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

Chapter 49: Three Supports to the Dragon Court, Eliminate Liang Ji and Stabilize the Government

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly stagnated.

Although Liang Rui had already expected Gu Xi to ask this question, she did not expect Gu Xi to be so direct.

She hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Master, I'm not going to hide anything from you."

"I don't know about this either."

She sighed deeply: "His Majesty's death has brought about great changes in the government and the country."

"I dare not act rashly. I wanted to investigate secretly, but I have no clue."

Liang Rui's expression was also a little ugly.

Because she felt that Liu Bao's death was related to this matter.

If Liu Bao had not suffered such a severe blow, his body might have been able to hold on for a while.

But unfortunately, the instability of the political situation is more important than anything else.

It's impossible for her to launch a large-scale investigation before the new monarch has even established himself, right?

Regardless of who is behind the scenes.

But the fact that he was able to take action inside the palace was enough to show his extraordinaryness.

Gu Xi had been watching Liang Rui's expression. After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly: "I understand."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will get to the bottom of this matter."

His expression didn't change much from beginning to end, but it made people feel at ease for some reason.

Liang Rui nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

Afterwards, Gu Xi went to meet another person.

——Cao Teng!
In the past, it was Gu Xi who arranged Cao Teng to be with Liu Bao.

It is also because of this that Liu Bao has always valued Cao Teng very much over the years.

And Cao Teng did not let Liu Bao and Gu Xi down.

There has never been a mistake over the years.

As soon as he saw Gu Xi, Cao Teng immediately knelt down and said excitedly, "This old servant pays his respects to the Grand Tutor."

"Get up."

Gu Xi looked at him calmly and asked, "Ji Xing, do you know about the changes in the palace?"

"Teacher!"

Cao Teng lowered his head, not daring to hesitate for even a moment, and quickly said, "I really don't know."

"By the time this old servant learned of this, the late Crown Prince had already passed away."

"Later, I also wanted to investigate secretly."

"But the eunuchs in the Eastern Palace all said they didn't know the reason. Anyone who had any trace of it has disappeared. This old servant is helpless."

His eyes reddened slightly, and his tone suddenly became a little self-blaming: "The Grand Tutor and the late Emperor have been extremely kind to me."

"His Majesty collapsed because of this incident."

"I wish I could find the person behind this and slaughter his entire family!"

Gu Xi looked at him seriously and waved his hand: "Forget it!"

"Keep an eye on everyone in the palace."

"There's no need to rush this matter."

After saying that, Gu Xi stood up and walked out of the palace.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Xi did not raise any questions about the strange things that happened in the palace within a few days after arriving in the capital.

He was just helping to deal with Liu Bao's national mourning according to the etiquette.

This is obviously different from Gu Xi's previous decisive style of action.

Everyone was extremely surprised.

In fact, Gu Yi didn't understand what Gu Xi was going to do at first.

But then, he understood Gu Xi's intention.

——Gu Xi is accumulating momentum!

Times have changed.

There have always been people coming and going in the temple, and Gu Xi had left the temple many years ago.

Now he suddenly returns.

How can it directly restore its original power?

Times have changed, and Gu Xi's reputation is destined to fade away with time.

In the current situation, the key lies in Gu Xi's political skills.

If Gu Xi really didn't show off his skills.

If others felt that he was really old, Gu Xi's status would drop instantly.

The level of status requires ability to judge.

The superficial glamour is not enough to support what Gu Xi is going to do next.

Obviously, Gu Xi understood this very well.

His political level was not bad.

It’s just that he no longer needs these methods, not that he doesn’t know how to do it.

Sure enough, after a few days.

Officials began to come to pay their respects to Gu Xi one after another.

Except for a few of the most important officials, Gu Xi didn't care about the rest.

The most important among them are naturally the few people who currently hold positions in the court.

The first one was Taiwei Li Gu.

Li Gu was the son of Li He. Li He and Gu Xi served in the same dynasty in the past, and Li Gu later followed Gu Xi in governing state affairs.

He is highly valued by Gu Xi.

All of this is related to the relationship between the two.

Then came Yuan Tang and others.

There is no need to say much about the connection between the Yuan and Gu families.

Ever since Gu Kang promoted Yuan An, the Yuan family can be said to be Gu's die-hard followers.

Today, Yuan Tang is the most prominent person in the Yuan family and is the prime minister of the current dynasty.

Gu Xi has very detailed observations on every official.

His attainments in understanding people's hearts have already reached the pinnacle.

Through some simple interactions, we can analyze a lot of things.

Gu Yi saw with his own eyes that Gu Xi had someone record the officials who came to pay him a visit privately.

