[{"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-99":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},2285768,4471,"Chapter 99: Sweeping the Barbarians of the Four Directions, the Azure Wolf Devours the Sun (Seeking Monthly Votes)","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>Kebineng never expected that Gu Chen would actually use such a tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as the current war situation is concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Han undoubtedly holds a massive advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in terms of troop strength or logistics, the Xianbei, having only just tended toward unification, could not possibly compare to the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, this battle was extremely difficult for the Xianbei to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he have anticipated that Gu Chen would actually use such a tactic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about the pride of the Great Han people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not help but curse loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could only divide his troops to go and intimidate those tribes dissatisfied with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he had to ensure that no internal chaos occurred during such a time of turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the outcome of this battle, his position as Chanyu would be shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something Kebineng absolutely could not tolerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the moment he took action, he had undoubtedly given Gu Chen an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eleventh year of Zhangwu, June;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen led troops from the front to step into the Yanshan region, attacking Kebineng's defenses head-on;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kebineng is worthy of having been exposed to so much Great Han culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His understanding of military strategy is also extremely deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He utilized the terrain of Yanshan, setting up defenses in narrow passages, which greatly limited Gu Chen's advantage in troop numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for him to think he could block Gu Chen just by relying on all this was undoubtedly wishful thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Great Han is not the Western Jin of original history;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if it were the Western Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before undergoing the decade-plus of internal strife like the War of the Eight Princes, it could still exert a suppressive effect on foreign tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Not to mention that the one leading the army now is Gu Chen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to completely divert Kebineng's attention, Gu Chen did not hold back in the slightest this time;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He personally led a charge on the mountain roads of Yanshan;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He successively defeated four Xianbei generals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It greatly shook the enemy's morale!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Han army broke through the Yanshan mountain roads with almost no effort, and continued to break through Kebineng's defensive lines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>News spread continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of the Han army far exceeded everyone's expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused too great an impact on a force like the Xianbei, which was formed by a coalition of various tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most critical point is—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen had never changed his foreign policy from beginning to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move was specifically to execute Kebineng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those who surrender will be spared from slaughter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power is like a balance scale; only when one side completely outweighs the other or reaches a certain degree of equilibrium can the interior be stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this balance scale has completely lost its equilibrium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There will always be people who want to replace Kebineng's position within the Xianbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, people's hearts were scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kebineng was able to reach where he is today, so he is naturally not a man of empty reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sensed the internal changes and, with thunderous means, quickly disposed of the few people with the strongest rebellious hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thereby stabilizing the overall situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kebineng still has some prestige within the Xianbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after killing those few, their positions became vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There will always be people who choose to take risks for the sake of profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the human heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, Kebineng could not completely reverse the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most of the Han army has been replaced and is no longer entirely composed of the elites who fought their way out of the chaotic times of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they have also undergone training;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including their equipment, which is far superior to the Xianbei army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under Gu Chen's command, the morale of these soldiers is always at its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone holds a belief in certain victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era where cold weapon warfare is still the mainstream, this mindset can bring too great an advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Chen did not attack with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it is truly because he is getting older; Gu Chen now cares more about the casualties of the Great Han, and he wants to preserve more strength for the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he can win through strategy, he will not choose a frontal assault that disregards casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Kebineng has placed all his attention on him, that is a heaven-sent opportunity for the other four armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>September;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————Jiang Wei successfully launched a surprise attack on Liucheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he complete the goal set for him by Gu Chen, burning the Wuhuan granaries and the grasslands they rely on for survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even captured the Wuhuan royal court of Liucheng;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun was forced to return to attack and try to retake the city, but failed, and had to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he demanded that Kebineng send troops to help him retake the royal court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, he would surrender to the Great Han and attack the Xianbei in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this matter broke out, the northern frontier was shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kebineng never expected that Gu Chen would have such a trick up his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was not that he had not considered that Gu Chen might choose a surprise attack, including the lightning tactics used by Gu Cheng in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem lay in the fact that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen himself was on the front line of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This greatly reduced Kebineng's vigilance, which caused today's situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation is completely chaotic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is impossible for Kebineng to allow the Wuhuan to defect to the Great Han camp; this would definitely have a fatal impact on the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Gu Chen let him go to support Liucheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the frontal battlefield, Gu Chen continued to attack, putting pressure on Kebineng from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Guanqiu Jian also led troops to arrive at the Raole River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hinterland of the Xianbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The importance of the grasslands on both banks of the Raole River to the Xianbei needs no further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although