Lord Yuan

Chapter 225
The news of Yuan Shao's return home spread quickly.

Along the way, many people who had lived in Runan had noticed this lively battle. When they learned that he was a descendant of the Yuan family, people immediately rushed to the Yuan family's mansion to report the good news.

As the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Feng had long heard about Yuan Shao's many deeds and was full of expectations for him.

In fact, even if Yuan Ji is about to enter the ranks of Jiuqing, in fact, to the entire Yuan family, Yuan Shao is more like the eldest son.

After reuniting for more than ten years, Yuan Shao also felt a sense of loneliness welling up in his heart. Looking at his father Yuan Feng's white hair gradually falling down, his heart suddenly felt sour.

Yuan Feng, who has retired from the position of three princes, can be said to have reached the top of the human ministers, except that he has not obtained the substantive power of founding the government.

For him, or the entire Yuan family, in a sense, under his leadership, the Yuan family has reached the top of the family ranks, and is higher than the so-called hereditary powerful families in the past. One floor.

In order to make the Yuan family prosperous for a long time, Yuan Fengben planned to devote all his efforts to cultivating Yuan Shao.

As Yuan Shao's fame spread across the country, the Yuan family once again began to debate who should be their successor.

Yuan Ji is a well-established and talented person, and he is good enough. He follows the steps step by step and is not arrogant or impetuous. He can be said to be the most perfect leader of the establishment. As long as he continues according to the past methods, the Yuan family will be able to maintain it for another hundred years without decay.

As for Yuan Shao, the nominal eldest son, his foundation in the clan could be said to be extremely shallow. No one would choose to bet on this adopted eldest son who was born from a concubine.

Of course, the current Yuan Feng sees things very clearly. Maybe with Yuan Ji, the Yuan family's foundation can be carried forward, or it may not be liquidated by those in power, but for him, it is not enough.

After learning that Yang Ci had been promoted to Taiwei, even if he made mistakes, he only received a slight verbal warning. Then, at Liu Hong's respectful invitation, he was promoted to Taiwei again in the form of special promotion. This man in charge of the Han Dynasty As the absolute commander of the highest military, he understood that as the saying goes, those who are near the water and towers get the moon first. As an imperial master, Yang Ci had an absolute advantage over others. Coupled with Liu Hong's special treatment and the Hongnong Yang family's With all kinds of political resources available, as long as Yang Ci doesn't commit suicide, the Yang family will never be destroyed.

With such a behemoth around, the Yuan family could not replace him and become the authority in the family.

Even if the so-called disciples and old officials are all over the world, they will not pose much threat to the emperor and the Yang family.

Not only that, but even the current Yellow Turban Rebellion, the riots sweeping the country, according to Liu Hong's past behavior, the Third Duke had to pay a visit to Liu Hong, and even his own position as the Third Duke was also in a state of flux. He was deposed under unexplainable miracles and visions, and by the way, he was blamed for the drought that spread in various places.

It can be said that Liu Hong's ability in this area definitely surpassed the more than 20 previous emperors of the Han Dynasty. Whether it was Dong Zhongshu's divine induction or the selling of officials and titles that flourished in the hands of Emperor Huan, Liu Hong was self-taught and even integrated into his own some little ideas.

So, when Yuan Feng was even a little happy that the riot finally came as promised, in the court, Yang Ci seemed to be nothing. Although he was dismissed from the position of Taiwei and retired to his hometown, it only lasted for one day. Then he was invited into the palace by Liu Hong. This kind of treatment was unprecedented and unprecedented.

Yuan Feng must break this situation.

However, Yuan Ji's forward thinking and Yuan Shu's dissolute behavior are not the objects of his consideration. Only Yuan Shao can be said to be the most perfect existence.

In terms of reputation, Yuan Shao can be said to be far ahead of the two brothers. Whether it is running the army or managing the land, after more than ten years of practice, Yuan Shao has long been able to combine knowledge with action.

In terms of ability, the three of them have their own merits. Due to Yuan Ji's status, he can use his strengths without any scruples. If Yuan Shao hadn't suddenly appeared and become a blockbuster, Yuan Ji would have been the current Jiuqing. One serving.

But what good is that?
Even if Yuan Ji can rely on his world capital and his own efforts, so what?
When the news that Yuan Shao was promoted to a servant spread throughout the country, Yuan Ji knew it clearly.

Unless Yuan Shao dies, he will never get ahead.