I thought he would first check on those who didn't come to pay their respects.

But he didn't expect that Gu Xi would come back and attack him.

He directed his direction directly at the officials who came to pay him a visit.

Take his word for it.

"Some of them are definitely fearful. Not coming to see me often means they are fearless and don't care whether I pay them any attention or not."

This is the thinking habit of smart people.

In fact, Gu Yi couldn’t really say that this idea was wrong.

Because Liang Ji really came to visit Gu Xi.

And he was the most enthusiastic one, constantly showing his loyalty to Gu Xi.

After making this judgment, Gu Xi immediately launched a thorough investigation in the court.

No one would refuse such a thing.

——Then, Gu Xi displayed all his brilliance.

He directly ordered the detention of all the eunuchs and palace maids who had come into contact with Liu Suan that day, and then immediately restricted all the powerful eunuchs in the palace, including the constant attendants.

And all the officials in the court and the country!

When this incident happened, both the government and the public were shocked!

No one could have expected that Gu Xi would take such a direct approach.

What followed was naturally some people's dissuasion.

Many people said things like “Gu Xi has no real evidence and shouldn’t do this.”

In fact, it’s not that they have any ulterior motives.

It's just that he is too pedantic and insists that everything should be done according to convention.

But Gu Xi knew it.

This kind of thing must be done with swift and decisive action, and if he fails this time, his reputation in the court will be greatly reduced in the future.

Besides, how can such a thing not be serious?

At this time, Gu Xi's allies came in handy.

Whether it was Yuan Tang or Li Gu, they both held high positions in the court.

They will naturally organize manpower to deal with these people.

Moreover, Gu Xi's interrogation this time can be said to have fully utilized his judgment of human nature.

All eunuchs and palace maids were imprisoned separately.

Don't let them meet.

The eunuchs were not allowed to contact each other.

All the fear hidden in people's hearts was aroused.

And Gu Xi didn't just threaten.

There are also inducements.

I have to say that Liu Zhi is indeed very smart.

He obviously understood the key point.

If Liu Suan could die in the palace, why couldn't he?
Compared to Liu Suan.

He is even younger and has less foundation, so he naturally strongly supports this matter.

In this case.

Finally, someone could no longer bear the pressure and pushed out a eunuch from the palace. After learning about this, the eunuch also confessed his guilt.

Stated his reasons.

Many people said that they felt Liu Suan disliked eunuchs and if he succeeded to the throne, their lives would probably be very difficult.

This reason is indeed reasonable.

Everyone felt that the matter might have ended here.

But Gu Xi did not stop.

For him, he was just a eunuch. Even if he was very resentful, how could he be so bold if he had no support?

And even if he killed Liu Suan, what would happen if there came another monarch who disliked eunuchs in the future?

Liang Ji did not expect things to develop like this.

In fact, he has done very well.

All those who participated in the poisoning of Liu Suan were executed, and the eunuchs in the palace were recruited to take the blame.

And he showed no hostility towards Gu Xi.

He knew that if he forced a fight, he would not be able to compete with Gu Xi.

I can only keep showing weakness.

He thought of dealing with this matter, and once Gu Xi died, he could directly use the identity of the Queen Mother to take power!
It can be said that he was fully prepared.

But he really didn't expect Gu Xi to be so serious.

Liang Ji was really panicked.

He really wanted to send people to kill Meng Ben, but Gu Xi's strict supervision of these people made it impossible for him to get the chance.

You know, the Liang Ji today is not the powerful general in history!
The result was naturally no surprise.

Gu Xi directly brought all the eunuch's family members into the capital and forced the eunuch to tell the story of Meng Ben.

Meng Ben could not bear the pressure and directly betrayed Liang Ji, who was behind the scenes.

When this incident happened, the government and the public were shocked!

Liang Ji is Liang Rui's elder brother.

Now that they know the result, it is hard not to have other thoughts.

Then think about how Liang Rui directly established Liu Zhi as emperor.

It seemed as if all thoughts became clear at this moment.

In an instant, the turmoil within the government and the opposition became more intense.

However, Gu Xi suppressed this disturbance.

North Palace.

Liang Rui looked at Gu Xi in disbelief, tears streaming down her eyes.

"impossible!"

"Why is it my brother?"

"How could my brother do this?"

She stared at Gu Xi closely, finding it difficult to accept all this.

"Meng Ben has confessed. He was afraid that the former crown prince would dislike eunuchs after ascending the throne, so he went to see Liang Ji."

"Liang Ji also had ambitions to monopolize power."

"They felt that the late crown prince was too old to be controlled, so they sent someone to poison him."

