I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 219 - 15: Gu Chen Enters Luoyang, Unyielding in His Pursuit of Lofty Ideals

Chapter 219: Chapter 15: Gu Chen Enters Luoyang, Unyielding in His Pursuit of Lofty Ideals

This action will inevitably bring enmity with Gu Chen.

But what does it matter?

Once a person’s inner ambition begins to swell, trying to stop again is nothing but a fool’s dream.

To walk to this day.

He has obviously become the greatest warlord in the world.

To say that Cao Cao is still only thinking of being a mere General of the Western Expedition, how could that be possible?

A virtuous minister in times of peace, a hero in times of chaos.

——It describes none other than Cao Cao!

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

He could also help Gu Chen eliminate these noble families.

However, before that, he must find a way to weaken Gu Chen’s strength!

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The battles in Henei raged on.

Even under normal circumstances, these noble families and Yuan Shu could only barely hold back Gu Chen’s advance, let alone in these times of divided loyalties.

——The eighth year of the Han revival, June.

Gu Chen utterly broke through the central army of Henei at Huai County, beheading Yuan Shu’s generals Zhang Xun, Le Jiu, and several others.

Cities like Xiuwu and Wuzhi surrendered in succession without a fight.

The entire Henei Commandery completely fell.

Sun Ce fled to Jiangdong, while all of Yuan Shu’s forces retreated to Yu Province.

Subsequently, after a brief respite, Gu Chen’s troops reached Mengjin, only a step away from Luoyang.

Everyone was in utter despair.

In such circumstances, those noble families had no choice but to bow their heads.

They were willing to forgo all the privileges granted by Liu Dai.

They were even willing to heed Cao Cao’s words and migrate their entire clans to Yan Province.

This was an enormous concession.

The greatest strength of these families lay in their years of establishment.

Migrating to Yan Province.

It would inevitably lead to a massive decline in their power.

But what else could they do?

Once Gu Chen entered Luoyang, only death awaited them.

Rely on Yuan Shu?

Even Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, how long could Yuan Shu hold out?

Would Gu Chen spare the Yuan Clan?

Or would Cao Cao sit back while Yuan Shu continued to do as he pleased in Yu and Yang, always threatening his Yan Province?

As for other warlords...

Not to mention that distant water cannot quench present thirst.

Apart from Cao Cao, the only one in the world now that catches their eye is Liu Bei.

But Liu Bei’s days aren’t going well either.

Lu Bu launched a surprise attack on Qing Province, capturing several cities in succession.

If not for Liu Bei’s decisiveness.

The entire Qing Province would have already fallen into Lu Bu’s hands.

Now for these noble families, the only one who could save their lives was Cao Cao!

And it seemed that Cao Cao had sensed the timing.

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

But Gu Chen directly refused the offer.

The reason was equally simple.

Cao Cao was too suspicious.

Gu Chen wasn’t unfamiliar with Cao Cao; back in Luoyang, whether it was Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, or Cao Cao, they all had interactions with the Gu Clan’s younger generation.

Gu Wei already had some ability to discern people, and Cao Cao’s character had long been evident to him.

He would never tolerate Gu Chen retaining his current power.

Joining forces with Cao Cao at this time.

Not to mention what the future holds for the Gu Clan under such a suspicious leader like Cao Cao.

The most crucial thing is that this move is tantamount to entrusting everything to Cao Cao.

The world might be pacified quickly.

But what about Gu Xi’s unaccomplished enterprise?

If everything were handed over, and Cao Cao swept the world with prestige reaching the heavens.

Would the Gu Clan still have a choice then?

Many things have already destined the outcome in the unseen realm.

No one can change that.

Seeing all of this, Gu Yi’s mind was also somewhat conflicted.

Gu Chen refused Cao Cao!

Although the two have yet to rip apart in the open, this has indeed shown his stance.

In fact, Gu Yi had already predicted this.

After all, with Gu Xi’s end-of-life experiences there.

A suspicious warlord like Cao Cao would never be appreciated by the Gu Clan’s younger generations.

But when it truly happened, Gu Yi too felt unsettled.

This is going against heaven’s mandate!

What he is trying to do has already far surpassed the endeavors of Gu Xi.

As for him to succeed, he must completely alter a segment of existing history!

The difficulty of this is imaginable.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Yi ultimately decided to forgo settling Gu Xi’s achievements and directly influence Gu Chen’s decision.

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

But let’s not forget, in this game spanning over thousands of years, how could the Gu Clan avoid facing crises?

Having arrived at this point, why must the Gu Clan follow the trend?

In the history where the Gu Clan did not appear, there was the "Five Barbarians’ disturbances, the land of the divine sinking," but now that the Gu Clan has risen, if still the land sinks.

Wasn’t the Gu Clan’s rise in vain?

This might just be what every Huaxia person carries in their blood.

Now that there is a chance to change everything, how could Gu Yi choose to forcibly intervene, allowing the Gu Clan to continue going with the flow?

The heroes of the Gu Clan across generations were all for their family and the world.

As a descendant, how could he disgrace the Gu Clan’s honor now?

And as for the Gu Clan.

If they can truly change everything, the benefits it could bring are also unimaginable. .....

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When Cao Cao learned of Gu Chen’s decision, his expression was also extremely complex.

Both regretful and at peace with the finality of events.

Gu Chen guessed right.

For someone like Cao Cao, ever since he underwent a change in mindset and position, Gu Chen’s existence had always been a thorn in his side.

He was always hesitating on what manner to deal with Gu Chen.