Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 147 Giving gifts and making excuses

Although Yuan Wei disliked Jian Shuo very much, he had no choice but to compromise when it came to the rise and fall of the Yuan family.

In the past, he could lead the courtiers to fight with Shi Changshi, but now Shi Changshi is dead and only Jian Shuo is left, the power is more concentrated, and the Yuan family has the control in the hands of His Majesty and this eunuch at the critical moment. , can only choose to settle down.

When the situation in the court is stabilized and the world is a little more stable, the Yuan family will lead the ministers to eliminate the thieves in one fell swoop. At that time, the Yuan family will be the only voice in the court.

His plan is great.

But facing the current dilemma, he still had to rely on Jian Shuo to deal with it.

"You two, don't stay there silently." Yuan Wei knocked on a few cases in front of him and reminded Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, "You finally went to Hangu Pass, but in the end you didn't make much merit. Now you are leading the troops. I came to rescue Luoyang, and I didn’t even see the thief, so I didn’t give you a chance to show off. Now let’s let you show off in front of General Jian.”

After speaking, he winked at Sun Jian and Yuan Shu frequently.

Yuan Shu was a little confused, what was he showing? As Old Man Yuan said, how can you behave if you don't even see the enemy's shadow?

But then he suddenly realized and said: "Then let's talk about the strategy to retreat from the enemy..."

"Oh, it's really rotten wood that cannot be carved." Yuan Wei was so angry that his beard almost stood up, "Who asked you to show this? General Jian is so busy, how can he have time to listen to you? Besides, the thieves have all retreated. What other strategies are you talking about to defeat the enemy? You really can’t tell the difference between your eyebrows and your eyebrows. Didn’t you get a new red coral from the South China Sea?"

Oh...oh, it turned out to be this performance.

Yuan Shu understood instantly and thought to himself, if you had said this earlier, I would have understood it earlier.

He actually has two red corals, one was given to Yuan Wei, and the other is still in his hands, and he plans to play with it and appreciate it. It seems that he has to give it away, and he is a little reluctant to part with it.

"Uncle is talking about red coral..." Yuan Shu once again showed a look of sudden realization.

Yuan Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Yuan Shu was much worse than Yuan Shao. There was a gap in all aspects, including the flexibility of his mind.

Now I don’t have much money, so I can only use your things to do things for you.

Jian Shuo also smiled, and all the worries and unhappiness just now were forgotten.

"But I didn't take the child with me today." Yuan Shu said, spreading his hands.

Well! ?

Yuan Wei and Jian Shuo were stunned.

There was an awkward atmosphere in the room.

Even Sun Jian, who was famous for his bravery, almost laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha..." Yuan Wei laughed loudly to resolve the embarrassment and said, "Gongdao is focused on official duties and doesn't have many treasures with him, so I will first make a list and show it to General Jian, and then send someone to deliver it to the general's residence."

He said and went to the side to get a pen and paper.

She said in her heart that because of this unworthy son, I would be worried to death.

Jian Shuo caressed his smooth chin gently and said in a strange tone: "General, I am well-informed, but this is the first time I have seen someone giving gifts in exchange for nothing."

"I'm here to be your guarantee!" Yuan Wei slapped his chest and said.

Yuan Shu quickly wrote a few words on the paper and handed it to Yuan Wei with some pain. He couldn't figure out why he was obviously talking about how to defeat the enemy, but why the conversation suddenly changed into giving gifts.

The key is that being a master comes with a reputation. Why should you give this eunuch a gift in vain? And also giving such a good red coral? If you don't have it with you and you still have to issue an IOU, who can you tell me about this?

Yuan Wei took it and took a look and almost fainted from anger. He saw that there was only one Hainan red coral written on it!

He had no choice but to put the paper in front of Yuan Shu again, clicked it with his hand and said: "List! List! General Jian, I will give you peace of mind!"

Can one thing be considered a list?

Oh, so I asked this gelding to help me with my affairs?

Yuan Shu finally understood, his eyes brightened.

So I started writing the gift list.

Sun Jian next to him had no one to help him, so he had to get up and get pen and paper, and also wrote a list to be given to Jian Shuo.

There are all kinds of gold beads, jade, precious stones, brocade, beauties, horses and so on.

A smile appeared on Jian Shuo's face again.

Yuan Wei also laughed and said: "After all, he is a young man, making General Jian laugh."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you don't have experience, as long as you have money." Jian Shuo laughed in a high-pitched voice.

At the same time, I began to think about how to arrange these two people.

If that substitute comes back and makes a fuss about these two troublemakers, it will be difficult for me to get the money on these two lists.

It's better to send them away early. There may not be anything unexpected when the substitute comes back.

Soon, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu presented the gift list. Jian Shuo took it, glanced at it a few times, and nodded with satisfaction.

"They are really two great gifts." Jian Shuo's face lit up with joy and he said with a smile, "Donations to the imperial court can be reduced by half. Yuan Situ, let's see if there are any vacancies."

