I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 167 - 1: Slaying the He Clan and Defying Dong Zhuo, the Gu Clan’s Hidden Dragon Emerges_2

Chapter 167: Chapter 1: Slaying the He Clan and Defying Dong Zhuo, the Gu Clan’s Hidden Dragon Emerges_2

That is to connect with capable people from all directions.

Even if reforms cannot be enacted again, it’s possible to temporarily stabilize the Great Han.

This includes... Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and others.

This can be considered another way of saving the nation, although it cannot completely resolve the core contradictions of the Great Han.

But with the support of these capable people,

the Great Han can also stabilize for a time.

Gu Chen’s expression was still full of anger, but thinking of Gu Xi’s instructions before leaving, he finally suppressed the fury in his heart.

He turned and returned to the room.

Everyone’s expressions at this moment were equally sad, but facing such a situation, they still had to go out and handle everything.

But the current situation had clearly changed.

Gu Xi’s return to the capital this time was really too short; he couldn’t have transformed the entire Central Army to be loyal only to him.

If he were still here, it would have been good because he could suppress everything.

But with Gu Xi’s death,

it’s not so easy for the Gu Clan youths to stabilize the situation.

On that day, He Jin joined forces with Empress Dowager He.

In the name of the reigning Empress Dowager and Grand General, they announced the news of Gu Xi’s death.

The news shocked Luoyang!

Crying and wailing echoed throughout Luoyang.

Many found it hard to believe that someone as godlike as Gu Xi could pass away.

But what could they do?

Gu Xi would never appear again.

And upon hearing this news, the city guard also lost their backbone.

Following the court’s edicts was the instinctual thought of many. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He Jin, this Grand General, gathered many of the city guards with almost no effort.

Although there were still some who did not believe all of this, including many of the youths Gu Xi brought from Julu who were unwilling to listen,

but what could be done?

Ultimately, it couldn’t change the turmoil within Luoyang City.

Gu Xi’s achievements in people’s hearts were indeed extraordinary.

But ultimately, the human heart is unpredictable.

His only oversight was overestimating Empress Dowager He and He Jin, these two imperial relatives.

He never expected that they would completely disregard the bigger picture.

This was something the Gu Clan youths could not stop.

They could only find ways to stabilize more people, ensuring as much as possible that Luoyang wouldn’t fall into chaos.

But compared to the old foxes in the court, they were ultimately too inexperienced.

The most crucial thing is—

Now, the Gu Clan no longer has a righteous cause.

In contrast, Empress Dowager He and He Jin represent the court.

Dark currents surged endlessly within Luoyang City.

He Jin had completely become a blade in the hands of the aristocratic families.

He made a decision—to give Gu Xi a posthumous title of evil.

Initially, Empress Dowager He felt this was inappropriate.

After all, Gu Xi’s reputation was too high, and he had contributed to the state; granting an evil posthumous title might cause disturbances.

But He Jin convinced her with just one sentence.

If Gu Xi is not given an evil posthumous title, how would the world view her as the Empress Dowager, and how would future generations judge her?

This was indeed a very fatal issue.

Besides Gu Xi, who else in the current world could open the city gates of Luoyang’s eight gates?

Could the appearance of Dong Zhuo be concealed?

This one sentence struck a chord with Empress Dowager He; after a moment of silence, she directly agreed to the matter.

And it was clearly not just one person’s idea.

At the next day’s court meeting, they completely disregarded etiquette and finalized Gu Xi’s posthumous title.

—Loyal and Harsh.

In times of difficulty, not turning back is called loyalty; bearing the internal and external burdens is called loyalty; teaching people to do good is called loyalty.

To indicate Gu Xi’s three contributions to the Dragon Court and teaching of the Emperor.

Killing innocents is called harshness; cruel and unkind is called harshness; stubbornness leading to excessive wrongdoing is called harshness.

This is a satire of Gu Xi’s reform actions.

For a minister of Gu Xi’s merit, this was clearly an extremely insulting posthumous title.

But who would care?

Everyone knew perfectly well how this battle started.

This move was to cover up everything.

And let He Jin and Dong Zhuo be the openly villainous ones.

Even if mistakes really occurred in the future, they could completely shift the blame onto He Jin and Dong Zhuo.

This is the human heart.

After the misgovernance of the Emperors Liu Zhi and Liu Hong,

faced with absolute interests, the virtues the Great Han always revered were no longer so important.

After that, He Jin set his sights on the Champion Marquis Mansion.

He wanted to eliminate all risks, directly surrounding the entire Champion Marquis Mansion.

.....

Champion Marquis Mansion.

"Loyal and Harsh?"

"How dares He Jin insult my Gu ancestors like this?"

Gu Chen, wearing mourning attire, with blood-red eyes, was bulging with veins all over.

The other Gu Clan youths were also extremely angry.

Posthumous titles, such things, the common people of the world might not understand their meaning, but how could these people not understand?

This is a judgement on Gu Xi’s entire life!

A single word "harsh" is

sufficient to erase countless of Gu Xi’s merits.

Gu Yi was also incredibly angry at this time, wishing he could directly go and kill He Jin and Empress He, the brother and sister.

It’s said that among the recent generations of external relatives of the Eastern Han, He Jin, and Empress Dowager He are the weakest.

But now it seems, this is not just weakness!

One could say they have no political foresight whatsoever.

But he must remain rational.

Even if considering Gu Xi’s achievements now, he has at most one opportunity to manipulate things, and Gu Yi cannot gamble the future of the entire family.

It seems that turmoil is inevitable now.

The Gu Clan will inevitably be affected.

Now is clearly not the time for him to make a move.

"Hmph!"

Gu Chen’s breathing became increasingly rapid; he snorted coldly and stood up abruptly: "If this can be tolerated, what cannot?"

"We absolutely cannot let someone as stupid as He Jin insult the Gu Clan like this!"