I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 139 - 52: Destruction Before Renewal, Taiping Dao (Part 2)

Chapter 139: Chapter 52: Destruction Before Renewal, Taiping Dao (Part 2)

"Grandfather himself does not know how much longer he can live."

"However... you descendants must remember."

"Even if I truly perish, should you have such an opportunity in the future, you must carry out this matter."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Only the four-year-old Gu Chen remained at a loss, his face displaying a slightly dazed expression.

Gu Yi watched all this closely, his heart deeply shaken.

Indeed, the Gu Clan descendants are flexible with their moral boundaries.

Gu Xi is clearly waiting to break down and then rebuild.

In fact, this is inevitable.

The current elite families absolutely cannot support Gu Xi’s land reforms, let alone the additional restrictions he plans for the powerful clans.

Moreover, this is not even the most crucial point.

Gu Xi also wishes to provide more opportunities to the common people, intending to further expand the examinations during the selection process.

This already amounts to a redistribution of resources.

Should he propose such a thing,

he might truly face the entire world alone.

The current situation is no longer the same as during the times of Liu Xiu and Liu Zhuang.

The power of the large clans and the entangled interests between them far exceed those times.

Only by breaking down and then rebuilding is there a slight chance of success, and clearly this is the fundamental reason why Gu Xi disregards the court!

Gu Yi was extremely shaken by this.

He was uncertain whether this would succeed.

But compared to the end of the Eastern Han in the original history, this matter might not be hopeless!

But the precondition is that Gu Xi must not die!

Yet how could Gu Xi not die?

The Longevity Card is indeed a divine item.

But he is already over eighty years old now.

Human lifespans have limits; the lifespans of ancient people are not equal to those of modern people.

According to modern scientific research, the natural age of human death is at most between 120-150 years.

There are many factors in this.

Modern people ingest nutritional components that ancient people could not.

According to Gu Yi’s estimation, Gu Xi might not necessarily reach a hundred years.

Could he really wait until that day?

If Gu Xi dies, unless a Gu Clan descendant can reach the same level as Gu Xi.

Gu Yi once again looked at the sixth generation of the Gu Clan, their traits flashing through his mind one by one.

He had been observing these people for some time.

After all, without any surprise, the person he would manipulate next was among them.

The current sixth generation of the Gu Clan naturally centers around Gu Wei.

Even Gu Xi has high regard for this grandson of his.

He feels that he is the one to carry the future of the Gu Clan.

But Gu Yi did not think so.

Gu Wei’s attributes are indeed good, but at most, he is only like Gu Liang, and his character is even less than Gu Liang’s.

And most importantly, the upcoming period is different from what Gu Liang once faced.

What lies ahead is a time of great historical change.

Although the Great Han has now changed, Gu Yi had to consider this point.

What is the time period that follows?

This is an era renowned in the long river of history, with countless heroes emerging at the time.

Is Gu Wei’s attribute enough?

Clearly not enough.

Only Gu Yi can personally control it.

Gu Yi is particularly concerned about Gu Chen.

After using the "Wall-breaking Card."

All of Gu Chen’s attributes became question marks, and even Gu Yi couldn’t probe them.

The attribute increase and decrease of the Wall-breaking Card seem to depend on a period of factors.

Gu Chen is now four years old.

But he still hasn’t shown any obvious attribute changes.

Compared to his peers, his current performance is indeed much worse.

However, Gu Yi has still observed some of his personality traits.

Gu Chen has a tenacious personality.

This is a very rare trait.

One can see it just by his behavior when learning to walk.

Even after repeatedly falling, he did not cry; his naive eyes were full of determination.

Because of this, Gu Yi is increasingly hopeful for this child’s future....

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Compared to Liu Zhi, who was educated by Gu Xi,

Liu Hong was indeed lacking in many aspects.

He was exactly the same as in the original history.

In fact, due to avoiding the power struggle during this time, the weaknesses in his character emerged even more quickly.

He began selling office positions and titles, far exceeding the extent during Liu Zhi’s time.

Furthermore, he continuously indulged in extravagant construction projects.

Collecting rare treasures from across the world for his own enjoyment.

The literati do not change.

From the moment they rise, royal power begins to weaken.

But whether it be the external relatives or the eunuchs, neither can tolerate the abdication of imperial authority.

They can wield power, but others cannot.

Liu Hong would not stand by idly and watch the men of letters rise again, threatening the royal power.

