I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 96 - 37: Quelling Internal Strife, Deng Sui Passes Away

Chapter 96: Chapter 37: Quelling Internal Strife, Deng Sui Passes Away

Compared to disaster relief, governing the realm is indeed much easier.

This allowed Gu Xi to gradually find some time to rest.

What Gu Yi was more concerned about was;

——As the realm gradually stabilized, Gu Xi finally had a few offspring.

This had always been a knot of concern for Gu Yi.

Although the Gu Clan now no longer faced the predicament of having few members, with family members spread across various places.

But for Gu Yi,

The true core still needed direct descendants.

Although the attributes of these offspring were quite average, not even as good as Gu Liang back then.

Gu Yi’s worried heart gradually calmed down.

How can a family produce extraordinary talents in every generation?

The development of the Gu Clan to its current scale is already commendable.

Even the least conspicuous Patriarch among these generations, Gu Liang, was a capable person, and he managed to uphold the Gu Clan. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Nowadays, it is normal for the family’s disciples to have mediocre qualifications.

Gu Yi had thought of choosing a newborn to use the "Breaking Wall Card" on.

But considering that he could almost directly manipulate things after Gu Xi’s death, he suppressed this idea.

The effect of the "Breaking Wall Card" was indeed too much of a gamble.

First, it had to be a newborn.

Then, depending on various factors, it might even lower the original attributes.

For Gu Yi, this gamble was just too big.

....

Luoyang.

Luoyang now can be described as renewed, finally regaining the prosperity of its former years.

Just like the original history.

Great inventions like Cai Lun paper and water-driven armillary sphere were successively introduced.

In fact, when Gu Yi initially passed down technology to the family, he had given Gu Kang some pointers on the papermaking technique.

Of course, this information was what Gu Yi found online.

Perhaps because of this...or maybe it was because no prodigious inventor ever emerged in the Gu Clan.

Over the years, the Gu Clan never stopped researching papermaking technology, but they never achieved significant breakthroughs.

As Gu Yi had anticipated.

When Gu Xi first saw the paper sent by Cai Lun, he instinctively thought of the block printing technique long kept within the Gu Clan.

However, he didn’t do anything with it.

With the progression of time, institutional reform became an inevitable trend.

Although Gu Xi’s talents could be considered exceptional,

to directly break free from the shackles of that era was clearly impossible.

However, Gu Yi was quite hopeful about this.

He initially left behind the entire documentation on block printing to see if this method could earn him achievement points.

If it really could earn achievement points,

it would absolutely be a tremendous boon for Gu Yi.

Everything seemed to be returning to its proper path.

Liu Hu, the Emperor, also had a child.

Although not born to Empress Yan, the news greatly invigorated the court.

This child was named Liu Bao.

Though still young, he showed signs of cleverness.

Deng Sui and Gu Xi both liked this child.

Deng Sui even directly appointed him as Crown Prince, and Gu Xi even considered personally mentoring the child.

He wanted to cultivate a qualified Emperor for the Great Han.

Regarding this,

Neither Liu Hu nor Deng Sui could object, both were naturally very supportive.

Who in the realm doesn’t know of the Gu Clan’s exceptional capabilities?

Even the Gu Clan disciples serving as local officials surpass ordinary officials in competence.

This is entirely due to the advanced educational methods of the Gu Clan.

And it’s no secret.

But no one can fully replicate it because the overall atmosphere of the Gu Clan is distinctly different from other great clans.

Now, if Gu Xi personally instructs the Crown Prince, perhaps he might truly nurture a wise ruler akin to Emperor Ming of yore.

Of course, there were those who were quite preoccupied with this matter.

Gu Xi already held such power now.

If he becomes the teacher of the Emperor, given the Great Han’s emphasis on the恩 of mentorship, what would become of him then?

Even if you don’t consider Gu Xi,

Wouldn’t the Gu Clan disciples also benefit?

The Gu Clan has been illustrious for four generations!

Gu Xi is only in his thirties and has already reached such heights.

Could the Gu Clan really continue to coexist with the Great Han?

This, indeed, was something some people found hard to accept.

Soon, murmurs arose in the court that "the Emperor is already capable of governing, and Deng Sui and Gu Xi should return power to the Emperor."

Gu Xi was completely indifferent to this matter.

In fact, the Great Han managing to emerge from the consecutive deaths of Emperors and years of natural disasters,

He could say that he had fulfilled his promise to Liu Zhao.

He had also maximized the prestige of the Gu Clan.

What harm is there in returning power?

Moreover, perhaps because of the Gu Clan’s presence, Deng Sui had no intent to hold onto power indefinitely.

Just as this matter was about to be settled,

Unexpectedly for everyone, Liu Hu refused!

According to his words, since he is still young, even if power were returned to him, there would still need to be co-governance by Gu Xi and Deng Sui, so why go through unnecessary formalities?

This answer caught all the officials by surprise.

Not just them.

Even Gu Yi was quite taken aback.

But upon further thought, he accepted it calmly.

Liu Hu’s personality was inherently like this.

Things now are completely different from history; Gu Xi’s appearance had entirely changed Liu Hu’s perspective towards Deng Sui.

Now he could indulge daily,

without a burden on his shoulders,

nor the constant crisis of being overthrown, enjoying all the imperial dignity he should have.