with the growing influence of the Great Han, the barbarians in all four directions have the intention to learn the systems and culture of the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nomadism is still their foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grasslands on both banks of the Raole River are the lifeblood of the Xianbei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, it happens to be the dry season of autumn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the great fire started burning, the chaos within the entire Xianbei could no longer be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several tribes successively rebelled against the Xianbei and surrendered to Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact of this event is enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you can bring a good life to everyone, then you are undoubtedly the leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when your existence brings disaster to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then you are destined to become a public enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kebineng has ruled the Xianbei for too short a time, and his prestige is not enough to suppress all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the unfavorable situation on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more tribes chose to break away from the Xianbei and surrender to Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among those tribes that were most loyal to Kebineng in the past, there were defectors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Kebineng did not even dare to draw his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the current situation, if he were to draw his sword again, it would only be counterproductive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kebineng can now only choose to cede interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stabilize people's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just in October, Deng Ai captured the southern foothills grasslands, and a great fire completely burned away all of Kebineng's hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The external pressure and internal turmoil have completely driven Kebineng into a desperate situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trend is set, and no one can stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>November;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kebineng was murdered within the Xianbei royal court, his head severed, and all his descendants were slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, over one hundred tribal leaders of the Eastern and Western Xianbei, along with the Wuhuan Chanyu, came to pay their respects to Gu Chen, carrying Kebineng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Han Army main camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Invincible Devourer of the Sun, we are willing to surrender to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We shall pay tribute to the Great Han for generations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We swear never to disturb the peace of the Great Han again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are willing to pay any price and beg for your mercy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of Xianbei tribal leaders and the Wuhuan Chanyu knelt before Gu Chen, having those who spoke the Han language convey their meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Devourer of the Sun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the title the various tribes had chosen for Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf was their totem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xianbei claimed to be descendants of the Azure Wolf, and in their faith, the sun was the symbol of the Heavenly God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To address Gu Chen with such a title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed just how deep their fear of the Gu Shizi had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was watching this scene intently, their eyes filled with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was destined to be recorded in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only one battle, Gu Chen had thoroughly resolved the heart-deep threat to the northern frontier: the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they not be surprised?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gu Chen’s expression remained calm; he glanced at Kebineng’s head, then turned his gaze back to these tribal leaders and spoke indifferently: \"If you wish to obtain the mercy of the Great Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apart from paying tribute and sending hostages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must also submit to the arrangements of my Great Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen’s tone was without a ripple as he stated the plan he had long since conceived in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——He wanted to divide both the Xianbei and Wuhuan into three parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Redraw the boundaries of the Eastern and Western Xianbei;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And select a leader for each of the three parts; from this day forth, there would be no more Chanyu among the Xianbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Wuhuan, it was even more severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuhuan Chanyu, Tadun, must go to Luoyang as a hostage, and the Wuhuan’s power would be divided among his three sons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen wanted to split the Wuhuan and Xianbei from within!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they were not integrated internally, they would no longer pose a threat to the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to care about their current feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with something like power, even the Han people, who were educated in the distinction between ruler and subject, could not avoid harboring evil thoughts, let alone these barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard the envoy translate what Gu Chen had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present had a drastic change in expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could not see the deep meaning behind Gu Chen’s move?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Wuhuan Chanyu, Tadun; his entire expression immediately turned ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even older than Gu Chen and did not have much time left; if he were to make the long journey to Luoyang, even if he arrived safely, he would likely never leave again in this lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet how could they dare to refuse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very title they gave Gu Chen was enough to show just how deep their fear of him had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of the most critical grasslands had been burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the pasture could grow again next spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How were they to survive this winter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that these grasslands were in the hands of the Han Army, given the current situation, could they really take them back next year?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continue moving north?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving north in the coming winter—how was that any different from seeking death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tadun took the lead in kneeling and begging for mercy before Gu Chen, the other tribal leaders followed suit, begging in languages Gu Chen did not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he did not understand, one could discern their thoughts just by looking at their actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Chen did not care in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply said indifferently: \"If you do not comply, you may await the iron hooves of my Great Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——A simple sentence, and these people were instantly silenced!