I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 299 - 13: As Heaven Moves with Strength, the Noble Pursues Self-Improvement Relentlessly

Chapter 299: Chapter 13: As Heaven Moves with Strength, the Noble Pursues Self-Improvement Relentlessly

The matter of the "Forbidden Powder" is destined to be extremely difficult.

Not to mention how hard it is for those addicted to the ’scattering’ to quit.

——For Gu Yi, the real challenge is that ’taking scattering’ is considered an elegant affair by the current Great Han.

As long as this concept isn’t completely reversed.

The "Forbidden Powder" is destined to be a delusion, even if Liu Shan decrees it, it will be useless.

But no matter how difficult this matter is.

Gu Yi must carry on with it.

Although he doesn’t know what the future holds, since he’s already here, he must root this concept in the hearts of the people of Kyushu.

For this, Gu Yi has made a lot of preparations.

His first strike was aimed at Cao Zhi and others who had high influence in the Imperial College as ’scattering’ practitioners.

He dismissed all their titles and banished them from the Imperial College.

With this step, he completely opened the curtain on the whole "Forbidden Powder" affair!

....

The court and the public trembled!

No one expected Gu Ye’s stance to be so resolute.

The first strike directly aimed at the Imperial College?

What exactly does he intend to do?

The current era has changed, with the successive deaths of Liu Bei, Gu Chen, and Zhuge Liang, it has shown that the Great Han has completely left its peak period.

The same applies to the influence of the Gu Clan.

What Gu Chen could influence is ultimately only one generation.

Of course, knowing that Emperor Liu Shan still values the Gu Clan greatly, no one would be foolish enough to provoke the Gu Clan over trivial matters.

But this matter is different now.

The most crucial thing is——

This time, Gu Yi isn’t just targeting those aristocratic families, even the scholars in the Imperial College have criticized it.

A flood of memorials was immediately placed in front of Jiang Wan and Liu Shan.

These people are very smart.

They’re not directly targeting the Gu Clan because someone has already proven with their life that this is not feasible.

They only expressed their views on the matter of ’taking scattering.’

The influence of the environment on a person is significant.

When great scholars like Cao Zhi who already have substantial influence in the Imperial College and renowned scholars around the world are praising ’taking scattering,’ these students, even if they do not partake, will yearn for it.

Fortunately, the current emperor is Liu Shan.

Liu Shan, at many times, may not distinguish right from wrong.

Especially in situations where many people are protesting, he becomes even more hesitant.

But he remembers what Gu Chen once said.

And takes it as a guideline.

It was precisely because Cao Ren used "Five Stone Powder" to establish his army, and Gu Chen had researched and evaluated "Five Stone Powder."

This is Liu Shan’s bottom line.

Even now, he still believes in following the advice of his mentor without mistakes.

And Jiang Wan is the chancellor appointed by Zhuge Liang.

He has great hope in Gu Ye and also understands the drawbacks of taking scattering.

Under these circumstances.

These memorials were suppressed like this.

Of course, Gu Yi wouldn’t care about these things.

After he completely took down Cao Zhi and others, he immediately proposed several regulations against the current imperial examination system.

People indulging in ’scattering’ are prohibited from taking the imperial examination!

——A killer move!

This is definitely a killer move!

Five Stone Powder is not a cheap thing, the Great Han is currently in a recovery phase, having just experienced years of natural calamities, ordinary families cannot afford the costs of "Five Stone Powder."

This targets the children of the powerful aristocratic families!

Gu Ye, who was already dealing with the imperial examination, didn’t even need Liu Shan’s consent to enact these regulations.

The impact of this matter was far greater than before.

Cutting off these people’s path to the imperial examination destined the decline of a family.

The power of the current Great Han’s aristocratic families is nowhere near what it used to be.

This is fatal to them.

For a time, the situation within the court became more turbulent.

Factional strife emerged under these circumstances.

Although both sides still debated around the act of ’taking scattering’ on the surface, in reality, the argument represented the interests of their respective sides.

Fortunately, the overall direction of the current Great Han hasn’t made any mistakes.

Otherwise.....

The impact could be no less than the earlier party struggles.

But what does it matter?

Given the current system of the Great Han, as long as Liu Shan isn’t seduced, there won’t be any fundamental chaos.

The foundation left by Gu Chen and Zhuge Liang has firmly anchored the Great Han on the right path.

At the very least——

The current Great Han will not experience any turmoil.

The news spread continuously.

The effectiveness of Gu Yi’s strategy was remarkably evident as the voices of the students in the Imperial College immediately fell silent.

No one is foolish, especially those students who didn’t indulge in scattering, they are even more unwilling to lose their chance over this matter.

Although those who indulge in scattering became more frenzied.

But what does it matter?

Gu Yi never intended to resolve this matter through covert tactics alone.

Once the situation was completely stalemated.

Gu Yi then began overt actions, ordering the elimination of "Five Stone Powder" from all directions in Luoyang, and submitted a memorial to Liu Shan.

He decreed the selling of "Five Stone Powder" as a capital offense!

No matter the identity, all will be executed!

Officials indulging in scattering, regardless of their position, are all dismissed.

The entire Great Han, starting from Luoyang, began a thorough campaign against "Five Stone Powder."

At the same time, Gu Yi also took action.

Through Gu Ye representing the Gu Clan, he invoked a saying from the Yi Zhuan in the Xiang Chuan and proclaimed it to the world.

The movement of heaven is full of power—thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.