[{"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-55":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},2285724,4471,"Chapter 55: Studying Medicine Cannot Save the Great Han","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The hundred officials submitted memorials one after another to admit their faults, and Liu Zhi also released the scholars he had detained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the turmoil of this matter could still not be quelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether it was the officials Liu Zhi had dismissed or the scholars who had been detained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people had all gained extremely prominent reputations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scholars throughout the realm all praised these men as loyal and upright, possessing the courage and spirit to face the Emperor’s faults directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They called this the righteous path for all scholars in the realm to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was entirely a suicidal act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi even went to the Imperial Academy in person and nearly cursed them out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move did indeed suppress the turmoil for a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the hidden crisis remained undiminished in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhi’s desire to redistribute power had become unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not many days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly promulgated the Three Mutual Laws, thoroughly drawing back the curtain on rectifying the court’s discipline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The law explicitly ordered officials in all regions to implement the avoidance of their home province, the avoidance of their in-laws' home province, and the avoidance of mutual appointments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That is, when serving as an official, one must avoid one's home province; avoid the home province of one's in-laws; and avoid mutual appointments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, the head of a province shall not use people from that same province;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of a county shall not use people from that same county;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And between mutual provinces and commanderies, no official may serve in the other’s jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move could be said to be aimed directly at the scholar-officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose was naturally to prevent officials from colluding and shielding one another, and to strengthen the power of the central court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court and the public were both shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred officials were naturally unwilling to accept these rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan connections of the Eastern Han had long since formed an absolute alliance, and Liu Zhi’s move was clearly a disguised attempt to weaken these alliances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, many people submitted memorials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this round of memorials was much more polite than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s lingering prestige remained, and scholars throughout the realm were still sincerely convinced by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Liu Zhi possibly step back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something he had to do; the Emperor’s authority had already been threatened, so how could he tolerate it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these very circumstances, the Three Mutual Laws were actually implemented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in this era, such a massive reform was destined to be impossible to achieve overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hidden turmoil was destined to be stirred up once again because of this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhi empowered the eunuchs, thoroughly launching a crackdown on the scholar-officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the scholar-officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As eunuchs, all their power could be said to come from the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attitude toward Liu Zhi was naturally one of fawning in every way, which made Liu Zhi feel a great difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although, because Gu Xi was in Luoyang, these eunuchs did not reach the point of being as universally detested as they were in original history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But human hearts are always fickle, especially after possessing a certain amount of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Gu Xi had not said anything from beginning to end, the eunuchs’ courage gradually grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began to reach their hands into the appointment and dismissal of officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in the land of Luoyang, hindered by Gu Xi’s presence, they dared not act recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the local regions, these people displayed their greed to the fullest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was precisely because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Academy students also seized the opportunity to shift the focus of their attacks from the Emperor to the eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, they were discussing Liu Zhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were speaking of their dissatisfaction with the current state of the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even found Gu Xi, wanting him to come forward and persuade Liu Zhi to dismiss the eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Gu Xi get involved in this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, if he still could not see the contradictions within, then his decades of governing would have been in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was destined to be an irreconcilable struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To persuade Liu Zhi to abandon the eunuchs—what did that represent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it represent the Gu family being of one body with the scholar-officials?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To drag the Gu family thoroughly into this struggle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Gu Xi was alive, perhaps no problems would arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he passed away, the Gu family would very likely fall into an irredeemable abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Gu family’s prestige throughout the entire Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they entered the fray, they would certainly be the leading target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this move might bring the Gu family some prestige among the scholars of the realm, did the Gu family lack that bit of prestige?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible for Gu Xi to make such a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in his view, this matter was not necessarily all bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rapid expansion of the scholar-official faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was destined to threaten imperial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one day another child Emperor appeared, he would very likely be sidelined by the entire scholar-official group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The descendants of the Gu family had never been benevolent gentlemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all possessed very flexible moral bottom lines, and stepping in now clearly did not fit Gu Xi’s character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, both sides fought fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Liu Zhi sat securely on his fishing platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he gradually gained the power an Emperor should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was originally a person who loved luxury, and perhaps out of spite, he spent a great deal on the renovation of the entire Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, he also opened up his harem widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, regarding this matter, the officials’ resentment was not too bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if Liu Zhi could have a few more sons, it could also avoid the fate of previous Great