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

Chapter 87 Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor and becomes the ten-way expeditionary envoy
As the mountains, rivers, sun and moon rotate, all the figures of the past centuries are gone with the wind, and their merits, demerits, rise and fall will eventually become graves.

The overall situation is completely doomed.

With the death of Cao Ang, there was no longer any suspense about what would happen to the world in the future.

There was constant civil unrest in Jiangdong;

Liu Zhang of Yizhou even sent someone to meet Gu Chen early on to express his attitude.

Everything seems to be over.

But for Yu Gu Chen, he still has a lot to do.

Although the world is stable, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Not to mention that Gu Chen still wants to complete Gu Xiweijing's great cause, he has not yet avenged the great hatred against the noble families in the world.

With Gu Chen's personality, how could he stop here?

Gu Chen is destined to keep moving forward.

Until he completely accomplished the goal he had already set in his mind.

Time flies by.

Gu Chen did not attack Liu Xie and Liu Bian, but just controlled them. He then led his army to attack Youzhou across the entire Jizhou area.

When they were approaching Julu, Ma Chao, Zhang Liao and others thought that Gu Chen would return to Julu to worship the ancestors of the Gu family.

But Gu Chen shook his head.

"If I haven't fulfilled my grandfather's aspirations, how can I face the ancestors of the Gu family?"

This simple sentence touched everyone deeply.

Looking at the world today, who can compare with Gu Chen's achievements?
Liu Bei?
——It’s not enough.

Liu Bei is indeed extraordinary among the Liu clan members, but he is obviously still far behind Gu Chen.

In fact, until now.

Many people under Gu Chen's command have already started to have ulterior motives.

In order to test Gu Chen's attitude, he spread some rumors that he wanted Gu Chen to become emperor.

This incident caused a huge response throughout the army.

After all, the people under Gu Chen really have absolute faith in Gu Chen.

But Gu Chen quickly suppressed the rumor.

Anyone can become emperor.

Only he can't.

If he were to become emperor, the good reputation left by generations of Gu's ancestors would disappear in an instant.

——Especially Gu Xi, the grandfather who had the greatest influence on him.

As long as Gu Chen chooses to become emperor.

The Sanfu Longting, which represents Gu Xi's glory, will immediately turn around and become a reason for others to slander Gu Xi's name.

Gu Chen could care less about others.

But Gu Xi’s reputation is an exception!

In the 15th year of Jian'an, April;

Gu Chen swept through Jizhou with lightning speed.

Except for Julu, all the noble families in Jizhou suffered losses, their forts were destroyed, and their private soldiers were sent away.

The lands of all the major clans were strictly liquidated.

Of course they resisted.

But facing someone like Gu Chen who has already become famous throughout the world, how could they stop him?
The most severe among them were naturally the aristocratic families that had the closest ties with the Yuan family.

The Xun family, the Yang family, and others were once famous throughout the world and were considered the most powerful families in the Han Dynasty. However, they finally faced the final reckoning from Gu Chen.

Gu Yi originally thought that with Gu Chen's personality, he would kill them all.

But Gu Chen's decision was beyond Gu Yi's expectations.

He simply slaughtered all the people in the main vein, and did the same with the other vein main branches.

As for the others, he simply had them detained.

Gu Chen seemed to be planning something.

His gaze never just stayed on clearing the world, even Gu Yi couldn't tell what Gu Chen wanted to do.

——The news continued to spread, and people in every state shed tears when they heard the news.

The four seas were in complete uproar.

In this era when heroes and powerful people are emerging everywhere, Gu Chen finally made it to the end and completely suppressed everyone in the name of one person.

In the 15th year of Jian'an, June;

Gu Chen officially set foot in Youzhou and once again showed the blade in his hand to the Youzhou nobles.

At the same time, Liu Bei officially pacified Qingzhou.

Coming towards Jizhou.

He met Liu Xie, the so-called "Emperor of the Han Dynasty" in Yecheng.

This scene even attracted Gu Yi's attention.

He really wanted to see how Liu Bei, who had changed so much, would treat the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, all this was done with Gu Chen's tacit consent.