Liu Hong is not stupid. On the contrary, he is very proficient in the use of various strategies and tactics to check and balance the aristocratic family and official circles.

With Yuan Shao as a pioneer, Liu Hong will never give Yuan a Jiuqing position.

It is possible that Yuan Ji became the Jiuqing first, and Yuan Shao later became the Jiuqing by virtue of his military merit and fame.

In addition, before Liu Hong's path, Yuan Ji could never be compared with Yuan Shao.

As for these, most people in the clan are unable to see the deeper meaning. On the contrary, they are more looking forward to Yuan Ji.

How could Yuan Ji, who was born as a concubine and became the ninth minister and had almost all the political resources of the Yuan family, not be able to reach this point?

If this is the case, doesn't it mean that Yuan Shao is stronger than the entire Yuan family with his own strength?

This is absolutely impossible.

Why can't all my efforts as a great person from several generations be worth as much as you, a little concubine?

The Yuan family can indeed be said to be at the top of the family. Being born in the Yuan family means that you are far ahead of others from the starting line. Growing up in this environment, you have not experienced the beatings of the dark society, nor have you experienced real life. Despair is no different from the flowers in the greenhouse.

After these years of being domineering, even though the Yuan family's family rules strictly require the clan members to abide by the rules and not bully the lower class people, they must also understand that it is not easy to get to where they are today.

However, these have little to do with them, at least in their eyes.

In any case, the position of the head of the Yuan family is not in their lineage. In order to seek more benefits and political resources, they must choose a relatively safe method.

Investing in Yuan Ji, his eldest son, does seem to be a sure way to make money without losing money.

Therefore, whether they were concubines, collateral descendants, or even direct descendants, they all expressed a strong interest in Yuan Ji.

As for Yuan Ji, he doesn't refuse anyone who comes.

However, when Zhengdang, who had gone through the stage of being a model in the world, was imprisoned, Yuan Shao was already regarded as an outcast of the family. No one would have thought that Yuan Shao would achieve what he does today.

Therefore, when Yuan Shao returned to the Yuan family's hometown in Runan, he actually received a lot of hostility.

There were even relatively remote branches of the Yuan clan that perhaps even Yuan Feng himself didn't know much about, but they openly appeared in front of Yuan Shao and expressed their opinions.

At the same time, it is said that it is for the long-term development of the Yuan family. It is better to continue to contribute to the development of the Yuan family in Liaodong. As for returning to Luoyang to fight for power with Yuan Ji, it is indeed your fault, Yuan Jidu You have already been appointed as the next head of the family. Why are you stirring up trouble? Are you asking for trouble?
Yuan Shao was not used to this kind of hostility and immediately retorted.He did not want to take the initiative to return to Luoyang, nor did he compete with Yuan Ji for the position of Jiuqing.

I haven't left Liaodong for more than ten years. Isn't it just a few days away?

Besides, what he had experienced recently was, strictly speaking, not what he wanted. It was almost all imposed on him by Liu Hong. Even replacing General He Jin was not part of his plan.

As for the title of Attendant, Yuan Shao was even more surprised. With his current grade, Jiuqing has already reached the top. If he wants to go further, it will be extremely difficult to reach it without ten years of training.

All this is His Majesty's will. I am just following His Majesty. If I am dissatisfied or resentful, I can write to His Majesty and ask him to withdraw his order. I can continue to go to Liaodong and become a local emperor.

As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.

Although Yuan Shao did not have the title of emperor during his time in Liaodong, in fact, there was no difference compared with Liu Hong who was far away in Luoyang.

The clan members who were choked by Yuan Shao's words darkened their faces. They wanted to retaliate, but it involved His Majesty the Emperor. They were not like Yuan Shao, who was ranked among the Nine Qings and had absolute power.

Even the person he said was writing to His Majesty, among the entire Yuan family, there are only two people with this qualification. Even Yuan Shu, the tiger warrior general who shined in guarding Luoyang this time, although he is nominally with Liu Hong was the closest to him, but he still had to go through a series of procedures if he wanted to appeal to His Majesty. In the end, he had to face the situation of whether Liu Hong was in the mood to watch.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao only needed to add the title of Jiuqing Weiwei in front of the memorial. Neither the Xiaohuangmen nor the Shangshutai, the institution in charge of political affairs, nor the most critical Zhongchangshi would dare to do this. He was careless in everything, and in the end it only took a little time for Liu Hong to know Yuan Shao's memorial.

