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

Chapter 43: The Great Reckoning, the Dust Settles
——Dead silence!
Complete silence!
Inside Chongde Hall.

The ministers stared at the scene in amazement.

Looking at the sword-wielding man standing beside the young emperor, his expression was dull.

Until this moment, who could fail to see Gu Xi's determination today?
First send the Gu family members back to Hebei to relieve the family of worries.

He did not appease the ministers who followed him.

This is to prevent failure at the critical moment and implicate too many loyal ministers.

Gu Xi's reputation in the world is unimaginable.

If he died, the whole world would be shocked.

Yan Ji acted too quickly.

Gu Xi was not given the opportunity to summon the princes from all over the country to support the king.

If she were to really put the matter to rest, no one would know how the situation would develop.

Gu Xi is using himself as a guide.

If you succeed, everything will be settled.

If he fails, he will die.

With his reputation, even if Yan Ji really helped Liu Yi to the throne, it would cause a shock throughout the world.

Then, the Gu family’s descendants and these loyal ministers can seize the opportunity and act accordingly.

understood!

Got it all!

Although it was only a moment, countless thoughts flashed through everyone's minds.

Yang Zhen and others naturally acted the fastest.

Without any hesitation, they immediately knelt down in front of Liu Bao who was sitting on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, I bow to you!"

Liu Shou and other ministers who had defected to the Yan family were also completely confused at this time.

Listen to the shout that sounds like thunder.

Their faces turned pale as paper, and they knelt down almost instinctively, their voices trembling, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects."

"I know I was wrong!"

"I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

What can I do?
What else can I do?
Gu Xi's behavior of betting his own life today was completely beyond their imagination.

He has been regent for many years. Who in the court doesn't know Gu Xi's methods?
For those who had taken refuge with Yan Ji.

Now, if he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to beg for mercy from this young emperor.

But Liu Bao is not Liu Hu.

Looking at the ministers kneeling in front of him, he did not look panicked, but he did not speak directly. Instead, he looked at Gu Xi.

Gu Xi didn't do much.

After the ministers had finished their kowtow to the emperor, he spoke again, his expression remaining unchanged.

"The late emperor has passed away."

"The cause of death is unknown."

"Immediately take Fan Feng, Jiang Jing, Yan Xian, and the others to prison and torture them severely."

"We must find out the cause of Emperor Daxing's death."

"Liu Shou and his companions, along with the thieves, are plotting to usurp the Han Dynasty."

"Deprive them of all official positions and titles, throw them into prison, execute them, and remove all descendants from the family."

"Queen Yan Ji is plotting treason."

"Immediately expose his crimes to the world and exile the entire Yan family."

"Strip her of her honorable title and status as queen."

"I will confine myself to the palace and reflect on my mistakes."

"Ministers, we should decide on a posthumous title for the late emperor!"

A cold voice echoed throughout the hall.

Gu Xi seemed to have thought of everything long ago, and his expression did not change from beginning to end.

In an instant, everyone's expression changed slightly.

Even Yang Zhen and others did not expect this.

This punishment is too severe.

Others are fine, but the main one is Yan Ji, the current queen mother.

She was stripped of her title and deposed as queen.
This is simply to make Yan Ji a complete criminal.

You know, even Empress Dowager Dou didn't end up like this!

Yan Ji's expression completely changed. She was completely emotionally broken. She stared at Gu Xi and shouted, "Gu Xi!"

"How could you treat me like this?"

"I am the Empress appointed by the late Emperor!!"

"It's the Queen Mother of the current dynasty!!"

"How could you treat me like this?"

Her voice was completely devoid of any power, and even sounded a little shrill, like a shrew cursing on the street.

But who would care about her at this moment?
Gu Xi simply waved his hand and had him taken away on the spot.

Next came Liu Shou and others.

The sound of wailing and crying resounded throughout the hall, and it was destined to be a bloody storm.

Liu Bao watched like this from beginning to end.

He is still young after all.

He always felt a little bit of fear, but he still forced himself to hold on.

Until a long time passed.

The hall gradually quieted down.

Yang Zhen and the others also reacted at this time, and their expressions suddenly became serious.

Decide on the posthumous title for the late emperor!
If it were in the past, there would be no need to worry too much about this matter.

The Han Dynasty is far from being at the stage of giving out posthumous titles arbitrarily, and the ministers will discuss the titles impartially.

But that's different now.

If you want to say that Emperor Liu Hu had any achievements, actually he didn't.

In the early days, Deng Sui and Gu Xi ruled the world together.

He has no power at all.

Later, when Deng Sui passed away, he gained power, but he still handed it all over to Gu Xilai.

This can actually be said to be making use of wise officials.

But the developments in recent days are contrary to this point.

Moreover, the Han Dynasty has now survived years of natural disasters and its national strength is gradually recovering.

After all, all this happened during the reign of Liu Hu.

He should not be avoided at any cost.

Can we give Liu Hu a beautiful posthumous title?
Not to mention whether Gu Xi agreed or not, even the ministers could not make such a choice.

For Liu Hu.

Only the lower-level posthumous title is the most appropriate.