In fact, when Liu Bei said "Liu and Gu share the world" during the Luoshui sacrifice, he had already gained Gu Chen's recognition.

Now all that’s missing is the finishing touch.

Liu Bei had indeed undergone a great transformation.

If it were in the original history, given Liu Bei's character, he would probably not express his ambition at this time.

But now it's completely different.

Liu Bei originally wanted to go and help Gu Chen first, and then make plans after Gu Chen returned.

But Zhuge Liang persuaded him.

There are some things he has to do by himself.

Liu Bei saw the truth behind it, and then he took action according to the advice. He talked to Liu Xie about the world and the Han Dynasty.

And then——

It was the familiar drama of three refusals and three declines.

In the 15th year of Jian'an, October;

Liu Bei officially took over the scepter of the Han Emperor from Liu Xie and changed the reign title to "Zhangwu", that is, the throne.

He became the only emperor with real power after the three emperors since Emperor Ling of Han.

And just after he ascended the throne.

The first thing to do is to go to Julu.

In Julu, sacrifices were offered to the successive emperors of the Han Dynasty, including the ancestors of the Gu family.

——And he also fulfilled his old promise.

In front of all the ministers and the people, he abolished the temple names of Emperors Huan and Ling, re-determined the posthumous title for Gu Xi, and reburied him.

Of course, Liu Bei would not disturb Gu Xi's rest.

But just like the ancestors of the Gu family.

His body was buried in Julu.

A new tomb was built for him in the capital.

Liu Bei attached great importance to this.

He really had feelings for Gu Xi. After all, if it weren't for Gu Xi's words in the past, Liu Bei might not have been where he is today.

This funeral is destined to be extremely serious.

Liu Bei gave him seals, jade coffins and other items, and reburied him with the rites of a king.

Finally, Gu Xi's posthumous title was decided as "Wenxiang".

The meaning is: The warp and weft of heaven and earth is called Wen, and the hard work of armor is called Xiang.

In fact, for Gu Xi.

The most suitable posthumous title for him is "Zhongwu".

But Gu Xiao had already been awarded the title of Zhongwu, and as Gu Xi was Gu Xiao's descendant, it was neither reasonable nor logical for him to be given the same posthumous title as his ancestor.

However, such etiquette completely surpassed that of other ministers.

This can no longer even be called a subject.

What everyone cared about most afterwards was the enfeoffment of ministers. The rest of the people were fine, but the one who really made people all over the world care was Gu Chen.

Whether it is in terms of martial arts or reputation.

Liu Bei, the so-called emperor, is actually not as good as Gu Chen.

And the most important thing is——

Almost everyone knows that Gu Chen still holds the imperial seal in his hand.

Without the imperial seal, no matter how much power Liu Bei had, he could not be considered to have inherited the Mandate of Heaven.

Liu Bei seemed to be prepared for this.

In front of all the ministers, Liu Bei gave Gu Chen an unprecedented official position.

——The Ten-Direction Expeditionary Envoy!

His position was higher than that of all the ministers in the court, and his power even exceeded that of the prime minister.

It not only involves civil and military affairs.

He could even mobilize all the troops and launch an attack without the emperor's permission.

All ministers should avoid using his name and be polite when meeting Gu Chen.

This kind of official position has completely exceeded the scope of a minister.

It can be said that apart from being a minister in name, Gu Chen is like another emperor of the Han Dynasty.

If Gu Chen really had any ulterior motives.

He can compete with Liu Bei, the so-called emperor, for the world at any time.

If it had happened in the past, this matter would definitely have caused opposition from the ministers, regardless of which dynasty it was.

But for the Han people today, it is completely different.

Whether it is martial arts or prestige;
Gu Chen has completely reached the best in the world.

If he wants to become emperor.

Looking at the world today, who can stop it?
Why should there be any reason to stop such a person from achieving such a status?

And the most important thing is that Gu Chen’s prestige is really too strong.

For the ministers, the pressure they felt when facing Gu Chen even exceeded that of Emperor Liu Bei.

Who will speak up to dissuade them?
Liu Bei really did everything he promised in the past.

"Liu's tripod, engraved with Gu's name."

Word kept spreading.

