuse it, it will always leave a trace in the emperor's heart, a trace of his own safety. When the power in his hands is enough, the emperor will One thing is to deal with these people, no matter what kind of help you did to the emperor in the first place.

Is there no way to crack this?Li Ying was very distressed.

If this group of lawless eunuchs really wanted to hold the emperor and queen mother hostage in this way and exert their power, would the emperor really have to kill them at the neck without any hope of resistance?
He didn't understand why Yuan Shao knew such a treacherous method, but now it seemed that when the eunuch faced absolute weakness, he might not do such a thing.

"Then if we follow what Benchu ​​said, what will happen to Taifu and the others?" Li Ying was extremely sincere, and his whole person looked very old at this moment.

Yuan Shao shook his head. History was bound to progress at this stage. As an outsider, all he could do was to keep those close to him away from the center of the vortex to avoid disaster.

He is not the great benevolent and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, nor is he so capable of rescuing people from suffering.

Li Ying looked ashen, staggered a few steps in despair, and almost fell to the edge of the pavilion.

"Maybe those eunuchs won't use this poisonous trick?" Li Ying still had some illusions. As a subject of the Han Dynasty, he was always looking forward to someone being able to kill all those eunuchs.

When this hope was placed in front of him, and then he was kicked away by Yuan Shao in an almost cruel way, Li Ying was full of expectations. He hoped that Yuan Shao could tell him for sure.

However, Yuan Shao has made up his mind to keep the teacher away, even if he has to live under the teacher's punishment for this, he must do this.

"Although they don't understand government affairs or what it means to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, they are already very good at exploiting, squeezing, and plundering."

"Besides, the teacher has to think more even for his brother and Wan'er. If he wins, there is not much risk for the teacher to participate in it. If he loses, he will inevitably face the eunuch's liquidation. The teacher is a famous person in the world, so he faces The blow is also far incomparable to others.”

Yuan Shao's words instantly made Li Ying, who still had a glimmer of hope, become even more desperate.

Yes, if I am a full name festival, how should Li Zan and Wan'er deal with themselves?Do you hope to show mercy to the eunuchs?There is absolutely no chance.

With a troubled expression on his face, as if he had countless choices to make, Li Ying's eyes darted from side to side.

I don't know how long it took, but Li Ying was like a zombie, with no energy at all.

He was devastated and took Yuan Shao to the Yongle Palace of the Queen Mother.

Seeing that the Queen Mother showed displeasure, and could vaguely see Zhao Rao speaking behind her, the Queen Mother Dou calmed down a little.

After learning the purpose of Li Ying's visit this time, Queen Mother Dou was a little confused: "You are very decent in Yongle Palace now. I am very happy for what you have done. Why do you say that you are old?"

She didn't want Li Ying to retire and return to his hometown. In fact, although Li Ying had not been involved in officialdom for a long time, the arrangements for the Queen Mother's palace were in place step by step, and there was never any mistake. In addition, he never bent to cater to , all due to his righteousness, in her eyes, such a person is much more important than the eunuch.

Even though Zhao Rao often tried to send Li Ying away with various words, he always refused.

Zhao Rao had such thoughts because of the influence of those eunuchs who were good at observing words and emotions.

Li Ying is a famous person in the world, with a far-reaching reputation. In addition, he himself has no dealings with eunuchs. If time goes by and his relationship with the Queen Mother becomes deeper and deeper, he may not become a threat to the eunuchs.

Zhao Rao, who was hiding behind Empress Dowager Dou, looked happy.

Why did Li Ying suddenly choose to retire and return to his hometown today? It was exactly what he wanted. As for why he wanted to do this, that was not something she needed to consider. When she thought of this, she quietly whispered behind the Queen Mother. He said: "Since he is going to retire and return to his hometown, and he is already very old, it would be better to let him go back to his hometown."

Empress Dowager Dou looked troubled. Looking at Li Shaofu who was obviously in an unusual state, she felt a little uncertain. Seeing that Empress Dowager Dou did not make a decision immediately, Zhao Rao behind her continued to urge.

Yuan Shao's eyes were far away. Although he couldn't hear clearly what Zhao Rao was saying to the Queen Mother, he knew that he could give the Queen Mother a push.

"My master is old and it is no longer convenient for him to travel deep in the palace. It is better to let the teacher continue to open private schools in his hometown to cultivate talents for the Han Dynasty."

Queen Mother Dou's eyes lit up and she looked back and forth at Yuan Shao.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Rao also kept urging her from behind. Although Empress Dowager Dou was a little reluctant to have such a great talent like Li Ying return home, she thought about Yuan Shao's words and found that they were in line with his intention.Of course, Zhao Rao's fueling the flames played a decisive role.

"In this case, you have worked hard in Yongle Palace and made great achievements. I am sacrificing my love. You want to teach more talents to the great men in your hometown." Empress Dowager Dou relaxed.

Zhao Rao looked happy.

Finally, the old man was driven away. Cao Jie spoke to her ear more than once.

"You have made a lot of contributions now, and you are the Young Master, so it would be better to confer those scriptures to you." Empress Dowager Dou remembered that there were many copied scriptures in the palace, so she might as well take this opportunity to reward him.

Li Ying was extremely frightened and quickly saluted.

By the time Li Ying and the two came out of Yongle Palace, the sky was gradually getting dark.

