I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 156 - 58: One Man Bears a Nation, Crimson Blood Cleanses Heaven and Earth (Part 3)

Chapter 156: Chapter 58: One Man Bears a Nation, Crimson Blood Cleanses Heaven and Earth (Part 3)

"Greetings to the Grand Tutor!"

Following He Jin’s lead, the officials behind him also bowed towards Gu Xi in unison.

After many years, seeing this scene again.

For Gu Xi, his feelings were somewhat complicated.

He did not dismount and return the greeting as he had in previous years. Instead, he surveyed everyone from his horse, finally fixing his gaze on the fearful Liu Bian.

Only then did he dismount and walk up to Liu Bian.

Ignoring the astonished He Jin, he directly took Liu Bian’s hand and said softly, "The old minister has returned, Your Majesty need not worry."

Everyone was taken aback.

Although it was only a brief moment, they felt the change in Gu Xi.

—Such an attitude, even more than during his regency!

What does the Grand Tutor intend to do?

Could it be that he plans to take charge of the court again and save the Great Han from disaster?

No one thought Gu Xi would rebel; he had proven this throughout his life.

Instinctively, they thought of Gu Xi assuming regency once more.

This made many people’s eyes light up.

As long as Gu Xi really takes action, be it eunuchs or powerful clans, he would suppress them!

This was a great thing for most court officials.

The eunuchs with active minds all showed changes in their expressions.

Without saying much, Gu Xi took Liu Bian’s hand and intended to enter the city.

His full head of white hair, the sword at his waist.

This moment was like that moment in the past.

Years ago, during great chaos, Gu Xi personally helped Liu Bao ascend to the throne. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Now the chaos was even worse.

Does Gu Xi’s attitude imply he intends to support the Dragon Court again?

Everyone watched this scene in a daze, countless thoughts flashing in their minds.

No one stopped him, not even He Jin!

And at the moment Gu Xi stepped into Luoyang’s city gate.

Cheers erupted instantly.

The people of Luoyang were extremely excited by Gu Xi’s return.

It was as if the entire Luoyang had come alive again.

Against Gu Xi, He Jin simply couldn’t resist him regaining control of the entire Forbidden Army of Luoyang.

Afterwards, Gu Xi took complete control of Luoyang, just as he did during his regency, reaching the pinnacle of the court once more.

From this day on, whether eunuchs or Empress Dowager He.

They seemed wilted.

Especially the eunuchs, they genuinely felt fear, and the actions of He Jin and Empress Dowager He made them feel even more insecure.

They hid deep in the palace, not daring to show their faces.

But how could Gu Xi let them go?

For Gu Xi, the best way to stabilize the current situation of the world was to take down the eunuchs!

This move could transfer the public’s anger and also calm the gentry in the world!

As long as the people’s hearts and the gentry were not in chaos.

He could stabilize the situation....

...

Changle Palace.

A group of eunuchs gathered here to cry and complain to Empress Dowager He.

"Empress Dowager... we are in fear for our lives, please ask the Grand Tutor on our behalf, we are willing to give everything."

"Please, Empress Dowager, save us, we will surely follow your lead in the future, we will not disappoint you."

"..."

Looking at the people before her, Empress Dowager He also wore a slightly displeased expression.

In fact, she was somewhat afraid too.

Since Gu Xi’s return to the capital, he had not come to see her.

Moreover, since Gu Xi’s return, He Jin had lost his authority.

This instinctively made Empress Dowager He a bit uneasy.

After hesitating for a long time, she waved her hand and said somewhat discontentedly, "What is there to panic about?"

"From today, you all will stay here in Changle Palace."

"What can the Grand Tutor do?"

"When the Grand Tutor comes to pay respects to me, I’ll speak for you, isn’t that enough?"

Upon hearing this, the eunuchs’ eyes couldn’t help but brighten.

They still held a glimmer of hope for Empress Dowager He.

But... all of this was bound to be beyond their expectations.

On the day of the first of the month.

Gu Xi first gathered all the ministers at the south gate of the South Palace and then publicly declared the crimes of the eunuchs.

"Manipulating power, corrupting the realm; selling titles, eroding the foundation of the state...."

The long list of crimes made the ministers’ eyes shine brighter and brighter.

Finally, it happened!

Gu Xi indeed intends to take action against the eunuchs!

After speaking!

Gu Xi suddenly grabbed the sword from his waist, swept his gaze over the assembled ministers, and sternly said: "Everyone, please wait here while I go capture the traitors!"

