Lord Yuan

Chapter 97 The Role of a Counselor

"Gao Dao is now General Zhonglang, commanding the Huben Army to protect His Majesty's safety."

Xu You and Xun Chen were shocked when they heard this and glanced at Yuan Shao who didn't seem to be lying.

But it was Xu You who sighed and said: "I only know the green forest ranger on that road. It is difficult to hold a big responsibility, but I didn't expect that he is of a higher rank than you. If I didn't know him very well, for a while I really didn't know who the two of your brothers were. There is no distinction between common people."

As soon as his thoughts changed, he already understood the approximate reason.

That Yuan Shu Xianglai was riding the coattails of the Grand Tutor. He had the authority to record the affairs of the Shangshu, and he also wanted to gain the support of aristocratic families.

Is there any other famous family in this world that can compare to the Yuan family in Runan?

Except for the Liu family who came from the emperor's surname, no one can match it. It was the emperor who became the greatest, and the Yuan family followed closely behind.

To be able to achieve such a status as the Taifu, he naturally knew that the aristocratic family could not lose its power, but compared to the eunuchs, he felt that the aristocratic families controlled the power countless times more than the eunuchs.

At the very least, the family would not have caused such a massive disaster that swept the entire Han Dynasty.

"The Taifu spent a lot of effort to win over the Yuan family." Xu You laughed at himself.

Facing such a giant as the Yuan family, a small family like them living under the Yuan family does not have much right to speak. On weekdays, it is good to be familiar with them when the Yuan family holds events.

As for trying to get close to the giant Yuan, it is even more difficult.

Yuan, who was good at keeping a low profile and biding his time, would never choose to get involved in any struggle, and would often just sit back and watch.

Regardless of the eunuchs or the Qingliu scholars, it was not their turn to pick the fruits of victory in the end.

The Yuan family took care of themselves, but with the help of this disaster, their prestige became even greater than before.

After all, in the disaster of party imprisonment, especially the children from famous families were particularly attacked by the eunuchs, but anyone who stood on the opposite side of the eunuchs, no matter how big or small, was included in the scope of the party.

Many aristocratic families suffered devastating blows, and the Yuan family, which was not affected at all, benefited from it.

Nowadays, Chen Fan intends to bring all the aristocratic families closer together and no longer be driven by the eunuchs. In addition, many of the disciples and former officials of the aristocratic family are also serving as officials in the court. This force can be united and is a boost that cannot be underestimated.

Chen Fan did not take Yuan's previous behavior of sitting on the sidelines to heart.

In his view, aristocratic families are inherently involved in their own family interests and cannot be left alone. The Yuan family's purpose is to hide its power and bide its time, accumulate strength, and even truly become the so-called best surname in the world.

Even Chen Fan himself was actually from the Runan Chen family, but he never regarded himself as Chen family.

And now the Yuan family has chosen to throw out a direct descendant, which is already a good idea, and uses Yuan Shu to see what the outside world thinks.

Yuan Ji, who was regarded as the next head of the Yuan clan, could never let go.

"These eunuchs have no rules at all. It would be better for the Grand Tutor to join forces with the general as soon as possible to deal with these eunuchs who are causing harm to the country and gaining power."

Xun Chen looked at the weather outside and said angrily.

The younger they are, the greater their hatred towards the eunuchs. On the contrary, those scholars and nobles who have been involved in the prison of the party have begun to choose to lie down and are unwilling to continue to confront the eunuchs.

Therefore, Chen Fan chose to actively accommodate new blood. Countless Tai students with both ability and political integrity have become the backbone and mainstay of officials from all sides.

Chen Fan didn't bother too much with those aristocratic families who didn't want to continue to end up in the end. He just asked for an attitude, and then he still chose to join the competition that seemed to have a clear situation without hesitation.

"It's not that easy. Now that the emperor is weak and not a wise ruler, and the queen mother is also in power, although the eunuchs are weak, they are close to the palace after all. If there is a chance, the eunuchs will definitely make a comeback." Xu You shook his head. "Then Cao Jie is exaggerating this matter. I conclude that this is a sign that the eunuchs intend to fight back. By the way, I will test how much power the Taifu has accumulated now."

Yuan Shao glanced at Xu You with some surprise, saw through the details at a glance, and deduced the general actions of the eunuch.

Yuan Shao himself relied on foresight to understand the development of the situation in time.

Xu You was able to do this just by relying on one person.

Yuan Shao originally thought that by relying on his status as a time traveler, he would be able to defeat these wise and resourceful people who were famous in history. Coupled with his advance arrangements, he would be able to gain huge power before the troubled times came.

But now it seems that the Three Stooges are better than Zhuge Liang after all. Xu You's remarks made him understand instantly.

After all, I am no match for these counselors whose brain cells are extremely developed, and every word they speak has a hidden strategy.

If their information hadn't always been one step behind and the way of transmitting information was too slow, with their resourcefulness, it would have been easy to gain a foothold in troubled times.

Fortunately, these resourceful people are now all recruited by themselves. With the help of Xu Youxunchen for the time being, this coup may be much easier than originally thought.

When he thought of this, Yuan Shao felt much more relaxed.

"What Ziyuan said is true, and Yi Chen sees it. We must not sit back and wait for death. We need to plan early, express our intentions in front of the Taifu, and plan it slowly. If not, once the eunuch takes the initiative, it will be detrimental to me."

"Yuan Jun doesn't regard himself as the Yuan family now, and the Yuan family probably won't end up like this."

Xun Chen seemed to be thinking.

"There is no need to be so impatient. Although Cao Jie has come with an imperial edict and looks like he is asking for punishment, the Taifu and the minister are not at fault, and using Zhao Pushe as an excuse, it is better to bring Cao Jie to At the Chancellor's desk, use the words of your colleagues to block Cao Jie's momentum."

Yuan Shao said eloquently that he had already secretly planned a strategy in his heart and was just waiting for Cao Jie to rush forward in a hurry.

"Zhao Pushe has always had a very bad reputation. Cao Jie's visit today is all thanks to Zhao Pushe. Since he said that one person is enough, I will follow him."

"Are you sure of this at first? Tutor is a very human being. He has his own decisions, so how can he listen to your words?" Xu You couldn't help but feel worried.

He vaguely guessed what Yuan Shao was going to do, but the key to realizing this plan was whether the Taifu could stand firmly behind them and act as the strongest protective umbrella.

Yuan Shao suddenly laughed and remained silent.

This caused Xu You and Xun Chen to wonder how they could still laugh after what happened now.

Yuan Shao stood up and said to himself: "If it concerns someone other than an eunuch, and if Shao takes this dangerous strategy, the Grand Tutor may not necessarily choose to help me."

The conversation changed, "But if it involves eunuchs, Taifu will definitely spare no effort to be my backer."

Yuan Shao's understanding of Chen Fan may be second only to Chen Fan himself in this world.

When Chen Fan was young, he took caring about the world as his mission and never cleaned the courtyard at home.

Friends came to visit, but Chen Fan didn't take care of him at all.

The friend was puzzled and pretended to be angry.

Chen Fan smiled and waved his hands disapprovingly and said: "When a man lives in the world, he should sweep the world away and keep his family safe!"

(End of this chapter)