I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 79 A world where only Hou Lan is injured is achieved
Zhang Jian and others were moved to some extent by Yuan Shu's vivid description of the struggle. They also felt that their situation had improved a lot and they were much safer because of it.

At least that crazy Hou Lan was completely ruined.

But in fact, the situation of Zhang Jian and others did not improve substantially.

The Party and Factions Persecution was still going on, the ban on party members had not been lifted, and it was impossible for Liu Hong and the eunuchs to end the Party and Factions Persecution policy.

The main reason why the Yuan family retaliated angrily was that the eunuchs had targeted Yuan Shu and the Yuan family, which had touched the bottom line of Yuan Feng, the leader of the Yuan family. This made Yuan Feng extremely angry and he retaliated directly.

But putting this aside, there are not many conflicts between the two sides.

Yuan Feng had no intention of confronting the eunuchs head-on. If Hou Lan wasn't so crazy and knew how to compromise, Yuan Feng would not have confronted the eunuchs head-on!

Therefore, the eunuchs did not feel that the problem was serious or the situation was grave.

As long as the policy of Party Ban continues to be implemented, and they can use it to continue to strengthen their own political power and maintain their political status, then of course there is nothing wrong with that. Just pretend that this matter does not exist, turn a blind eye, and let it go.

Politics is the art of compromise. In this struggle, both opposing sides have brought this art to the extreme.

Originally, some court officials thought that the Yuan family was really going to rise up and really compete with the eunuchs. They were looking forward to what ruthless thing the Yuan family would do next. However, they didn't expect that only Hou Lan fell, and the Yuan family and the eunuchs became unclear again.

Yuan did not continue to fight, and the eunuchs did not pursue the matter further.

The eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu jointly submitted a memorial, recommending Yuan Wei, a counselor, to be appointed as the Grand Herald, one of the Nine Ministers, along with his brother Yuan Feng, as he was very active in eliminating the treacherous Hou Lan, was loyal and pure in his thoughts, defended the imperial power, and made great contributions.

The Grand Coachman Yuan Feng submitted a memorial recommending that the three eunuchs Cao Jie, Wang Fu and Yuan She should replace Hou Lan as the Grand Coachman of Changle, as they had made great contributions in eliminating traitors for the country. He also awarded Hou Lan's title and fief to Wang Fu and Yuan She respectively.

Emperor Liu Hong thought this was appropriate and approved the memorials from both parties.

The two sides completed an almost completely open exchange of interests in front of the eyes of the world, and also negotiated peace and repaired their relationship. The previous tense situation caused by Hou Lan seemed to have never existed.

This abrupt change shocked and astonished many people. After they came to their senses, officials in Luoyang City privately discussed the Yuan family's flexible bottom line and lively and changeable political ethics, but they dared not discuss it publicly.

Those who were looking forward to a passionate offline real-life PK between the Yuan family and the eunuch group were greatly disappointed. They felt that a good show ended in a bad ending.

But both parties got what they wanted, which was quite satisfying.

The Yuan tree was saved, and the Yuan family's enclave in Youfufeng was saved.

After Yuan Feng was appointed as the Grand Coachman, Yuan Wei was also appointed as the Grand Herald. The two brothers served as Nine Ministers together, and the prestige of the Yuan family of Runan was greatly enhanced.

Anyone could see that the next step for the Yuan family was to wait for the right opportunity to become one of the Three Dukes and seek the highest power in the court.

By then, the Yuan family would not just be three generations of three officials, but four generations of three officials.

The eunuchs who deposed Hou Lan did not suffer any great losses. The Yuan family did not try to interfere with the eunuchs' interests. They easily divided up Hou Lan's flesh and blood and devoured them to strengthen themselves and fill their stomachs. The situation returned to stability and they were in a happier mood.

Even the party members who were being persecuted were granted temporary amnesty, the storm of pro-hook party uprising that was about to break out was abated, and they could live a peaceful life again.

Look, how great is this?

Everyone got what they wanted and the happiness index increased significantly.

The world in which only Hou Lan was injured was achieved.

Yuan Shu didn’t know how Hou Lan would view this matter, but it didn’t matter anymore.

The political life of eunuchs is very fragile. They have no family and no inheritance. Once they are abandoned, it is almost impossible to re-employ them.

Hou Lan has become a thing of the past, and now Yuan Shu needs to face the future.

So after sending away the three party members, Yuan Shu called Cheng Li over and asked about the situations of Xun You, Chen Qun and Zhong Yao, whom he was concerned about.

Yuan Shu not only protected the party members, but also some people who had close ties with the party members, including children of prominent families such as Xun You.

Xun Yi, a member of the Xun clan, was one of the most ardent opponents of the eunuchs and one of Dou Wu's main supporters. After he was killed, the Xun clan naturally also faced an impact. They were targeted by the eunuchs and were torn to pieces, with blood all flowing.

Although temporary stability was achieved by sacrificing Xun Yu, no one could be sure whether the eunuch would go crazy again, so the clan members scattered to seek refuge.

