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

Chapter 60: Reform and Change, Life and Death

Hedong.

Ever since Gu Xi defeated Zhang Jiao in Jizhou, Dong Zhuo has been doing very well.

Relying on the elite troops under his command, he won victory after victory when facing the Yellow Turban Army, which had completely lost its morale, and his glory was truly immense.

He had wanted to take advantage of this good opportunity.

When you have made more achievements and the situation stabilizes, your status will be improved.

However, he did not expect to receive an imperial edict from He Jin suddenly.

"Wenyou, take a look at what the general means. He actually ordered me to station troops in Anyi?" Dong Zhuo frowned, his face full of confusion.

As he spoke, he handed the imperial edict in his hand to the resourceful Confucian scholar Li Ru beside him.

Li Ru took the imperial edict and read it carefully, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

He pondered for a long time before he seemed to grasp the hidden mystery.

Then, he shook his head slightly, a meaningful smile on his face: "Ming Gong."

"Judging from the time, this edict was obviously sent by He Jin before the Grand Tutor returned to the capital."

"This move is obviously intended to use you to check and balance the Grand Tutor."

"To check and balance the Grand Tutor?" Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He subconsciously shook his head, his face full of disbelief. "Is He Jin crazy?"

"Why do you think I can check and balance the Grand Tutor?"

"It's just taking advantage of the situation. You don't need to worry about it." Li Ru chuckled, originally wanting to let Dong Zhuo not take this matter to heart.

But at this moment, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he changed the subject: "Mingsong, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Good opportunity?" Dong Zhuo was completely stunned. His brows furrowed even deeper as he looked at Li Ru with a puzzled expression. "Wenyou, are you crazy?"

"Do you really want me to go against the Grand Tutor?"

Now he has no such thoughts at all.

For a local tyrant like him, this was simply a fantasy.

He just wanted to achieve more meritorious deeds and improve his political status.

"That's not what I meant." Li Ru waved his hands quickly, his face showing more excitement. "He Jin is a general, with the power to control all the troops in the world."

"Now that he has issued an edict, how can we not obey?"

He stared at Dong Zhuo and said solemnly, "Anyi is a key town in Hedong. It controls the Fen River grain route in the north and the dangerous pass of Qiaohan in the south."

"Your Excellency can station troops here under the pretext of obeying the imperial edict."

Li Ru's tone paused slightly, his expression becoming more serious, his eyes flashing with shrewdness: "As far as the current situation is concerned."

"I believe that if anything unexpected happens to the Grand Tutor, the Han Dynasty will be in danger of collapse."

"If the situation really changes drastically by then."

"In Anyi, my lord, can you advance and retreat freely?"

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment. He had never thought about the problem from this perspective.

This does sound like a good opportunity.

But out of fear, Gu Xi subconsciously shook his head: "How could the Grand Tutor tolerate me stationing troops in Anyi?"

"Your Excellency, you only need to advance slowly. You can even use the excuse of suppressing bandits as an excuse to buy time along the way."

Li Ru smiled confidently and said firmly, "Even if the Grand Tutor finds something unusual, what can we do?"

"Your Excellency, you are acting in compliance with the imperial edict. Even if the Grand Tutor finds fault, it should be He Jin."

"And please don't forget it, my lord."

Having said this, Li Ru paused slightly and deliberately lowered his voice, "The Grand Tutor is now over ninety years old."

"Although everyone believes that the Grand Tutor will not pass away until the world is settled."

"But you must know, my Lord, there is no immortal in this world."

"Even people like Emperor Guangwu and Marquis Wencheng of the past will pass away with time."

"What about Master Yu?"

"If something unexpected happens to the Grand Tutor, you can lead your troops into the capital. Wouldn't that make you the second Grand Tutor?"

dong... dong... dong...

Dong Zhuo only felt his heart beating faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind.

He stared at Li Ru in front of him, and after a long silence, he finally nodded and squeezed out a word from between his teeth:

"good!".
Gu Xi has indeed changed.

Since returning to Beijing this time, he seems like a different person.

He is very decisive in doing things and has no mercy at all.

Just after the Luoshui sacrifice.

Gu Xi held a grand coronation ceremony for Liu Bian and announced the change of the reign title to "Zhaoning".

The Italian man is stable.

He used his actions to show his determination to the whole world.

——Gu Xi wants to help the Han Dynasty in times of crisis again!
After everything was done, Gu Xi turned his attention to the rebels in Liangzhou.

He would certainly not choose to leave Luoyang at this time.

Just like in the past, he coordinated all four directions from Luoyang!
Gu Xi has a very high reputation in Liangzhou.

