Chapter 129: The hearts of various countries, an unsolvable situation

Lady Gongsun Pingxi and Lady Gongsun Zhongshu are also distant relatives.

The Lady Gongsun clan is the most famous great Confucian surname in Great Chu.

Mentioning one of the most famous academies in the world—Bailu Academy, students all feel admiration, its three consecutive helmsmen.

All come from the famous Lady Gongsun family, showing the prosperity of its literary style and the depth of its scholarship.

Seeing this, Yu Ke suddenly remembers this world of disputes between the five kingdoms.

Imagine the fields in the countryside, those who can read and write are few and far between, like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Noble families all have collections of books, and it can also be said that those who have collections of books at home are all noble families.

Knowledge is monopolized by the upper class!

The Lady Gongsun family is equivalent to betting on both Qianyuan and Great Chu at the same time.

It reminds Yu Ke of the same family that bet on three kingdoms.

This is an era where family clans stand like forests, and imperial power is also the most powerful family!

The world is home, all tied to the rise and fall of the family.

Yu Ke continues to flip open the booklet of the Han Kingdom.

The first to enter the eyes is the current Holy Emperor of the Han Kingdom.

Yuwen Yan!

This young Son of Heaven, ascended the throne for eight years, finally broke the shackles of the eunuchs, regained imperial power, and transformed from a puppet into a true dragon Son of Heaven.

The Han Kingdom once experienced two hundred years of eunuch disaster, and the power of the Divine Strategy Army was mastered by the great eunuch.

In the court, eunuchs could also write political decrees and dismiss officials.

The Son of Heaven also had to look at the eunuchs' faces.

Thus, the court was dark, and the great eunuch called himself "nine thousand nine hundred years old", comparing himself to an emperor.

The booklet details that the change of imperial power was actually manipulated by the hands of eunuchs.

The five emperors of the Han Kingdom were unable to break free from the eunuch dictatorship that had shrouded them for more than two hundred years.

The ruling power of the Han Kingdom was firmly grasped in the hands of the eunuchs.

Thinking back then!

The late emperor of the Han Kingdom could not escape the eunuch disaster, was forced to a desperate situation, died of depression, and had no heirs behind him to inherit the great unification.

At the time of his death, his eyes were full of tears, his heart was painful, and he cried out: "I am ashamed of my ancestors, the emperors of all generations were controlled by princes, but I have become a slave in the hands of eunuchs!"

Three days after the late emperor passed away, the eunuchs handled the funeral in a leisurely manner, as if the great event of the country was just a child's play.

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day; at that time, the great eunuch Han Zhong held power for a time.

He picked someone at random from the side branches of the Yuwen clan to continue the national destiny, and ordered the eunuch who passed the decree in a light tone:

"Welcome the big one into the palace!"

The sound of the decree echoed before the gates of the thirteen prince mansions, and the eunuch shouted:

"Welcome the big one, welcome the big one! The big one enters the palace to be the emperor."

Hearing this, everyone was confused for a moment, then someone suddenly realized and pointed to the Prince of Ying:

"The Prince of Ying is big, the Prince of Ying is big, the Prince of Ying is tall, he must be the person referred to."

The Prince of Ying was hurriedly welcomed into the palace.

However.

This "big one" is not that "big one"; it originally referred to the older one.

A farce, making people laugh and cry.

But Han Zhong did not care about this, smiling indifferently:

"It doesn't matter, whoever is the emperor is my puppet."

This Prince of Ying is Yuwen Yan!

But he did not expect!

This Prince of Ying was a person of great talent and strategy hidden deep.

Eight years of time, he endured without sending, secretly accumulating strength, waiting for the opportunity.

Finally!

In the Ganlu Temple, he struck with thunder, personally killing the great eunuch Han Zhong who held power over the court, ending the two-hundred-year eunuch dictatorship of the Han Kingdom in one fell swoop.

After regaining the imperial power, he had deep foresight, was determined to reform, established a cabinet to balance the court, and firmly controlled the army to consolidate imperial power.