This is definitely an extremely exciting thing for the people of the world today.

Liu Bei has always had a good reputation among the people.

What's more, now the people's most anticipated pairing is the Emperor Liu and the son of the Gu family.

The whole world seemed to have changed from this day on.

Even though nothing has changed.

But the changes that people appreciate can still make people feel the difference of the Han people.

People from all over the country finally have hope for the future of the world again.

Youzhou.

Gu Chen received the news immediately.

He seemed to have anticipated Liu Bei's arrangement and was not surprised at all.

Gu Chen doesn't care much about his official position.

At his current point, he actually no longer needs these so-called official positions.

What really touched him was Liu Bei's arrangement for Gu Xi.

In fact, it has come to this point today.

There are not many things that can really affect Gu Chen's thoughts, except Gu Xi.

In the land of Youzhou.

Gu Chen offered a memorial to Gu Xi from a distance.

Afterwards, he asked his confidant to return the imperial seal.

This undoubtedly also shows Gu Chen's attitude.

However, he did not return directly, but continued to fight in Youzhou.

Different from Jizhou.

As a frontier area of the Han Dynasty, the people of Youzhou have always had a difficult life.

Especially in these years of chaos.

The damage to the people of Youzhou was far greater than that to the people of other states.

Because in addition to the chaos, the people of Youzhou also had to face the plundering of barbarians.

The Wuhuan, Xianbei and others took advantage of the civil unrest in Jiuzhou to continuously plunder the people in the border areas.

With Gu Chen's personality, how could he tolerate them?

Compared to the people of Jiuzhou who fear Gu Chen like a tiger, these barbarians have heard of Gu Chen's name, but they don't care much.

The civil unrest in Kyushu in recent years.

It really gives them a good opportunity to develop.

And through long periods of looting, their current strength is far beyond what it used to be.

This gave these barbarian tribes absolute confidence. Compared to fighting with the princes who were well versed in military tactics and battle formations, facing these barbarians was much simpler for Gu Chen.

Although these barbarians are learning the culture of Kyushu.

But in the end I only learned the basics.

Gu Chen simply took advantage of the terrain and devised a strategy, and then he defeated the bandits one after another.

But even so, these people still refused to accept it.

He kept clamoring to fight Gu Chen head-on all day long, and even mentioned Gu Xi fearlessly, trying to provoke Gu Chen to fight him head-on.

And they succeeded.

However, Gu Chen did not lose his mind because of anger, he just wanted to take action to quickly defeat them.

The two sides fought over the area of Youzhou.

Although these barbarians spoke lightly, they still felt very pressured when facing Gu Chen.

The legend of Gu Xi from the past still exists.

For all the surrounding barbarian tribes, they would feel inexplicably pressured when facing the "Gu family".

And the outcome was not unexpected.

The cavalry charged, and the soldiers under Gu Chen were not afraid of anyone.

Especially when Gu Chen was leading the army personally, the morale of this group of people was unimaginable.

Gu Chen killed several tribal leaders in front of the battle.

Thousands of elite enemies were killed.

In one battle, all the barbarians were defeated and forced to retreat from Youzhou.

Gu Chen did not lead his troops in pursuit, but he also saw the clues.

On the border of Youzhou.

Gu Chen rode his horse and stared at the barren land in front of him, frowning.

"General, why are you doing this?"

Behind him, Ma Chao couldn't help but ask, "General, if you wish to pursue, I am willing to go in your stead."

"That's all."

Gu Chen was silent for a moment, then finally shook his head: "This battle is not yet the time."

"What are you worried about, General?" Zhang Liao asked from the side.

Compared with Ma Chao, his mind is obviously more delicate.

"Jiuzhou has been in chaos for many years. The barbarians on all sides have taken advantage of this opportunity to greatly increase their strength. If my predictions are correct, there will definitely be a great war between my land of Jiuzhou and these barbarians in the future."

Gu Chen did not hide anything and directly expressed his guess.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and found it hard to believe.

"Just them?"

Ma Chao scoffed at this. The strength of these people was far inferior to theirs.

He felt that he could lead his men to wipe them out.

There is no need for Gu Chen to take action personally.

