I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 228 - 18: Liu Bei Meets Gu Chen and Vows to Restore the Han Dynasty (3)

Chapter 228: Chapter 18: Liu Bei Meets Gu Chen and Vows to Restore the Han Dynasty (3)

It was a long time before he once again bowed to Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu: "Bei thanks the gentlemen for their guidance."

"If you do not mind, gentlemen...."

Before he could finish, Zhuge Liang interrupted him directly: "Lord Xuan De, there’s no need for many words. If Lord Xuan De vows to restore the Great Han, I will certainly visit you at that time."

Liu Bei was silent once more.

Then he didn’t say much, just bowed to the two again and walked out of the straw hut.

"Kongming... didn’t you once say that Lord Xuan De is a wise ruler?"

"Why be like this then?"

Seeing Liu Bei walk out, Xu Shu could no longer bear it and asked.

"Yuan Zhi."

Zhuge Liang smiled, his eyes still that bright: "My ambition lies in securing the state and reviving the world."

"Lord Xuan De may indeed be a wise ruler."

"But if he cannot overcome this hurdle of the heart, to me, he will never be the good wood."

With that, he shook his head helplessly.

Hearing these words, Xu Shu fell silently.

"Brother, is this Kongming willing to follow?"

On the other side, Liu Bei no sooner stepped out of the hut than Zhang Fei, who had been waiting anxiously, came up to ask.

Liu Bei did not say much.

He just glanced at the three men with a very solemn expression and said: "Follow me to Luoyang!"

...

Gu Chen never expected Liu Bei to come to visit him suddenly.

He even came without troops.

This was definitely a very risky act.

If Gu Chen directly detained Liu Bei, his subordinates would surely be in chaos.

Even Gu Wei and Xun Yu were quite surprised by this.

However, they quickly guessed Liu Bei’s purpose for this visit and couldn’t help but discuss another matter.

"Ziyan, what do you think of Liu Bei as a person?"

Gu Wei looked at Gu Chen and asked.

Upon hearing this, Xun Yu’s eyes brightened, and he immediately turned to Gu Chen.

"Among the Liu clan, perhaps he tops them all."

Gu Chen did not hide his thoughts, and after contemplating, he said: "But for us, he may not be a wise ruler."

Through Liu Bei’s various actions.

Gu Chen naturally could infer some of his thoughts.

"Perhaps this time will be different." Xun Yu suddenly smiled, then asked: "If Liu Bei turns out to be a wise ruler, would the young master establish him?"

Upon this question, everyone present fell into silence.

This question, in fact, was not a secret.

Gu Chen would never choose to turn the family into the nation, otherwise, the Gu Clan of Julu wouldn’t stand alone.

This was also due to their generation being deeply influenced by Gu Xi.

According to Gu Yi’s judgment.

If their generation could not pacify the chaotic world, in these circumstances, the next generation of the Gu Clan would definitely have such thoughts.

The chaotic world would eventually give rise to too many ambitions.

The ancestor’s lessons of the Gu Clan would not always prevail.

This time, Gu Chen also fell into silence.

Actually, over time, they had already assessed several people from the Liu clan.

After all, Gu Chen’s original idea was to sweep the whole world and then establish a monarch.

Now, with the Heirloom Seal of the Realm in hand.

For Gu Chen, establishing another emperor from the Liu clan to seize the legitimacy would greatly aid the current situation.

But unfortunately, none of those assessed caught Gu Chen’s eye.

He had not thought of starting an education from youth, as Gu Xi did back then.

But eventually gave up.

The situation was different now.

This act might be feasible in prosperous times, but in the current chaotic world, it’s rather unrealistic.

He was silent for a long time and then waved his hand, saying: "It’s too early to talk about this now. Let’s meet with Liu Xuande first and discuss afterward."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but nod.

This matter was destined to have a great impact.

Even Gu Yi was quite attentive to this.

Gu Chen made no special arrangements for Liu Bei’s visit.

But Liu Bei still felt the obvious difference.

On the road to Luoyang, although he still saw many displaced people, there was not the slightest chaos.

Moreover—

Liu Bei finally saw some smiles on the faces of the people.

Even though they were all disheveled and emaciated.

But compared to the previous despair and numbness.

They finally had hope for the future again.

This sense of contrast was enormous.

Because of this, Liu Bei’s whole mood became increasingly complicated.

Actually, among the current states and counties, Jingzhou State was already slightly better off.

But never had he seen so many smiles on the people’s faces.

This situation became more apparent the closer they got to Luoyang.

Even Guan Zhang Zhao fell silent.

Finally, with a complicated mood, Liu Bei finally arrived in Luoyang.

Compared to before,

Luoyang seemed unchanged, yet everything felt different.

Gu Chen received Liu Bei at the Champion Marquis Mansion.

Now, it had become the very center of Luoyang.

As for the Imperial Palace—

Apart from its caretakers and guards, there was no one inside the palace.

This time, Liu Bei brought Guan Zhang Zhao in with him.

"Greetings to Young Master Ziyan."

As soon as he entered the hall, Liu Bei first saluted Gu Chen, then the others present: "Greetings, gentlemen."

Guan Zhang Zhao also saluted.

All three were men of character.

Whether it was the Gu Clan or Gu Chen’s actions, both were enough to earn the trio’s respect.

"Greetings, Lord Xuan De."

Everyone immediately returned the salute.

Gu Chen said little, but it was Gu Wei who spoke first, with a faint smile on his face: "It has been many years since we last met Lord Xuan De, and today you are greater than before."

"And you as well, young master."

Liu Bei remembered Gu Wei and quickly saluted again.