"I didn't expect that this seemingly most difficult level was actually so simple." Li Ying was filled with emotion, and at the same time he felt a ray of comfort for the scripture he was about to get.

Suddenly, Li Ying's face darkened again, and he let out a long sigh: "It's just that I have suffered a lot from Taifu and the others. Now they don't know the dangers here, but I escaped unscathed at this time." After saying that, he seemed to be lost. Dejected as a god.

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he could not directly participate in it, he could make insinuations and remind the master to be careful.

"Teacher, don't worry too much. If Cao Jie and the other eunuchs don't use this technique, Taifu and the others will not be in danger."

Li Ying could only take Yuan Shao's words as comfort. He knew very well that the eunuchs were cruel and would do anything to them.

"Alas!" Li Ying could only sigh.

Although he has resigned in front of the Queen Mother, the subsequent handover will still take several days.

During this period, Yuan Shao had sent the contents in a letter to Lunshi County, so that Li Zan and the others could prepare in advance.

And when the eunuchs learned about Li Ying's resignation and return to his hometown from Zhao Rao, the emperor's wet nurse, even a powerful eunuch like Cao Jie, who held great power in the palace, couldn't help but look happy.

Li Ying was one of the Eight Greatest Scholars of his time, a role model in the world, and was highly sought after by scholars.

In fact, Cao Jie often has to overcome many difficulties when dealing with such famous people.

Celebrities themselves were highly respected in this era, and their words and deeds were sought after by countless people. If eunuchs wanted to forcibly plant charges on their heads, they would have to go through mutual discussions between the emperor, the queen mother, and even their own kind. If not The pressure was too tight, and in fact they were unwilling to collide with such a person head-on.

Since Li Ying was willing to leave, and the position of Yongle Shaofu was vacant, Cao Jie secretly had his own plan in mind when facing Luoyang, which had begun to change.

Naturally, Li Ying didn't know what was going on behind the scenes. The first thing he did after resigning was to go to the Taifu's Mansion.

Although he wanted to tell Chen Fan directly about the dangers involved and that eunuchs were not that easy to deal with, when he remembered what Yuan Shao said, Li Ying showed distress on his face. After rectifying it for a long time, he put on a smile and walked straight into the Taifu Mansion. .

Chen Fan was very happy to see his old friend. Not only did he have Yuan Shao as a link between them, but he was also an old minister of the former emperor, and he had also survived the disaster of the party's imprisonment, so he was naturally happy.

Li Ying's mood was not very high, and his tone was a little low.

Although Chen Fan discovered it, he didn't think much about it.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and soon the topic had shifted to Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao was mentioned, Chen Fan's eyes became more focused.

"Although Benchu ​​is young, he is actually a pillar of the country. I am determined to do this now. I don't want Benchu ​​to be involved in it. I have stripped him out and will make arrangements when the matter here is settled."

Li Ying's face became more and more ugly. The other party had a big heart and took care of his own students. Even at this point, he still chose to believe in Ben Chu and believed that his future would definitely bring different results to the big man.

But at this critical moment, he chose to retreat bravely.

Chen Fan noticed that his old friend seemed to be in a bad mood today, and then asked with concern: "But the affairs in the palace are complicated and difficult, and Yuan Li is unable to do what he wants?"

Li Ying didn't know how to answer. Faced with Chen Fan's continuous concern, he could only say sadly: "I am in a high position now, but I still don't forget the feelings of the past. Compared with you, I feel extremely guilty."

"I have an old illness now. Every time it rains, my body feels extremely painful. Therefore, I have resigned in front of the Queen Mother and returned home." Li Ying said in a low voice.

He could have chosen to say that Yuan Shao didn't want him to get involved and that's why he made this move, but he chose to commit suicide and suffer pain to escape.

Chen Fan seemed to have not expected this to happen. His face was startled for a moment, and then he asked with concern: "Is it a stubborn illness left behind when I was guarding the border in Bingliang? I have an imperial physician, Jiuhou, why don't I ask him to take care of you?" Get some healing."

Li Ying felt even more guilty, but after thinking about it, he chose to step into it in his current posture. As Yuan Shao said, it was purely to improve his reputation, but it had no effect. If the master is successful, he will not miss you. If Tai Tu loses, he won't care about you anymore.

It is better to hide one's strength and bide one's time and wait for the changes. It will take a long time, and it may not be possible to realize it one day in the future.

Now, living is far more valuable than such a stupid death.

Human beings are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather.

Li Ying felt that he could not be as important as Mount Tai, but it would not help the situation if he died like a feather.

"Thank you for your concern, Grand Master. I just want to return to my hometown to cultivate myself. In my free time, I can set up a private school and teach scriptures. I am quite contented."

"It's so good, it's so good. Yuan Li is already a very rare humerus for a man. It is a great blessing for the country to be able to preserve himself for a long time. When he returns home, he won't have to work so hard. It's important to train talents for the man, but take care of yourself." That's the fundamental thing." Chen Fan felt happy for Li Ying from the bottom of his heart.

As if thinking of something, Chen Fan smiled and joked: "I just don't know how you accepted such a good student. You really irritate others."

Li Ying's face softened slightly when he heard this: "Master is joking. Ben Chujin is still young and needs a lot of training in his work. Master, just worry about it."

Chen Fan smiled and affirmed: "That's natural."

(End of this chapter)