[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl":3,"chapter-controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-108":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Controlling My Ancestors: Building an Immortal Clan Starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2285777,4471,"Chapter 108: The Discourse of the Locust Catcher, the Disaster is Resolved (Seeking Monthly Votes)","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-108",108,"\u003Cp>——A massive uproar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reforms brought forth by Gu Yi this time stirred up monstrous waves for the current Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing those individual measures Gu Yi proposed for motivation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the arrangements for the locusts;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact brought upon the court officials was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, if all of this had been proposed by Zhuge Liang, the crowd would not have been so surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that is precisely where the problem lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye was too young, yet at such an age, he had displayed such talent and wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It involuntarily made everyone think of one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Gu Xi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who once led the Great Han through the era of natural disasters, the one who dared to say he could win half a game against Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome of this matter was already destined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strategy Gu Yi proposed was merely a simple upgrade to the current disaster relief system; with the current configuration of the Great Han court, it was not difficult at all to grasp the relationships within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly made them hesitate was actually the method of handling the locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, there were already commoners in the world eating locusts today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they had been driven to a desperate situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the officials, this matter was still somewhat unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most crucially, in this current era where prophetic superstitions ran rampant, there were always those who felt that locusts were a symbol of ill omens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included many among them who held this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi’s approach would make many feel uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Gu Yi had already thought of a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they had even reached a final conclusion in their discussions, Gu Yi had already manipulated Gu Ye to rush to the Taimiao and find Cao Zhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Cao Zhi could be said to be riding the crest of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps for someone like him, without the power struggles of the original history, being immersed in the ocean of poetry and prose was the best destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye asked him to compose a literary essay regarding \"Catching Locusts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to use the influence currently exerted by the Imperial Academy to transform this behavior into something reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the Gu Shizi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhi had always been very respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gu Ye was still young, he would not overlook this matter, and in less than a day, he had composed \"The Locust Catcher's Discourse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The style remained Cao Zhi’s signature flowery, romantic literary style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not release this essay immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he waited silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few days later, Zhuge Liang found Gu Ye once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke of many details from the recent council meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, someone had proposed wanting to see the records regarding locusts in the Gu Shizi’s library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, every generation of the Gu Shizi’s ancestors left things behind; this was no secret throughout the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items within had even become one of the lofty dreams of many scholars, even more attractive than the imperial library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the prestige of the Gu Shizi, no one had ever dared to speak of such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was a good opportunity for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight was like a wash, the starlight brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the dim candlelight, Gu Yi manipulated Gu Ye, looked at Zhuge Liang, and asked, \"Prime Minister, do you trust me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the essay written by Cao Zhi and, staring intensely at Zhuge Liang, said, \"Prime Minister can order men to catch locusts and hold a sacrificial ceremony at the Luo River.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, before the myriad people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This young one is willing to eat locusts in public to break the name of the locust disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye’s expression was very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, a look of surprise could not help but flash in Zhuge Liang’s eyes; he had not expected Gu Ye to be so bold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sacrificial ceremony at the Luo River was the most effective card the Great Han currently held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never used it because this matter was truly too important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Zhuge Liang’s character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the Great Han had not yet reached a desperate end, he would absolutely not use such a risky strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang did not speak, but instead took the essay and read it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gu Yi, taking advantage of this opportunity, continued, \"As long as the name of the locust disaster can be broken, we can then let the Imperial Academy students build momentum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And given the current situation—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eating locusts can not only reduce the pressure on the imperial court’s disaster relief, but also, Prime Minister may not know that locust powder can make livestock stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi manipulated Gu Ye and spoke very calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that the Gu Shizi did not actually have these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they did, he could not let people probe the foundation of the Gu Shizi at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating something like locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just required a process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In original history, the period of locust-eating that was truly recorded was during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>History is a gradual process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfamiliar things always make people feel fear, and that is how it was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang’s expression was very serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was becoming more and more like the Gu Xi and Gu Chen of the past; he was always so stern and unsmiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prime Minister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, when my great-grandfather faced natural disasters, he once said that if the myriad people are of one heart, one can eventually defy the heavens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, the Prime Minister bears the burden of the nation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you hesitate so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Gu Yi’s voice fell, Zhuge Liang happened to finish reading the essay in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared fixedly at Gu Ye, his expression complex, not knowing what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until a long time had passed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he finally nodded slightly: \"What the Young Master says is correct; it is I who have been overly cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the current situation, the world must have a strategy