Lord Yuan

Chapter 204 The Yellow Turban Begins
Although Yuan Shao's arrival caused many changes in Yuan Shu's psychology, he at least got what he wanted. The five hundred tribes were only five hundred. The tribes trained by the Yuan family were enough to equal one to ten. Those yellow scarf bandits It can be destroyed with the snap of a finger.

Besides, he has a brave general like Ji Ling, so he can easily achieve this military success.

Yuan Shu hesitated for a while, but he wanted to stay for a while to see why Yuan Shao suddenly came back. Could it be that he had made a fortune by getting promoted and was planning to take the opportunity to earn some Yuan family resources?
Have to prevent!

Yuan Feng glanced at Yuan Shu, who was still indifferent, and pointed to the door of the house with his hand.

"Everything you asked for has been given to you. Let's see if you can bring good news or bad news to the Yuan family this time. Don't I have to step in to clean up the mess for you in the end!"

Yuan Feng's straightforward attitude was in stark contrast to his smiling face when he treated Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu was not discouraged after being reprimanded, but tried his best to put on a kind-hearted look.

Seeing this, Yuan Feng did not waste any more time. He just held Yuan Shao's hand excitedly and looked up and down, expressing the longing in his eyes.

"It has been more than ten years since you last set out for Liaodong. Why didn't you come back and have a look during this period?" Yuan Feng sighed pretending to complain. As a parent, his son has achieved such an achievement today. He felt sincerely happy in his heart. Looking at the burdens on the side, the joy that had just risen was instantly washed away.

Yuan Shu was sitting aside doing nothing, but suddenly he noticed a wave of malicious intent.

But Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head and explained: "The frontier fortress was troubled, and it was at the time of the rebellion of the alien tribes, and wars broke out frequently. As Shao was the general of Liao Dynasty at that time, he naturally had to set an example. Those frontier fortress soldiers had not returned home for more than ten years. , His wife, children, and children at home also miss him very much. They have no intention of going home, and naturally I can’t."

Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Shao who seemed to have grown up and became a man with joy, and became more and more satisfied.

Even Yuan Wei on the side showed appreciation.

"This time I returned to Luoyang and took up the position of Weiwei, I really didn't expect that Benchu's achievements today may have already surpassed those of any other descendant of the family, even the future three masters. Benchu ​​only needs to have enough qualifications to operate again. Even if you spend some money, you won't be able to serve as one of the three ministers."

Yuan Wei continued to speak with a smile: "At that time, I, the Yuan family, will become the fifth generation and the third prince. In addition, Benchu's reputation has already spread at home and abroad. Naturally, I, the Yuan family, will become the number one in the family. Even if It’s this old guy Yang Ci, who was born in Hongnong and the Yang family will have to be stepped on by my Yuan family. When the time comes, except for the emperor, all the world will belong to the Yuan family."

Yuan Shu looked at the few people in the fantasy with disdain. I was lucky enough to win for a while. If I play this time, I will definitely help Yuan's reputation.

Yuan Shao looked around cautiously, seeing no one around, and finally fixed his gaze on Yuan Shu.

"Uncle, please don't forget that in the past, the Song family was all killed. Now His Majesty is both benevolent and powerful. If he learns that I, the Yuan family, have such thoughts, he will definitely be furious. With one careless move, everything will be lost. , The Song family still has power over the government and the public, and it also has the support of the former Queen of Song Dynasty, and it can still end up in such a situation. I, the Yuan family, need to be more careful and make plans."

In fact, this kind of thing has long been an unwritten rule in the entire Yuan family. The Yuan family has never planned to act as a big family. At this stage of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, some of the thoughts in the family are even more... There was a lot of noise, and there were many people clamoring to become the best surname in the world.

Such words spread among the clan, and if they were pursued deeply, it would be enough to break Yuan's bones.

No matter what, Yuan Shao could not let the Yuan family implicate him at this juncture.

Suddenly, he remembered that Yuan Shu's rebellious nature and self-reliance on the world's Zhong surname were exaggerated at this time?Otherwise, although Yuan Shu made some political mistakes, was not keen enough in judging the situation, and many other shortcomings, he still did not have the courage to brave the disapproval of the world and take the lead in proclaiming the emperor.

Obviously, the title of Zhong in the world brought some psychological changes to Yuan Shu at this time.

