Yuan Wei also agreed with Yuan Ji's words in his heart.
So he frowned and sighed again.
"It's no good if you don't listen. In the Ancient Literature School, our Yuan family is an outsider after all. After Zheng Xuan leaves, Lu Zhi will inevitably be chosen as the leader. It is impossible for me, the Yuan family, to replace him."
"Uncle, do you think this is okay?"
Yuan Ji said dissatisfied: "I, the Yuan family, have done a lot for the Ancient Literature School and prevented many disasters for them, but I rarely get anything from them. Now I still have to obey Lu Zhi's command. I feel sorry for him in private. My uncle felt unworthy."
"So what? The situation, the situation!"
Yuan Wei said: "Lu Ziqian's position and power are equivalent to mine. He is also a well-known scholar in the country and has a high reputation. Moreover, because he has a good disciple who helped him earn face in Liangzhou, his reputation now far exceeds mine. , what can I do?”
Yuan Ji was stunned for a moment, hearing the dissatisfaction in Yuan Wei's words, feeling something in his heart, and lowered his head.
"Uncle, it's because I failed to do my duty and failed to earn face for my uncle..."
"Don't say it's you, you brothers don't have any!"
Yuan Wei shook his head and said: "What one Liu Xuande has done is almost as good as what our disciples and former officials of the Yuan family have done together. How can the three of you brothers compare? What's more, besides You, Ben Chu and the highways are wasting time!”
Yuan Wei's dissatisfaction with the descendants of his family broke out.
He now understands that Liu Bei is a man who can earn face, and he can earn back what he doesn't have, making Lu Zhi's face more and more expensive, but these of his own are losers, relying on the family's face to walk outside. But he never thought about what he could bring to the family.
One makes money, and the other spends money and loses money. Lu Zhi completely surpasses Yuan Wei. Isn't that what happened?
Yuan Ji was even more ashamed when he heard this.
"What my uncle taught me is that this is my nephew's incompetence..."
"Okay, I didn't say anything about you. Compared to your two brothers, you are already pretty good!"
Yuan Wei sighed and said: "But Liu Xuande is a descendant of my Yuan family. How come the Yuan family is today? How can I worry about the successor?"
After saying that, Yuan Wei sighed.
Yuan Ji lowered his head. While he felt that he had indeed done a bad job, he was also dissatisfied with Liu Bei.
For a long time, Yuan Wei felt that he could not go on like this, watching Lu Zhi and Liu Bei, the masters and apprentices, really become the absolute leaders of the ancient literature school, and he, Yuan, could only be a foil.
The pride of the Fourth Generation and the Third Duke did not allow Yuan Wei to be willing to be a foil for others, not to mention that he felt that his joining the Ancient Literature School was no less than a redemption. He had done so much, so there was no reason to be willing to be a foil.
But the real problem is that Yuan's status in the ancient literature school is really not as good as Lu Zhi's.
Not only Lu Zhi himself, but more importantly, his proud disciple Liu Bei. This guy has such a strong presence and amazing talent. He became a cavalry general at the age of twenty-six. He is the third person in the Han military circles and still has the highest gold content. That one was purely typed.
He Jin relied on connections.
The reason behind Zhang Wen's success is said to have a lot to do with Liu Bei. The battle of Liangzhou was able to achieve a complete victory, and Liu Bei, who turned the tide of the battle, took the greatest credit.
He has culture, military capabilities, and the status of a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Yuan Wei himself can't say how far he can progress in the future.
The two masters and apprentices are bound together, one is in the center and the other is at the border. One controls the political power and the other controls the military power. They echo each other from a distance and are unbreakable no matter how you look at it.
As for the Yuan family, apart from their family background, their talents are really far inferior to Liu Bei's.
Yuan Ji, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao are all tied together, and I don't know if Liu Bei can fight alone.
Not to mention ability, reputation is also lagging behind overall. The names of the three brothers tied together are not as loud as Liu Bei alone. The next generation of the Yuan family is simply not as good as Liu Bei. This is a fact.