to break the deadlock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that is the case;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I shall listen to the Young Master; on the day of the sacrifice, I will eat locusts before the myriad people to break the prophecy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not have the slightest hesitation and immediately bowed to Zhuge Liang: \"Prime Minister is wise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like Zhuge Liang are actually just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy burden on his shoulders forced him to be cautious, but once a matter was determined, he would not have the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next day—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news that the imperial court was about to hold a sacrifice at the Luo River spread rapidly from Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the news was out, all four directions were stirred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The common people of the world had been looking forward to this for far, far too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even many who regarded this act as the only measure to quell the natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard that the imperial court had finally taken action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the common people not be excited?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact brought by this matter far exceeded everyone’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hearts of the people, which had been gradually wavering in all directions, stabilized at an extremely exaggerated speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhuge Liang had not expected this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of this, the pressure on his shoulders became even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang had to first have people secretly send back locusts and test them for poison according to the method Gu Yi proposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, he could not afford any carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when it was confirmed that eating locusts would not cause death did he have Cao Zhi’s essay circulated, and ordered the Imperial Academy students to write their own pieces in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhi’s essay already had quite a reputation in the current Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that now Zhuge Liang was deliberately having people help circulate it, and the matter spread in a short period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four directions were in a ferment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eat locusts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the present day, such a thing would naturally not cause any significant impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for this current era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What this matter can bring is unimaginable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the common people, locusts have always been regarded as an omen of misfortune, yet now someone has actually proposed eating them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock this brought to the common people was as if their worldview had been destroyed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was the support of the Gu Shizi disciples from all four directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Gu Yi not know the impact of this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long since used the Psychic Jade to influence the seventh-generation Gu Shizi disciples currently in the disaster areas everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was truly too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even take many Achievement Points for the corresponding thoughts to arise in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gu Chen had long since passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The influence the Gu family could exert was still unimaginable, especially since the seventh-generation Gu Shizi disciples were already in the disaster-stricken lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With them setting the example, this matter would be implemented even more smoothly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was unwilling to waste a single moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds stirred in all four directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although relying on this alone was not enough to completely sweep away the haze over the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could feel it;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The oppressive atmosphere had gradually dissipated somewhat, whether in the Great Han imperial court or in the hearts of the common people everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, in the sixth month of the second year of Yankang;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang led the civil and military officials to hold a grand sacrifice on the banks of the Luo River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not just for the late emperors of the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also included the ancestors of the Gu family, and even Gu Xiao was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masses gathered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this sacrifice was not led by Gu Shizi disciples, the impact it caused was no less than the scene when Gu Xi held the sacrifice back then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless common people had already swarmed in from all over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of faith can make people forget hunger, and even death;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was at this very sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang, in his capacity as Chancellor, led the officials willing to follow him to eat locusts in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not even grind them into powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of everyone, he ate the locusts that had merely been roasted dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gu Ye was naturally among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even included Liu Chan's son, the Prince of Beidi, Liu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the imperial family;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the court officials;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Gu family, that most special existence;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every side had corresponding figures who, in front of the common people, ate those roasted locusts, completely settling the matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current Great Han, whether eating locusts would bring disaster was a point of much controversy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The influence of prophetic superstition was simply too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of disaster could compare to the protection of the two Gu lords, \"Wenxiang\" and \"Zhaolie\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was completely settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the momentum from this sacrifice, Zhuge Liang quickly implemented the new disaster relief strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the effects of these various measures could not be seen in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just by the momentum of this Luo River sacrifice, the haze that had always hung over the Great Han had already dissipated a great deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was not in a hurry to manipulate Gu Ye into doing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye was still too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His level in all aspects had not yet reached his peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this action alone changed Gu Ye's status in the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genius youth had appeared within the Gu family, just like Gu Xi of the past, who had formulated the general strategy for this disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reputation, for Gu Ye's future development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would play a decisive role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the impact was not limited to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the seventh-generation Gu Shizi disciples were all away, Gu Ye naturally became the pillar of the Gu family in Luoyangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with the example of Gu Xi's rise in the past, no one would treat Gu Ye as a child anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Ye did not comment on anything without authorization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would only share his views with Zhuge Liang after every discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not make any interference;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that Zhuge Liang was deliberately cultivating Gu Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed in a hurry;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The repercussions of this policy came extremely quickly, and the support of the powerful local clans for the new system exceeded everyone's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reputation, assessment;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two points hit the vital interests of the powerful clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not the Gu family after all; to keep their families prosperous, they could only expand their influence in these areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either have high reputation;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or have high-ranking officials in the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a comprehensive competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disaster relief, grain donations;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started competing in every aspect, all wanting to win the honor within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhuge Liang had long since formulated a more detailed system, dividing the grain brought by the powerful clans more precisely to utilize and develop it to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the effect of the policy of providing work as a form of relief, it was even more obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the refugees who had lost hope for the future regained hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power they could erupt with even surpassed the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most extreme case was naturally in catching locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locusts that once represented disaster were finally, under the momentum of this sacrifice, completely stripped of their cloak of prophetic superstition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the beginning, the common people were actually still a bit wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as more and more people caught locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wariness finally vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, although the disasters in all four directions had not yet stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Great Han had taken on a completely new look, and the fear in the hearts of the common people regarding these continuous natural disasters had dissipated who knows how much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third year of Yankang, the locust plague ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaxia was indeed a very magical land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon discovering that eating locusts brought no harm, the common people everywhere developed ways to eat them to the extreme according to their own habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grinding into powder that Gu Yi had initially set was no longer necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And people were also surprised to find that livestock fed with locust powder were actually much stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Many merchants immediately discovered the business opportunity in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang was already very strict in controlling grain prices, and when merchants realized that locusts could bring more profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locusts became a rare commodity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wisdom of merchants when pursuing profit is unimaginable to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not risk angering the imperial court by selling locusts within the Great Han, but instead sent the locusts to the nomadic barbarian tribes, exchanging them for young livestock and other items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when this matter gradually formed an industrial chain, it would stimulate merchants specializing in purchasing locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were even willing to exchange grain for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This absolute ecology greatly eased the survival pressure on refugees everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching locusts was not a difficult task for them; even the children in their families could catch some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this happened more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locusts would die out at an astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Gu Yi had not expected things to turn out this way, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps this is the innate wisdom of the people of Huaxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain reaction caused by this matter was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, regarding the foundation of the Great Han, the primary difficulty faced was that the scope of the disaster was too extensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the pressure from the disaster in one region suddenly eased,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the imperial court of the Great Han was able to free up more strength to deal with other calamities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difficulty was that the disasters of this year had yet to cease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangdong remained rainy;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in various places, there were still frequent earthquakes and landslides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to the impact brought about previously, the disasters of this year were not fatal, and they did not cause the slightest impact on the hearts of the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the gravity in Zhuge Liang’s eyes dissipated somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fourth year of Yankang, the great disaster continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the impact caused by the disasters of this year could already be considered negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flooding in the Jiangdong region showed signs of being pacified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system of providing work as a form of relief achieved comprehensive success under the incentive of capital, and the water channels built in various places greatly reduced the impact brought by the floods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, casualties were unavoidable in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the current era of feudal dynasties, what system could completely avoid casualties when facing natural disasters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the situation in the original history, it was already unknown how much better things were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the relief efforts could not stop, the state of the Great Han no longer faced the risk of turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this year, the problem faced by the imperial court was not just disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the official assessment for this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ministers in the imperial court had constant disputes over this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some believed that because the Great Han had suffered natural disasters for years, holding an official assessment at this time was a useless endeavor, and even if people could participate, they would all be children of powerful clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was impossible for ordinary people to let their children study the classics under such circumstances of consecutive natural disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet others believed that it must be held regardless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To let the act of official assessment take root thoroughly in the hearts of the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, facing Zhuge Liang’s inquiry, Gu Yi spoke up for a rare occasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prime Minister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of anything else, the assessment must continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This act will not only allow the assessment to take root and sprout in the hearts of the people, but it will also stabilize the hearts of the people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Likewise, for the powerful clans in all directions,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"this act will surely further stimulate their desire for profit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhuge Liang could not help but nod, his gaze toward Gu Ye growing increasingly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his wisdom, how could he not