I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 130 - 49: Barrier-Breaking Card, Chaos Approaches (Part 2)

Chapter 130: Chapter 49: Barrier-Breaking Card, Chaos Approaches (Part 2)

He is now full of ambition, hoping to continue the prosperous age of Liu Bao’s era.

Gu Xi had just left the court.

He then quickly issued a series of policies.

First of all, it was naturally still the set that wins popular support, and he also continued the supervision of officials from Liu Bao’s time.

These are indeed excellent measures.

The prosperity of the Great Han showed no mishaps.

But as time gradually passed, Liu Zhi began to detect problems.

Why do his ministers talk so much?

——Year Six of Yanxi.

North Palace.

Liu Zhi had just walked into the palace gate and angrily shouted, "They dare to deceive me too much!"

"This group of people even dares to rebut me in the court!"

"Who gave them the guts of a dog?"

"Do they still think I’m that little child from before?"

"Who do they think they are?"

"Grand Tutor?"

Liu Zhi was gasping heavily, his eyes full of murderous intent. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Today’s grand assembly.

He had planned to make some renovations in the Imperial Palace.

But just because of this matter, it actually elicited opposition from all the ministers, and they even lectured him, the Emperor, in public.

How could Liu Zhi not be furious?

He is the Emperor after all!

Does he not even have the authority to repair the palace?

The more Liu Zhi thought about it, the angrier he became, and his face was even showing veins popping out.

This could not go on!

He is now a real authoritative Emperor.

The presence of Gu Xi had already allowed him to bypass the period where Liang Na and Liang Ji would seize power immediately.

Which Emperor could endure this kind of humiliation?

That’s right, for Liu Zhi, this was an insult!

Why, in such peaceful times, should it matter if he renovated the palace a little?

Must he follow the frugality of past rulers of the Great Han?

Liu Zhi angrily slammed the table in front of him and shouted: "Issue the decree immediately!"

"I want to renovate the Imperial Palace."

"Anyone who submits a memorial against it will be immediately dismissed from their position!"

"I want to let everyone know, not just anyone can be the Grand Tutor!"

He must assert his authority.

He needed everyone to know that he was no longer a child, and not everyone could educate him!

This matter quickly spread in the court.

Unsurprisingly, faced with Liu Zhi’s demand, what came was naturally the opposition of the officials.

But this undoubtedly angered Liu Zhi even more!

The officials had completely ceased to regard him as the Emperor.

If it were the intention of Gu Xi, this might not have even resulted in such opposition.

Immediately, Liu Zhi directly decreed the dismissal of as many as thirteen officials.

Although these people were not high-ranking officials.

But it also showed his stance.

He was the Emperor!

But what Liu Zhi did not expect was that this move did not bring about the officials’ fear, but rather caused an even greater uproar!

These thirteen officials were not only highly praised by the scholars.

At the same time, students from the Imperial College were also publicly criticizing the court and him, the Emperor!

For a moment, a powerful wave of public opinion came directly at him, the Emperor.

It seemed that everyone was forcing him to bow down!

This time, Liu Zhi was completely enraged!

The officials and scholars completely stirred his anger, and he promoted the eunuchs around him, ordering the arrest of nearly a hundred scholars, and dismissed nearly twenty ministers in the court!

For a moment, the entire administration was shocked!

Gu Yi also noticed everything that happened, and his heart sank deeply.

Indeed, his guess was not wrong!

The conflict between the officials, scholars, and an Emperor like Liu Zhi was destined to be enormous.

This incident was inevitable.

In the original history, in the mid to late Eastern Han, the power was divided between the external relatives, eunuchs, and the gentry.

The Emperors often relied on eunuchs to deal with external relatives and the gentry.

In fact, the essence of the party persecutions was that the Emperor used eunuchs to suppress the gentry group to strengthen autocratic rule.

The existence of the Gu Clan now severely weakened the forces of external relatives and eunuchs in the Great Han.

This indeed had its benefits.

The reduction of many corrupt eunuchs harming the state and citizens allowed the national power of the entire Great Han to far exceed what it was in the original history.