The ministers immediately made a judgment in their hearts, but no one spoke.

Gu Xi would not let them discuss it directly at this time, but continued to take a series of more appropriate measures.

No matter what, the court must be stabilized first.

The impact of this incident is too great.

This also means that Gu Xi's actions greatly reduced the impact.

But the court officials had already been purged.

It is bound to have an impact.

Gu Yi has been watching all this.

In fact, he had never expected that the Good Luck Card would have such an effect.

"If I could draw this kind of item again in the future, I might be able to use it on the battlefield."

"The sword has no eyes."

"A significant increase in luck will definitely play a big role."

He made the decision secretly, while also listening carefully to Gu Xi's arrangements.

obviously.

As the Gu family's influence grew, historical changes had begun.

Starting from Liu Zhaoshi.

The Han Dynasty had already undergone drastically different changes from its original history.

Now it has directly passed the period of Wang Sheng and Yan Ji's monopoly of power and has come directly into the hands of Liu Bao.

This change has completely surpassed the previous one.

He has no idea what the future will be like.

Because Gu Xi is only forty-six years old now!
Although just looking at his experience, Gu Xi really gives people the feeling that he must be very old because he has experienced too much.

But he is only fifty years old!
After going through many hardships and becoming famous all over the world, he still returns strong and healthy.

The blessing of the longevity card ensures that Gu Xi’s body will not have any problems at all.

Even though Gu Yi doesn't know the limit of this thing yet.

But as long as Gu Xi is still alive and in the court, it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to encounter the situation in the original history.

After this lesson.

Gu Xi will definitely be more careful.

With such uncertain factors, who can see the future clearly?

night.

The starry sky is vast and the night is quiet like a dream.

Gu Xi led Liu Bao all the way into the North Palace.

A whole day passed.

The atmosphere in the entire Han court was extremely serious.

Liu Bao was only eleven years old, so he naturally looked a little tired at this time.

The most important thing is that he was still afraid of the palace from the past, and he silently pulled Gu Xi's sleeve.

"Master."

As soon as he entered the bedroom, Liu Bao hesitated again and again, and couldn't help but say: "I"

"Your Majesty should call yourself I." Gu Xi interrupted him softly.

Liu Bao seemed to have just realized what was happening and quickly changed his words, "Can I really be a good emperor?"

He stared at Gu Xi closely.

Gu Xi nodded without hesitation: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will help you."

"Will the Grand Master also leave me one day in the future?"

Liu Bao spoke again, a hint of nervousness flashing in his eyes. Gu Xi was silent for a moment, then smiled carefreely, "I am already old."

"But your majesty can rest assured."

"I will never leave until Your Majesty has complete control of the court."

Gu Xi's expression was particularly serious.

The two of them started talking, and Gu Xi began to teach Liu Bao.

"Your Majesty, as a ruler, you must not bear the reputation of being unfilial, so I choose to spare Yan Ji's life."

"However, this incident must serve as a warning."

"Your Majesty, please remember to pay attention to this in the future."

"As for the families of those ministers, this matter involves a wide range of issues. Your Majesty does not need to harbor any resentment."

"Executing the ringleader is also a way of showing our stance to them."

"I will dismiss them all, and Your Majesty can select new personnel based on their talents in the future."

"This move will surely make these people feel grateful to Your Majesty and quickly cultivate a foundation of loyalty to Your Majesty."

"The emperors of our Han Dynasty have always shown kindness to the people."

"Now that the world is gradually stabilizing, Your Majesty can also do it."

"Only by letting the people of the world know your majesty's grace and kindness can you calm the hearts of the people."

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Liu Bao listened very carefully. After Gu Xi finished speaking, he spoke again: "Grandmaster, I want to promote the children of the Gu family."

Although there are more than ten people from the Gu family serving as local officials today.

But in this temple, the Gu family only has Gu Xi.

Even the contemporary Duke Huan was not in the court, but in his fiefdom.

In fact, this was also a deliberate arrangement by Gu Xi.

He is not Huo Guang.

If a family member who has no talent holds a high position, it is bound to bring disaster.

But Liu Bao obviously didn't think so.

At least for now, the person who can give him absolute sense of security is Gu.

He lived in the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion during this period.

He even developed deep feelings with several of the Gu family members.

Hearing this, Gu Xi did not feel any surprise and immediately shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no need for this."

"What happens to the Gu family depends on God's will."

"Since the family members lack talent, why should they come to the court?"

The close relationship between Gu and Liu Bao cannot be used here.

Even if the descendants of the Gu family could enter the court.

But the lack of talent is bound to make this friendship become increasingly shallow.

Rather than that.

It would be better to retire.

When there is another talented person in the family, we will continue this relationship.

Gu Xi obviously had the same thoughts as Gu Kang did back then.

Liu Bao looked at Gu Xi in a daze. He was a little surprised by Gu Xi's words. After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly.

The king and his minister began to chat.

Gu Xi seemed to have sensed Liu Bao's fear of the palace.

Take the opportunity to comfort him.

He then talked about the national mourning and the various arrangements for the future coronation ceremony, which naturally included Liu Hu's posthumous title.