"The governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Yangzhou are still vacant." Yuan Wei said hurriedly.

"Then we will go to Jingzhou from Wentai and Yangzhou by road." Jian Shuo waved his hand coolly and said, "This general will prepare the imperial edict."

Although he can write the imperial edict immediately, after all, there are outsiders present, so he cannot make the treacherous minister so blatant. Although Yuan Wei and others know that the official edict is in his hands, and even heard that even the imperial seal It's all in his hands, but everyone wants to save face and won't point it out on the spot.

The reason why Yuan Wei was anxious to let Jian Shuo finalize this matter was precisely because he knew that Jian Shuo could do it.

"Why don't you thank the general quickly!" Yuan Wei said hurriedly.

Sun Jian and Yuan Shu immediately bowed and saluted, "Thank you, general, for your support!"

"No gifts! No gifts!" Jian Shuo said with a genuine smile, "We are all family members, so you don't have to be polite. Do you have anything else to do?"

"Then I'll take my leave." Yuan Wei also bowed and said, "I will ask them to deliver the items on the gift list to the general's residence in the near future."

"It's easy to say, so I won't give it away, general." Jian Shuo smiled and waved his hand.

Then Yuan Wei took Sun Jian and Yuan Shu out of the study.

Jian Shuo didn't get up to see them off, but carefully checked the two gift lists again, with a look of fascination in his eyes, and murmured to himself: "It's really a capitalless business." Yuan Wei's face was very ugly, and he made friends. Jian Shuo had no choice but to do it, but Jian Shuo didn't know how to advance or retreat, so he actually pushed him back. He was indeed a man with little cultivation.

"This thief is a cancer in the country. Unless it is eliminated, it will not be able to calm the world and revitalize the country." Yuan Wei whispered to the two of them, "After you take office, you must quickly accumulate strength and be ready to hoe thieves at any time."

Yuan Shu: "My child understands."

Sun Jian: "Thank you, Lord Situ, for reminding me!"

At this moment, they saw a young man walking from a small courtyard nearby. When everyone saw it, it was the prince Liu Xie, so they hurriedly stopped and saluted, "I have met your highness."

Liu Xie looked at several people. He knew Yuan Wei, but he didn't know Sun Jian and Yuan Shu.

"Yuan Situ, I heard that the Huns are coming. How is the battle going?" Liu Xie asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Huns were strong on the outside and weak on the inside. They walked around outside the city and ran away when they saw no opportunity to take advantage of them." Yuan Wei replied, "I wonder why Your Highness is in General Jian's mansion?"

This matter makes one's hair stand on end and shudder when examined in detail.

His Royal Highness is the bloodline of the emperor. Especially when Prince Bian has disappeared, Liu Xie has become the only one who can continue the Han Dynasty. If he has any shortcomings, it will be an earth-shattering event.

Your Majesty is not in the court now, but His Royal Highness the Prince is not staying in the palace, but in the palace of the eunuch who controls the government! ? How is this not surprising?

"General Jian said that my father was not in the capital and there was no one to take care of His Highness, so he came to live in the Jian Mansion." Liu Xie replied, "The General also taught me how to govern the country."

"What are the ways of governing the country?" Sun Jian asked curiously.

"The general said that if you want the world to be stable, you must rely on eunuchs." Liu Xiedao.

Everyone wanted to ask again, but suddenly they heard someone from the study say loudly: "His Royal Highness!"

Everyone looked back and saw Jian Shuo standing at the door of the study, looking at it with a bewildered smile.

Yuan Wei was startled and hurriedly whispered: "Your Highness, take care!"

Then he arched his hands toward Jian Shuo and hurried away with Sun Jian and Yuan Shu.

Liu Xie looked at Yuan Wei's back, feeling a little confused in his heart. He didn't know who he could really rely on.

Slowly walked to Jian Shuo.

"What did Yuan Wei say to His Highness just now?" Jian Shuo asked with a smile.

"I was worried about the Huns, so I wanted to ask the general, but I didn't expect to meet Yuan Situ." Liu Xie said, "I asked Yuan Situ if the Huns had attacked the city. He said that the Huns were strong on the outside and worked hard on the inside. They circled outside the city. He ran away when he saw no opportunity to take advantage of him. Is that so?"

"Yes, that's the case." Jian Shuo felt relieved upon hearing this and said with a smile, "Then the Japanese general went to the city to take command in person. When the Huns saw the general's mighty and heroic appearance, they were so frightened that they did not dare to attack the city at all. They were so dejected. The earth fled.”

"The general is so awesome!" Liu Xie praised.

"Hahahaha..." Jian Shuo laughed proudly.

……

Yuan Wei rode in a chariot, while Sun Jian and Yuan Shu rode horses to escort Yuan Wei back to his home.

Afterwards, Yuan Wei called the two of them into the secret room and said: "The traitor has a very big plan. First he kidnapped Your Majesty, and now His Majesty leads the troops outside, and he kidnaps the prince again. This behavior is no different from treason. You two are going to Rapidly expand the power, and with me working in the court, it won’t be a big problem.”

