I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 357 - 31: The Liu Clan Abandons the Gu Clan, Chaos Descends Upon the Land
——Yan Han!
Just these two simple characters convey so much.
Indeed, compared to what the Gu Clan disciples have done before.
This time, the resurgence of Yan Han and the subsequent ethnic integration have become irreversible.
The Kyushu has already changed.
Not just the Gu Clan.
In this moment, many thoughts surged in Gu Yi’s mind involuntarily.
While changing the clan, one could also benefit Kyushu.
This is also a thought of Gu Yi’s.
Now it seems... as long as the Gu Clan is strong enough, everything has a chance to be realized!
He took a deep breath.
Then he stopped thinking, put away all thoughts, and picked up the game console, focusing on the screen.
The next moment—
The image in the game console gradually solidified before his eyes.
....
Chaotic memories poured in mysteriously.
Compared to previous times exiting the game, this time Gu Yi stayed out much longer.
And the entire world had changed dramatically compared to just before exiting the game.
Gu Yi tried his best to absorb all these memories, silently organizing everything that had happened over the years in his mind.
——The Great Han had completely changed.
After Liu Jun took power, he immediately revealed his ambition.
He wanted to expand the Great Han’s territory further.
But the problem is, the Great Han has not even fully absorbed the Northern Border and Lingnan yet; launching another military campaign would only disrupt the internal balance.
Faced with such a situation, the group that Gu Ye had left behind for him would naturally offer advice.
But hearts are ultimately fickle.
Liu Jun actually had some tricks up his sleeve.
For these advising officials, he immediately began a series of political maneuvers.
Promoting those who supported him, ignoring those who advised against him.
An Emperor with real power cannot be stopped by these officials.
With the Gu Clan already out of the core court and an Emperor holding real power.
For these court officials, it was an easy choice.
Even though there were upright officials, they could not resist the overwhelming trend.
The internal balance of the Great Han was instantly destroyed under these circumstances.
The first military campaign did not cause chaos internally.
The foundation left by Liu Shan and Liu Chen was still intact, allowing Liu Jun to tinker this time.
But after the first defeat, Liu Jun’s desire for conquest did not wane.
He kept recruiting soldiers.
Even increased taxes on the four frontiers and conscripted from the Barbarians.
Finally, the discontent among the Frontier Barbarians gradually grew, and even if some tribes did not rebel, the Great Han’s control over them gradually loosened after this incident.
The crucial point is—
Liu Jun was not just messing with these things.
He also tampered with the core imperial examination system of the Great Han.
And the most crucial part is that as the court’s orientation changed, sycophants began to emerge.
And Liu Jun really liked these people.
The influence of the court will eventually cause changes in the four directions.
Under such circumstances, the flourishing age of the Great Han eventually came to an end.
Luckily, the foundation left by Liu Shan and Liu Chen was so great, with so much benevolence given to the people, that greater chaos was not caused.
But the Great Han still had major problems.
Fortunately, Liu Jun’s son, Liu Cheng, turned out to be a reviving lord.
After taking over Liu Jun’s mess, he vigorously reformed the court to restore national strength and pacified the increasingly active Barbarians at the four borders.
He adopted various means used by Gu Ye in the past.
Imposing grace and pressure, restoring policies of the previous dynasty, reforming court disciplines, and governance.
With various measures, he managed to stabilize the declining situation of the Great Han and can be described as a reviving lord.
If he could have lived long like Liu Shan, perhaps the Great Han would become great again.
But the problem lies in—
Liu Cheng died early!
Having been Emperor for less than ten years, Liu Cheng died in Luoyang at the age of thirty-six.
As if it was destiny.
The glorious path of the Great Han had already completely ended with Liu Chen’s death.
And it was because Liu Cheng died early that his successor, the Crown Prince, was very young.
He had thought about entrusting the Gu Clan with the orphan.
Liu Cheng, unlike Liu Jun, was not an Emperor who was obsessed with power; he had done so more than once after his accession.
At such a critical time, naturally, the Gu Clan disciples wouldn’t just watch the situation of the young ruler and suspicious country.
But the problem is, this generation of Gu Clan disciples is ultimately not like Gu Kang, Gu Xi, Gu Chen, who could singlehandedly control everything.
With time passing on, the influence of the Gu Clan in the court had long disappeared.
Though the Gu Clan’s influence among the people remained.
This naturally gave the Gu Clan disciples a protective charm, but under such circumstances, if one’s talent was insufficient, it was destined to be impossible to resolve all hidden dangers. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Looking through the entire history—
How many ministers have been able to completely control the transfer of power and maintain stable subsequent administrations?
This generation of Gu Clan disciples ultimately cannot control everything like the ancestors of the past.
Though situations remained stable when he was in the court.
But after his death.
The collapse of the Great Han was like an arrow leaving the bowstring, ultimately irreversible.
Powerful ministers in power, a mediocre Emperor.
The Great Han ultimately reached the crucial period that every dynasty must face as time passed.
If a great talent who could reverse fate appeared, this situation might be reversed.
But the next ruler of the Great Han is ultimately difficult to have the ability of Emperors like Liu Bei and Liu Chen.
And now—
With successive natural disasters appearing across various regions, it has made everything already a foregone conclusion.
Even if these natural disasters cannot be compared with those that once swept across the entire Kyushu.