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not even a need for an envoy to translate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people immediately saw the murderous intent flashing in the eyes of the soldiers in the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions grew even uglier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone felt humiliated and angry in their hearts, they dared not act on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a multiple-choice question with no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to live, they had no choice but to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadun seemed to want to say something more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Chen looked at him instantly, a trace of murderous intent flashing in his abyss-like eyes: \"The Yuan clan is an enemy of my Gu clan; in the past, you helped Yuan Shao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have not killed you; that is already mercy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you remain obsessed and unrepentant, you may test whether the blades of the Han Army are sharp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The envoy dared not hesitate and hurriedly translated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Tadun fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to lose all his spirit in an instant, bowing directly to Gu Chen and tacitly accepting Gu Chen’s demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen did not even let him return to the Wuhuan to give any further instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sent people to escort him back to Luoyang, along with Kebineng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen, in the name of the Great Han’s \"Envoy of the Ten Directions,\" enfeoffed the leaders of the various tribes at Yanshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three leaders he chose for the Xianbei were all people who held grudges against one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Gu Chen utilized his current strength to delineate the spheres of influence for the three parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the most core grasslands;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not specifically divide them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning of such a move was all too obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the current circumstances, even if everyone could see it, it was of no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Wuhuan;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to amplify the \"strife\" in human nature to cause internal problems within these tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi did not know how much effect Gu Chen’s current move would have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could be certain of one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a short period, these foreign tribes no longer had the strength to invade the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eleventh year of Zhangwu, April;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen divided their lands, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan split one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The northern frontier was thus pacified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news continued to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all people, the commoners of Youzhou were the most excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who had lived in darkness for years could truly understand how terrifying the harassment of these four barbarian tribes was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the commoners in the heartland of the Great Han, the impact of this matter was not significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even felt that all of this was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposing Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were these barbarians not courting death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the commoners in the four regions, they were more concerned with when Gu Chen would return to Luoyang, so he could avoid the risks of the battlefield and live a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan, the Son of Heaven, felt the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not care at all that Gu Chen had enfeoffed foreign tribes without submitting a memorial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even sent a letter, concerned for Gu Chen’s health and expressing his longing, with the implication throughout that he wanted Gu Chen to return to Luoyang quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a person like Gu Chen was destined never to choose to stop his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goals were not limited to the Xianbei and Wuhuan;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Southern Barbarians, the Qiang, the Xiongnu, and even the Southwestern Barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These forces that had strengthened themselves during the chaotic times of the Nine Provinces were all under Gu Chen’s watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know how much time he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as he was still in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would attempt to completely resolve every threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if some of these foreign tribes had never committed acts of aggression against the Great Han, Gu Chen was determined to eradicate even such budding threats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——The Nine Provinces needed time to recover!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decades of war had caused the Nine Provinces to lose the strength to crush all opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a reality Gu Chen had to consider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Guanqiu Jian and Jiang Wei to garrison Youzhou;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eleventh year of Zhangwu, in the sixth month;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen mobilized his troops once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the ninth month, he rushed to Bingzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was no need to even mobilize troops; the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu, active along the borders of Bingzhou, fully accepted all of Gu Chen’s arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen divided the entire Southern Xiongnu into five tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And restricted their territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid letting them develop without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While ensuring their interests, he simultaneously cut off their ability to continuously grow in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ninth month of the same year;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen led his troops to Liangzhou and summoned the leaders of the various Qiang tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Ma Chao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The connection between the Qiang people and the current Great Han was the deepest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the current Han Army, there were many Qiang cavalrymen, all of whom possessed extraordinary strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was precisely because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Gu Chen had to resort to deterrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Human hearts are fickle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s allies could become mortal enemies tomorrow due to interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen could not control the affairs of the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not trying to make the Great Han flourish for eternity; that was destined to be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while the Nine Provinces were currently weak and Gu Xi’s philosophy had not yet taken deep root in people’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to resolve every risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the Qiang tribes, Gu Chen’s methods were naturally much gentler; he merely took this opportunity to conduct a detailed census, recording the population of each tribe in the registers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not carry out large-scale institutional changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only sent the heirs of the various tribal leaders to Luoyang for study under the guise of promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen rushed to Jizhou once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the journeys back and forth, he also inspected the administration of officials in all directions just as he had in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was like a numb machine, patching every loophole that could affect this newborn dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he no longer charged into battle as he once did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on these journeys that frequently spanned thousands of miles, Gu Chen’s overall condition was getting worse and worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white hair on his head grew increasingly dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his combat prowess remained as extraordinary as ever, it was clearly perceptible to others that Gu Chen did not have much life left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such news was naturally impossible to keep hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan wept bitterly, and even the crickets he usually loved to play with could no longer pique his interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent letters time and again, hoping for Gu Chen’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But each time, Gu Chen submitted a memorial to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until Liu Chan was about to send the third letter that Zhuge Liang stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chan