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

Chapter 77 Gu Chen enters Luoyang, his ambition remains unshaken

The situation has completely changed.

The news of Yuan Shao's defeat in Bohai spread like a tide to all corners of the world.

In a moment, the whole world was in an uproar.

Hanoi.

Although the war in Jizhou was very fierce, the battlefield that everyone in the world cared about most was still in Hanoi.

——This is the foundation of the Han Dynasty!
Among them, there is Gu Chen, the most dazzling among the current Gu family members.

Now Gu Chen has captured several cities one after another.

But compared with previous offensives, this one was not very smooth.

This does not mean that Gu Chen’s strength has weakened.

It’s just because the aristocratic families in the capital area have reached a desperate situation and have to use all their strength.

So many top families have joined forces.

In addition, Yuan Shu also put all his strength into it, which would naturally affect Gu Chen's offensive.

But as news from Jizhou spread.

The stalemate situation finally changed.

——First, the then Grand Tutor Yuan Wei vomited blood upon hearing the news in the court, and died in the mansion that night.

And with his sudden death.

The Yuan family's control over the capital region weakened instantly.

Even if Yuan Shu's troops were still in the capital, the people's unrest could not be avoided.

Compared to Yuan Shao.

Although Yuan Shu was also a local lord and was quite powerful.

But his character was destined not to make the nobles have absolute expectations of him.

People’s hearts are fickle——

These benefited families had already gradually developed grievances with each other because of their own interests. Under such circumstances, their minds finally became active.

Of course, it was impossible for them to bow to Gu Chen.

Even if Gu Chen agreed not to make things difficult for them, they would not trust him completely.

And it is under this circumstance.

Finally, someone set their sights on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao is no longer the warlord who is ignored by everyone.

Although he fought against Yuan Shao together with Liu Bei, it might be because the battle was mainly fought in Yanzhou.

His title as the Governor of Yanzhou is even more important.

The most important thing is that Cao Cao personally destroyed Yuan Shao.

Moreover, compared with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Cao Cao's strength is definitely the best among the princes in the world, which can indeed bring a sense of security to these aristocratic families.

At that moment, many people went to see Cao Cao.

As for the method used, it is naturally the old tricks of the aristocratic families.

——Bribery!
But compared to the past.

This time, it seemed that because the situation was too serious, they paid a greater price.

Among them, the Xun family of Yingchuan mentioned two people.

Liu Bian and Liu Xie.

This is definitely a huge temptation.

It was obvious that they were planning to completely abandon Liu Dai, the so-called Son of Heaven.

Gu Chen didn't care about the twists and turns in Luoyang.

He would certainly not miss this opportunity when people were in turmoil, and attacked Hanoi with all his might.

These nobles guessed correctly.

He was destined not to let these people go.

Gu Chen was a man who even dared to harm Empress Dowager He. Those so-called unspoken rules and regulations were of no use to him.

——April, the eighth year of the Hanxing period.

Gu Chen led his troops to successively capture Yewang and became the county magistrate.

The troops headed straight for Huai County and Mengjin Pass.

Luoyang is in imminent danger.

At the same time, Cao Cao also completely stabilized the entire Ji and You states.

His attainments in winning people's hearts are definitely far greater than Yuan Shao's.

First, he killed all those who were loyal to Yuan Shao to demonstrate his power.

Then after offering sacrifices to the Gu family.

Cao Cao opened the granaries to release grain and implemented the military farming system on a large scale in Jizhou, showing his benevolent side.

Even when facing those nobles who had helped Yuan Shao in the past, he treated them all with respect.

Someone who was once loyal to Yuan Shao.

As long as they are capable, he will give them important positions.

Despite these measures, there was no unrest in the entire Jizhou.

The same was true for Cao Cao in Youzhou.

The difference is that he sent people to guard the border and his attitude towards the Wuhuan and Xianbei was very firm.

Cao Cao never expressed any attitude towards the war in Hanoi from beginning to end.

He even suppressed the desire of his soldiers to fight in Yuzhou.

Wholeheartedly stabilize the hearts of the people in the three continents of Ji, You and Yan.

This is the wisdom of Cao Cao.

His mind was no longer what it was before, wanting to be a general who conquered the west for the Han Dynasty.

And it is under this circumstance.

The envoys sent by the nobles also rushed to Jizhou one after another and met Cao Cao.

Inside Yecheng.

Hearing the conditions stated by the envoy, Cao Cao was stunned and his expression suddenly became complicated.

Liu Bian Liu Xie?

Of course he understood what these two people represented.

The rumor that Liu Dai did not receive the Mandate of Heaven has never stopped, but Liu Bian and Liu Xie are the descendants of Emperor Ling.