Of course, Yuan Shao didn't want to cut off Yuan Shu's idea. He just didn't want this matter to spread quickly so that it would reach Liu Hong's ears, and then while dealing with Yuan's family, he would be implicated in it.

Yuan Wei was awakened by Yuan Shao's words. Perhaps over the years, the Yuan family has been going smoothly. In addition, all other aristocratic families have been shackled by the party. Their power is no longer what it used to be. On the contrary, the Yuan family has risen and spread all over the Han Dynasty again. , which will naturally make the people of the Yuan clan feel contemptuous.

Yuan Wei is no exception. In the past, no one dared to say such rebuttal words in front of him. Even Yuan Shu wished that his uncle would do these things. In this case, as a descendant of the Yuan family, he would naturally will follow.

As for Yuan Ji, it can be said that he will not appear in the Yuan family meetings most of the time. He is studying the way to rise and doing his job diligently. Now he is far away from Jiu Qing. This is the last step, and there is only one opportunity left. It is impossible to say that the younger generation of the Yuan family will produce two Jiuqing in the court.

Yuan Feng also nodded with lingering fear. He had already noticed the question raised by Yuan Shao, but he didn't take it to heart.

After all, although the Yuan family is not a relative of the emperor, in fact, in terms of real power, it is greater than the Song family, but far less than it. Even if the emperor wants to eradicate it, it cannot be done with just words.

Yuan's involvement was so great that even the emperor was trembling with fear.

If there are officials in the capital who meet with those who went to court together, it is impossible to say that two of the five people are from the Yuan family's former officials and have received favors from the Yuan family. After meeting a few people and talking to each other, they will suddenly find that it seems that They all studied scriptures from Yuan's disciples. Strictly speaking, Yuan is more like the dual monarch of these former officials' disciples.

Of course Liu Hong understood this, but the Yuan family was the leader among them and was not easy to take action, so he set his sights on other aristocratic families.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Did Benchu ​​come here today for something?" Yuan Feng knew very well that Yuan Shao was a very human being. He was also a guard now. Under no special circumstances, he had to guard the capital at all times and not let up.

Yuan Wei, who was beside him, also had a worried look on his face: "Is this the reason why I was ordered by Your Majesty to deal with the [-] cavalry?"

Yuan Shao nodded: "Yes or no, His Majesty just asked some questions and then brushed the matter aside. After all, General Du Liao is no longer me, so these things don't have to involve me."

Yuan Feng said with some regret: "Although I don't know how I trained so many iron cavalry in the first place, I feel a little unwilling to give them to Yang Xu so easily."

His worry was purely because Yangxunai belonged to the Hongnong Yang family. With this power in his hands, it would naturally make the Yang family's prestige even greater. As an imperial master, Yang Ci was already invisibly superior to many The head of a wealthy family, and now he has obtained the power that belongs to the Yuan family for no reason, it is natural that he will be even more powerful.Yuan Shao, however, kept his eyes fixed and said with a calm face: "Father, uncle, don't worry about this. A tree that is as beautiful as the forest wind will destroy it. Your Majesty can't tolerate a grain of sand in your eyes today. Even Yang Ci, as a Taiwei and the Emperor's Master, even for a moment, We have all been deposed and returned to the army, so naturally we are even more impatient. Besides, these are not important at the moment. On the contrary, the Yellow Turban Rebellion where Zhang Jiao and other thieves gathered is the top priority."

For Yuan Shao, these powers in the court are actually of no help at all. No matter how high you are and spend some money to be a three-gong, it is not under some conscious guidance that the heaven and earth will have frequent phenomena and the three-gong positions will change. The speed is far beyond imagination.

Liu Hong, if nothing else, is really good at making money.

Dong Zhongshu's divine sense allowed Liu Hong to find another way. The officials below who were far away from San Gong but eager to be promoted seized a good opportunity.

For example, Cao Song, who has qualifications and is good at amassing wealth, why not spend some money to refresh the family's power? After all, even a passionate young man like Cao Cao understands that having money It was the uncle who relied on the Cao family's wealth when he was appointed as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang.

There are not a few families with this kind of mentality. Although the Yuan family basically does not need to use this method, for the sake of safety, it is a symbolic expenditure of 1000 million. Compared with other people's hundreds of millions, This amount of money is pitiful, but the Yuan family is the leader of the family after all. After seeing other families successively serving as the third prince, they are not willing to just sit back and die.