If Yuan Wei wants to compete with Lu Zhi, currently he has only one helper, Dong Zhuo. However, Dong Zhuo is not one of Yuan's own people, and his relationship with him is far inferior to that between Lu Zhi and Liu Bei.
After thinking about it, Yuan Wei felt that he could no longer sit back and watch the success or failure. He had to do something to avoid being at a loss in the future.
Yuan Ji cannot move. Yuan Ji is the heir of the family. The foundation of the family must be kept by his side to be properly nurtured and taken care of. If something happens, he, the current manager of the Yuan family, will be guilty.
Then, we must start with the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
The day after Zheng Xuan decided to resign, before he could even start writing the Beggar Bone Memorial Table, Yuan Wei called for two brothers, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
"I have decided to do some activities next, to fight for you to be a military officer in the DPRK and China. I will try to let you join the army and have certain military power. Then, you will go to the battlefield to experience."
Yuan Wei's commanding tone without any discussion surprised Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
"Uncle, I...I am still living in seclusion..."
"Uncle, going to the battlefield or something... would be a bit..."
Seeing the incompetence of the two brothers and thinking about Liu Bei's current power, Yuan Wei was furious.
He pointed one finger at Yuan Shao.
"Why live in seclusion? What do you call seclusion? When is it now? Is it time for you to live in seclusion to support your family? You have the good fortune of the family but do nothing. The Yuan family does not need such a waste!"
After scolding Yuan Shao, he pointed at Yuan Shu again.
"You too! You have been doing random things all day long, and the name of defending ghosts on the road sounds good, right? The reputation of the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family was almost destroyed in your hands! Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, you do nothing. The Yuan family doesn't need such a waste!"
This was the first time Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had been scolded by Yuan Wei since they were adults. They were both stunned by the scolding and had no idea what Yuan Wei was doing.
"Uncle, I..."
"What are you?"
Yuan Wei glared at Yuan Shu: "You are also the second son of the lord of the house after all. You don't know how to cultivate virtue, but you only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and ruin the family's reputation! From today on, if you dare to do anything else and ruin the family's reputation, I will stop you. Officer, your feet are forbidden, you are not allowed to go anywhere!"
Yuan Shu blinked his eyes, closed his mouth, lowered his head, and did not dare to say a word.
Yuan Wei stared at Yuan Shao again.
"If you are in your thirties and have accomplished nothing, you only know how to raise your family and raise your family. Is now the time to raise your family? If you don't serve as an official and build a career to repay the family, what's the point? What does the family want you to do? Is this the time to raise your family? Can you eat with one mouth?"
Yuan Shao opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.
"Okay, don't say anything, I won't change my decision!"
Yuan Wei waved his hand and said angrily: "Gaoluo, you have an official position yourself. Later I will organize activities for you and get you the Luoyang military position so that you can command the army. You must hold the position properly and must not be careless. If you make the slightest mistake, the family laws and clan rules will not tolerate you."
Yuan Shu swallowed, didn't say a word, and just nodded.
Yuan Wei looked at Yuan Shao again.
"Ben Chu, you are now white, but I heard that the general He Jin wants to call you to be an officer of the general. You must agree, answer the call, become an officer of the general, and get close to He Jin."
"ah?"
"Ah what?"
Yuan Wei said angrily: "Although He Jin is not of high birth, he is a general, has a close relationship with the eunuchs, and controls the military power in Luoyang. If you become his subordinate officer and enter the official career, I will be able to make plans for you and take up posts." The military position, the military power, can be regarded as a help to the family! Don’t you understand this? "
Yuan Shao couldn't stand being scolded.
"Uncle, why is this happening? Why do we suddenly need...need to do this?"
Yuan Shu couldn't bear it anymore. When he saw Yuan Shao asking questions, he quickly followed.
"Yes, uncle, why is this all happening? Why do you suddenly ask us to do these things?"
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