As long as he can get these two.

In an instant, a Han Dynasty court can be re-established.

As for his current strength, as long as he re-establishes the court, he will be able to become a figure like Gu Xi in the past.

One person holds the power of the world!

This is definitely an attractive condition. Any prince in the world would probably agree to it directly.

But Cao Cao did not directly agree to this matter.

This is not because of fear of Gu Chen.

He was just waiting;
He needs to make all these aristocratic families bleed.

Make sure you have everyone under control.

At the same time, he wanted to take this opportunity to consume the strength of Gu Chen and Yuan Shu.

This is a pure conspiracy.

It means taking advantage of the general trend and making all choices that are beneficial to yourself.

Of course, Cao Cao was also very clear about this.

Doing so is bound to create enmity between him and Gu Chen.

But so what?
When a person's inner ambition is gradually magnified, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to want to stop again.

Until today.

He had obviously become the most powerful prince in the world.

How is it possible that Cao Cao still only wanted to be a mere General of the Western Expedition?

A capable minister in peaceful times and a hero in troubled times.

——I’m talking about him, Cao Cao!

Of course, for Cao Cao, if Gu Chen could support him.

He can also help Gu Chen kill these aristocratic families.

But before that, he must weaken Gu Chen's strength no matter what!

There was constant fighting in Hanoi.

Even under normal circumstances, these aristocratic families and Yuan Shu could only barely stop Gu Chen's steps, let alone at this time when people are divided and in chaos.

——June, the eighth year of the Hanxing period.

Gu Chen completely broke through Huai County, the central army of Henei, and killed several generals under Yuan Shu, including Zhang Xun and Le Jiu.

Cities such as Xiuwu and Wuzhi surrendered one after another.

The entire Hanoi County was completely lost.

Sun Ce fled to Jiangdong, and all of Yuan Shu's troops retreated back to Yuzhou.

Afterwards, after a short rest, Gu Chen led his troops to Mengjin, which was only one step away from Luoyang.

Everyone was in complete despair.

Under such circumstances, those aristocratic families had no choice but to continue to bow their heads.

Willing to give up all the privileges granted by Liu Dai.

He was even willing to listen to Cao Cao's advice and move his entire family to Yanzhou.

This is definitely a huge concession.

The strongest thing about these families is that they have been operating for many years.

Migrated to Yanzhou.

It is bound to cause a huge decline in their strength.

But what can they do?

As long as Gu Chen enters Luoyang, death will be waiting for them.

Relying on Yuan Shu?

Even Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, how long can Yuan Shu last?

Will Gu Chen let Yuan go?
Or would Cao Cao sit idly by and watch Yuan Shu continue to act tyrannically in Yuyang, threatening his Yanzhou at all times?

As for other princes
Not to mention that distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

Apart from Cao Cao, the only person in the world who catches their attention is Liu Bei.

But Liu Bei's life is not easy either.

Lu Bu raided Qingzhou and captured several cities one after another.

If it weren't for Liu Bei's decisiveness.

Even the entire Qingzhou has now fallen into Lu Bu's hands.

Now, for these aristocratic families, the only one who can save their lives is Cao Cao!

And Cao Cao seemed to feel that the time had come.

He specially sent someone to invite Gu Chen, wanting to meet him.

But Gu Chen directly refused this matter.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

That is because Cao Cao was too suspicious.

It’s not that Gu Chen had never come into contact with Cao Cao. When he was in Luoyang, both Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao had contact with Gu’s children.

Gu Wei had some ability to judge people, and he had already seen through Cao Cao's character.

He would never tolerate Gu Chen retaining his current strength.

At this time, he joined forces with Cao Cao.

Not to mention what the future of the Gu family will be like under the command of a suspicious person like Cao Cao?
The most important thing is that this move is equivalent to entrusting everything to Cao Cao. Perhaps the world will be pacified quickly.

But what about Gu Xi’s unfinished business?
If he handed over everything, Cao Cao would have conquered the world and become extremely famous.

Will Gu really have a chance to choose then?

The ending of many things has been determined invisibly.

No one can change it.

Looking at all this, Gu Yi felt a little complicated.

Gu Chen rejected Cao Cao!
Although the two have not yet openly fallen out with each other, their attitudes have actually been made clear.

In fact, Gu Yi had already foreseen some signs.

After all, there is Gu Xi's experience in his later years.

A prince with a suspicious character like Cao Cao would definitely not be appreciated by the Gu family's children.

But when all this really happened, Gu Yi was also a little uneasy.

This is going against the will of heaven!

Everything he has to do is far more difficult than what Gu Xi did back then.