When natural disasters struck Jiuzhou in the past, Gu Xi was the first to rush to Liangzhou and personally supervise the local administration.

This move earned Gu Xi considerable reputation among all the tribes.

And most importantly, Gu Xi knew very well why these people rebelled.

This is why he killed the eunuchs.

After stabilizing the people's hearts in Luoyang, Gu Xi immediately sent people to Liangzhou to deliver news to various tribes.

——He said that he didn’t care about their uprising this time, as long as they retreated to Liangzhou, he would let bygones be bygones.

This is an open conspiracy.

For Gu Xi today.

Rebels in any alliance situation are not worth mentioning.

Because the human heart is unpredictable
When faced with the immortal-like Gu Xi, there will always be people who feel fear in their hearts.

And Gu Xi wanted to give them a way out.

This further amplifies the fear.

The effect of this strategy was obvious, especially after Huangfu Song rushed to the Sanfu area and blocked the rebel attack.

Immediately, a rift arose within the entire rebel army.

Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou died one after another in internal strife.

The rebels, like a tide, quickly retreated to Liangzhou.

At the same time, efforts to quell the rebellion continued throughout the country.

The eunuch's head is indeed a good thing.

This greatly diverted public grievances and made the people regain their expectations of the court.

And Gu Xi will not give up using superstitious means of prophecies and divinations.

Various miracles appeared one after another.

It also includes poems written by students of the Imperial College. Gu Xi ordered all the great families to spread these to the world.

It is under these measures.

——By the end of the second year of Zhaoning, the situation in various places had stabilized.

Although there are still rebel uprisings, they are ultimately unable to gain momentum.

And then, Gu Xi finally took that step and began to prepare to carry out the big thing he had been thinking about for many years.

--reform!
He is going to change the fundamental system of the Han Dynasty!
Gu Yi had been watching all this silently, feeling extremely nervous.

In fact, this is also one of the difficulties of this game.

Except for the period when he personally controls the situation, the development of any matter may not necessarily go according to Gu Yi's wishes.

Just like now.

For the Gu family, this move is extremely dangerous.

If Gu Yilai were to take control personally, he would definitely choose to let the times develop.

After all, the change of dynasties is a normal phenomenon.

He has a prophetic nature for subsequent history.

Even though the world has undergone great changes today, Gu Yi can still control everything by relying on the advanced thinking of modern people.

But it was different for Gu Xi.

He is the man in the game, judging by his current situation.

He knew that if he died, there would be chaos in the world, and even the local nobles would secretly support the rebels and achieve the goal of dividing the world.

As a top aristocratic family, the Gu family was destined to bear the brunt of the attack.

The Gu family's ambition is to survive for eternity. The transformation of the family into a nation, the utter chaos of the world, and other situations destined the Gu family to face unknown risks.

As someone involved in the situation, Gu Xi had no idea what happened next.

Only reform is the best solution at present.

It can save the Han Dynasty and also help the Gu family.

That's why he had to do it.

But can this thing really succeed?

Looking at history and the present, is there any example of successful reform without bloodshed?
And how could Gu Yi not be worried?
He even wanted to put all his achievement points into one bet to see if he could draw an item that could help Gu Xi.

But in the end he suppressed the idea.

He must remain calm to avoid any accidents.
Luoyang, Taimiao.

The ground is paved with blue bricks, and the flying eaves and brackets reveal the vicissitudes of time.

Gu Xi walked steadily and slowly into this most sacred place for the Han people.

According to common sense, his behavior is unreasonable.

But for Gu Xi now, he no longer cares about these things.

As Fang Fu stepped into the Taimiao, a refreshing breath hit him in the face, and the air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.

Gu Xi walked lightly to the incense table and lit the incense and candles.

He lit candles for the spirit tablets of emperors of successive dynasties one by one, and the dancing flames illuminated his face full of vicissitudes and determination.

Finally, he stopped in front of Liu Zhao's spirit tablet.

He first performed a standard ceremony for a subject.

After the ceremony, he raised his head slightly, looked at the spirit tablet, sighed slowly, and said in a low but clear voice: "The late emperor."

"The Han Dynasty's current state is entirely due to my fault."

"I only lament that I lack the wisdom of my ancestors."

"If my grandfather, Marquis Wencheng, were in my situation, he would surely see the drawbacks."

"Today, I have no way out."

His expression was calm, his eyes were determined, and he murmured, "Only by accomplishing this in my lifetime can I protect the country."

“The great Han and my Gu family can also avoid the waves.”

After saying this, he bowed to Liu Zhao's spirit tablet again and did not get up for a long time.

