Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 361 The Liu family is in decline, the first task

In Yecheng in June of the first year of Ding'an, what is the most breaking news?

Randomly pull up a passer-by to ask questions, and they will answer without hesitation. It is naturally the story of Liu Wen, the admonishing doctor, who killed his relatives righteously, brought his third son Liu Qing to justice, and sent him to Fu Yousi.

Framing a leading general would be a serious crime in any dynasty or generation, not to mention that Liu Qing dared to frame Yuan Shao's own son.

So even with the Liu family's in-law relationship, Yuan Shao didn't treat Liu Qing softly.

In fact, if Liu Wen hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and took the initiative to kill relatives righteously, Yuan Shao really wanted to clean up with the Liu family.

However, although the Liu family escaped with this, their reputation in the aristocratic family was completely ruined.

All fools know that Liu Qing is just a scapegoat put forward by the Liu family to take the blame. As far as Liu Qing has the ability and courage in his belly, even if he lends him ten more courage, he will not have the courage to confront Yuan Tan.

Unless there are instructions from the family behind it!

But now it is clear that the matter has been brought to light. Although the Liu family's operations cannot be wrongly calculated, after all, whoever is more important for a family's children and the continuation of the family can understand clearly.

What's the problem?
It was because Liu Wen, as the head of the Liu family, had no responsibility for the operation.

Liu Qing must die, but there are many ways to die. For example, if he is discovered by Yousi, he will be imprisoned, and finally he will be convicted.

In the end Yuan Shao refused to listen and beheaded Liu Qing.

Everyone can understand this kind of thing.

At worst, you can just ask the servants in your family to randomly find a leader and report Liu Qing's illegal activities.

But what did the Liu family do?

Liu Wen, as the head of the Liu family and Liu Qing's biological father, personally reported his son.

It is true that by doing so, even if Yuan Shao wants to cut off the flesh of the Liu family, there is no reason for him.

After all, they sent their own sons to Yousi's knife to be chopped up. How can you be a master if you don't show a little generosity at this time?
The Liu family escaped because of this, and they didn't have to pay any price. At most, they would pay a few hundred gold to pay the Liu family's fine for returning slaves.

But actually?
It seemed that the Liu family hadn't been hurt this time, or even suffered any substantial losses.

But if Liu Wen had to choose, Liu Wen wished that the Liu family would bleed heavily this time.

Anyway, the Liu family is backed by Mrs. Liu, even if they paid a higher price this time, with Mrs. Liu's support, they will always be able to eat back slowly in the future.

But now, Liu Wen was forced by Yuan Tan to kill his relatives righteously, and personally came forward to report his own son.

In the eyes of others, they would not see that this was forced by Yuan Tan, and Liu Wen was just a helpless move.

You can only think about it, you, Liu Wen, as the head of the Liu family, don't even have this responsibility, and you are only for the interests of your Liu family, and even to put it harshly, just for your Liu Wen's own position as the head of the Liu family to be stable.

You are willing to kill even your own son, what else can't you do?

Those who valued the Liu family as the in-laws of the Yuan family before would struggle when they wanted to cling to the Liu family. The Liu family could even use their own son to take the blame.

When it's really my turn, how much can I expect the Liu family to help me?
And those aristocratic families who have had a cooperative relationship with the Liu family will also consider that the performance of the Liu family is obviously no longer suitable as an ally.

God knows what will happen in the future, the Liu family's operation this time has completely bankrupted the reputation of the Liu family.

This is why, when Yuan Tan directly asked Liu Wen to stand up and kill his relatives righteously, Liu Wen's momentum would suddenly decline to the point where he no longer had the slightest momentum.

Although the Liu family still seemed to be rising unstoppably, anyone with a higher status could tell it.

The current glory of the Liu family has come to an end. Without the support of colleagues and the assistance of other aristocratic families, Liu Wen's official position as an advising doctor will also come to an end.

Want to go further up?

That's pure idiot's dream, and as for the Liu family's children wanting to become an official again, that's even more impossible.

The official system of the Han Dynasty was still dominated by the inspection system. In other words, if ordinary scholars wanted to become officials, they could not do without the recommendation of local officials.

But now the Liu family's reputation, it is impossible for local government officials to take advantage of their own future to recommend the Liu family's children.

After all, although the prosecution system has many disadvantages, it also has a very important supervision mechanism.

That is the official who is responsible for the recommendation. If there is something wrong with the person who recommended it, the chief official who recommended it will have to sit with him.

in other words.

After Liu Wen's death, the reputation of the Liu family, which has no more children in the family, will go downhill until Liu Wen's fame and the relationship between the Yuan family and the Liu family are exhausted.

The Liu family will also completely fall out of the ranks of the aristocratic family.

Not to mention, Yuan Tan is a serious heir in Hebei, and the current situation has become clear.

And Yuan Tan's age is placed there. Once he was the emperor and a courtier, when Yuan Tan succeeded to the throne, could the Liu family still get benefits?

……

The turmoil in Yecheng was not within the scope of Yuan Tan's thinking, even if he was the mastermind behind the turmoil.

Right now, Yuan Tan is reporting to Yuan Shao the progress of the reconstruction work in Xuzhou during this period.

This was also Xun Yu's idea to Yuan Tan.

Ever since he received the news of the minor accident in Baima Jinzhong, Xun Yu urgently called on Yuan Tan to advise his lord to find ways to strengthen his connection with Yecheng.

This enhancement does not mean that Yuan Tan should find a way to meet Yuan Shao in person every day or every month.

Instead, he was looking for an opportunity to let Yuan Shao know about the situation in Xuzhou. It didn't have to be comprehensive and detailed, but to give Cheap Dad a feeling that Xuzhou was still under his control.

In order not to really make Yuan Shao feel that Xuzhou is already an independent force and is not under his control at all.

Xun Yu's words are very straightforward and very reasonable. Yuan Tan is naturally good-hearted. This time when he returned to Yecheng, cleaning up Liu Qing and the Liu family was just a matter of convenience. The most important thing is the situation of returning to Xuzhou with the cheap dad Task.

Facts have proved that Xun Yu's suggestion is quite effective. The Liu family has jumped up and down during this period, although it did not really cause any real trouble for Yuan Tan.

But it did cause a lot of worries in Yuan Shao's heart, but with Yuan Tan's return to Yecheng this time and his "report", these doubts disappeared.

Patting Yuan Tan on the shoulder, Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Tan'er, you are doing well in Xuzhou, but you said that you want to start a war against Cao Wei next year, isn't it too early?"

Yuan Shao's worries were not unreasonable. Even though Cao Cao had suffered consecutive defeats in recent years, he had completely lost the basics of the Central Plains, and now he could only retreat to the Sili area.

Runan is the only stronghold left in the Central Plains.

However, Cao Wei's elite strength is still well preserved. Most of the elite, including Qingzhou soldiers and tiger and leopard cavalry, are still firmly in Cao Cao's hands.

(End of this chapter)