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

Chapter 37: Internal troubles subsided and Deng Sui collapsed

Compared to disaster relief, governing the world is much easier.

This gradually gave Gu Xi some time to rest.

What Gu Yi was more concerned about was;
——As the world gradually stabilized, Gu Xi finally had several children.

In fact, this has always been Gu Yi's concern.

Although the Gu family no longer has the problem of having a small population, its descendants are now spread all over the place.

But for Gu Yi.

The real core still needs direct descendants.

Although the attribute values of these offspring are very average, they are even worse than Gu Liang at that time.

But Gu Yi's anxious heart slowly calmed down.

How can a family produce talented people from generation to generation?
It is commendable that Gu's has grown to its current scale.

Even though Gu Liang is the least conspicuous among the family heads of recent generations, he is also a capable person and has supported the Gu family.

It is normal that the family members have mediocre talents nowadays.

Gu Yi had thought about picking a newborn and using the "Break Wall Card" for it.

But thinking that he could almost directly control it as long as he waited for Gu Xi to die, he suppressed the idea.

The effect of the "Break Wall Card" is really too much of a gamble.

First of all, it must be a newborn baby.

Then, depending on various factors, the original attributes may even be lowered.

This is too big a gamble for Gu Yi.

Luoyang.

Today's Luoyang is completely renewed and finally regains the feeling of prosperity it once had in the past.

Just as the original history.

Great inventions such as Cai Lun paper and the water-powered armillary sphere came out one after another.

In fact, when Gu Yi left the technology to his family, he had already given Gu Kang some pointers on papermaking techniques.

Of course, this information was searched by Gu Yi from the Internet.

Maybe that's why, or maybe it's because the Gu family has never produced a genius creator.

Although Gu has never stopped researching papermaking over the years, he has never been able to make a major breakthrough.

And it was not beyond Gu Yi's expectations.

When Gu Xi first saw the paper sent by Cai Lun, he instinctively thought of the woodblock printing technique that had been hidden in the Gu clan.

But he didn't do anything.

As time goes by, institutional change is the general trend.

Although Gu Xi's talent can be called extraordinary.

But if you want to jump out of the shackles of the times directly, it is obviously impossible.

However, Gu Yi was quite looking forward to it.

He had originally left behind all the information on woodblock printing just to try whether he could gain achievement points in this way.

If you can really get achievement points.

For Gu Yi, this is definitely a great thing.

Everything seems to be back on track.

Emperor Liu Hu also had children.

Although the child was not born to Queen Yan, this news still greatly excited the court.

This boy's name was Liu Bao.

Although still young, he is very clever.

Both Deng Sui and Gu Xi liked this child very much.

Deng Sui even directly designated him as the crown prince, and even Gu Xi wanted to teach the child personally.

He wanted to train a qualified emperor for the entire Han Dynasty.

about this matter.

Whether it was Liu Hu or Deng Sui, they were naturally very supportive.

Who in the world doesn't know how talented the Gu family's children are?

Even those members of the Gu family who served as local officials were more capable than ordinary officials.

This is entirely the leading edge of Gu’s educational approach.

And it's not a secret.

But no one can learn it completely, because the overall atmosphere of the Gu family is obviously different from that of other big families.

If Gu Xi could teach the prince personally now, perhaps he could really teach him to be a wise ruler like Emperor Xiaoming.

Of course, some people are also concerned about this matter.

Gu Xi has reached this level of power now.

If he becomes the emperor's teacher again, what will he be like then, considering that the Han Dynasty attaches great importance to the teacher's kindness?
Even if I ignore Gu Xi.

Wouldn’t the Gu family’s children also benefit?
The Gu family has been prosperous for four generations!
Gu Xi is only in his thirties now, but he has already reached this point.

Could it be that the Gu family really wants to coexist with the Han Dynasty?
This is really hard for some people to accept.

Soon, rumors gradually spread in the court that "the emperor has long been capable of taking power, and Deng Sui and Gu Xi should return power to the emperor."

Gu Xi didn't care about this matter at all.

In fact, the Han Dynasty was able to survive the successive deaths of emperors and years of natural disasters.

It can be said that he has fulfilled his promise to Liu Zhao.

It has also brought the Gu family's reputation to its peak.

What's wrong with returning power?
And perhaps because of the existence of the Gu family, Deng Sui did not want to stay in power forever.

It looked like it was about to be accomplished.

However, to everyone's surprise, Liu Hu refused!

According to him, he is still young, and even if the power is returned to him, Gu Xi and Deng Sui will still be needed to rule the world together. Why bother with this?

All the officials were caught off guard by this answer.

Never mind them.

Even Gu Yi was very surprised.

But after thinking about it carefully, I felt relieved.

This was Liu Hu's character.