Han Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was that Liu Zhi’s harem was too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scale of the palace maids alone had already reached several thousand, and it was still continuously increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he also gradually let go of the court affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the eunuchs and the scholar-officials fight to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under these circumstances, the undercurrent that had been hidden beneath the prosperous age of the Great Han finally erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The seventh year of the Yanxi era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>News of refugees rising up came from all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The struggle between the eunuchs and the scholars had ultimately affected the common people of the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuchs caused problems to appear in the administration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the administration in error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem of land annexation in the Great Han would directly act upon the common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was precisely because of this that the scholars’ criticism of the eunuchs and the court became increasingly loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word they spoke was about the eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the core pointed directly at Liu Zhi, directly at the system of the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beacon fires were already difficult to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi had not expected that things would develop to such a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, he too was influenced by the limitations of his era and had not perceived the hidden dangers within the Great Han system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter could absolutely not be settled by one person’s strength; Liu Zhi could not dismiss the eunuchs and bow to the scholar-officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the scholar-officials were also destined not to give up the power in their hands for nothing and return it all to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi could not let his family enter the fray either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to let him just watch, how could that be possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the prosperous age he had spent countless efforts to preserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to see Liu Zhi once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not speak of any court or scholar matters, only urging Liu Zhi that he should provide relief to the refugees and not let them cause greater chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhi’s attitude toward Gu Xi had also changed somewhat by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the passage of time, coupled with the targeting by the scholar-officials, how could his attitude not have shifted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time, Liu Xiu still listened to Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resolved to provide relief to the disaster victims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if this alone could stop the infighting, then Gu Yi would not have attached such importance to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after the disaster relief had been provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scholars and officials from various regions submitted memorials one after another, claiming that the eunuchs were embezzling the grain meant for the disaster victims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter immediately stirred up a monstrous wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the imperial court, the ministers launched various impeachments against the eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuchs, meanwhile, cried injustice and, leveraging Liu Xiu’s inclinations, firmly kept the scholars suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides exhausted every means at their disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the imperial court down to their respective factions in the provinces, they were all targeting one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than two years, the entire Great Han already showed signs of great chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu clearly still had some sense at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made a decision that convinced everyone: he put Gu Xi in charge of the disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this matter was announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the eunuchs or the scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were convinced and satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was still very experienced in this regard, and since these undercurrents had only just begun, they naturally could not grow large enough to trouble him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not even need to leave Luoyang to handle the matter directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because whether in the hearts of the officials or the hearts of the common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Gu Xi was there, no turmoil would occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical factor was that Gu Xi had taken action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side dared to fight each other over this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the ninth year of Yanxi, when the refugees in various regions were slightly pacified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu was naturally overjoyed by this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to grant a general amnesty to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was precisely after this edict was issued that the conflict between the eunuchs and the scholars exploded once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Kang knelt before Liu Xiu, weeping with snot and tears as he said: \"The Commandant of Sili, Li Ying, has disregarded your order for a general amnesty...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He actually executed the prisoners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This servant has also heard that Li Ying and his ilk are harboring scholars from the Imperial Academy, colluding with students from various commanderies, driving them to run about, forming cliques, slandering the imperial court, and confusing the customs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cried very sorrowfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu’s brows immediately furrowed, and anger instantly surged onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Audacious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they defying My imperial edict?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu was thoroughly enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an open defiance of his imperial edict!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he sent men to arrest Li Ying and the others and bring them all back to Luoyang; those implicated numbered over two hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this happened, the court and the public were shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Marshal Chen Fan was the first to submit a memorial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He claimed that Liu Xiu’s action was inappropriate, followed by hundreds of officials submitting memorials, and the students of the Imperial Academy also speaking out one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful pressure of public opinion instantly bore down on Liu Xiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Liu Xiu stop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Gu Xi, he would have already begun targeting these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly detained over a hundred of the leading scholars and, using the excuse that the people recommended by Chen Fan were incompetent, directly dismissed Chen Fan from his post as Grand Marshal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also began offering gold rewards for the scholars who had criticized the imperial court most harshly over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The world was shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Great Han was already at the point of exploding at any moment; it was only Gu Xi’s appearance that had slowed this process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, no one could stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu would not even see Gu Xi, directly having people turn