Chapter 10 From "stealing the bride" to "secretly sneaking in"!

The emperor's fierce voice came from the Qianqiu Long Live Palace, startling the birds building their nests under the beams...

"My uncle ignored the law and deserved what he deserved!"

Jian Shuo buried his head very low.

The emperor Liu Hong's eyes were slitted with confusion. He didn't care at all whether Jian Shuo's uncle deserved his punishment. He only cared about the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Yu!

"Before that, Cao Cao got acquainted with Yu'er, right?"

Liu Hong asked.

"Yes!" Jian Shuo said truthfully: "Two years before that, the eldest son of the emperor had met Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and they had a tacit understanding. The three of them had been deployed many times. Many times, when dignitaries were getting married, they were in the manor.

Bride theft!"

"Stealing the bride?" Liu Hong asked.

Jian Shuo's voice continued. "It seems that stealing the bride is just a joke among children, but in fact... they are practicing in a planned way how to sneak into the manor and evacuate the manor, and their purpose of doing this..."

Jian Shuo paused for a moment, then raised his head slightly to spy on Emperor Liu Hong's face.

Liu Hong leaned forward and showed a strong interest in the behavior of the three people, including Yu'er.

"explain!"

"This starts with the identities of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao." Jian Shuo explained in detail: "Cao Cao is the son of Dahonglu Cao Song, and Yuan Shao is the concubine of Sikong Yuan Feng, Cao Song is Emperor Shun, and Emperor Huan often serves him.

Cao Teng's adopted son, Cao Cao is naturally the eunuch's adopted grandson..."

"But Cao Cao particularly disliked eunuchs and wanted to associate with scholars. For this reason, he deliberately showed uneducation and incompetence from childhood to adulthood, causing trouble everywhere. The purpose was to cover up the fact that he betrayed the eunuchs and secretly contacted the scholars.

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"In fact, he often opposed the eunuchs from childhood to adulthood, so that after graduating from Taixue, no one dared to recommend him as Xiaolian, let alone arrange for him to hold an official position."

"Sadly, even so, the scholars still alienated him because of his status as the eunuch's adopted grandson! As for Yuan Shao, he was constrained by his status as a concubine. Many scholars were more willing to associate with Yuan Shu, the legitimate son of the Yuan family... Both of them

There is an urgent need to do something big so that the scholars will accept them and see their determination and energy!"

The information Jian Shuo found out was very accurate.

But... these are all superficial!

As for the internal reasons, we should also mention the second calamity of party imprisonment.

In this disaster of party imprisonment, the eunuchs persecuted party members wantonly.

The people who secretly helped the party members withdraw from Luoyang City, provided them with money, and helped them live in seclusion in various places were Tai Fu Yuan Kui and Sikong Yuan Feng.

From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Yuan family of Runan is the benefactor of all party members in the world today.

If we follow the wheel of history, a few years later, the Runan Yuan family will be so famous that they can dominate the four states in the north, not only because of their four generations and three fathers!

In terms of family status, the Yang family of Hongnong was considered to be the fifth generation and the third Duke, but in the troubled times that followed, it was unknown how many orders of magnitude smaller it was than the Yuan family!

In the final analysis, it is because of the actions of the "Runan Yuan Family" in the two disasters of party imprisonment that they have won a good reputation and prestige in Kyushu!

And Yuan Shao saw this keenly. This was a great halo, but he was a concubine, born from a maid.

However, the status of a concubine in this era was embarrassing. The prestige of the Yuan family could not be added to him at all, and he could not gain a foothold among the scholars!

It was for this reason that he planned to take a desperate risk, go deep into the tiger's den, and achieve great achievements, so as to gain the attention of scholars all over the world and get rid of his current embarrassing status!

As for Cao Cao...the guy who betrayed the eunuchs but was rejected by the scholars, his identity...is actually the most suitable.

Therefore, Yuan Shao chose Cao Cao to act together!

As for Liu Yu's joining, it was a pure accident, but it was also a huge surprise!

Who would have thought that Yuan Shao admired this little Taoist priest from the bottom of his heart for his careful thinking and careful planning.

hiss…

Hear or two…

Liu Hong's eyes trembled, he could understand the mood of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

After all, this is an era where "style" and "reputation" are more important than life...

It’s just that Yu’er is a Taoist? In other words, a Five Pecks of Rice cultivator who offers wine at the altar does not seem to have any need to compete for the support of these scholars, right?