The situation now is completely different from history. The appearance of Gu Xi has completely changed Liu Hu's view of Deng Sui.

Now he can enjoy himself every day.

There is no burden on my shoulders.

There was no sense of crisis of being deposed at any moment, and he had all the dignity that an emperor should have.

Even if Gu Xi and Deng Sui were allowed to govern the world well, he would be able to leave a good reputation in history books in the future.

Why not do this?

"It really becomes a loving mother and a filial son, right?"

Gu Yi was a little amused and helpless, and his expectations for Gu Xi became stronger and stronger.

How far can he go?

With the effect of the longevity card, will the achievement points he brings directly exceed Gu Kang?

All of this is possible! .
People like Gu Xi are destined to never stop moving forward.

His character has been formed.

He has shown his talent since childhood, and this time he quelled the natural disaster.

The desire for great achievements and strong self-confidence have been completely integrated into his bones.

Just after the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, the world gradually recovered.

He decided to start resolving the problem.

——The Xianling Dynasty.

The Qiang Rebellion was actually a problem that the Han Dynasty had not been able to completely resolve over the years.

In the original history, the emergence of the Xianling Dynasty was related to the rebellion in the Western Regions.

There was a rebellion in the Western Regions, and the Han Dynasty recruited soldiers.

The Qiang people were afraid of being sent to distant garrisons and never returning, so they launched a large-scale uprising. Dian Ling proclaimed himself the emperor in Beidi County, recruited other Qiang people, established a country, and threatened the three auxiliary areas.

But the situation in today's Han Dynasty is completely different.

The Western Regions were pacified ahead of time, and a series of effective policies had already turned the Western Regions into an impregnable barrier.

But even if the Western Regions had not been in chaos, these continuous natural disasters would have led to the emergence of the Xianlong Dynasty.

In fact, as early as the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Gu Xi had already sent people to quell the rebellion.

But considering that the people were exhausted, he did not mobilize a large number of troops.

Now the big man has come here to rest.

He naturally would not give up this opportunity.

Gu Xi is completely different from Gu Xiao and Gu Sheng. He is more like a commander who is good at planning and has a deep understanding of human nature.

He understood that the barbarians in all directions were filled with fear in front of the Han people whose strength had been restored.

In order to prepare for this expedition, Gu Xi created a lot of momentum.

Even before the troops arrived, the news had already become known to the whole world.

Gu Xi's current reputation did not come out of thin air.

His record of defeating the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei and Wuhuan coalition forces in one fell swoop when he went north is well known.

This kind of psychological attack is completely unavoidable.

The Xianrong Dynasty was originally a union of various Qiang tribes.

When the news was heard, chaos broke out almost instantly.

The strength of the Han Dynasty has long been engraved in their hearts.

The already fragile alliance completely collapsed at this moment.

With the assassination of Regent Lang Mo, the end of the Xianling Dynasty was already doomed.

Tribes came to surrender one after another.

The might of the Han Dynasty actually regained its former power. The barbarians on all sides submitted to it, and the Qiang threat in the Sanfu area was completely resolved!
——The sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty.

The Southwestern Yi tribes were dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty. Feng, the Yi leader of Yuexi County, united with the surrounding tribes and rebelled collectively. They even captured several counties, killed officials and seized civilians.

Gu Xi personally led the army to quell the rebellion.

He still took advantage of the Han Dynasty's power to strike a blow to people's hearts.

While secretly winning over the various tribes, he also fought against the main force of the rebels.

This is a war whose outcome has already been determined.

Unless there is a truly ironclad alliance, it is impossible to completely avoid Gu Xi's psychological warfare strategy.

Especially now that the big man has already recovered.

Whether in terms of military strength or equipment, the Han soldiers were no match for these barbarians.

After a great battle.

The Han army won a great victory and beheaded nearly 20,000 people.

All thirty-six rebellious ethnic groups surrendered.

Gu Xi formulated new policies in Yizhou, adjusted the court's system towards the barbarians, reduced taxes, and implemented a control policy to win over the hearts of the people.

He's like a tinkerer.

He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to plug all the loopholes that had appeared in the Han Dynasty due to natural disasters in recent years.

However, things are unpredictable.

In the ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the news sent from Luoyang forced Gu Xi to stop.

——Deng Sui is ill.

In fact, this is a normal phenomenon.

Ever since Gu Xi went north, Deng Sui has been taking care of disaster relief.

Even though Gu Xi has already formulated a detailed system.

But this is destined to be an extremely labor-intensive task.

Deng Sui had already had the same problem as Gu Xi.

I couldn't sleep all night long after hearing about the disaster.

This series of efforts will naturally have to be paid for now.

This incident had a huge impact on the Han Dynasty.

Although the nominal emperor was Liu Hu.