him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thoroughly declared his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this day on, the entire Great Han court was shrouded in a layer of gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anger of an emperor with real power in such a feudal era was like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The administration of the Great Han, already teetering on the edge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this day on, it collapsed rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decline of the scholar-official group destined the rise of the eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Liu Xiu’s change in attitude toward Gu Xi, which undoubtedly exacerbated the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuchs forcefully suppressed the scholars who were attempting to strike back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The administration in various regions rapidly decayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Displaced people rose up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, compared to two years ago, it came even more violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the fatal problem of the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, this problem would only grow deeper and could not be alleviated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most critical point was that there were not only internal troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xianbei, who had risen in recent years, once again united with the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and other tribes, dividing their forces into several routes to invade the commanderies of Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Liaodong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great trend was like a tide, surging in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human strength could never stop it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Gu Xi sit by and watch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Northern Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Gu Xi even had a slightly hunched figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having passed the age of seventy, his old age was fully apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his entire person still radiated an imposing aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why must the Grand Tutor involve himself in these matters at such an age?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu looked at Gu Xi, his face showing clear displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought Gu Xi had come to plead for mercy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Xi shook his head directly and said in a deep voice: \"This old subject does not care about the affairs of the court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nor will I obstruct Your Majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old subject has come this time to request from Your Majesty to lead the campaign against the Xianbei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared fixedly at Gu Xi and almost instantly shook his head: \"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Grand Tutor is already over seventy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you lead a great army again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not doubt Gu Xi’s ability, but truly felt that Gu Xi was a bit too old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi chuckled dryly twice, then sighed softly: \"Your Majesty, rest assured, this old subject will never delay any military affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his tone paused slightly, and his gaze suddenly became desolate:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I could truly die on the battlefield, perhaps it is also destiny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu stared fixedly at Gu Xi, and after a long silence, he asked again: \"Is the Grand Tutor truly determined?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old subject’s mind is made up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi nodded, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp: \"In my lifetime, I will never let the barbarians invade our Great Han!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Gu Xi like this, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded slightly: \"Very well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he also hoped for Gu Xi to leave the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because as long as Gu Xi was there, those scholars always felt they had a way to restrict him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he had not had this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he held power for longer and longer, this feeling became increasingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he would not be unprepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would naturally let an experienced commander serve as deputy general to avoid any mistakes by Gu Xi, which would lead to the collapse of the Great Han army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi spoke with Liu Xiu about many things regarding disaster relief and the power of the eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he had already treated this as his final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his age, now that he had returned to the battlefield, how could he return alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu was clearly aware of this principle as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he listened very carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, currently in our Great Han realm, refugees are rising everywhere, and foreign lands are surrounding us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At a time like this, to continue the partisan prohibitions is a sign of a failing state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this present moment, Your Majesty should settle the hearts of the people; do not let the hearts of the common folk under heaven be scattered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi spoke calmly just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gu Xi’s full head of white hair and the wrinkles on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu’s expression grew increasingly complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled many things, recalling how in the past Gu Xi had been by his side, helping him stabilize his foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Liu Xiu only felt that the dissatisfaction in his heart seemed to have faded somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Gu Xi, silent for a long time, until he finally could not help but open his mouth to try and persuade Gu Xi once more: \"Why does the Grand Tutor not—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi waved his hand directly and said indifferently: \"Your Majesty need not worry about this old subject.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the world can be at peace, it can be considered this old subject living up to the successive ancestors of our Great Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I were to die on the battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s expression did not have the slightest bit of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, he truly did not fear death at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today he had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely to use this method to persuade Liu Xiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible for the Gu clan to enter the fray personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one wanted to make Liu Xiu stop and avoid the continued decline of the Great Han, this was the only way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—When a person is about to die, their words are good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in this way could he make Liu Xiu wake up and distinguish between what is light and what is heavy, what is urgent and what is slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Gu Xi bowed to Liu Xiu once more, then turned and headed out of the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu stared blankly at Gu Xi’s somewhat hunched figure, a trace of sorrow flashing across his face as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this matter spread, the entire court and public were shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi had taken command again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one doubted Gu Xi’s talent, they were only worried about his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also many scholars who did not want Gu Xi to leave Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because as long as Gu Xi was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have confidence, and they flocked to the Champion Marquis Mansion to dissuade Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Xi did not even see them once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only met with some court officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these people, some understood Gu Xi’s painstaking efforts, and when they came to pay their respects, every one of their faces was filled with deep sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they not see it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had Gu Xi ever feared death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quelling natural disasters; rushing to disaster areas; facing the Yan faction alone with the strength of one person...