Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 33: Luoshui Sacrifice to Calm People's Hearts

Luoyang.

Under the dim sky.

Whether it was the Han Dynasty’s temple or the people, they seemed to be covered with a layer of haze that took a long time to dissipate.

The emperor has passed away!
When this news came out from the palace, the whole world was shocked.

Even if he's just a child.

Not to mention bestowing favors on the world like previous emperors, he didn't even have the chance to speak to his ministers.

But he was also an emperor.

The core of Gu Kang's school of thought is "respect ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance."

But "the divine right of kings" is also one of the principles.

What's more, the Han Dynasty is currently plagued by natural disasters. Liu Long's death at this moment seems to confirm those rumors.

——People’s hearts are lost!
But what Gu Xi has to face now is not just this.

A country cannot live without a ruler for a day.

Although Liu Long was young, he was still the emperor and a royal mausoleum needed to be built.

All these things cannot avoid him, the regent.

Under such circumstances, criticism from both the government and the public naturally continued.

Letters to the emperor came one after another.

Directly pointing to Empress Dowager Deng Sui.

Moreover, the ministers and Deng Sui had completely different attitudes towards who should be appointed as the emperor.

The ministers believed that Liu Sheng's illness was not serious, and proposed to make Liu Sheng the king, and wanted Queen Mother Deng to hand over power directly to the emperor.

Empress Dowager Deng wanted to make Liu Hu, the son of Qinghe King Liu Qing, the emperor.

Liu Hu was loved by Liu Zhao since he was a child.

It would be fine to directly adopt him to Liu Zhao and let him inherit the throne.

In fact, in terms of bloodline, Liu Sheng, the eldest son of Liu Zhao, has the upper hand.

But the problem lies in his illness.

As for Gu Xi.

What he has to consider is different from what others have to consider.

Compared with other ministers, the Gu family is now detached from the outside world, and no matter who is made emperor, it will not affect the interests of the Gu family.

As long as Gu Xi is still there, the Gu family will not be affected.

What he really needs to consider is the world.

Although Liu Sheng's illness does not seem serious, if something really goes wrong again.

If another emperor of the Han Dynasty died in this situation.

What should be done?

Wouldn't this make everyone in the world believe that the court has lost God's favor?
After much consideration, Gu Xi agreed with Deng Sui's idea of making Liu Hu the emperor.

The ministers had no choice but to accept this decision.

Under this situation.

Liu Hu's coronation ceremony was held as scheduled.

Although it is a bit casual, it is much better than Liu Long at the beginning.

After all, Liu Hu was already thirteen years old and could do a lot of things on his own.

But precisely because of this, someone immediately suggested that Deng Sui return power to Liu Hu.

Just let Gu Xi take charge of the country.

Even many ministers came to find Gu Xi.

He hoped that Gu Xiru could take the lead as he did in the past and help the ministers abolish the power in Deng Sui's hands.

But how could Gu Xi do such a thing now?

The Empress Dowager Dou at that time was different from Deng Sui.

Although Deng Sui also promoted several of Deng's children, Deng Zhi and others were all very talented and did not abuse their power like Dou Xian did in the past.

Moreover, Deng Sui never set her sights on Gu.

This is the most important thing for the current Han Dynasty.

The successive natural disasters have caused people to become unstable.

This is not something that can be overcome simply by enduring it.

The foundation of the world left by four generations of wise rulers is indeed solid.

However, if internal strife between the government and the opposition were to break out at this time, it would most likely shake the foundation of the country.

If the big man really had an accident.

Not to mention what kind of name Gu Xi, the regent minister, will leave in history books, the good reputation left by several generations of Gu's ancestors may be affected.

How could he allow this to happen?

There must be no chaos in the court.

This is Gu Xi's bottom line.

Only in this way can he better stabilize the situation in the world.

Gu Xi sternly warned all the ministers and immediately arranged Liu Long's funeral.

The successive deaths of emperors put enormous pressure on the people to perform corvee labor.

It would be fine if there were no natural disasters.

But now we have to keep things simple.

At Gu Xi's request, Liu Long was buried in the Shenling area of Liu Zhao.

Naturally, the ministers would not object to this matter.

Emperor Liu Long's presence was too low, and it was enough for him to be buried as an emperor.

Afterwards, Gu Xi began to prepare to stabilize the people's hearts.

The impact of the emperor's death was too great.

Even Gu Xi himself was affected.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to directly stabilize people's hearts.

Gu Xi had no choice but to increase aid to the disaster area in an attempt to settle the people down.

It was under such circumstances that Liu Hu ascended the throne and announced the change of the reign title to "Yongchu".