The same is true for Zhang Liao.

This is also the natural character of the Han people.

Everyone has a natural pride in their hearts towards the barbarians from all directions.

But out of trust in Gu Chen, he also asked for a fight.

"If the general has such concerns, I am willing to lead my troops into the barren land and wipe out the barbarians."

Zhang Liao's tone was extremely serious.

Gu Chen glanced at him and shook his head: "Forget it."

"It's not yet time."

"The most urgent matter is within Kyushu."

Gu Chen naturally wouldn't be distracted.

Now is the most critical moment for the entire world, and everything he wants to do can only be accomplished by him alone.

No matter what, Gu Chen must make use of the time he is still alive.

Put everything into practice.

Gu Yi also noticed all this, and a sense of urgency inexplicably arose in his heart.

It is obvious that the next war is inevitable.

It is impossible for Gu Chen to free up his hands now.

No matter how dazzling a person is, a person's time is ultimately limited.

All this can only be left to future generations.
March, the first year of Zhangwu;
The war in Youzhou was completely over.

Gu Chen led his army back to Ji with a detailed geomancy map of the entire Youzhou.

Liu Bei never left Jizhou and had been waiting for Gu Chen in Julu.

This is destined to be a meeting that will go down in history.

One party is clearly the emperor who is the supreme ruler of the world;
But the other party surpassed the emperor in martial arts;

Even Gu Yi had high expectations for this scene. After all, this kind of relationship was completely beyond history.

Throughout history, there has never been a single example of this.

Gu Yi didn’t know whether this scene would happen again in the world in the future based on the current development.

But even if they could really appear, they would definitely not exceed the number of one hand.
Giant deer.

After many years, Gu Chen finally set foot in Julu again.

He remembered that when he left Julu in the past, he was still a child and only had a vague impression of Julu.

But this does not affect the position of Julu in Gu Chen's heart.

This is the "holy place" that cannot be desecrated in the hearts of the Gu family members.

Gu Chen doesn't put on airs at all.

The moment he saw Liu Bei, he intended to dismount and salute.

However, Liu Bei came forward directly and before Gu Chen could make any move, he grabbed Gu Chen's hand in front of all the ministers.

"Zi Yan, please don't do this."

Liu Bei spoke in a serious tone, with a faint smile on his face: "Without Ziyan and the Gu family, how can the Han Dynasty be revived?"

"Zi Yan, please remember this."

"To me, Ziyan is absolutely not a subject. In the future, please do not perform formalities before me."

No one present objected, and they all bowed their heads and saluted Gu Chen.

Gu Chenben wanted to say something.

But Liu Bei spoke before him, smiling and saying, "Zi Yan's return today marks a golden age for the Han Dynasty."

"I heard that Emperor Guangwu once gave me a painting of loyalty and martial arts;"

"Emperor Xiaoming bestowed the painting Wencheng; Emperor Xiaohe bestowed the painting Wenxiang;"

"Today, I will let the painter paint."

"I must give this painting to Ziyan to show the friendship between the Emperor Liu and the Gu family."

His tone was firm.

Hearing this, even Gu Chen was stunned.

He was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bei smiled.

Then he took Gu Chen's hand and walked towards the city with him.

As the two of them walked by.

The ministers followed the two men one by one and walked slowly.

The sound of horns drifted in the wind, and under the gaze of thousands of people, Liu Bei and Gu Chen slowly stepped into the city.

Afterwards, Liu Bei once again accompanied Gu Chen to worship Gu's ancestors, expressing his attitude towards Gu Chen to everyone in the world.

——The two of them are only king and minister in name!
Gu Chen is not someone who can stop completely.

Just after the sacrifice.

At the banquet, Gu Chen discussed with Liu Bei what to do next.

The world today is ruled by Liu Zhang.

But the area east of the Yangtze River was never pacified.

However, these naturally no longer enter Gu Chen's eyes. What he really cares about is the formulation of the subsequent system.

In fact, Liu Bei and had already expressed their attitude towards this.

Not just through his imitation of Gu Chen's actions in various states.

The same goes for allowing Gu Chen to have an overview of both civil and military affairs. He wants to give Gu Chen absolute freedom to accomplish this.