It seems that Confucianism and Taoism have always been at odds with each other!

Just when I thought of this, Jian Shuo's voice continued to be heard.

"In order to get rid of the shackles of the 'eunuch's adopted grandson' status, and Yuan Shao to get rid of the shackles of the 'bastard' status, the two of them planned to sneak into the residence of Zhang Rang, the permanent servant, to steal an account that could threaten him."

"As for the account, what is recorded on it is the amount of bribes paid to him by people from all walks of life! If this account can be stolen, the scholars can use it as a blackmail, so that Zhang Rang will not dare to persecute party members wantonly, and whether it is Cao Cao,

Or Yuan Shao can also get recognition and support from scholars! He can also earn excellent reputation!"

When mentioning Zhang Rang's black account, Jian Shuo looked up at Emperor Liu Hong again, wanting to see his expression.

It's a pity that it's ordinary... The emperor Liu Hong showed unusual indifference, as if he knew about Zhang Rang's "shady stories" early on.

"continue!"

He blurted out two words with a calm tone.

Jian Shuo continued: "In order to successfully steal the black accounts in Zhang Changshi's residence, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao began to practice infiltration. The places they infiltrated were those manors where there were happy events. The content of the infiltration was to steal in full view of the public.

Take the bride and escape successfully!"

"And precisely, after an operation failed, the eldest son of the emperor rescued the two of them, covered their evacuation, and immediately pointed out their purpose of doing so! After a conversation, the three of them hit it off and became close friends!"

"The eldest son of the emperor even personally arranged and planned for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. He helped Cao Cao sneak into Zhang Changshi's mansion to attract attention, and then made an attack in the east. Yuan Shao sneaked in from another place and successfully stole the black account."

Huo…

Hearing this, Emperor Liu Hong's eyes opened in vain, and his pupils, which were originally as calm as lake water, instantly released a dazzling light.

Stunning…

This was the second time today that the eldest son of the emperor surprised him!

You know, how old was Yu'er three years ago?

It's incredible enough to get along with Cao Jiazi and Yuan Jiazi!

He was actually... able to make such an all-out plan, and stole an account from Zhang Rang's mansion.

——What a thoughtful thought!

Liu Hong's eyes were wide open. This was surprise and a huge surprise!

Speaking of which, Liu Hong was no stranger to Zhang Rang's mansion.

That was because one time, Liu Hong climbed high and looked into the distance, and saw a private residence built in the style of a palace. Just as he was about to ask a question, Zhang Rang advised him: "The emperor should not climb high. If you climb high, the people will be in vain."

Liu Hong said yes, but secretly sent the Xiyuan Army to investigate.

Sure enough, that private residence was the residence of Changshi Zhang.

As for why Liu Hong didn’t punish him!

This brings us to the "Emperor's Mental Technique", which is a long story!

Liu Hong was extremely impressed by Zhang Rang's beautiful mansion. According to the news from the Xiyuan Army, because there are so many people coming to Zhang's house to pay bribes every day, it is heavily guarded. Not to mention that one person can sneak into it.

Evacuate safely, even if a cat wants to sneak in, it will be difficult.

But... under Yu'er's plan, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao did it!

this…

"In Zhang Rang's mansion, Yu'er probably has an insider, right?"

Liu Hong muttered subconsciously.

Jian Shuo quickly replied: "I don't know about that!"

Liu Hong smiled slightly. There was some discussion in the court about Zhang Rang's encounter with the assassin, but in the end, it was a big deal with thunder but little rain.

I think it was probably Dahonglu Cao Song who took care of it!

In my memory, Zhang Rang mentioned in the court that the assassin was waving his halberd and fighting all the way out of the court. The guards were helpless and finally jumped over the wall.

hehe…

Thinking of this, Liu Hong smiled.

Despite Yu'er's plan, Yuan Shao "attacked the west", but Cao Cao's "attack to the east" was really a bit too fierce!

This is an obvious thing. There must be someone inside Zhang Rang's mansion named Yu'er.

In other words... Someone from the Five Pecks of Rice Cult has already successfully sneaked into the residence of this Zhongchangshi, and they are working together inside and outside!

Therefore, the entire process of stealing accounts became so logical.

only…

Liu Hong still couldn't figure it out, Yu'er...or should I say the Five Pecks of Rice Cult? Why do you want to get involved in this factional dispute between scholars and eunuchs?
To be continued...