Lord Yuan

Chapter 7
After the funeral, the guests went back to their homes, and only the clan members were left busy in the busy Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Shao, who bowed slightly, stood in front of Yuan Feng, who hated iron but not steel. He raised his eyes slightly, glanced at his uncle and said: "The Han Dynasty has always emphasized the importance of governing the country with filial piety, and the ministers using filial piety to ensure peace and stability."

Seeing that his uncle did not refute, he continued: "Nowadays, the world is turbid, and it is no longer the vigorous Han Dynasty. I am just lucky enough to inherit the prestige of my family and be a filial and honest person and go out to serve as an official. Fortunately, I can live up to the expectations of the people and the people can live and work in peace and contentment." , thieves and bandits dare not invade the territory."

"Now I want to keep my filial piety for my mother."

Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief and slowly expressed his thoughts.

Yuan Feng was very surprised and locked eyes with Yuan Shao in front of him with his eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate everything.

He knew very well how outstanding his son was. He had become famous and prestigious at a young age, but as a concubine, it was difficult for him to inherit the power of the family.

When he was first elected as Xiaolian, many people in the clan had opinions. The general idea was that he was a bastard. What was the use of wasting so many political resources? It would be better to cultivate his legitimate son Yuan Shu as soon as possible.

All kinds of words kept hearing, Yuan Feng tried his best to defy everyone's opinions. As the current leader of the Yuan family, he naturally had this right, and Yuan Shao became Xiaolian.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao did not disappoint him. At the same time, he also blocked the mouths of some old guys in the clan.

There are many people in the Yuan family who want to cultivate legitimate sons. Yuan Shao's behavior unknowingly solved a big problem for Yuan Feng.

Now, when Yuan Shao continues to move forward bravely, he proposes to keep vigil for his mother.

Yuan Feng was unhappy. This was not what he wanted to see, and it was also not what his brother and sister-in-law, who had already laid to rest, wanted to see.

"Why do you have such an idea?" Yuan Feng looked solemn, "Since he knows that the moral code of the Han Dynasty is often broken, and he is still young, it is a normal thing to go through the motions of observing filial piety for his mother, so why waste his good time."

"How long do you plan to stay? Three years?"

Yuan Feng advised, in his opinion, the national principles have long since changed, and the most important filial piety in appointing and removing officials is only superficial.

Even the most important inspection system is a piece of waste paper, with officials from all over the country colluding with each other to make profits.

Yuan Shao naturally knew the powerful relationship, otherwise he would not have gone to Puyang to serve.

And the reason he wanted to do this was all for future plans. Soon, Emperor Huan would pass away and be buried, followed closely by Emperor Ling, who would succeed him. The young emperor wanted to show his royal authority, even more so. In order to show the world that the Han Dynasty is still shining brightly and will never fall.

This was a check and balance of power dominated by the imperial power. When Emperor Huan Ling was in power, the power of the court was mainly dominated by relatives and eunuchs, who alternated exclusive power.

Eunuchs appoint private individuals to prey on the common people. They only care about private enjoyment and have no regard for the life and death of the people.

The foreign relatives are relatively clean, especially the general Dou Wu, so the power struggle between the two parties has become increasingly serious.

As a result, the second disaster of party imprisonment followed one after another, which swept the entire Han Dynasty. The young emperor listened to the one-sided words of the treacherous eunuchs and restarted the party imprisonment, so that the party members completely lost the possibility of fighting for power with the eunuchs.

Countless celebrities died in this unwarranted persecution. At the same time, the young emperor gradually regained his own rights as an emperor.

Of course, this right was blinded by the eunuchs.

Just as the Ling Emperor's father Zhang Rang said, he had amassed hundreds of millions of wealth, so he built huge high-rise buildings in the capital for fun. The emperor suddenly had a whim and wanted to climb up to see everything that belonged to him.

Zhang Rangyan said: "The emperor should not climb high. If he climbs high, the people will scatter."

Emperor Ling gave up after hearing this and never went to the Yong'an waiting platform again.This shows how powerful the eunuchs were. Under their conscious or unconscious guidance, the country was riddled with holes and lifeless.

Therefore, Yuan Shao understood that in the next few years, until this stage of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the eunuchs in the court had exclusive power, and there was no possibility for scholars to make a comeback. It was better to cultivate their moral character in their hometown and accumulate fame at the same time to wait for the changes.

In the past, Yuan Shao took this path and became famous at home and abroad. Many talents and heroes rushed to join him. How could Yuan Shao abandon such a method?

When the time comes, heroes from all over the world will rise into the sea like dragons, their fame will be astonishing, and they will complete the unfinished business of the three monarchs who were imprisoned by the party.

"Kill the eunuchs."

In this way, Yuan Shao has reason to believe that under his leadership, the Yuan family can lead the Yuan family to surpass other families and become the co-lord of the world.

After all, in this party war that has swept over for more than ten years, the tense and tense emotions of the scholars only need an outlet, and they will turn into the rolling Yangtze River and flow down the river.

And this outlet is to successfully kill those rootless eunuchs who are domineering and do not know how to restrain themselves. As long as they succeed, these scholars will swarm to the Yuan family's court.

Yuan Shao knew that his reputation was not enough now, let alone the ability to turn things around, so he could only follow the steps to cultivate his reputation. During the period of observing filial piety, the party's imprisonment broke out, and he took in some party members that the scholars were eager to pursue.

And Cao Cao, who was previously wooed, can gradually start to play a little role.

Cao Cao hated the existence of the eunuch Jianshu the most. With him shielding him from the wind and rain, Yuan Shao became more confident in this plan.

Yuan Shao paused for a moment, straightened his body, and said resolutely: "The time limit has not been determined, but I will be with my mother for the time being."

"Uncle, I don't know. Now the emperor is seriously ill and will pass away soon. I am watching the changes in the sky and the world will be in chaos again. It is better to avoid the edge for the time being and retain the strength."

Yuan Feng laughed. Looking at the determined Yuan Shao in front of him, he couldn't help but shake his head and retorted: "Shao'er has never seen your majesty in his life. Why does your majesty want to talk about it? It doesn't matter if we talk about it at home. Don’t say this in front of outsiders.”

"As for the chaos in the world you mentioned, don't I know that these eunuchs occupy the court, do not know the scriptures, only care about private affairs, and are in vain to be courtiers."

"We have suffered a lot from it. If these are the disasters you are talking about, it is not a big deal. I have a poor life, and if I add such evil debts, I may die in a few years."

Seeing his uncle's answer, which even mentioned the matter of yin and yang, Yuan Shao didn't know how to answer for a while.

Is it possible to tell him that he is from a later generation and knows all about the subsequent historical process?

Yuan Shao rejected this idea. Since his uncle didn't want to believe it, he couldn't force it. Anyway, no one could interfere with his filial piety.

"In this case, it's better for uncle to be more careful. My nephew will go see his mother first and come back to say hello to you later." Yuan Shao saw that he couldn't persuade the stubborn Yuan Feng, so he had no choice but to give up. After bowing his hands and saluting, he said goodbye to his uncle. .

Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Shao's leaving figure, and what he just said touched him a little.

Shaoer never lies and always shows himself to be steady. How could he start talking nonsense today? His Majesty was still walking like a tiger when he was last seen. There was no sign of illness.

However, since Shaoer said to be careful of disasters, it would be better for me to be more careful.

He wrote a letter and sent it to the imperial court Yuan Wei, conveying what Yuan Shao said.

As for the words that His Majesty was about to die, Yuan Feng naturally deleted them.

(End of this chapter)