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all these instances laid out here, how could they not see Gu Xi’s painstaking efforts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, just two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu truly released those scholars; although he still kept them under restriction, his attitude had already improved significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this that more and more people saw Gu Xi’s painstaking efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day Gu Xi set out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand people gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they were common folk or scholars from the Imperial Academy, all came to see him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gu Xi’s slightly hunched figure and that full head of white hair, sounds of sorrow echoed throughout the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu also came in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to want to see Gu Xi off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not show himself, but merely stood atop the city wall, watching Gu Xi’s carriage as it traveled further and further away, silent for a long time, before finally letting out a deep sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Grand Tutor is truly a loyal minister unseen in ten thousand ages!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi had been watching all of this, and his mood was likewise somewhat complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said that Gu Xi had already done enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had truly poured his heart and blood for the entire Gu clan and the Great Han, doing everything he could possibly do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But would the wheels of history pause because of this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This current move by Gu Xi, although it made Liu Xiu set aside some of his anger toward the scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how long could this last?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most crucially, Gu Yi did not believe Gu Xi would die in this campaign against the Xianbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principle that \"when a person is about to die, their words are good, and when a bird is about to die, its cry is sorrowful\" did not apply to Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention how much longer Liu Xiu could live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the current developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Liu Xiu were to die before Gu Xi, would he still entrust the orphan to Gu Xi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scholars' actions over the years had already affected Gu Xi’s perception in Liu Xiu’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he possibly entrust the orphan to Gu Xi again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most critical point was that the fundamental problem of the Great Han was not here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severe land annexation would only lead to more and more refugees everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the day the Great Han imperial court abandoned them, or even to the day when the court could no longer control them, the madness of these people would destroy everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things did not exceed Gu Yi’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s troops quickly pacified the allied forces of the Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no help for it, because whether it was the Xianbei or the Southern Xiongnu, legends of Gu Xi were circulating everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These barbarians were even more superstitious than the people of the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard that after so many years, it was actually Gu Xi leading the troops, their morale was already weakened by thirty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gu Xi utilized exactly this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While confronting the allied forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said directly to the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu in front of the great army: \"Your grandfather was beaten by me until he took off his hat and surrendered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move could be said to have completely affected the morale of the Southern Xiongnu army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he used small gains to entice them, causing the Southern Xiongnu and the Wuhuan to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was the head-on battle against the Xianbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the same fighting style as Gu Cheng in the past, using cavalry guerrilla tactics to intercept the Xianbei army, and even protected the common people, making it difficult for the Xianbei army to engage in looting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using this very fighting style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a year, the Xianbei army actually retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One battle had truly swept away the foreign enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time, Gu Xi did not relax as he had the last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed the rise of the Xianbei and specifically reorganized the northern defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It was not until the twelfth year of Yanxi that he returned to Luoyang once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had expected that Gu Xi would actually return alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having served as regent for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And having traveled repeatedly to places suffering from natural disasters, rushing about everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was already at the advanced age of seventy-four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had actually returned from the battlefield alive once again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be said to have exceeded everyone’s imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court and public were shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the current Great Han, this could be called a potent medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could allow the hearts of refugees all over the world to settle somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, they still had hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not exceed Gu Yi’s expectations; the refugee problem of the Great Han had not been alleviated at all over these two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gu Xi’s actions before leaving had indeed made Liu Xiu sober for a period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried his best to balance the conflict between the eunuchs and the scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he began to provide relief to the refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately after, he gradually realized a problem: there were too many displaced people, and they could not all be provided for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the national strength of the Great Han was actually capable of supporting his disaster relief efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the fundamental problem was that the current administration of the Great Han was already significantly different from the time when Gu Xi was providing disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s influence could make Liu Zhi abandon the partisan prohibitions and choose to balance both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it would never make him retreat to the state he was in at the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he felt the pressure on the national treasury and granaries, Liu Zhi