Gu Xi's expression was calm as he explained the details to Liang Rui.

The more Liang Rui listened, the paler her face became.

She suddenly remembered what Liang Ji said when he came to see her that day.

Establish Liu Zhi.
He is still young and has no foundation, so it is not easy to master it in the future.
Liang Rui's body staggered suddenly.

She got it!

All of this was planned long ago, even she, the Queen Mother, was included in the plan!
Liang Rui felt an inexplicable sense of loneliness in her heart.

She stared at Gu Xi blankly, and after a long silence, she slowly asked, "What does the Grand Tutor want from me?"

"Queen Mother."

Gu Xi bowed earnestly to Liang Nai and said slowly, "I believe this matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother."

"However, Liang Ji's actions constituted the crime of regicide."

"No forgiveness."

"To avoid gossip from the world, I would like to ask the Queen Mother to stop paying attention to government affairs in the future."

He wants to weaken the Queen Mother's power!
Gu Xi didn't know how long he could live.

But this kind of thing must never happen again.

Moreover, this move can also reassure the ministers. Now many people in the temple are involved in investigating this matter.

Who wouldn't be afraid of Liang Rui's future revenge?
Although he had some understanding of Liang Nv's character, otherwise he would not have chosen to believe Liang Nv.

But human nature is something you can’t gamble on!
Gu Xi must be prepared for everything.

Upon hearing this, Liang Rui's body trembled violently and tears kept falling from her eyes.

She naturally understood what Gu Xi meant.

But what could she say?

How could she possibly escape when her brother had made such a big mistake?

After a moment's silence, Liang Rui finally nodded slightly.

"Can!"

Gu Xi quickly announced the matter to the world.

He decided to kill only Liang Ji's lineage, but did not wipe out the entire Liang family.

The same goes for the eunuchs in the palace.

All those involved were executed, and restrictions were also placed on other eunuchs.

Unless with special permission, the descendants of eunuchs cannot inherit the title, which greatly weakens the eunuchs.

This incident laid the foundation for Gu Xi to return to the court.

The Gu Xi of the past seemed to have returned again.

No, he was even more fierce than before.

Gu Yi could understand Gu Xi.

He was really afraid that he would die suddenly.

Gu Xi wanted to make use of all his time to build a good foundation for the Han Dynasty.

Of course, some people also privately suggested that Gu Xi depose the emperor.

After all, Liu Zhi was the emperor established by Liang Nai.

But Gu Xi refused.

This matter complies with all the rules. If he really deposes the emperor, it will do more harm than good to the Gu family.

And in Gu Xi's opinion, Liu Zhi is indeed quite smart.

It is under this circumstance.

After the national mourning.

Gu Xi held a grand coronation ceremony for Liu Zhi, and Liu Zhi announced the change of the reign title to "Yanxi."

The entire court seemed to be back on track again.

Just like in the past.

The young emperor sat on the dragon throne, while Gu Xi stood beside him holding a sword.

But there are also differences.

Gu Xi is indeed very old.

He didn't think he had time to train another emperor like Liu Bao.

It is precisely because of this.

Gu Xi's approach this time was more direct.

He would still let Liu Zhi make his own decision.

However, when Liu Zhi made a mistake, he would point it out directly, instead of just giving Liu Bao pointers like he had done in the past, letting Liu Bao figure it out on his own.

There are both good and bad sides to this.

The advantage is that Gu Xi's presence greatly improves administrative efficiency.

The current Han Dynasty has just passed the Liu Bao period.

Successive reforms ensured the clean administration of the Han Dynasty.

Gu Xi's return to the court minimized the loss caused by Liu Bao's death.

That's why.

The entire Han Dynasty remained prosperous and nothing went wrong.

Liu Bao originally learned Gu Xi's way of governing the country.

Now that Gu Xi has returned, it is easy for him to do it.

The downside is that Liu Zhi is still young after all, and sometimes he simply cannot grasp the essence of Gu Xi.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Gu Xi must seize every opportunity to allow Liu Zhi to gradually grow stronger and stabilize the Han Dynasty.

However, in this stability, Gu Yi sensed the risks.

That is, the court officials and Han scholars were a little too bold.

His attitude towards Liu Zhi actually gave me a feeling of being a gentleman.

This is definitely a huge disaster.

They are not Gu Xi.

Gu Xi was entrusted by Liu Zhao to take care of the young emperor, and he supported the Han Dynasty three times. He has become a true imperial teacher.

This status is incomparable to others.

It’s okay as Liu Zhi is still young.

If they continue to behave like this when they grow up, it will definitely be a disaster!
(End of this chapter)