[{"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-111":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},2285780,4471,"Chapter 111: Heaven in its Motion is Ever Vigorous, the Superior Man Makes Himself Strong and Untiring (Seeking Monthly Votes)","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>The task of \"banning the powder\" was destined to be incredibly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention how hard it is for those addicted to the powder to quit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——For Gu Yi, the real difficulty was that \"taking the powder\" was considered an elegant pursuit for the current Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as this perception was not thoroughly overturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then \"banning the powder\" was destined to be a pipe dream; even if Liu Chan issued an imperial decree, it would be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how difficult this matter was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi had to see it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he did not know what the future held, since he had already arrived, he had to root this concept in the hearts of the people of the Nine Provinces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this end, Gu Yi had also made many preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first strike was aimed at Cao Zhi and others who were \"powder-takers\" with immense influence in the Imperial Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stripped them of all their titles and expelled them from the Imperial Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using this to completely raise the curtain on the entire \"ban the powder\" movement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court and the public were shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would have thought that Gu Ye's attitude would be so resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first strike was aimed directly at the Imperial Academy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly was he trying to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The era had changed; the successive passings of Liu Bei, Gu Chen, and Zhuge Liang already indicated that the Great Han had completely departed from its peak period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, this included the influence of the Gu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Gu Chen could influence was, after all, only one generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, knowing that the Emperor Liu Chan still held the Gu family in high regard, no one would be stupid enough to offend the Gu family over some trivial matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this matter was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical point was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi’s target this time was not just those aristocratic clans; the scholars in the Imperial Academy also had many complaints about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deluge of memorials immediately descended upon Jiang Wan and Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were all very clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not target the Gu family directly; after all, someone had already proven with their life before that this was not feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They merely put forward their views on the \"powder-taking\" matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The influence of one's environment on a person is immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a great Confucian like Cao Zhi, who already had immense influence in the Imperial Academy, and famous scholars from all over the world were all praising \"powder-taking,\" these students, even if they did not take the powder themselves, would still yearn for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fortunate that the current emperor was Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan was a person who, in many cases, might not be able to distinguish right from wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in a situation where so many people were protesting, he would be even more hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he remembered what Gu Chen had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he regarded it as a guiding principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of the troops Cao Ren had built using \"Five Minerals Powder\" back then that Gu Chen also had his own research and evaluation of \"Five Minerals Powder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Liu Chan's bottom line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to this day, he still believed that listening to his Foster Father would never be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jiang Wan was the Chancellor personally appointed by Zhuge Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held great hope for Gu Ye and understood the drawbacks of powder-taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These memorials were thus suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gu Yi would not concern himself with these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completely taking down Cao Zhi and the others, he immediately proposed several regulations regarding the current imperial examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who \"take the powder\" are prohibited from taking the imperial examination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——A killing blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was absolutely a killing blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Minerals Powder was not something cheap; the Great Han was currently in a period of recovery, having just experienced so many years of natural disasters, so ordinary commoner families could not afford the cost of \"Five Minerals Powder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was aimed at the children of those aristocratic clans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye was already handling the imperial examination affairs; the regulations he issued did not even require Liu Chan's consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact caused by this was far greater than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cutting off the imperial examination path for these people already destined the decline of a family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of these aristocratic clans in the Great Han was now far from what it used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, this could be called fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the situation within the entire court and public became increasingly turbulent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factional strife arose unconsciously under these circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although both sides were still arguing on the surface about the \"powder-taking\" movement, in reality, they were arguing for the interests of their own sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fortunate that the overall direction of the current Great Han had not gone wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This influence would likely be no less than the Partisan Prohibitions of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could be done about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the overall system of the current Great Han, as long as Liu Chan was not misled, there would be no fundamental chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foundation left for the Great Han by Gu Chen and Zhuge Liang had already firmly fixed the Great Han on the correct path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Great Han would not experience any turmoil yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news continued to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of Gu Yi's move was very obvious; the voices of the students in the Imperial Academy suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was a fool, especially those students who did not take the powder; they were even less willing to lose their opportunities because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although those who took the powder were even more frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could that do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi had never thought of solving this matter only through covert strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the situation reached a complete stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi then began his overt actions, ordering the clearing of \"Five Minerals Powder\" from all directions in Luoyang, and submitted a memorial to Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made the sale of \"Five Minerals Powder\" a capital offense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of status, all were to be executed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials who took the powder, regardless of their rank, were all dismissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Great Han, starting from Luoyang, thoroughly launched a struggle against \"Five Minerals Powder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Gu Yi also took successive actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Representing the Gu family through Gu Ye, he cited a passage from the \"Commentary on the Images\" in the *Book of Changes* and proclaimed it to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven in its motion is ever vigorous—the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in coordination with the stories of those throughout the generations of the Great Han who rose from the bottom, he spread their tales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi wanted to overturn the ethos of the Great Han from the roots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire world was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such severe actions would naturally cause disturbances to appear in various places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could that do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest reason Gu Yi dared to be so direct was that the Great Han's base was very stable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the border armies in all directions or the central army of the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were one of the foundations of the Great Han's confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most critical point was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter would not target the common people; even if someone wanted to incite the common people to rebel, this move would not be so easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, the current imperial court had not disappointed the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially having just survived natural disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the common people in various places were willing to break the hard-won peace at such a time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And things like interests have always been something people fight over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one falls, another will take the opportunity to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some small-scale rebellions in various places did not even require the imperial court to take action; the local officials completely resolved the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general trend was set!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial court's tough stance finally made everyone realize just how resolute the court's attitude was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing that the time for the next imperial examination was drawing closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices of opposition in the court were also growing smaller and smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan's trust in Gu Chen had already made these officials feel despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid their family becoming completely disconnected from the era, no matter how unwilling they were to give up their interests, they had no choice but to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a choice that had to be faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also scholars who were completely disappointed by this move of the imperial court, and among them were even individuals whose names Gu Yi had heard in the original history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they chose to withdraw from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could that change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside the actual talent of these people, the mere fact that they were addicted to taking Five Minerals Powder was enough for Gu Yi to pass a death sentence upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were allowed to enter the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The help they could bring to the Nine Provinces would certainly be less than the harm they would cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trend must be completely eradicated from the root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this matter required a process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi still made his attitude clear; he had all the confiscated Five Minerals Powder piled up in the wasteland of the capital region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, he even had a monument erected there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the witness of all the people, he burned everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showing his firm stance to the people of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was destined to be an extremely long process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh year of Yanxi;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a full three years of investigation, the situation across the Great Han was finally determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current population of the Great Han was over twenty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of continuous natural disasters had finally taken away far too many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to the original history, the population was still more than double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the area of cultivated land was even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning this news, Gu Yi's heart gradually settled a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The importance of population to this era went without saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having such a large population would be of huge help for everything he would face in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye was becoming increasingly pivotal in the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum of his development was unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had completely understood Liu Chan's feelings for the Gu family and had given up struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly concerned them was the imperial examination that the Great Han was about to launch again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Champion Marquis Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to add mathematics to the special subjects of this imperial examination?\" Zhong Hui looked at Gu Ye with a face full of surprise and frowned, saying: \"Zhaode, in the world today, even among the young masters of various regions, few understand mathematics, let alone the common people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it is added to the special subjects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am afraid it will be difficult to find a single person who can pass the assessment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Hui looked at Gu Ye with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been cooperating with Gu Ye in handling the imperial examination affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhong Hui was arrogant, his strength lay in his extremely high capability, and he was different from the average aristocratic officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy's personality caused his relationships among the aristocratic families to be extremely poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not join forces with other aristocratic families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To meddle in the core system of the Great Han like the imperial examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even so, it must be added.\" Gu Yi did not hesitate at all and directly controlled Gu Ye to reply: \"I will ask His Majesty to issue an imperial decree to announce it to the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the time of the next imperial examination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mathematics will become one of the fixed subjects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhong Hui's brows could not help but furrow deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly did not quite understand why Gu Ye cared about mathematics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this was also the general attitude of the current Great Han officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this feudal dynasty governed by Confucianism, subjects related to mathematics were indeed not valued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not waste words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply took out the \"Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art\" which Liu Hui had already annotated, handed it to Zhong Hui, and then said indifferently: \"Shiji, if during this time of land surveying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If all our Great Han officials understood this principle, how much time would be saved?