Looking forward to everything being renewed and the Han Dynasty being able to survive these continuous natural disasters safely.

The government was still controlled by Deng Sui and Gu Xi.

Although the ministers had strong opinions about this, with Gu Xi's warning, these people did not have any other intentions.

At least I suppressed all my emotions.

Everyone is looking forward to the new emperor ascending the throne to put an end to this natural disaster.

——But in the first month of the first year of Yongchu.

The land in Yingchuan County collapsed;
There were countless casualties.

March.

First there was a sudden change in the weather, and then there was a strong wind in the capital Luoyang, which caused the roof tiles to fly off.

June.

The ground east of the river sank, and black water gushed out from underground;
October.

In the new city of Yuzhou, mountains and rivers suddenly appeared, destroying people's fields. Springs emerged from the damaged areas, which were three meters deep.

Earthquakes and heavy rains continue to cause flash floods, wind disasters,

Disasters continued to strike various places, affecting all parts of the Han Dynasty and causing unrest among the people.

There were constant rumors of sorcerers from all over the country gathering together, and even the theories of literary schools of the past and present were mentioned again one by one.

This is actually inevitable.

The superstition of prophecies and divinations has been prevalent in the world for many years, but how long has it been since Gu Kang’s theory was proposed?

Under the current circumstances.

Even Gu Xi, the regent tutor, gradually began to be criticized.

As a last resort, Empress Dowager Deng finally issued an edict to repent.

He said that "the government has failed to implement the central policy, which has led to repeated disasters" and issued a general amnesty.

This is indeed a good method.

The imperial court does have many ways to maintain the people's morale.

After all, the Han Dynasty has just experienced four generations of wise rulers.

But if we want to completely calm people down in this situation, how can these alone be enough?

The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is the unknown.

Only through the same unknown means can one completely calm people's hearts.

Changle Palace.

When Deng Sui heard Gu Xi say that he would go to Luoshui in person to lead the victims to offer sacrifices to Gu Kang, she was stunned.

Then, she shook her head repeatedly without hesitation, staring at Gu Xi, and said anxiously:
"Absolutely not!"

“Nowadays, there are constant epidemics.”

"How could the Grand Master personally go to Luoshui to offer sacrifices to the victims?"

"If the Grand Tutor is affected, not only will I be ashamed to face Emperor Xiaohe, but the foundation of the Han Dynasty will also be shaken!"

Deng Sui's attitude was very firm. She was a very intelligent woman and naturally knew how important Gu Xi was to the Han Dynasty.

If Gu Xi really had an accident, the big man would definitely be completely confused.

Even if it is not enough to threaten the country.

But it is also destined to alienate people.

Gu Xi was not surprised by Deng Sui's reaction.

He didn't say anything extra, but simply bowed to Deng Sui and said, "Empress Dowager."

"As for the disaster relief, I have already arranged everything."

"Granaries in all regions have been properly arranged, but disaster relief officials still need the supervision of the Empress Dowager."

"I have read through the ancient books left by my grandfather and have noticed that the land south of the Yangtze River is fertile, but it has not yet been cultivated. We can relocate the victims south of the Yangtze River and help them settle down."

"If this can be accomplished."

"The pressure on the states will be much less."

"There are also matters of granting land to the people and exempting the land from taxes in disaster-stricken areas."

"The foundation left by our predecessors is still there. Although we have suffered a series of natural disasters, they are not enough to completely shake the foundation of our Han Dynasty."

"I have already done everything."

"It is only the uncertainty of people's hearts that truly makes me uneasy."

"I am now the Regent Grand Tutor."

"No matter what, I must go there in person."

Gu Xi's expression was extremely serious.

Deng Sui was silent for a while.

She naturally understood the meaning of Gu Xi's last two sentences.

If Gu Xi were to do this, the results would definitely be much better than her as a woman.

Because Gu Xi’s surname is Gu!

In today's world, Gu Kang has become a saint in the hearts of the people.

Everyone knows that their good days are brought by Gu Kang.

Nowadays, people in various places offer sacrifices to the gods, including Gu Kang.

And Gu Xi is Gu Kang's grandson.

Going there now will definitely have a much greater effect than her.

Thinking of this, Deng Sui felt helpless and sighed softly, saying, "Since the Grand Tutor has made up his mind, I will not stop him."

"but no matter."

"Taifu, please take care of your health."

Gu Xi nodded, then bowed to Deng Sui and said, "Since that's the case, I won't say any more."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."

"I will never watch helplessly as the Han Dynasty's prosperity crumbles in my hands."

"If not."