But who doesn’t know that Deng Sui and Gu Xi are the ones in power?
And the most important thing is that Deng Sui does not rely on Gu Xi for everything.

Deng Sui made her own contributions in disaster relief, education development, academic promotion, and so on.

Her sudden illness.

To the Han Dynasty, he is no different from an emperor!

Luoyang, Changle Palace.

Gu Xi was anxious and hurried into the palace.

The sobbing sounds in the hall stopped abruptly the moment he stepped in.

The officials subconsciously made way for him.

"Master."

Liu Hu, the leader, was filled with sorrow. Seeing Gu Xi return, he seemed to see hope and hurried forward to greet her. "Mother..."

"Grand Tutor." Before Liu Hu finished speaking, Deng Sui's weak voice came out.

She looked pale at this time.

It was as if the whole person only had one breath left.

Gu Xi walked quickly to her side, looked at Deng Sui, and couldn't help but sigh deeply, and said softly: "Empress Dowager, I am here."

"Grand Master."

Deng Sui turned her head with difficulty and looked at Gu Xi. Her originally dull eyes gradually regained some luster.

He didn't have the slightest fear of death, but instead smiled and said:
"Before I die, I will be able to see the Grand Tutor one more time, and I will be at peace."

Gu Xi smiled bitterly and asked, "Does the Queen Mother have any further instructions?"

"Grandmaster, how has my reign been so far?"

Deng Sui stared at Gu Xi closely, her eyes full of expectation, as if Gu Xi's answer had surpassed the torture brought by the illness.

Gu Xi did not expect Deng Sui to raise this issue.

He was silent for a moment, then said in all seriousness, "Back when Emperor Xiaohe was still alive, he told me that the Empress Dowager had the character of a true man."

"Now it seems that Emperor Xiaohe has a keen eye for talent."

"The Queen Mother is not only a great man, she also has the demeanor of a great saint."

Gu Xi's expression was extremely serious, and every word he spoke was filled with sincerity.

Hearing this, Deng Sui's smile widened. "I am very satisfied to receive such praise from the Grand Tutor."

Although her voice was weak, it revealed a hint of relief, "My life has been like walking on thin ice."

"When I first entered the palace, I didn't dare to overstep the line, for fear of angering the Yin family."

"Even when Emperor Xiaohe wanted to make me his empress, I had to keep declining."

"It will be even more difficult to rule the country later."

"I dare not treat a country of ten thousand chariots as a joke. I seek not to deceive Heaven and betray the late Emperor, and I seek not to go against the will of the people and betray my original intention."

"Fortunately, we have the help of the Grand Tutor."

"It will allow me to face Emperor Xiaohe."

As she spoke, she looked at Gu Xi again, her eyes suddenly becoming more alert. "Master, my time is numbered."

"Big man, please!"

Gu Xi stared at Deng Sui closely, and sadness grew on his face.

At this moment, it is so similar to the scene when Liu Zhao was dying.

After all, time has taken away too many people.

No matter how talented or ambitious he is.

After all, it cannot defeat the power of time.

Looking at Deng Sui's burning eyes, Gu Xi took a deep breath and nodded seriously.

"My lord, take your orders."

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Deng's pupils suddenly dilated, as if her wish had been fulfilled.

The whole person's eyes gradually closed at this moment.

"Mother!!!"

Following Liu Hu's loud shout, all the ministers knelt down one after another, and the sounds of crying also rang out at this moment.

The ninth year of Yuanchu, March, Guisi.

Regent Empress Dowager Deng Sui died in Changle Palace.

Posthumous title: Empress Hexi.

It means that people who have made great contributions to the country are called Xi, and they are buried with Emperor He in Shunling.

On the day of the burial, all the ministers and officials were present, the eunuchs played drums and horns three times, and the bells and drums were rung, and the emperor mourned.
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"In March of the ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty, Empress Dowager Deng Sui died.

Later, he ruled the country for sixteen years, but he did not show off his power and worked together with the Grand Tutor Gu Xi on state affairs.

At that time, the weather was unpredictable, with frequent floods and droughts for ten years.
The borders were in chaos, the Xiongnu invaded, and the Qiang and Rong invaded.

The Central Plains was infested with bandits, and the prefectures and counties were in turmoil.

After that, whenever he heard that the people were suffering from famine, he would push his pillow away in the middle of the night, wander around the room, and stay awake all night.

He canceled the banquets in the Qionglin Palace, reduced the supplies from the Imperial Household, used the pearls and jades from the imperial concubines to provide relief funds, and personally led the six palaces in eating coarse food and wearing plain clothes.

Thus, virtue spread throughout the land, refugees were able to return to their fields, and although the land was barren and yellow, the granaries were not empty. Ultimately, peace was restored to the country, and every year there was a good harvest."

——Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Chronicles of the Empresses

(End of this chapter)