was initially somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought Zhuge Liang was reluctant to part with the power of the Chancellor and did not want Gu Chen to return to the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhao Yun spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could be said to be the person who understood Gu Chen best at present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were not for the need to garrison the interior, Zhao Yun would have loved to follow Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only told Liu Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before everything was resolved, there were only two possibilities for Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was that Gu Chen would die on the road;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was that he would succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He advised Liu Chan not to interfere with Gu Chen; after all, constantly refusing the Emperor could very likely lead to Gu Chen being criticized by future generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Liu Chan fell completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not send any more letters urging his return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply added one thing to his daily studies and play: praying for Gu Chen’s well-being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second month of the twelfth year of Zhangwu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen stepped into Yizhou, his military force pointed toward the Southern Barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person currently ruling the Southern Barbarians was named Meng Huo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, ever since Gu Xi had come to suppress the rebellion years ago and established specific policies, the Southern Barbarians had been quiet for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because the subsequent chaotic times had affected the Southern Barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That this led to the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen did not rush to attack, but instead sent a letter to Meng Huo, wanting to use his momentum to force Meng Huo to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Meng Huo did not choose to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prestige of the Gu family did have an effect among the southwestern barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the times had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unclear administration of officials before the chaotic times, coupled with the subsequent chaos, had caused this generation of Southern Barbarians to have a full-blown resistance toward the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Only weapons could break it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle was even more difficult than the battle in the northern frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road to Shu is harder than ascending to heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there were the topographical maps left behind by Gu Xi in the past, which gave Gu Chen great help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the terrain was treacherous;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Gu Chen was there, the soldiers still had great confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Deng Ai——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this man stuttered when he spoke, he was exceptionally capable of enduring hardship and was even daring enough to cross high mountains to coordinate a pincer attack with Gu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fourth month;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen defeated Meng Huo at Panshe Valley and captured him alive;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigating Meng Huo’s reputation among the Southern Barbarians and his straightforward personality, he ultimately chose to spare his life and restored the system established by Gu Xi in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this act, he completely smoothed over the Southern Barbarians’ resistance to the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Huo swore that he would never betray the Han in this life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen left Deng Ai in Yi and handed the water conservancy design plans he had conceived while traveling through the terrain to Deng Ai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had him garrison Yizhou while repairing the water conservancy of the Shu region;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he led his troops to the border of Yi and Yong, pointing his forces at the Di people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Di people not only had extraordinary physiques due to their difficult living environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also had astonishing attainments in agriculture, animal husbandry, and handicrafts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rattan armor they wove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was exceptionally tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the Di people, Gu Chen clearly had different intentions; he relocated thousands of Di people to the desolate areas of Wudu, having people help them reclaim land while also making them accept the institutions of the Great Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be starting to attempt to civilize the foreign tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The culture of the Di people was close to that of the Great Han; this was a very obvious attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi had been watching all of this, and his mood was also incomparably complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a pity that he no longer had any Longevity Cards in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for that——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he could hardly imagine what kind of state the Great Han would reach under Gu Chen’s governance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the eleventh year of Zhangwu, the Han's Ten-Direction Expedition Envoy Gu Chen led five routes of troops to attack the Xianbei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen first used a detachment to feign an attack on Yanshan, luring the main force of the Xianbei to reinforce the east, while secretly dispatching Jiang Wei to lead a surprise force to cross the Bailang River by night, stealthily marching three hundred li to raid and capture Liucheng, cutting off their grain supply route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then dispatched Guanqiu Jian and Deng Ai to divide their forces and advance rapidly, seizing the Raole River and conquering the southern foothills grasslands, burning all of the Xianbei's winter stores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chanyu Kebineng fled north in a panic, and on the way, he was assassinated by his subordinate, the ten-thousand-cavalry commander Tufa Wuzhu, who sent the head in a box to the military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the seventh month, Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun led the chieftains of one hundred and twenty Xianbei tribes, carrying Kebineng's golden eagle head to Gu Chen's camp to beg for surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The various chieftains unbuckled their swords and kowtowed to the ground, all calling Gu Chen the \"Azure Wolf that Devours the Sun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a term of awe and reverence, meaning his military strategy was like an azure wolf chasing across the wilderness, which even the gods could not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen then split the Xianbei into eastern, western, and southern tribes, divided the Wuhuan into the Yinshan, Liaoze, and Yuyang camps, and kept Tadun as a hostage, imprisoning him in Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ninth month, he moved to Bingzhou, using the Yinshan as a boundary to cut off the path for the Xiongnu to rise again;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tenth month, he toured Liangzhou, verified the household registers of the Qiang lands, and enrolled the sons of their chieftains into the Imperial Academy;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spring of the following year, he entered Yizhou, pacified the six caves of the Southern Barbarians, and relocated seven thousand households of the Di people to settle in Bashu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, the various barbarians beyond the borders split their lands to keep each other in check, and none dared to look up at the banners of the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—— \"Book of the Flame Han: Biography of Gu Chen\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4307,"2026-06-20T03:16:01.192Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","608a7a04ea9c8863bd9f611a9fce004caed1ed0feb671628c65bc7e243644631","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-100","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-98",167,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontrolling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-cover.jpg"]