Because if he wants to succeed, he must completely change the existing history!

The difficulty of this can be imagined.

After hesitating for a while, Gu Yi finally gave up on calculating Gu Xi's achievements and directly controlled Gu Chen's choice.

Going with the flow might save the Gu family from many crises.

But don’t forget, in this game that spans thousands of years, how can the Gu family not face crises?
Now that the Gu family has come to this point, why should they insist on going with the flow?

In history when the Gu family did not appear, there would be "Five Barbarians Invading China and China sinking into the sea". Now that the Gu family has risen, China would still sink into the sea.

Then didn’t the Gu family rise in vain?
This may be something that is integrated into the blood of every Chinese person.

Now that there is an opportunity to change all this, how could Gu Yi choose to intervene forcibly and let the Gu family continue to follow the trend?

The Gu family has had heroes for generations, all fighting for their family and the world.

How could he, a descendant of the Gu family, bring shame to the Gu family now?
And for the Gu family.

If all this could be completely changed, the benefits it would bring would be unimaginable.
When Cao Cao learned of Gu Chen's choice, his expression became very complicated.

I feel both regretful and relieved that something big has been settled.

Gu Chen guessed correctly.

For someone like Cao Cao, ever since his state of mind and status changed, Gu Chen's existence has always been like a thorn in his side.

He has been hesitating about how to treat Gu Chen.

Now he finally doesn't have to hesitate anymore.

Of course, he would not directly declare war on Gu Chen at this time, but just agreed to the requests of those clans.

——The situation in Luoyang changed drastically.

When Liu Dai learned that the aristocratic families in the court were fleeing to Yanzhou one after another.

He was completely in despair.

"Grand Master, my dear ministers, why did you abandon me and flee?"

Liu Dai burst into tears in the court, staring intently at everyone present: "What on earth did I do wrong?"

"When have I ever let you down, my dear ministers?"

"Why are you abandoning me, my dear ministers?"

His face was filled with sadness, and his tone was extremely flustered.

Although he was wearing a dragon robe.

But how could he look like an emperor at all?
"Humph!"

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately sneered disdainfully: "Your Majesty, are you blaming us?"

"Did we cause His Majesty to lose the Imperial Seal?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Dai's expression froze, but he still spoke with unwavering hope: "My dear ministers, although I have not received the Mandate of Heaven, I have never failed you."

"Even if you want to leave, you must take me with you!"

As he spoke, he ran down from the hall, rushed directly in front of the Grand Marshal Yang Biao, and knelt down: "Grand Marshal, please save me, save me!"

He had a pleading look on his face.

Seeing this, Yang Biao immediately showed a look of disgust on his face.

These noble families have been living in anxiety and feeling depressed these days.

Until I saw this scene.

All the disdain he felt for Liu Dai finally burst out.

He had no mercy at all and kicked Liu Dai away.

"A person like you is unworthy of being a king!"

Yang Biao cursed and left.

"If Your Majesty truly does not wish to lose face, then you should commit suicide to thank the nation."

The rest of the people present also had contempt on their faces, shaking their heads and walking out.

Seeing this scene, Liu Dai collapsed to the ground.

Staring blankly at everyone's backs.

There was endless regret and full of despair in his eyes.

People left Luoyang one after another.

Different from the panicked nobles.

The people in the entire Luoyang city did not feel any fear at all, but were rather excited.

——After nearly ten years, the Gu family is coming back again!

This gave rise to hope in the hearts of all of them.

Even in Luoyang City, the people still had a hard time.

Today it is today.

Only the name of the Gu family can once again awaken their hope for the future.

Liu Dai became completely alone.

From the noble families to the common people.

They all completely forgot about him as the emperor.

He also did not have the courage of Yuan Shao, not even the courage to commit suicide and let his blood splatter five steps away.

Even after all the noble families withdrew from Luoyang, he still felt a sense of luck.

If he took the initiative to open the city to welcome Gu Chen into Beijing.

Seeing him like this, could Gu Chen spare his life?

For Liu Dai, this thought was like a ray of light in the darkness.

People have always been like this.

Even though he felt that this was probably a pipe dream, he couldn't help but try to convince himself in every possible way.

In this situation
The entire Luoyang Eight Pass, including Luoyang, had its city gates wide open.

Liu Dai wore a dragon robe and personally led countless people to wait for Gu Chen in front of Luoyang City, holding all etiquette to the highest level.

This scene was just like when Liu Bao welcomed Gu Xi back to Beijing.

But everything changed after all.

Listening to the sounds of singing and music, Gu Chen's expression remained unchanged.

He first looked at the city of Luoyang, which was both familiar and unfamiliar, then looked at the countless people, and finally his gaze stopped at Liu Dai, who had a flattering face.

