I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 218 - 15: Gu Chen Enters Luoyang, Unyielding in His Pursuit of Lofty Ideals

Chapter 218: Chapter 15: Gu Chen Enters Luoyang, Unyielding in His Pursuit of Lofty Ideals

The situation has completely changed dramatically.

The news of Yuan Shao’s defeat at Bohai spread like a tide across the four regions of the land.

In an instant, the world was in chaos.

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Henei.

Although the battles in Jizhou State were intensely fought, the battlefield that everyone in the world cared most about was still in Henei.

——This is the foundation of the Great Han!

Among them, Gu Chen was the most dazzling presence among the current Gu Clan members.

Now, Gu Chen had successively captured several cities.

Yet compared to the past, this offensive was not particularly smooth.

This does not mean Gu Chen’s strength had weakened.

It was just that for the great families of the Capital Region, they had reached a desperate point, forcing them to unleash all their strength.

So many top-tier noble families joined forces.

And with Yuan Shu also pouring in all his forces, it naturally impacted Gu Chen’s offensive.

But as the news from Jizhou State came through.

This stalemate was finally broken.

——First, the Grand Tutor Yuan Kui vomited blood upon hearing the news in court, and died in his mansion that night.

With his sudden death.

The Yuan Clan’s control over the Capital Region rapidly weakened.

Even with Yuan Shu’s troops still in the capital, they could not exempt themselves from the turmoil of people’s hearts.

Compared to Yuan Shao.

Although Yuan Shu was also a regional warlord and his strength not weak.

But his character was destined not to let the noble families have absolute expectations of him.

The human heart is fickle——

These profit-minded noble families had already begun to develop rifts due to interests, and in such a situation, their minds inevitably became active.

Of course, they could not possibly bow to Gu Chen.

Even if Gu Chen agreed not to make things difficult for them, they would not fully trust him.

Under such circumstances.

Finally, someone set their sights on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was no longer that ignored warlord.

Although he jointly fought Yuan Shao with Liu Bei, perhaps because the battle took place mainly in Yan Province.

His title as the Governor of Yan Province was thus more prominent.

The most crucial thing is Cao Cao personally eliminated Yuan Shao.

And compared to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, now Cao Cao’s strength can absolutely be considered the first among the warlords, which indeed offers these noble families a sense of security.

Immediately, many went to see Cao Cao.

As for their methods, they naturally used the old tricks of the noble families.

——Bribery!

Only compared to before.

This time, perhaps because the situation was too precarious, they paid a higher price.

The Xun Clan of Yingchuan even mentioned two people.

Liu Bian and Liu Xie.

This is definitely a huge temptation.

Clearly, they intended to completely abandon Liu Dai, the so-called Emperor.

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As for the intrigues within Luoyang, Gu Chen paid no heed.

He certainly would not miss the opportunity amidst such chaos of human hearts, attacking Henei with full force.

These noble families guessed correctly.

He was destined not to let these people go.

Gu Chen is someone who dared to lay a deadly hand on Empress Dowager He. Those so-called unwritten rules, those so-called regulations, were naturally of no consequence to him.

——In the eighth year of the Han’s Prosperity, April.

Gu Chen led his army to successively break through Yewang and the county seat.

The military edge pointed directly at Huai County and Mengjin Pass.

Luoyang was in imminent danger.

At the same time, Cao Cao also fully stabilized the entirety of Jizhou and Youzhou States.

In terms of manipulating popularity, he was far superior to Yuan Shao.

First, he executed all those loyal to Yuan Shao, displaying his might.

Then, after offering sacrifices to the Gu Clan.

Cao Cao opened warehouses to release grain, and implemented large-scale farming systems in Jizhou, showing his benevolent side.

Even when facing the former noble supporters of Yuan Shao, he treated them all with leniency.

Those once loyal to Yuan Shao.

As long as they had ability, he put them all to good use.

With such means, there was no turmoil throughout Jizhou.

As for Youzhou State, Cao Cao dealt with it similarly.

The difference was, he sent men to garrison the borders, displaying firm attitudes towards the Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Regarding the battles in Henei, Cao Cao never demonstrated any clear stance.

He even suppressed the desires of his subordinates eager to attack Yu Province.

Wholeheartedly stabilizing the hearts of the people in Jizhou, Youzhou, and Yan Provinces.

This was Cao Cao’s wisdom.

His thoughts had long surpassed those from his earlier days of wanting to be a General of the Western Expedition of the Great Han.

Under such circumstances.

The envoys sent by the noble families also arrived one after another in Jizhou to see Cao Cao.

In Ye City.

Listening to the conditions spoken by the envoys, Cao Cao suddenly froze, his eyes instantly filled with complexity. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Liu Bian... Liu Xie?

Of course, he understood what these two represented.

The rumors of Liu Dai not receiving the Celestial Mandate had never stopped, while Liu Bian and Liu Xie were the offspring of Emperor Ling.

As long as he could obtain these two.

In an instant, he could establish a new Great Han court.

And with his current strength, as soon as he established the court, he could become a figure like Gu Xi in the past.

A person with authority over the entire world!

This was an enticingly tempting proposal, one that any warlord in this realm might agree to without hesitation.

But Cao Cao did not agree immediately.

It wasn’t due to fear of Gu Chen.

He was just waiting;

He needed all the noble families to bleed.

To ensure that he could control everyone.

At the same time, he wanted to use this opportunity to deplete the strengths of both Gu Chen and Yuan Shu.

This was purely an open strategy.

Simply utilizing the trend to make all choices favorable to himself.

Of course, Cao Cao understood very well.