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not need to explain anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Hui's talent was already extraordinary, so he would naturally understand the meaning behind this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was only applied to the current Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Progress in mathematics would definitely cause the entire Nine Provinces to undergo great changes in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was absolutely inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Hui's brows furrowed deeper and deeper; looking at the detailed annotations, he could not help but ponder the words Gu Yi had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of shock appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhaode, who annotated this?\" He stared intently at Gu Ye and asked, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then had someone summon Liu Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Zhong Hui's face was full of anticipation, but when he saw Liu Hui, who had dark skin and not a hint of the appearance of a famous scholar, his brows immediately furrowed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the person who annotated it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared intently at Gu Ye and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhong Hui first looked at Liu Hui and then at the \"Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art\" in his hand, shook his head, and muttered: \"What a pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, a person like Liu Hui who had no demeanor of a famous scholar, even if he had some talent, could only go so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then realized that Zhong Hui must have had his \"famous scholar\" obsession act up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still let Liu Hui explain his annotations and indicate the benefits they might bring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhong Hui looked down upon Liu Hui very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, he also knew the importance of this matter, so he patiently listened on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liu Hui spoke, a look of shock appeared on his face once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Liu Hui finished explaining and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Hui did not hesitate at all and directly said: \"We must set up a special subject, and use this 'Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art' as the topic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi immediately controlled Gu Ye to shake his head: \"The 'Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art' can only be the topic for this examination, and subsequent examinations must follow current events to set other topics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mathematics requires innovation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all future imperial examinations were fixed on the \"Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art,\" that would hinder its development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi would naturally not do such a foolish thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Hui was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an impatient person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the regulations for this imperial examination, he immediately got up and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gu Yi was not idle either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly controlled Gu Ye and headed straight into the imperial palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan was no longer young, and white hair had already grown on his temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly made Gu Yi feel it was rare was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at such an age, Liu Chan still maintained his original intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still addicted to pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was not addicted to women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in ancient or modern times, this could be considered a unique existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Gu Ye's suggestion, Liu Chan would naturally not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he did not understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it was proposed by a member of the Gu family, to him, it must be correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was quickly finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire court and the public were in an uproar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special subject was mathematics, and in the next imperial examination, mathematics would even become a separate subject!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the current Great Han, this was like a bolt from the blue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to believe that all of this could be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was mathematics actually worthy of being listed as a separate subject?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could mere arithmetic be placed on the same level as the various classics left behind by the ancients?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sorts of rumors and gossip surged forth instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people wailed that this act was a betrayal of their ancestors, and that this was also a flaw within Confucian education.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all of this was ultimately in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the beginning, it was fine, and Liu Chan would still meet with these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, it seemed he felt somewhat annoyed, and he stopped seeing these people altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the day of the imperial examination drew closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how difficult something is to accept, there will eventually be people who bow their heads for the sake of profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were indeed some stubborn old Confucian scholars willing to die to reverse this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Gu Yi could not say they were wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every era will have a group of stubborn, conservative people who are unwilling to accept new things and insist on the values they believe in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the era will progress nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Gu Yi could not stop the evolution within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eighth year of Yanxi, the imperial examination began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first imperial examination since the Great Han implemented the imperial examination reform, everyone was incomparably focused on this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was as good as his word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He specifically selected a group of people to conduct screenings in various places before the imperial examination assessments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who \"took cold-food powder,\" regardless of their status, would have their qualifications to participate in the imperial examination revoked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winds and clouds surged in every region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was watching this imperial examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just at this time, news from the frontier was sent back to Luoyangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Guanqiu Jian had passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the great generals originally left behind by Gu Chen, Guanqiu Jian had always been responsible for guarding the most threatening land of Youzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For decades, there had never been any mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passing of such a great general was, for the Great Han, like losing a pillar that held up the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were not for the stability in all four directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi could not have accomplished so many things in such a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had never met Guanqiu Jian, Liu Chan was still very sorrowful over his passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all people Gu Chen had left for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, these people were becoming fewer and fewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi also felt somewhat complex about this; there was perhaps some sadness, but more so, a sense of gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guanqiu Jian was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much time could Jiang Wei, Deng Ai, and the others have left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peaceful times of the Great Han were already coming to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything Gu Chen left for the Great Han was ultimately gradually dissipating