I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 67 Yuan Wei’s Obsession

"Could it be that Your Majesty is afraid of me, the Yuan family?"

Yuan Wei summarized several plans over the past year.

Although it was not a complete gain, Yuan Wei always felt that every time the critical moment came, the final kick would always get stuck.

The former general who planned for Dong Zhuo became General Zuo Zhonglang, and the governor of Bingzhou became the governor of Xihe.

The plan to become the prince's teacher failed twice, and both times gave Zheng Xuan an advantage. However, Zheng Xuan's achievements in Confucian classics were unmatched by anyone in the world, and even he could only accept it.

Finally, the three most outstanding members of the next generation gathered in Luoyang.

But the most critical person among them, Yuan Shao, the tiger general, is about to be transferred?

Without such a force, how could we accomplish the feats that Dou Wu and Chen Fan had not yet accomplished?

He, the fourth and third Duke of the Yuan family, was only one step away from becoming the sole leader of the scholars and truly the one everyone hoped for, with this unparalleled achievement.

This is Yuan Wei's plan. He has learned the lessons of Dou Wu and Chen Fan's failure. Only weapons can get rid of eunuchs!

As long as he successfully eradicates the eunuchs, Yuan Wei will surpass the three monarchs and surpass Yang Zhen.

What about Huo Guang?

How could he, Yuan Wei, not be able to do it?

As for Wang Mang...

In short, Yuan Wei is absolutely unwilling to give up on General Tiger and Ben.

In the past, Yuan Shao won over many officials in the Huben camp by relying on his reputation and his generous character of spending money.

Once Huben Camp is taken over by others, as long as it is slightly reorganized, I don't know how much influence the Yuan family can have on the 1,500 people in Huben Camp.

Therefore, when Yuan Wei heard this shocking news from Yuan Shao, his first thought was not to appease Yuan Shao, but to ask: "Has Ben Chu recommended to the general a candidate to succeed Huben Zhonglang General?"

Yuan Shao said: "When I first heard that I was going to be released as the governor of Runan, I was so excited that I never thought of it."

"What should we do?" Yuan Wei thought about it and said, "This time, you must return to the General's Mansion immediately and recommend your brother to the General to take over as Huben Zhonglang General!"

There was a faint anger in Yuan Shao's heart. For him, how does being the prefect of Runan compare with his current official position?

Unexpectedly, he came in a hurry and wanted to discuss it with his uncle as soon as possible, but he didn't hear any words of comfort from Yuan Wei.

Yuan Shao actually understood that Yuan Wei's words made sense.

But what he wants is attitude!

Facing Yuan Wei, he had no choice but to turn to the General's Mansion again and recommend Yuan Ji to He Jin.

Watching Yuan Shao leave, Yuan Wei sent people to call Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu.

How can Runan quell the chaos? How can Runan use all his strength or conserve his strength...

Should we take this opportunity to control the Runan area more deeply...

He couldn't decide yet.

Before Yuan Shao returned, Yuan Wei discussed with Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu.

It's hard to say which emotion was more gloating or sympathy in Yuan Shu's heart. Deep in his heart, Yuan Shu just wanted to be satisfied if Yuan Shao had a worse life than him, and he couldn't give any good advice.

Yuan Ji is still more responsible and believes that Yuan Shao needs to return to Beijing as soon as possible and Yuan Shao's influence on the general must be ensured.

Yuan Wei followed.

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Historical records record: "(Dong) Zhuo informed Grand Tutor Yuan Wei of abolishing the proposal, and Wei reported in accordance with the proposal."

"Yuan Wei untied the emperor's seal ribbon to serve King Chenliu. He helped King Hongnong go down to the palace and profess his vassal status to the north."

There was no grand master before Dong Zhuo in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Taifu will only be set up when the new emperor ascends the throne. It is equivalent to the minister of care and can exercise power on behalf of the emperor through the chancellery.