"I am relieved that the General who conquered the West has returned to the capital."

The smile on Liu Dai's face became more and more flattering, and he stared at Gu Chen closely: "The Gu family is the pillar of our Han Dynasty. Today, the General who conquered the West returns to the capital."

"I must personally lead the general's horse."

He was talking to himself.

After saying that, without waiting for Gu Chen's reaction, he rushed forward to help Gu Chen lead the horse into the city.

——But just as he walked in front of Gu Chen.

Gu Chen didn't hesitate at all and pointed the gun at Liu Dai's neck.

In an instant, Liu Dai felt a chill.

"General!"

His expression suddenly changed, and his body couldn't help but tremble: "General Zhengxi, what do you mean? I just want to help you lead the horse."

"Liu Dai usurped the throne!"

Gu Chen did not look at Liu Dai, but looked at the stunned people and shouted loudly: "This has caused chaos in the world and the people are worried about their safety."

"I have returned to the capital today not to see the emperor, but to eliminate the bandits."

"Liu Dai disobeyed the Mandate of Heaven and usurped the throne."

"If you betray your ancestors, your country, and all the people of the world, I will kill you today!"

After saying that, he simply waved his hand.

Several people rushed out immediately and stripped the dragon robe off Liu Dai.

Liu Dai was completely confused.

All fantasies were completely shattered at this moment.

He knelt on the ground, looked up at the figure who was still standing on the horse, and couldn't help crying and begging for mercy.

"General, I was wrong. Not...it's you who was wrong."

"I was bewitched by those people. They misled me."

"General, please spare my life for the sake of my royal family!"

He cried so hard that he didn't even have the strength to get up.

At this moment, Gu Chen and Liu Dai formed a sharp contrast.

After a brief moment of surprise.

The people from all directions finally began to react. As one person spoke first, waves of shouts gradually rang out.

"Get rid of the thief!!!"

"Get rid of the thief!!!"

"Get rid of the thief!!!"

How can a person who does not receive the mandate of heaven be a king?

At this moment, everyone transferred all the resentment they had accumulated over the years to Liu Dai.

Gu Chen finally fell on Liu Dai. In Liu Dai's desperate eyes, he swung the silver spear in his hand and it pierced Liu Dai's neck in an instant.

There was a "pop" sound!
Blood surged wildly.

Gu Chen's expression remained unchanged. He snatched the long sword from the hand of the soldier beside him and spoke again:
"In the past, Wang Mang usurped the throne and caused chaos throughout the country. After his death, his head was to be hung in the streets for public display."

“It’s the same now!”

After saying that, he dismounted with sword in hand and cut off Liu Dai's head!
April, the ninth year of the Hanxing era;
Gu Chen returned to Luoyang and announced the crimes of the false emperor in front of all the people.

Beheaded the false emperor Liu Dai in front of all the people of Luoyang.
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"In the spring of the eighth year of the Han Dynasty, Gu Chen marched to Hanoi in the name of suppressing rebellion and captured several cities in succession.

In June, he fought with Yuan Shu's army in Huai County.

In this battle, Zhang Xun and Le Ju, the vanguards of Yuan's army, relied on their bravery and advanced rashly. Chen hid his elite cavalry in the wild and waited until they were halfway across the river before attacking them. He killed Xun and Ju under their horses, and Yuan's army was defeated.

Chen took advantage of the victory and advanced, heading straight for Luoyang. At that time, the false emperor Liu Dai was defending the palace, but many officials in the court secretly communicated with Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, secretly transported food and fodder, and secretly withdrew the city defenses.

On the Bingyin day of the fourth month of the ninth year, Chen led his army to Luoyang, and the people welcomed him on the road with food.

When they reached the Vermillion Bird Gate, Chen immediately held his spear in his hand, pointed at Liu Dai, and shouted, "You are a descendant of the royal family, yet you do not think of keeping your integrity, but instead act like Wang Mang, a usurper!
He destroyed the foundation laid by Emperor Gaozu and ended the worship of Emperor Guangwu, causing turmoil throughout the world and covering the fields with bones.

Today, I am sent by Heaven to fight against the enemy. Your blood shall be sacrificed to the Han Dynasty!"

The sound was like thunder, and the people gathered together, cheering like a tide. The roar of "Kill the false emperor" shook the city walls.

Before Liu Dai could argue, Chen spurred his horse forward, pierced his chest with his spear, then drew his sword and severed his head, hanging it from the lintel of the city gate. Blood splattered on the bluestone, dimming the sunlight.

——"Records of Heroes in the Late Han Dynasty, Gu Chen"

(End of this chapter)