In fact, Gu Xi was not as entangled in this matter as the ministers thought, and he didn't even care about it.

The descendants of the Gu family all have their own judgment on the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.

When Liu Zhao died.

He was extremely sad.

This is because Liu Zhao was a wise ruler and he and his ministers had a harmonious relationship.

Moreover, at the moment of death, he entrusted his son to his care, which was an act of absolute trust.

Although Deng Sui was not a king.

But she is also a person with great talent.

It can be said that Deng Sui’s position was replaced by women like Empress Dowager Dou and Yan Ji.

The Han Dynasty was destined to fall in the continuous natural disasters.

And what about Liu Hu?

He himself had no great achievements, and the arrangements he made before his death almost caused a crisis for the country.

For this kind of emperor.

Gu Xi doesn't care too much.

He was a man who wanted to get things done, and he could accept a mere posthumous title as long as it wasn't too outrageous.

The two chatted like this for a long time.

Gu Xi left only after Liu Bao's heart gradually calmed down.

From that day on, the entire Han Dynasty seemed to have returned to its original state.

Eunuchs like Jiang Jing could not withstand severe torture.

Finally, he told everything that happened in the palace that night.

Yan Ji watched Liu Hu die on his couch.

The entire palace was sealed off and the imperial edict was forged with the seal.

And so on, every detail is important.

Of course, it also naturally includes what Yan Ji said about the past.

But who cares about this kind of thing?
Moreover, for the ministers, this matter was a little too ridiculous.

Who is Gu Xi?

He actually attacked a mere eunuch and someone like Wang Sheng.

Then there must be some hidden story.

In addition, Liu Hu's attitude towards Deng Sui had changed in the past.

Why guess the reason?
This incident made the ministers even more disappointed in Emperor Liu Hu.

Liu Hu's series of actions fully demonstrated his stupidity.

under these circumstances.

The ministers actually gave Liu Hu a posthumous title that was completely beyond Gu Xi's expectations.

——Jing Ping.

The meaning of the scene is that the Han Dynasty is stable, and the hidden meaning is "false scene", which directly points out that such a prosperous era has nothing to do with Liu Hu;
Ping Ze directly pointed out that Liu Hu was stupid and incompetent, which led to serious mistakes in his later years.

In fact, this posthumous title seems to be extremely reasonable, and if you only look at its meaning, it is far from being a bad posthumous title.

But the key point is that the word "filial piety" is not included in it!

From the Han Dynasty to the present day.

Except for the two founding emperors, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.

All emperors have the character "filial piety" in their names.

The fact that Liu Hu did not include this word explains the problem.

The ministers explained this as follows: "Liu Hu, who inherited the throne, must be the son of Emperor Xiaohe and Empress Hexi."

"Gu Xi was entrusted by the two men to look after their son, but Liu Hu began to doubt Gu Xi."

This is an act of filial piety.

In addition, Liu Hu's actions before his death shook the Han Dynasty.

It is also a serious moral failure.

Therefore, the word "filial piety" should not be included.

Gu Xi did not make too many comments on this, but gave this opportunity to Liu Bao.

Liu Bao's intelligence was revealed in this situation.

Especially after being taught by Gu Xi, although he was still young, he obviously had certain governing abilities.

Seeing that all the ministers agreed with this posthumous title.

He agreed to it directly.

However, he publicly stated, "As a son, I must inherit my father's mistakes. I will rule the country in this life just like Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaoming did in the past to atone for the sins of the previous emperor."

He not only appeased the ministers, but also left behind a reputation for filial piety.

The ministers were very shocked that Liu Bao could say such words.

This is the sign of a wise ruler!
With the end of the national mourning, Liu Bao held a formal coronation ceremony and announced the change of the reign title to "Yongjian", and everything was finally settled.

As for the little kid Liu Yi.

No one cares at all.

The entire Han Dynasty actually had a faint atmosphere similar to that of the time when Deng Sui was alive.

The young emperor sat on the dragon throne.

Gu Xi governs the world.

But there are also differences.

After this incident, Gu Xi really changed a bit.

In the past, he never carried a sword into the palace, and he would always sit in the position of a minister during court meetings.

But now it is completely different.

During every court meeting, Gu Xi always stood beside Liu Bao with a sword in hand, protecting the young emperor and intimidating all officials.

Of course, the ministers could also sense the changes in Gu Xi.

any problem.

He would ask Liu Bao to consider it and he would serve as his assistant.

It was completely different from the time when Liu Hu took charge of all the government affairs by himself.

Everyone saw Gu Xi's intention.

Just like Gu Kang in the past, he also seemed to have the intention of retiring.

The ministers all had complicated thoughts about this.

Gu Xi served as regent for many years.

The ministers in the court came and went.

The people who are still left now have long been accustomed to working under Gu Xi, and they all admire Gu Xi very much.

But ask yourself, among all the heroes in the world, who will never grow old?

As the days go by.

As Liu Bao became more and more familiar with political affairs, Gu Xi became more and more silent.

Everyone felt it vaguely.

A brilliant and wonderful era seems to be about to turn the page.
(End of this chapter)