From an institutional point of view, Yuan Wei should have been the person who supported the young emperor the most, but in the end he personally deposed the young emperor. Historically, after He Jin came to power, in addition to Yuan Wei being appointed as Taifu, Yuan Shao was appointed as Sili Xiaowei, and Huben Zhonglang was replaced by Yuan Shu.

Four months after the death of Emperor Ling, He Jin was killed by a counterattack. Yuan Shu and Wu Kuang attacked Nangong and later burned Nangong.

At the same time, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and Yuan Shao pretended to obey the imperial edict and killed Henan Yin Xuxiang and Fan Ling, who was temporarily appointed by the eunuch as Sili Xiaowei through the Shangshutai, on the pretext of killing the eunuch gang members.

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Yuan Shaoshang was still running for the next Tiger General, but he didn't know that Liu Bian in the palace had already won the support of the emperor.

Liu Bian once again summoned Zhu Jun in Yutang Hall to inform him of Emperor Ling's decision.

Not forgetting to bring in some private goods: "Yuan Shaosu loves to make friends with hangers-on, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself. After Zhu Gong took over, he should select some for screening."

Zhu Jun was born into a poor family, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Qiantang for his military exploits, so he was naturally not afraid of the Yuan family.

Because Liu Bian did not hide it in front of him and Lu Zhi, he clearly sensed the prince's fear of the Yuan family.

Hearing this, he assured: "Your Highness, don't worry, Tiger Guards are guarding the palace city, how can they become someone else's private army!"

Liu Bian understood that Zhu Jun understood his intention.

Later, the new appointments of Yuan Shao and Zhu Jun were made into an edict without mentioning it.

Liu Bian finally settled a matter on his mind.

After settling Emperor Ling and He Jin, Liu Bian couldn't think of any way Yuan Shao could evade.

Does he dare to find excuses to resign at this time? Not to mention the political loss of such a move, once this happens, Liu Bian will dare to promote Yuan Shu as the prefect of Runan.

There is no way, the Tiger and the Lieutenant General is really too important.

It is not something that Habayashi Chulang Shogun can compare with.

Although Habayashi Lang led by the latter was responsible for garrisoning the East Palace where the emperor was staying, he followed him closely. Even when Liu Bian left the palace, Yu Linlang was temporarily responsible for the close guard.

However, the number of Habayashi Lang is too small, with only 128 people according to the regulations.

The Yulin Left Cavalry and Yulin Right Cavalry, both belonging to the Yulin Camp, had 800 and 900 people respectively, which seemed to be better than the 1,500 people of the Huben Camp responsible for guarding the palace wall.

But in fact, these two departments are not assigned to Habayashi Zhonglang, but are subordinate to Habayashi Zuojian and Habayashi Youjian respectively. The Habayashi camp itself was split into three parties.

In addition, the guards under the guards who were responsible for guarding the palace gates and palace walls were scattered. The largest number of these guard troops was undoubtedly the Huben camp.

As peace returned to the two states, the new army that was already being formed was accelerated.

Jian Shuo proposed to Emperor Ling that he could recruit heroes from all over the world to serve as favorites in the army. Emperor Ling agreed with him and spread the order to various places.

But even if he is a hero in the world, without the recommendation of a local official, a person from a lowly background will not even be able to find a way.

The first to respond to the call was Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou.

He was afraid that the governor would be snatched away by Dong Zhuo, so he was eager to express himself.

He took the lead in sending Zhang Yang and Zhang Liao to Luoyang, and was also ordered to bring hundreds of Bingzhou soldiers as members of the new army.

Only Lu Bu, whom he valued most, was left behind.

For example, Liangzhou, Xihe County, Youzhou and other places did not send soldiers to Luoyang because of the threats they needed to face.

Huangfu Song, who was in charge of Jingzhao, sent Bao Hong, the captain of Huya in Jingzhao, to lead Zhao Jin and hundreds of elite soldiers from Guanzhong into Luoyang.

Gai Xun, who had just returned to Hedong, also immediately dispatched Huang Zhong and Xu Huang, who had proven himself in the battle against the Baibo bandits. Together with Liu Bei, who had returned to Beijing to report on his duties, he led the Hedong knights to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)