Yuwen Yan was obsessed with Daoism when he was young, and believed in "Buddhism" in his middle age, establishing it as the state religion.

Yu Ke strokes the pages lightly, secretly thinking in his heart.

The Han Kingdom has vast plains and lakes scattered like stars, known as the "Country of a Thousand Lakes", with unique geographical conditions, and its land area even exceeds that of the Chu Kingdom, truly a fertile land among the five kingdoms.

However!

In the past, eunuchs were in power, the national economy was stagnant, and the Han Kingdom was the weakest among the five kingdoms.

After Yuwen Yan ascended the throne, he vigorously promoted reform.

Yu Ke gently flips to the second page of the booklet.

Li Xian!

This person is the current Grand Marshal of the Han Kingdom, also honored as the Grand Tutor; he passed the imperial examination three times at the age of sixteen, topping the list, with overflowing talent, and should have had a smooth official career.

However, facing the eunuch dictatorship, he chose a different path—traveling through mountains and rivers, avoiding the world, and traveling to various countries.

Until the age of thirty-six, Yuwen Yan killed the great eunuch Han Zhong, and the political situation of the Han Kingdom was renewed; Li Xian returned home and opened a private school in the Han Kingdom to teach knowledge.

Hearing his virtuous name, Yuwen Yan personally lowered his status to visit him.

Thus!

Li Xian, at the age of thirty-six, became the Grand Marshal of the Han Kingdom.

When Li Xian left, he gave his students the last lesson, and when he left, he smiled at the Confucian scholars in the classroom:

"Reading books can also pacify the world!"

Li Xian began to devote himself to reform!

Externally, he actively married with the Chu Kingdom and repaired the friendship of the alliance.

Internally, he carried out drastic reforms, allowing the people to recuperate.

He reformed the imperial examination system, reopened the upward channel for children from poor families, and valued talent.

At the same time, he encouraged grain production and guaranteed the foundation of people's livelihood.

Even more far-reaching, Li Xian also advocated moving the capital to Ji'an.

Suppressing local noble families.

In the Han and Chu kingdoms, he opened workshops, issued new currency, had "large-denomination silver notes", and improved the status of merchants!

Strengthened the Han and Chu kingdoms, and promoted the prosperity of economy and culture between the two countries.

A series of measures, etc.

In a few years, the Han Kingdom changed its previous foul atmosphere and had the image of waiting for prosperity.

Yu Ke closes the four booklets, his heart already settled. The development process of the Han Kingdom, just as he expected, verified his thoughts.

He didn't even need to flip through the people who were deploying troops for the three kingdoms now.

No need to look anymore.

The major events and figures of each country in recent years recorded in the four booklets.

He slowly closes his eyes; with the ability of 【Knowledge of People】, he seems to have accompanied the life experiences of the figures he just saw.

Empress, Tuoba Shuyi, Lady Gongsun Zhongshu, Yuwen Yan.

The luck of the world is gathered on these people.

And what they have done in recent years.

Only one thing!

"Lu Chen" shows a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Dou Gu is full of confusion; Shaobao did not even check the past battle records of the generals on the three routes, and hurriedly closed the list.

This sudden move made him feel quite surprised.

In contrast.

Jia Fu and others have expectant light in their eyes; they know deeply that Shaobao, relying on his brilliant battle records and high prestige over the years, will definitely be able to see through the situation and find a strategy to break the enemy.

Zhou Cheng falls into deeper thought; he stares at the deployment of the three enemy armies on the map, trying to capture the enemy's flaws or our hidden advantages in the intricate battle situation.

However, facing the magnificent momentum, the three routes of impeccable offensive, he racks his brains, but still feels desperate, seemingly unable to find a glimmer of life.

Zhou Cheng's mouth is bitter, seemingly an unsolvable situation.

Zhou Jinyu stands quietly behind Lu Chen, fully focused on examining every booklet Lu Chen flipped through, not letting go of any subtle clues.

Longing to piece together a strategy from this "information".

However!

She tries her best, but her mind is still a chaos, and she feels helpless about how to resolve the crisis before her.

Like a dead end!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 130 =====