"After I die, I will not be able to face Emperor Xiaohe, nor will I be able to face my ancestors of the Gu family."

"Please Queen Mother, take good care of the temple and His Majesty!"

There are always things that are more important than life.

For Gu Xi, the reputation of his family ancestors and the Han Dynasty were just like this.

After saying that, Gu Xi no longer hesitated, turned around and walked out.

When the news that Gu Xi was going to Luoshui to offer sacrifices in person spread throughout the court and the country, the court and the country were shocked!

Luoshui is originally known as the sacred water.

There are countless legends among the people.

In today's situation of constant natural disasters, it is almost impossible to count how many people are offering sacrifices by the Luo River every day.

No one knows how many of them are infected.

Hearing that Gu Xi was going to Luoshui in person, many people came to dissuade him.

But Gu Xi's attitude has always been so firm.

After realizing that dissuasion was futile, some ministers were willing to go with Gu Xi, and some even suggested that the emperor should lead all officials to show his sincerity.

But Gu Xi refused them all without exception.

The more people there are, the more sincere they are?

Aren’t the blood and tears of thousands of people enough?

Gu Xi was already deeply influenced by Gu Kang's idea of "respecting ghosts and gods but keeping a distance from them".

After these two years of experience, I have become even more disdainful of the so-called superstition of prophecies and divinations.

He did this not to pray to God to stop bringing disasters.

Gu Xi just wanted to be the ray of light that broke through the haze.

Let the hearts of the people of the world be at peace!

After explaining everything, Gu Xi left Luoyang directly.

As expected, when the people heard that Gu Xi, the current Taifu and grandson of Gu Kang, was going to personally lead the people to offer sacrifices at Luoshui, they were in an uproar!
Gu Xi built an altar beside the Luo River.

He led the victims in holding an extremely grand sacrificial ceremony.

Countless refugees followed.

The cries and howls resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Countless people expressed their emotions in this grand ceremony.

Gu Yi has been watching all this silently, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

The natural disasters in the Han Dynasty were the same as the original history and there was no change.

No, the casualties were even greater.

This may be the causal relationship.

The emergence of Gu Kang brought the national strength of the Han Dynasty to a peak that had been unattainable in history.

The population far exceeds the original history.

With the growth of population, this sudden natural disaster will naturally cause greater casualties.

Gu Yi couldn't change this either.

If I could draw another god-level item like the Celestial Phenomenon Card that could affect the entire world, perhaps all this could change.

But how could it be possible for Gu Yi to directly earn all the achievement points during this period of time?

Don’t even think about whether you can get this kind of item or not.

According to the original history.

The beginning of natural disasters during the Eastern Han Dynasty was a clear dividing line for the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

The day of great chaos is not far away.

He must make every possible preparation to help the entire family survive the chaos that will come.
Things did not go beyond Gu Xi's expectations.

When the news of the sacrifice gradually spread to all directions, the uneasy people's hearts actually gradually improved.

The fear of the unknown requires that it be resolved with the same unknown.

The power of faith can sometimes play an unimaginable role.

That's how it is today.

The imperial court never gave up on disaster relief.

The anxiety in people's hearts all over the world comes from the fear of the unknown.

As long as the people's emotions in this regard can be resolved, it will be enough to appease the hearts of all people.

This matter even affected the government.

After confirming that Gu Xi was not ill, even the haze in the temple seemed to dissipate a little.

The disaster is clearly not over yet, but the feeling it gives people seems to no longer be so depressing.

Gu Xi returned to the court again, coordinating and handling disaster relief matters in all directions.

The big man's foundation is indeed strong enough.

Even in the face of such a natural disaster, with proper coordination, it is not enough to affect the country's foundation.

Especially now that people are at peace.

Gu Xi can devote more energy to it.

For a moment, the haze covering the big man seemed to dissipate a little.

But it seemed as if it was really God's targeting, and the Han's suffering was far from over.

In the third year of Yongchu, a great famine broke out in Bingzhou and Liangzhou, and people were cannibalizing each other.

The water in the Hedong pond turned red.

Once this incident happened, granaries across the Han Dynasty finally felt the pressure.

Gu Xi had to make adjustments and plan disaster relief more carefully.

But that’s not all.

The Southern Xiongnu leader Wan Shizhudi believed that all the Han people had died due to natural disasters, so he decided to take the opportunity to attack the Han.

The Wuhuan led their king Wuhe, the Xianbei leader Qiu Lun and others to join forces with the Southern Xiongnu Guduhou to launch an army.

The Han army in Wuyuan County was defeated and the prefect was killed in the battle.

The Han Dynasty was plagued by internal troubles and external threats arose.
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