with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Nine Provinces truly wanted to remain stable, the only way was to let these people of later generations fight for it themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this day on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi paid increasing attention to the movements of the barbarians in the four directions, and at the same time, began to accelerate the rectification of the interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how fast Gu Yi's actions were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an era where every piece of news required someone to deliver it, it was ultimately impossible to defeat time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passing of Guanqiu Jian was like a signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Great Han imperial court, the era of the peak of civil and military officials was gradually coming to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at the end of the same year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wan fell ill and had to resign from his position as Prime Minister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He indeed understood his own position very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to stabilize the court until Gu Ye was a little older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his resignation letter, he directly suggested appointing Gu Ye as Prime Minister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter instantly stirred up a huge storm in the court; although Gu Ye's status in the court was becoming increasingly transcendent, he was indeed still a bit young to serve as the Prime Minister of a country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liu Chan directly agreed to this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Gu Ye's surname or the candidates left behind by Zhuge Liang, it was enough for him to make this choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what no one expected was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye refused!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi naturally would not go and be some Prime Minister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his level, letting him handle some institutional reforms was indeed feasible, but as a Prime Minister governing a country, he could not compare to those who could leave their names in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for Gu Yi, he would eventually leave Luoyangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position of Prime Minister was just a burden to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi directly controlled Gu Ye to submit a memorial requesting Liu Chan to appoint Zhang Hua as Prime Minister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, if Zhong Hui's personality could be changed a bit, his ability would be more than enough to serve as Prime Minister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this guy's brain worked fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could also quickly accept Gu Yi's various reforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a pity that this guy was too self-opinionated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Hua was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Hua's status in the court was not high at present, the matters he handled had never had any errors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhang Hua was also a person originally promoted by Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical thing was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy's ability perfectly met the requirements of the Gu family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original history, he was an existence capable of balancing the four forces in the chaotic court of the Western Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a person in the court, Gu Yi could be completely at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire court was shocked by this decision of Gu Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there really be someone who could refuse the position of Prime Minister delivered to their mouth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Liu Chan did not quite understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned Gu Ye several times to ask, and Liu Chen also came to see Gu Ye; none of them understood why Gu Ye would do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gu Yi did not hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly stated his hidden worries regarding the barbarians in the four directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan naturally did not take this to heart and even advised Gu Ye not to make a fuss, but to just stay in Luoyangcheng honestly and help him govern the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Liu Chen's attitude toward this, it was incomparably serious; he bowed earnestly to Gu Ye and said, \"Zhaode has high righteousness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could have imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That a position of Prime Minister would actually involve a drama of three resignations and three refusals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Ye refused several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan was helpless and could only follow his suggestion to hand the position of Prime Minister to Zhang Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Zhang Hua agree?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently only a Minister-level official, and to suddenly reach the position of the head of all officials—this leap was something even he found hard to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hua even came to see Gu Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted Gu Ye to accept the Prime Minister position; even if he were to decline again, he should not give it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not say much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply controlled Gu Ye to lead Zhang Hua directly to the imperial palace to see Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked Liu Chan to speak the evaluation of Zhang Hua that Gu Chen had made in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan might not be able to recite other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the things Gu Chen left behind, he had long kept in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Broad in learning and strong in memory like the vast sea receiving rivers; in managing worldly affairs, he has the talent of a pillar of state. However, his integrity is too rigid, fearing he might be broken by the schemes of petty men—yet, as a minister in a prosperous age, he is fully capable of great use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he heard Liu Chan say this sentence, Zhang Hua was stunned instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Gu Chen could have made such a judgment when facing him when he was so young!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi first controlled Gu Ye to bow to Liu Chan, then patted Zhang Hua on the shoulder and said sternly, \"Maoxian, do not fail the expectations of my grandfather.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple sentence made Zhang Hua's eyes turn red instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Gu Ye and then at Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he nodded earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt down seriously toward Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your subject, I accept the order!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eighth year of Yanxi of the Flame Han, the Flame Han Prime Minister Jiang Wan fell ill; he submitted a memorial to resign and recommended Gu Ye as Prime Minister, which the Emperor granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ye, deeply versed in border affairs and having observed the stars at night, remonstrated in the Xuan-shi Hall: \"Your subject is skilled in planning but lacks decisiveness; Minister Zhang Hua is well-versed in military strategy and clear-sighted regarding military opportunities. If he is appointed Prime Minister, he can secure the state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then declined the position of Prime Minister three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later generations praised him: \"His brilliance was scorching, yet he did not dazzle the imperial court. By yielding the premiership, he upheld the tripod and brought peace to the four corners of the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——《Han Language Dictionary: Yielding the Premiership to Secure the State》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4289,"2026-06-20T03:16:01.192Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4511345db213650c7bb7dea5727e06c14a0d9805b35721735b8770a364794145","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-112","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-110",167,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontrolling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-cover.jpg"]