have the answer in his heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether for the people or for the powerful clans in all directions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this official assessment had to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not propose any methods for improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was not a difficult task for him, and he could fully utilize the imperial examination system of later generations to make the corresponding system of the Great Han more perfect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was not a good time for the current Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the people had only just adapted to this system of assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden change would only cause a counterproductive effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was quickly finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things did not exceed the expectations of the court ministers; compared to previous official assessments, those selected this time were almost all children of powerful clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those from ordinary backgrounds did not even number a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far smaller than the previous proportion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what of it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the people all over the world, the fact that the imperial court could still hold an official assessment under such circumstances,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did this not already explain everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of the world had no dissatisfaction with this matter, and were even increasingly grateful to the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact of the great disaster was becoming smaller and smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there was hope in life, all hardships were no longer so difficult to overcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was not as if there were no bad things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, several more people in the court passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillars that Gu Chen had left for the Great Han in the past were collapsing one by one, and even two members of the seventh generation of the Gu family had passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruthless blade of time had finally begun to strike these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang’s health was also getting worse and worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan had urged Zhuge Liang more than once, wanting him to put down some of his burdens and rest more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Zhuge Liang’s personality, how could he stop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have become a second Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen had originally wanted to resolve the threats from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before he had completely resolved the current natural disasters of the Great Han, he was destined to never stop his forward steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fifth year of Yankang, the floods in Jiangdong ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water channels led in all directions;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not only did this resolve the flooding of the Yangtze River, but it also brought more land to the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While providing disaster relief, Zhuge Liang immediately began to implement recovery systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the name of the imperial court, he lent grain seeds and plow oxen to the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not let any opportunity pass to let the Great Han recover its vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although compared to the consumption of the imperial court, this harvest was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket, its significance to the Great Han was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could feel the dawn approaching through this change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This natural disaster—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seemed to be truly coming to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhuge Liang still did not let his guard down; he was still keeping a close eye on everything in all directions, and at the same time, he once again proposed a plan to govern Yanzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The severe drought in Yanzhou had yet to cease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the region currently suffering the most severely from the disaster in the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the fact that the Great Han possessed a foundation far exceeding that of the original history, the disaster in Yanzhou would definitely have developed into a world-destroying existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say nothing else, scenes of \"people eating people\" would definitely have appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current level of water conservancy in the Great Han was definitely far beyond that of the original history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there was the experience left behind by Gu Kang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a discussion among the court ministers, Zhuge Liang immediately made a judgment, deciding to use the waters of the Yellow River and the Ji River to resolve the drought in the Yanzhou region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of providing work as relief in Jiangdong gave everyone great confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they could not completely divert water to Yanzhou, at the very least, they had to build reservoirs in the areas hit hardest by the drought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the main reason for the drought in Yanzhou was the insufficient water volume of the tributaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter consumed a great deal of manpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, as all directions were gradually stabilizing, could such things be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang’s attainments in water conservancy were also extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, he even wanted to take the initiative to shoulder the burden and personally head to the Yanzhou region to oversee this construction project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan stared intently at the white-haired Zhuge Liang, his eyes full of reluctance: \"In the past, the Foster Father left me just like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prime Minister, is it possible that you are also going to leave me today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After many years, Liu Chan finally possessed the dignity that belonged to an Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still held Zhuge Liang in high respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Liang slowly stood up and bowed to Liu Chan, a trace of reminiscence appearing on his face: \"This subject still remembers the words of Lord Gu from the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'A great man dying on a bed is a failure.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This subject is not Lord Gu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I am even less able to be like Lord Gu, who could still gallop on the battlefield even in his twilight years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this subject believes... Lord Gu was right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Zhuge Liang’s tone paused slightly, and he bowed deeply to Liu Chan: \"Your Majesty, my time is running out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is only by the grace of Heaven that this subject has been able to make it to this day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I am truly fortunate,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"this subject will certainly resolve this final hidden danger for Your Majesty and for our Great Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was extremely calm, yet incomparably firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, a look of being moved instantly flashed across Liu Chan's face, full of reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Seeking guaranteed monthly votes at the beginning of the month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4143,"2026-06-20T03:16:01.192Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8de3f9172c9f2053b662cf27ff7c0e2e9f37d9b0176be9ba1ce223bfd0df2b21","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-109","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-107",167,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontrolling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-cover.jpg"]