——Factional strife reappears.

Under the deliberate actions of Liu Hong, the eunuchs rose again, beginning the suppression of the gentry.

He successively conducted personnel adjustments.

He established the Shizhong Temple to restrict the Ministry of Personnel, weakening the actual power of the gentry.

All of this was like a re-enactment of past events.

Even Liu Hong’s indulgence towards the eunuchs far surpassed that of Liu Zhi back then.

A monumental change in the court!

From the moment Liu Hong secured his throne, these gentry naturally found themselves at a disadvantage.

Their struggle once again led to changes in governance.

——Just in the fourth year of Jianning.

With Zhang Jian, the inspector of Shanyang Commandery, impeaching the Central Regular Attendant Hou Lan for disturbing the people, the struggle between eunuchs and gentry reached a new peak.

Eunuch Cao Jie falsely accused the partisans of national betrayal.

Since then, the suppression of the partisans resurfaced.

Moreover, Liu Hong’s methods this time far exceeded those of Liu Zhi, with a nationwide purge of the partisans.

Cao Luan, the Governor of Yongchang, submitted a memorial to redress the wrongs of the partisans and demanded the court’s vindication.

Liu Hong was furious, having him escorted back to the capital and tortured to death in prison.

And initiated an even larger-scale purge.

For a time, the entire nation was in an uproar.

The gentry once again sought out Gu Xi, asking him to step forward.

Initially, Gu Xi still refused to meet them.

But as more and more people came, he had no choice but to see some of them.

But how could he possibly step forward?

Coming at a beck and call?

Gu Xi bore grudges.

Having decided to destroy and then rebuild, he couldn’t involve himself in these matters.

He simply dismissed everyone on the grounds of his old age.

Such actions only emboldened the eunuchs in their undertakings.

For a time, the entire Great Han was shrouded in gloom.

Gu Xi completely stayed out of these affairs.

He even began to cultivate his health.

Gu Yi could clearly sense the change in Gu Xi’s mindset.

This change was too obvious.

From being able to face death calmly, he began to gradually cherish his life.

He was waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity to overthrow the sky and earth of the Great Han, to destroy and then rebuild!

Of course, he naturally paid attention to the situation in the realm.

Nowadays, the number of refugees in various places of the Great Han increased dramatically.

What surprised him was that.

These refugees hadn’t caused any significant disturbances yet.

It was heard that an organization called Taiping Dao appeared, soothing the hearts of the refugees everywhere.

Its rapid development far exceeded people’s expectations.

It even somewhat overshadowed Gu Xi’s reputation among the populace.

It’s rumored that the leader of Taiping Dao possesses immortal techniques, using talismans to cure diseases.

Although everyone in the court admired Zhang Jiao for his ability to educate and prevent chaos among refugees, the court had a good opinion of him.

But Gu Xi could sense.

The opportunity he was waiting for was probably related to this Taiping Dao.

The scale of Taiping Dao.

Any unexpected event would surely shake the entire Great Han.

Gu Xi even had someone specially investigate Zhang Jiao.

But without the investigation, he wouldn’t have known; once investigated, it was quite startling.

——Zhang Jiao turned out to be from the Gu Clan’s private academy.

This news indeed startled Gu Xi, prompting him to have Zhang Jiao’s information sent directly.

After reading it, he became even more convinced of his thoughts.

Someone like Zhang Jiao is by no means an ordinary person.

Indeed, just in the fourth year of Jianning, on a night in March.

Gu Xi suddenly received a letter.

The content of the letter was very simple.

"Within a few months, Gu Gong will surely regain control of the court."

Seeing the contents of this letter, Gu Xi frowned deeply, seemingly having a vague guess.

Gu Yi was also extremely shocked at this time.

He never expected such a drastic change.

He naturally had already paid attention to Taiping Dao, but he didn’t notice Zhang Jiao had such experiences.

Moreover, according to current developments.

Zhang Jiao’s Taiping Dao far exceeded its original history.

Because of the increase in the population of Great Han, coupled with learning some methods from the Gu Clan.

These are part of the reasons.

What Gu Yi was more concerned about was whether Zhang Jiao would choose to act in advance.

If that truly were the case....

Then the changes in history would be quite significant.

Now people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao... are not yet fully grown!

What will history become?

If chaos descends, to what extent will the land of the Central Plains be torn apart?

All of this, even Gu Yi couldn’t fully determine....

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