Xun You was very curious about Yuan Shu's reputation and academic achievements, so he took the initiative to apply for refuge with Yuan Shu. Although Chen Qun was the legitimate son of the Chen family, the status of the Chen family was not very high at that time, and the head of the family, Chen Shi, was deeply involved in the Dou Wu mutiny and was also regarded as a key target by the eunuchs. It was normal for the family members to scatter and hide.

Zhong Yao's father and uncles were basically implicated in the Party and Faction Persecution. Some were wanted, and some were imprisoned. This generation was basically finished. The Zhong family suffered a heavy blow, so they sent Zhong Yao out to seek refuge.

In addition to the three people Yuan Shu was most familiar with, some children of wealthy families who were in trouble were also arranged by Yuan Feng to come here from time to time, either for long-term refuge or just as a transit point.

Anyway, over time, Yuan Shu's reputation among scholars all over the world continued to rise.

Whether they are studying ancient classics or modern classics, they all have a good impression of Yuan Shu.

As a result, the study of conscience, which was previously not valued, even deliberately ignored and cold-received, has received a certain degree of attention, and scholars from various schools have had more different views on Yuan Shu.

In the final analysis, in times of crisis, even great knowledge must give way to survival. Survival is the most important thing. If you can't survive, what's the use of great knowledge?

However, this has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages are obvious, and the disadvantages are also obvious - Yuan Shu was also involved in the Party and Faction Persecution. If he was targeted by the eunuch group, his life would be difficult.

Therefore, once there is any sign of trouble, Luoyang will send the news to Yuan Shu, asking him to prepare in advance and avoid risks.

It was operated directly by Yuan's family and the target was relatively large, so Jia Xu, who was arranged to Luoyang by Yuan Shu earlier, played a key role.

In the original history, Jia Xu could not find a way out after serving as a palace official in Luoyang for a year, so he had to return home sadly.

However, with the intervention of Yuan Shu, the political power of the Yuan family was put into operation for him, and he was allowed to enter the Shangshu Tai before Liu Zhi died.

The Secretariat was the actual center of the Eastern Han government. The officials in the Secretariat were not of high rank, but had great power. Yuan Feng deliberately let Jia Xu enter the Secretariat, hoping to cultivate talents for Yuan Shu to employ.

Jia Xu used his talents and did well in the Secretariat. And because he was at the center of the empire, he had easy access to a lot of information. So he followed Yuan Shu's request and reported to Yuan Shu every quarter about what happened within the empire's territory that quarter.

So to a certain extent, Yuan Shu also had the ability of "a scholar who knows everything about the world without leaving home."

After Yuan Feng decided to pave the way for Yuan Shu, Jia Xu also had a more important responsibility, which was to keep an eye on the latest movements of the eunuch group at all times, to find out the progress of the eunuch group's understanding of Yuan Shu, and to provide Yuan Shu with intelligence protection.

Of course, Jia Xu has no choice but to do the responsibility.

With Jia Xu's report, Yuan Shu was able to accurately grasp the progress of the eunuch group's pursuit of the party members, while also being able to ensure his own safety to a certain extent.

It is precisely because of this series of operations that these party members and children of wealthy families were able to live here peacefully for two years.

Yuan Shu naturally knew that Yuan Feng's intention was to build good relationships with these children from prominent families, to gain their support in the future, and to contribute to the development and growth of the Yuan family. However, Yuan Shu also had things he wanted to do besides that.

How could it be that only the Yuan family grew and prospered?

Therefore, he thought of getting closer to these talented people who would shine in the future so that it would be easier to recruit and employ them in the future, so he arranged for Cheng Li to pay special attention to these people.

Cheng Li didn’t know what Yuan Shu wanted to do specifically, but he always carried out Yuan Shu’s orders without compromise.

"Xun You is still willing to help farmers as before. Whenever there is an action to help farmers, he usually takes the initiative to participate. In addition, Xun You still attends the meetings to encourage good deeds as usual, but he still does not show any intention of joining the Yi Xin Society, and he is not very interested in ancient texts and classics. Apart from this, he is still very close to Lu Zigan.

Zhong Yao is about the same, still participating in agricultural assistance activities and production meetings of the General Affairs Department as usual, but so far he has not said that he wants to join the Yi Xin Society. Apart from that, the thing he does most is still the same, which is practicing calligraphy.

As for Chen Qun, he was still the same, reading behind closed doors, reading more and more books, not caring much about the School of Mind and ancient classics, reading books on law and history, still not liking to participate in public activities, not wanting to show up in public. "

Afterwards, Cheng Li informed Yuan Shu of the news about the children of more than a dozen noble families, including the Yin family and the Fan family. He had a thorough grasp of their whereabouts and movements over a period of time. It was obvious that this intelligence chief did a very good and serious job.

After hearing this, Yuan Shu praised Cheng Li for his seriousness and responsibility in this regard.

As for those noble gentlemen...

It should be said that the actions of these noble gentlemen did not exceed Yuan Shu's expectations.

He was very interested in these famous officials who had left their names in history, and was also very interested in their growth experiences and personalities when they were young. So on the one hand it was risk prevention surveillance, and on the other hand it was Yuan's own bad taste.

(End of this chapter)