However, this is also destined to have drawbacks, namely the rapid expansion of the power of scholar-officials.

The struggle will never cease.

The original history was a struggle between scholar-officials and eunuchs.

Now it has evolved into a direct struggle between scholar-officials and imperial authority.

Imperial authority is destined to require dictatorship.

A person like Gu Xi has already completely surpassed the category of a subject and has made great contributions to the entire country, carrying a label of never rebelling.

Only such a person can make the Emperor willingly share power.

But how could it be possible for others?

This is destined to cause great contradictions.

Gu Yi also did not know if Gu Xi’s presence could balance the conflict between the two sides.

But this conflict is obviously not so easily resolved, which is the inevitable result of the Great Han system.

Suddenly, Gu Yi was abruptly reminded of the hidden undercurrents beneath the prosperous era of the Great Han, and his pupils involuntarily contracted.

The problem that he had been pondering over without understanding now seemed to have an answer at this moment. .....

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Champion Marquis Mansion.

Such a major event would naturally lead some to seek out Gu Xi.

Initially, Gu Xi did not mind, as Liu Zhi had just taken power and it was normal for him to demonstrate his imperial majesty.

Even the former Liu Bao had done such things.

By means of reforms, he thoroughly displayed his imperial majesty.

Yet he completely failed to anticipate that the matter would develop to this extent in such a short time.

The court and the public were all shocked!

This great upheaval even surpassed the uproar caused when Liang Ji assassinated the Crown Prince years ago!

Although Gu Xi is now seventy years old,

the Longevity Card still maintains his absolute clarity of mind.

He quickly saw the connections involved and his expression rapidly became unsightly.

Gu Xi’s role was brought into play at this moment.

First, he summoned the ministers.

Scolding them for such boldness!

In facing Gu Xi, the ministers indeed had no temper whatsoever.

Some scholar-officials cautiously expressed their reasons, feeling that the Emperor could not be so extravagantly wasteful and the like.

These words truly infuriated Gu Xi beyond measure.

Gu Xi could not remember the last time he was so angry.

The ministers naturally dared not say more, and afterward, Gu Xi went to meet with Liu Zhi.

North Palace.

If Liu Zhi’s life were divided into two stages, then now he is evidently still in his wise period.

Liu Zhi still showed a face full of anger initially,

but hearing of Gu Xi’s arrival caused his expression to soften somewhat.

He even directly stood up to stop Gu Xi from performing the ritual greeting.

"Your Majesty...." Gu Xi sighed slightly.

Liu Zhi’s gaze slightly tightened, and he sighed lightly, saying, "Grand Tutor has come to persuade me, right?"

Gu Xi nodded, saying seriously, "Your Majesty, this matter should not be blown up any further."

"I have just met with the ministers and counseled them; they will apologize to Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhi fell silent.

He seemed to be pondering.

It was only after a long while that he nodded slowly, saying sedately, "Very well, since the Grand Tutor has spoken, let it be."

"However.... just this once."

His expression was utterly serious, and his eyes became even sharper.

Gu Xi immediately bowed respectfully to Liu Zhi, saying, "Your Majesty is wise!"

He did not bring up Liu Zhi’s promotion of eunuchs; the actions of the courtiers and scholars are destined to bring about balance.

Liu Zhi’s promotion of eunuchs,

clearly also understood this point.

Seeing all this, Gu Yi couldn’t help but shake his head.

Can Gu Xi balance everything?

Clearly, it’s impossible.

The Great Han reveres Confucianism; even the scholarship of Gu Kang extends from it, creating a structural conflict with the ideal of the Confucian "public world" and imperial power.

No matter how much Gu Xi can suppress for a while, he cannot suppress forever.

Liu Zhi has already begun promoting eunuchs to balance power.

The wheel of fate has already begun to turn once more.

If this incident brings the hidden undercurrents under the prosperous era of the Great Han to the surface, then this seemingly unchanged prosperous era will certainly collapse.

"If this really happens... this turmoil may far exceed the original history."

Gu Yi murmured to himself, feeling a bit nervous himself. .....

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