Jiuqing originally had the meaning of ruling the Han Dynasty territory of Nuo Da on behalf of the emperor. However, the division of labor was different. In addition, there were a mixed bag of governors from various prefectures and counties, and Liu Hong liked to be promoted when he had nothing to do. He dismissed a large number of senior officials, which made Jiuqing Qing doesn't look that tall.

But all this is just because of Liu Hong's little thoughts. After all, a Jiuqing can bring a total of 2000 million yuan to his small treasury. In order to enrich his small treasury, Liu Hong can be said to be Have fun doing it.

Yuan Shao was no exception. When he became a guard, he also donated 2000 million yuan to Liu Hong in a symbolic way. Although Liu Hong repeatedly declined, saying that Yuan Shao had outstanding military achievements, and even if he was appointed as a guard for free, he already deserved it, so why bother? Follow these mortal procedures.

Yuan Shao explained with a smile that his Majesty's Xiyuan has been under construction for many years and the progress is not very fast. In order to leave his name in Xiyuan, even if it is just an insignificant mark, no amount of money is too much to pay.

Liu Hong was very happy at the time. He had been fascinated by Xiyuan for a long time, but he was really short of money and the progress was delayed again and again.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was so knowledgeable, he waved his hand and the taxes paid by all officials who served as six hundred stone officials since Yuan Shao were increased by [-]/[-].

Regarding this, Yuan Shao didn't know whether to be happy or tragic.

After thinking about it, I have now reached the rank of Jiuqing. The promotion in a short period of time does not seem to have much to do with me, so I should be happy.

But when he thought about the officials who had been charged extra money by his actions, Yuan Shao could only say that the main reason was that Liu Hong was too greedy for money.

This also made Yuan Shao's position as the Nine Ministers extremely strong. Even he who didn't have much time to return home was given a ten-day leave by Liu Hong, who was quite considerate.

Of course, Liu Hong also has some small thoughts of his own. Yuan Shao has just unlocked the feat of guarding Luoyang and defeated the Yellow Turban bandits head-on. He, who is already very afraid of Yuan Shao, naturally cannot let him continue at this stage. To shine, you need to go out and get out of the limelight.

And this Runan is obviously a very reasonable place.

With the emperor's approval, Yuan Shao embarked on a journey home.

I just didn't expect that the opinions of the clan would be so strong.

Yuan Feng saw the flash of disappointment in Yuan Shao's eyes, and immediately offered words of comfort.

No matter what, your uncle and I absolutely support you.

With these words, Yuan Shao's eyes suddenly lit up.

No matter how Yuan Feng treats other tribesmen, just talking about Yuan Shao's attitude and treatment, it can be said that it would be shocking to any aristocratic family.

No one would invest too much energy in a so-called commoner.

Even if this kid from aristocratic family is very outstanding.

From the moment of birth, the height you will eventually reach is already determined.

And this is also a phenomenon that was admired by later generations in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and even in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The clans that were different from the aristocratic families had experienced the ultimate sublimation under the promotion of the so-called nine-level Zhongzheng system. The Yongjia Rebellion that followed was the beginning of the clans' control of absolute power.

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the imperial examination system, which had always been highly praised, could be said to be an excellent opportunity for the people at the bottom to stand up. However, due to the operation of the clan, the ascending channel was once again blocked, leaving only a hole that could not be smaller. .

Only drilling through this hole means that there is a slight possibility of being in the same situation as when these valves just started.

To put it bluntly, the aristocratic family, a powerful force that originated from Liu Xiu, has become extremely deformed after it was founded by Liu Xiu and achieved great success. Even if a small number of people among them have the intention to change this system, in the end It’s nothing more than old wine in new bottles, and you can never escape this framework.

Ordinary people work hard all their lives, but they can't even reach Yuan Shao's starting line.

However, with Yuan Ji as his opponent, Yuan Shao still had considerable resistance to controlling the Yuan family. In addition, according to the process, after Yuan Feng, his uncle Yuan Wei took over as the head of the Yuan family.

Under this situation, the identity of the head of the Yuan family will not fall on Yuan Shao in a short time.

Unless, another attempt is made to lure Dong Zhuo, the evil tiger of Liangzhou, a former disciple of the Yuan family, to the capital.

Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head. Now that he was at the forefront of the times, even Dong Zhuo had to respectfully call himself Wei Wei.

(End of this chapter)