[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-control-my-ancestors":3,"chapter-i-can-control-my-ancestors-i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-9":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Control My Ancestors",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1035207,1347,"Chapter 9 - 4: Rise After the Fall of Xin, Capturing the False Emperor Again","i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>Shecheng City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouts of battle erupted all around as Gu Xiao commanded his thousands of soldiers to fiercely attack the city before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Gu Xiao now had over two thousand soldiers under his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was provided by Liu Xiu after they became allies, even providing him with substantial provisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they parted ways,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu never intended to reassign these troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the region of Hebei was in a state of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Kings of Hebei each held their territories, each with their own ambitions and ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi didn’t intend to create too much commotion, as he didn’t have many troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this situation involving the Three Kings of Hebei was closely tied to Liu Xiu’s safe escape from the Gengshi regime, so he naturally wouldn’t make too many changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Gu Yi needed to do was to first establish a foothold in Hebei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secure a stable city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cries of battle erupted again and again, and this small city, which lacked defenses, naturally couldn’t resist the onslaught of Gu Xiao, the reckless warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes... Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiao was indeed a reckless warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the assessment Gu Yi made during this period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this ancestor of his followed the right leader, he could probably become a general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as for becoming a commander who could lead an entire army...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was beyond his capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a reckless warrior naturally had his own advantages. Gu Yi could compensate for Gu Xiao’s lack of strategic oversight and prepare the next steps for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For everything else, it was up to Gu Xiao to charge ahead recklessly!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army roared continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi watched it all like a god, and as time passed, the gates of Shecheng City were finally breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiao immediately led the army in, charging directly inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Gu Yi initially wanted to choose Yuan City instead of Shecheng City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historically speaking, once Liu Xiu arrived in Hebei, Liu Lin would support a man named Wang Lang to become emperor in Handan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan City was an important city under the Handan Commandery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its geographical location was crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Liu Xiu gained momentum in Hebei, success in subduing Wang Lang would naturally be Gu Xiao’s greatest opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unfortunately, Wang Mang and Wang Zhengjun were from Yuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to their influence, Yuan City was no longer what it used to be, and such a small force couldn’t possibly capture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Gu Yi ultimately had to choose Shecheng City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shecheng wasn’t as important as Yuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it did have benefits; capturing Shecheng was much simpler compared to attacking Yuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly, during such chaotic times, occupying a small city wouldn’t attract much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi had already thought it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he could quietly be a local warlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he didn’t go too far, it wouldn’t draw much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, once Gu Yi restricted his soldiers and didn’t target the powerful within the city, Shecheng quickly settled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this news spread, it didn’t create much of a stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lin and Wang Chang in Handan City merely sent a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advising Gu Xiao to surrender to them....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a typical approach of that time. For them, Gu Xiao, without many troops, was at most a local strongman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A letter would suffice to persuade him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiao settled down directly in Shecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, continuously training his soldiers; on the other, recruiting more and scouting for information, closely watching the whole world’s developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the Battle of Kunyang completely ended the Xin Dynasty’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the news, especially that a meteor fell during the Battle of Kunyang to assist Liu Xiu, Wang Mang was greatly shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a grand ceremony to cry to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoping to ask the heavens to help him pacify the rebel forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everything had already been fated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>September—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Forest Army marched into Chang’an, and under Wang Yi’s protection, Wang Mang fled to Jiantai, where he was beheaded by the rebel leader Du Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head was displayed in Wan City, and dozens of soldiers vied to kill Wang Mang, dismembering his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xin Dynasty was utterly annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>October—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand General Liu Xin, of the Gengshi regime, killed Liu Wang in Runan, and all the counties surrendered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Liu Xuan wished to move the capital to Luoyang, appointing various kings, and issued edicts across the lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To persuade the feudal lords to surrender!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the world was shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would have expected Wang Mang to meet such an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor that the Gengshi regime aimed to unify the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one thought that mere edicts could make these people give up their power, then this wouldn’t truly be a chaotic era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors spread wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, amidst this tense situation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More news arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Liu Xuan appointed Liu Xiu as General of Breaking Prisoners, acting as Grand Commandant, to pacify Hebei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi realized that the opportunity had come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t rush to meet Liu Xiu; he quietly observed everything in Shecheng, constantly sending people to gather information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiu marched north, and initially, it went exceptionally smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across Hebei, he generously bestowed kindness and dispatched his followers to the counties to repeal unjust trials and abolish harsh policies from Wang Mang’s era, declaring a pardon in Hebei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving in Handan City, Liu Lin, son of King Zhao Miao, personally greeted Liu Xiu and discussed repelling the Red Eyebrow Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, their discord began at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>December—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lin proclaimed Wang Chang as emperor in Handan City, establishing Zhao Han, and placed a bounty on Liu Xiu.\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-06-03T09:29:35.075Z","2026-06-03T09:29:44.262Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd2220bc71e3221db7bb255679c60d031ab03c7281e9bc261c5eb4999cf2c2b1","i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-10","i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-8",517,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-control-my-ancestors-cover.jpg"]