Obviously, the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family were actually mixed with some water, and they were dismissed far faster than imagined. Unlike their ancestors, who often stayed in the position of the third Duke.

Therefore, for Yuan Shao, his biggest fist is the real right to speak. These so-called Weiwei Jiuqing, even if they are Sangong, are just words, far less effective than relying on their own strong bows and crossbows. reliable.

He knew that Liu Hong was really afraid of such people, so people like Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi used to give them all idle positions without having military power. If it weren't for the rapid spread of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, It was so fast that Liu Hong even wanted to rely on the power of a county governor like Yuan Shao to resist.

However, the ideal is full, and the reality is like a heavy punch.

Except for Yuan Shao, who was the general of Liaodong, almost half of the remaining county guards who were affected were killed by these unstoppable yellow turban bandits, and the rest were just hanging on.

This is also the reason why Liu Hong is afraid of Yuan Shao.

What if his original intention was not to fight against the Yellow Turbans, but to fight against the Han Dynasty?With the current Han Dynasty, it is almost impossible to conquer a Liaodong Army with strong soldiers and horses and a brave general without dispatching an army of [-].

But in this way, Liu Hong had to use a considerable amount of money from his own treasury to support the front line. Anything involving money was an earth-shattering event for Liu Hong.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao had no intention of rebelling at all, and returned to Luoyang with an imperial edict. Even Liu Hong's attempt to find any dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao was in vain.

In this regard, Liu Hong could only let go of the last layer of defense in his heart and regard Yuan Shao as his own. It was logical that he would serve as a guard and take charge of the southern army to defend the capital.

As for money, a symbolic payment of several hundred thousand is enough.

Uncharacteristically, Yuan Shao directly handed over 2000 million yuan to Liu Hong, claiming that it was the money to buy the guard.

This move naturally made Liu Hong smile from ear to ear.

This was almost equivalent to a windfall. After Liu Hong pretended to be reserved and shied away a few times, he pocketed it and praised Yuan Shao's actions.

Yuan Feng listened to Yuan Shao's judgment of the situation, and after thinking about it for a while, he nodded in agreement, and he believed deeply in the sentence that a tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

At this time, the Yuan family was overshadowed by the Yang family, so they didn't have to worry too much about Liu Hong killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. In addition, Yuan Shao was now at his peak. As long as Liu Hong didn't do anything stupid, he would only favor Yuan Shao.

"What Benchu ​​said is true, but now that Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others are leading the army to attack the Yellow Turbans, it is the time to gain fame, but Benchu ​​is now trapped in Luoyang as a guard, which is a bit overqualified."

Yuan Shao's military ability has been spread among the Han army for a long time. Even the soldiers in Bingliang and Liangzhou were very envious of having such a general in command in Liaodong.

Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head: "Father, don't worry, the Yellow Turbans are at their peak now. Although Huangfu Zhonglang defeated the Yellow Turbans in a short time, they did not pose much of a threat to the entire Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan. The Yellow Turbans The main force is still in the hands of Zhang Jiao and others, and they cannot defeat this group of bandits head-on, and the big man is still trapped in the flames of war!"

Yuan Feng couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

That was not the original plan.

If it weren't for the powerful intimidation of the powerful families below, and because Yuan was close to the eunuch Yuan She and was spared the disaster of the party, they would have greatly criticized Yuan. In order to get rid of this embarrassing situation in terms of reputation, Yuan could only make a bet. , secretly colluded with other aristocratic families to provide Zhang Jiao with money, people, information and many other ways.

He only had one request, which was that once this turmoil spreads across the Han Dynasty and His Majesty lifts the party prison, Zhang Jiao and others must put an end to this farce that should not have happened.

The party's imprisonment was successfully lifted, but Zhang Jiao saw that the horns of the various states and counties responded to the trend very loudly. In addition, the Yellow Turbans were now unstoppable. Zhang Jiao was naturally unwilling to act as a sharp knife in the hands of those wealthy families, so he ignited the Yellow Turban Rebellion. war.

This farce was obviously out of the control of the aristocratic family, and Yuan Feng was no exception.

Once this matter is not handled well, it will lead to anger.

After understanding the reason, Yuan Shao pretended to be surprised, and then sighed to express his opinion.

(End of this chapter)