Until a long time passed.

Then he turned around again, walked to Gu Xiao's spirit tablet, and knelt down.

Gu Xiao’s spirit tablet has always been enshrined in the Taimiao.

This was a privilege given by Liu Xiu in the past.

There is only this one person in the entire Gu family.

Not even Gu Kang can do it.

"Ancestors," Gu Xi said, his voice choking with emotion, "I beg you to protect our descendants from disasters and bless our Gu family to prosper for thousands of years."

How could he not know the consequences of failure?
Except for a few heirs with mediocre qualifications such as Gu Chen, Gu Xi had already sent all his family members out one after another.

This is his other insurance.

It would be fine if he succeeds, but if he fails, the world will definitely be in chaos.

In terms of Gu's current reputation.

Unless they encounter a ruthless person, the Gu family will not be in danger of being wiped out, and they will also have the opportunity to rise in troubled times.

As for Gu Chen, it was because he was indeed too mediocre.

Until now, he is even worse than ordinary people.

Sending him away would undoubtedly be more risky.

In fact, Gu Yi was also quite surprised by this. Gu Chen has a tough personality and works very hard on weekdays.

But in terms of performance, there is nothing outstanding.

Simply put, it turned him from a moron into a very mediocre normal person.

For a Xuan-level item, this performance is clearly unsatisfactory.

But Gu Yi also couldn't figure out the specific reason.

On this day, Gu Xi stayed in the Taimiao for a long time.

And the next day.

He announced his decree at the grand court meeting.

The emperor ordered that the sons of prominent families who had made contributions in suppressing the rebellion should return to the capital to receive rewards.

He planned to retreat in order to advance, recall the children of the big families in the name of "reward", and then take the next step.

In normal times, this might have been possible.

But what period is it now?
This is an era with a great reputation in the entire history, and it is an era with many geniuses and outstanding people.

The current situation is already so obvious.

Through Gu Xi's various actions and his personality, how could these people not see what Gu Xi might do?

This is a very obvious question.

Some people even thought that Gu Xi might do something like measuring the land.

Because the current Han Dynasty has not completely dealt with the refugees who are like a tide!
In a short time, the news spread rapidly.

——The temple was shocked!
Many people find it hard to believe that Gu Xi would do this, after all, this will also affect the Gu family.

But faced with such a serious problem, they have to deal with it carefully.

The policy proposed by Gu Xi was brought up again.

The ministers wanted Gu Xi to cancel this policy to test his attitude.

Gu Xi naturally agreed to this.

He even directly rewarded several meritorious nobles, showing weakness again.

But can human nature be so easily manipulated?

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, no matter what you do, you will never be able to completely eliminate the doubt in your heart.

No one would be willing to give up the benefits that have already been obtained.

It is under this circumstance.

Many ministers submitted memorials to the emperor, citing the unrest in various places as an excuse for not allowing people of various ethnic groups to return to the capital.

The atmosphere in the entire temple changed.

Faced with this situation, Gu Xi simply gave up the idea of winning without bloodshed.

He couldn't drag it on.

The power of the great clans will grow stronger as time goes by.

And who can explain it clearly?

How much time did God leave him?

He must act decisively!

Just a few days later, Gu Xi completely ordered the closure of Luoyang.

And he announced it to the world in the name of "Regent".

He said that the war was over and Liu Hong's wartime strategy should be abandoned and local military power should be taken back.

When the news spread, the whole world was shocked!
The people naturally don't care about this, and this move will not affect their lives.

The ones who were really shocked were the governors and aristocratic families in various places who had gradually gained personal power.

Liu Hong's move is to allow them to legally own knives.

And now, Gu Xi wants to take the knife back.

Even though everyone understood why Gu Xi did this.

But how could I agree to it directly?
In an instant, clouds moved in all directions.

The governors of all states submitted memorials to the imperial court, still using the excuse of rebellious soldiers to obstruct this matter.

But how could Gu Xi not have anticipated this?
Why did he want to quickly take control of the entire central army when he returned to Beijing this time?
It's not just to firmly control Luoyang.

This is also a preparation for this.

Ever since Gu Sheng trained the central army in the past, the entire training method of the central army has remained unchanged.

And it was during the reign of Liu Bao in the past.

Because of Yan Ji's actions, he realized the importance of the central army and strengthened it one after another.

This is the most elite force in the entire Han Dynasty.

He kept a tight grip on these troops in preparation for this.

Ps: I burned through all 15,000 yesterday. My tenosynovitis hasn't healed at all, so I'm late again. Sorry, the next chapter will be late at night.

Begging for a monthly ticket~
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