began selling official posts, just as he had in the original history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed a good method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It brought him quite a lot of income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with an impure administration, disaster relief was ultimately in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, Liu Zhi became less and less interested in this matter and began to enjoy his privileges as Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just two short years, his harem had reached a scale of ten thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, he embarked on major construction projects several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the scholars voiced their opposition incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that time, Gu Xi had left the court, and under Liu Zhi’s favoritism, the eunuchs had become completely emboldened and suppressed all these voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation doomed the disaster relief efforts to failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi, having returned from this journey, could be said to have seen all of this with absolute clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had heard rumors long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never expected that things would actually reach such a state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the victory banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi even brought up this matter directly, wanting to resume the responsibility for disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Liu Zhi refused on the grounds that Gu Xi was too old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Gu Xi to just stay in Luoyangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And enjoy his family life in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, regardless of how Gu Xi felt, he simply left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as time passed, he had officially stepped into the category of a foolish ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power has always been something that changes a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that Liu Zhi was never a person of firm resolve to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Gu Xi possibly give up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not get involved in partisan strife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because he did not want to let his family fall into a dangerous situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he watch the Great Han completely decline while he was still alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi went to visit Liu Zhi several times, but Liu Zhi did not see Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he did manage to see him once later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhi still used the excuse of old age to push Gu Xi back, only promising that he would definitely provide relief to the disaster victims of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Liu Zhi was very satisfied with the current political situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not let Gu Xi return to the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because as long as Gu Xi returned to the court to rectify the government as he used to, it was destined to affect the balance he had established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not know about the actions of the eunuchs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Liu Zhi had already suppressed several eunuchs, precisely because these eunuchs had overreached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, he still did not like the scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the fundamental conflict between imperial power and the scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the eunuchs came from the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were convenient for the Emperor to control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scholars, however, were different; this was the fundamental reason why Liu Zhi was unwilling to let Gu Xi touch government affairs again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his rewards for Gu Xi had not decreased and his attitude remained the same as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could that do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was no longer the regent, and the ministers in the court had been replaced batch after batch compared to the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he possibly bypass the Son of Heaven to act now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to do so, that would be treason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he died, the Gu family was destined to face a fatal reckoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he were to install a new Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an impact was destined to make the Gu family fall from the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under these circumstances, the news that the Emperor was no longer using Gu Xi gradually spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the whole world was shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zhang, what is the reason for leaving in such a hurry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Lin was full of confusion and sincerely persuaded him, \"Your medical skills are superb; if you stay with my Gu family, you will surely be able to save more common people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, I will definitely recommend you to my father; in this way, it will not be difficult for you, Mr. Zhang, to enter the court as an official.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Lin was truly reluctant to see Zhang Jiao go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his own talent was average, as the eldest son of Gu Xi, his experiences over the years had given him a certain ability to judge people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Lin could feel that the Zhang Jiao before him was no ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His character was extremely bold and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave the impression of having great leadership ability; in just a few short years, many physicians had been willing to follow him and work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his talent in the medical arts was also quite astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Gu Lin not be surprised that such a person was suddenly leaving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Head of the family...\" Zhang Jiao sighed softly, a deep sense of disappointment appearing in his eyes. \"I have heard that the Son of Heaven is cold toward Lord Gu, and I feel deeply disappointed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, displaced people are rising everywhere in the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even my Julu Commandery can no longer maintain peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my view, studying medicine can no longer save the Great Han, nor can it save the people of the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish to take my two younger brothers and travel across the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To seek a strategy to save the people of the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he finished speaking, a look of determination suddenly flashed in Zhang Jiao’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Lin was stunned for a moment, not expecting Zhang Jiao to say such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, his own heart was also somewhat melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that the Emperor was cold toward Gu Xi had a huge impact; after all, Gu Xi’s reputation was there for all to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the world was disappointed, let alone him, the eldest son of Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this kind of matter was simply not something he could get involved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Lin was silent for a moment, and finally sighed leisurely, waving his hand as he said, \"Fine, fine, since you have already made this decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will say no more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you wish to return to Julu one day, you may return to my Gu family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jiao nodded slightly, then bowed deeply to Gu Lin, his expression solemn and serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thank the head of the family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of 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