"Why don't we lead the troops and kill the thieves now?" Sun Jian asked doubtfully, "In this case, it must be a great achievement. Your Majesty will definitely be rewarded, and he will not pursue the previous matter."

"There will definitely be a reward? Not necessarily!" Yuan Wei shook his head seriously, "I still want to find out your Majesty's bottom line. I had heard from Butcher He before that His Majesty was held hostage and asked him to plan against the thieves, but His Majesty never I have not disclosed anything similar to this to me, so it still needs to be confirmed whether His Majesty will still protect the thieves like he did with the Shi Chang Attendants!"

"Also, the order for you to go to Jingzhou and Yangzhou must be Jian Shuo's imperial edict." Yuan Wei continued, "We still need to wait and see what His Majesty's attitude will be after he comes back. Your top priority is to quickly complete the list. The items above will be sent to Jian Shuo tomorrow, so that he can issue an order for you to leave Luoyang as soon as possible."

"Will the Huns soldiers fight back?" Sun Jian asked.

"You don't need to worry about this. Take care of yourself first." Yuan Wei waved his hand to stop Sun Jian from continuing. "After you take office, you can petition to recruit troops in the name of suppressing bandits. The court is now overwhelmed and will definitely agree. Even if there is an accident, give Jian Shuo can spend some money to get the court to agree."

"It seems that the world is going to be in chaos, then our Yuan family..." Yuan Shu said thoughtfully.

"Build strength first." Yuan Wei said firmly, "In a few days, we will find a way to put Benchu ​​in charge outside Beijing to prepare for future contingencies."

Yuan Shu was not happy when he heard this. Yuan Wei did not put the Yuan family's support on himself. He had always been self-righteous in vain. If Yuan Shao and even Yuan Ji were placed in important positions, how could he highlight his abilities?

No, we can't just sit back and wait for death. We can't completely act according to Yuan Wei's arrangements. We have to do something big. Only in this way can the Yuan family and even the whole world know what I, Yuan Gongli, can do.

Yuan Shu secretly made up his mind, but he has not yet figured out what to do.

After coming out of the secret room, Yuan Shu invited Sun Jian to the small courtyard where he lived and entertained him with wine.

The two had known each other relatively early, and although they didn't have any life-long friendship, they got along pretty well. Moreover, the two of them guarding the Hangu Pass side by side could be regarded as a comrade-in-arms friendship.

In particular, Sun Jian always regarded himself as an old official of the Yuan family, and also helped him kill the annoying Nanyang governor, which made Yuan Shu feel that Sun Jian was a trustworthy person.

Yuan Shu deliberately put on a show, put out wine and food, and the two of them drank while enjoying the singing and dancing. After enjoying themselves, they moved to his inner room and continued drinking.

"The thief controls Chao Gang and is greedy." Sun Jian drank a little too much and was very grateful that Yuan Shu, a high-ranking disciple, valued him so much. "The most annoying thing is that he obviously wanted to kill him, but he still had to give him a smile on his face. He gave me money! It’s so annoying.”

"Actually, my uncle is too conservative. Even if he really chopped Jian Shuo into pieces, what would happen?" Yuan Shu also said, "It's too late for Your Majesty to be happy, so why would you punish me? Does Your Majesty really want to be controlled by others? It's too late." Knowing that he likes this mouthful, then our Yuan family... hiccups!"

Yuan Shu burped and did not continue the topic.

Sun Jian was also fascinated and did not notice the details.

"You think it's fair to say that the thief kidnapped His Majesty. What did he want to do by kidnapping the prince?" Sun Jian asked in confusion, "Prince Xie has no position or power. He is not even a prince..."

"Hey, why do you think so much? Eunuchs don't do normal things. It's just that we guys can't figure it out." Yuan Shu said with a big tongue, "You still teach the way of governing the country? Damn! A man without eggs. You know nothing about governing a country!"

"Hahahaha... do it!" The two toasted and drank again.

"Teaching the way of governing the country! The way of governing the country?" Sun Jian murmured to himself. Suddenly he felt that he had thought of something. He also felt that his thinking was not coherent and he could not think clearly. He swayed back and forth while mumbling.

Yuan Shu pointed at Sun Jian and said with a smile: "Did you eat a worm?"

"Your Majesty leads the troops to go out, and the thieves teach the prince to govern the country! I have figured it out!" Sun Jian suddenly said, feeling that he had figured it out all of a sudden, and his drunkenness seemed to dissipate a lot, "Your Majesty is able to lead the troops outside, which means that you have got rid of the thieves. He was kidnapped, so the thieves went to kidnap the prince and teach him how to govern the country. He wanted to overthrow His Majesty and help the prince ascend to the throne!"

"Ah? Who wants to take the lead?" Yuan Shu felt that his eyes were out of focus.

(End of this chapter)