Through this great chaos in the world, Liu Bei had already realized the fate of the aristocratic families if they became too arrogant.

Liu Bei had also made up his mind long ago.

Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.

After so many years of development, based on the foundation laid by Gu Xi back then, these talented people today have more ideas.

——Things that Gu Yi cares about more.

Gu Ze and Zhuge Liang brought up the idea of "woodblock printing" at the banquet.

Although Gu Chen had not returned to Julu for many years, he was still very clear about some of his family's background.

After seeing Gu Ze ask someone to take out the books printed by woodblock printing, he immediately understood what Gu Ze was thinking.

Gu Wei was also stunned.

It’s okay for others, but for the Gu family members of their generation.

They are still anxious about the past.

First, it was a sentence that Gu Wei said when he was a child, then Gu Xi mentioned it several times later, and finally he even said that it might come true in the future.

Now that they have seen these books, how could they not understand the connection between them?

——Select talents from all over the world!

Gu Chen, Gu Wei and others did not hesitate at all and immediately took the book and began to read it carefully.

Look at the clear words on it.

Not to mention Gu Wei, even Gu Chen, who has always been as determined as a rock, couldn't help but get excited.

Countless thoughts kept flashing through his mind.

Although he also understood that this matter was definitely not so easy to accomplish.

It’s not just about the speed of the rubbing;

We also have to wait until the world has fully recovered, or at least until the people have enough food to eat, before we can achieve the desired effect.

But for Yu Gu Chen, just seeing this hope is enough!
As long as there is this hope, he will continue.

Countless thoughts kept flashing through his mind, and Gu Chen talked with everyone present for a long time, just like the time when Emperor Xiaoming Liu Zhuang and Marquis Wencheng Gu Kangshi talked.

From the system of the Han Dynasty;

Then to the capital;

Then to the various plans that follow.

Everyone spoke freely and planned the next path for the Han Dynasty in various aspects.

A new dynasty rose up that night.

Although it is still a Chinese name, it is completely different.

Gu Yi had been watching all this silently, listening to everything everyone said, and his heart was extremely complicated about this matter.

The emergence of the Gu family ultimately accelerated the original course of history.

From the fundamental system;

Then to productivity;
Even various aspects such as technological level have greatly improved the original development.

All of this has not yet been fully implemented. If it were to be truly implemented, it would definitely have an indelible impact on the entire history.

The conversation lasted until dawn.

But even so, everyone still felt that something was not said yet.

But how can a major national issue be completely resolved in a short period of time?
——This matter is destined to be done slowly.

Everyone left one after another, leaving only Gu Chen and Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked at the departing figures with a complicated expression, his eyes slightly red, and said in a low voice: "Zi Yan, until today..."

He paused, as if trying to calm himself down, and said, "I now truly feel that the Han people are regaining their vitality."

Gu Chen nodded silently, feeling the same way.

In the past, he often listened to Gu Xi talk about the situation during the reign of Emperor Xiaohe, and now he finally had some personal understanding.

"Zi Yan." Liu Bei turned his gaze to Gu Chen, his expression becoming increasingly serious. He asked, "Tell me, between you and me, do we still have a chance to restore the world to its former prosperity?"

"It will definitely be so!"

Gu Chen didn't hesitate. He first bowed to Liu Bei, then looked outside the hall and said in a clear and firm voice, "Your Majesty is wise and virtuous, and you are all virtuous ministers. Under the governance of a wise ruler and virtuous ministers, how can the world not prosper?"

After saying that, Gu Chen also turned to look at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei stared at Gu Chen closely, his eyes never moving away, and nodded solemnly.
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"In the 15th year of Jian'an, October.

At Julu in Jizhou, Liu Bei accepted the throne from Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, after three declines and relinquishes it three times.

The country's name was still Han, the capital was Luoyang, and the era name was changed to "Zhangwu".

Because Gu Chen and Gu Ziyan's contributions in the troubled times were hard to conceal, and the Han Dynasty was associated with the virtue of fire, it was known in history as the "Yan Han"

——"People's Education Press History Textbook (Grade 7, Part 1)"

(End of this chapter)