"Grand Tutor!" He Jin’s face changed, and he quickly said, "Recently, the guilty eunuchs are all in Changle Palace."

"It is not appropriate for the Grand Tutor to go personally; why not send someone else to arrest them?"

In fact, He Jin already somewhat regretted allowing Gu Xi to return.

He initially thought that with Liu Hong’s decree, he would have no need to fear Gu Xi regardless.

But reality gave him a slap in the face.

When the middle army led by Gu Xi returned to the camp, the entire middle army quickly slipped from his control.

He simply could not stop it.

But no matter what, he must maintain the dignity of Empress Dowager He, which is the foundation of the He Clan.

"Not appropriate?" Gu Xi abruptly stopped in his tracks, his gaze deep and penetrating as he looked at He Jin, and said in a deep voice, "In the past, I was entrusted with an orphan by Emperor Xiaohe."

"I have successively supported the Great Han’s imperial court, stabilizing the empire."

"The current situation is dire."

"I wish to capture the traitors and quell the people’s grievances, and you tell me it is inappropriate?"

Gu Xi’s voice was solemn and authoritative.

He Jin only felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart, and almost instantly lowered his head.

Gu Xi shook his head slightly, did not say anything more, and immediately led his troops straight to Changle Palace.

.....

Changle Palace.

Such an earth-shattering change completely shattered Empress Dowager He’s last illusions.

Gu Xi truly did not care for her so-called title of Empress Dowager.

As for the current Gu Xi.

He no longer cared about criticisms; the only thing he needed to do was to completely resolve the current predicament of the Great Han.

Listening to the piercing cries outside the hall.

Empress Dowager He’s body trembled slightly.

Intense unease suddenly surged up.

The next moment, she walked out of the hall like a madwoman, blocking Gu Xi, and shouted, "Gu Xi!"

"As a minister, how dare you forcibly storm into Changle Palace?"

"To arrest people from the Imperial Palace without considering my thoughts, are you rebelling?"

She gasped for breath, her body faintly trembling.

"Rebellion?" Gu Xi slightly shook his head, coldly laughed and retorted, "If this old minister wanted to rebel, why wait until today?"

"With the world in turmoil now, the Empress Dowager does not consider the peril of the empire, yet still protects these guilty eunuchs."

Gu Xi paused, his expression suddenly stern: "And now you say I want to rebel?"

At this moment, he could not help but think of Deng Sui from years past.

It could only be said that there is a difference among Empress Dowagers.

If Deng Sui were still here.

How could there be so much turmoil within the palace?

Empress Dowager He was utterly stunned.

Gu Xi’s indifferent expression once again invoked fear within her heart.

Her entire body suddenly staggered and fell directly.

To this, Gu Xi was indifferent.

He merely shook his head slightly and said blandly: "Empress Dowager is unwell, immediately send her back to the palace to recover."

"In the meantime, no one is allowed to visit!"

After speaking, Gu Xi turned and left.

Shortly thereafter, at the South Palace Jiade Gate, in front of all the officials, he beheaded the twelve leading eunuchs.

He hung the heads of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong at the gates of Luoyang.

The rest were sent to various states!

Their crimes were announced to the world!

Subsequently, a cleansing of the eunuchs’ factions began in Luoyang.

Luoyang was shaken!

When the students of the Imperial College heard the news, they all wept bitterly, venting their anger recklessly.

And afterwards, Gu Xi further responded to the expectations of the people across the land.

He personally led officials to the Luoshui River to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony.

Continuous messages spread in all directions.

Within ten days, it felt as though the entire Great Han had changed once again, and the restless hearts across the land gradually settled down.

——————

"In the spring of the second month of the tenth year of Jianning, Grand Tutor Gu Xi returned from Jizhou State to Luoyang.

On the day of jiazi, he gathered all the officials at the Jiade Gate of the South Palace, and in court, declared the crimes of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and the other twelve eunuchs. He beheaded them all and hung the heads at the city, the blood inundating the copper camel alleys for three days without drying up.

Their heads were sent to the thirteen provinces, with a decree saying: "Eunuchs causing chaos in the government, heaven and earth will both punish them!"

He then led officials to the Luoshui River, burned sacrifices to heaven, and holding the black jade tablet, swore: "Now in weaving star and rending the cloth, not merely to execute the traitors, but to cleanse the heaven and earth with red blood, quell the unrest across the land, and extend the Han dynasty’s legacy for two hundred years!"

The voice shook Heluo, observers cheered long live, and the hearts of the people everywhere gradually calmed."

——"From ’The Book of the Later Han, Biography of Gu Xi’"