Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 143 Those Who Dare to Head South Will Die (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

—The situation changed in an instant!
After Li Yuan's handwritten letter was taken to Xuanwu Gate by Pei Ji and Yuchi Jingde, this sudden palace coup quickly came to an end.

Then several more handwritten letters were sent out from Linhu Palace.

The entire garrison and imperial guards of Chang'an were completely under Li Shimin's control.

Chang'an has completely changed hands!
As soon as the palace curfew ended and the news spread, Chang'an was instantly abuzz with excitement!
Nobody wanted to believe any of this.

It's unimaginable that the Crown Prince and the King of Qi would die at the hands of the King of Qin.

But faced with reality, they had no choice but to accept it.

The entire city of Chang'an exploded instantly, like a powder keg that had been ignited.

In their panic and fear, Li Jiancheng's supporters naturally wanted to escape, but unfortunately, Li Shimin would not give them that chance and had already sent people to wait for them.

Li Yuan completely surrendered.

No matter how much grief and regret they felt, they had no choice but to accept the fact that Li Shimin had fought for it.

Amidst this upheaval in the government and among the people—

Three days later, he officially handed over the position of crown prince to Li Shimin.

He even announced to the assembled officials that "all military and state affairs, large and small, shall be decided by the Crown Prince, and then reported to the Emperor."

It can be said that he completely handed over the entire Tang Dynasty to Li Shimin.

The situation has completely changed.

By now, everyone understands that the entire Tang Dynasty had actually changed hands from this day forward.

Although Li Yuan was nominally an emperor.

But all the power that belonged to the emperor had been completely usurped by Li Shimin.

No one in the entire world could stop Li Shimin anymore.

But what can they change?

Making Li Shimin the crown prince would not cause unrest among the people.

Because Li Shimin's prestige was far beyond what Li Jiancheng could match.

Even in the present world, many people at the lowest level have always believed that Li Shimin is the crown prince, so why would they start a rebellion because of all this?

And then Li Shimin completely took control of everything.

The reckoning following the end of this political struggle officially began in Chang'an.

If Li Shimin in the past was a ruler who even showed a sliver of mercy towards his opponents...

After experiencing so much, he has now become a ruthless politician who understands the principle that "if you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze."

Political struggles have always been a matter of life and death.

Once he won the battle, everything was already decided.

He had no intention of showing any mercy to Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's offspring.

This must all come to an end.

We must never allow hatred to continue to circulate among the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jiancheng's five sons and Li Yuanji's five sons were all executed on his orders.

This behavior is chilling.

Surprisingly, he showed leniency towards Li Jiancheng's supporters.

He did not kill these people; instead, he praised their abilities and loyalty.

This is what makes Li Shimin extraordinary.

Li Jiancheng was the crown prince of the current dynasty.

This identity destined him to have a great many supporters. If Li Shimin were to show any sign of being determined to fight to the end, the resulting conflict would be a fatal blow to the Tang Dynasty at present.

Li Shimin has indeed changed.

But his ambition remained, and was even stronger than before.

Gu Yu is currently dealing with a possible attack from the Turks, so Li Shimin would not choose to cause trouble at this time.

This did indeed put some people's minds at ease.

—The entire Tang Dynasty court was rife with internal turmoil.

Although Li Shimin would not kill, he still had to make a series of adjustments in order to quickly stabilize the current situation.

He placed his trusted confidants in power.

This also includes overseeing the powerful clans in all four directions who support Li Jiancheng.

Li Shimin demonstrated his political skills to the fullest extent.

He was never just a reckless warrior who charged into battle, but a true all-rounder.

First, Yuwen Shiji was appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Shaanxi East Circuit to take over Luoyang;
Zhang Liang was appointed as the governor of Luoyang to secretly monitor the powerful clans in Guandong.

They used various means to monitor the powerful clans who had supported Li Jiancheng in the past.

At the same time, he followed Fang Xuanling's advice and had people spread the prophecy in all directions.

Rumors such as "Venus reappears in the sky" and "King Qin's achievements surpass all others, winning the hearts of people both at home and abroad" arose one after another.

In addition, there were those prophecies about Gu Quan.

Various rumors about him spread rapidly from Chang'an to the whole world.

Besides.

In order to quickly stabilize the situation, he bestowed a series of favors, which not only comforted the powerful clans but also won over the hearts of the common people.

The whole world was in an uproar.

After several years, the name "Li Shimin" once again resounded throughout the entire land.

And this time, it will be far louder than before.

Gu Yi could tell.

Perhaps it was because of what Gu Yu had said that Li Shimin was now more wary of the Turks.

He wanted to quickly quell the situation and send troops to support Gu Yu again.

However, Gu Quan eventually persuaded him to stay.

He believed in his father's abilities.

For the Tang Dynasty at present, Li Shimin's most urgent task is to consolidate his position. If any unexpected event occurs, the Tang Dynasty will surely descend into unimaginable chaos.

Moreover, Kyushu needs to recuperate and cannot afford to fight the Turks to the death in the present.

How could he not advise Li Shimin?
Gu Quan knew Li Shimin's ambition.

Especially after all that has happened, this ambition will far exceed anything seen before.

Although he had suppressed the Xuanwu Gate incident, how could people's various thoughts about it be easily changed?
Li Shimin had to create an unprecedented golden age to quell the doubts in people's hearts.

It was precisely because of this that Li Shimin became inexplicably impatient.

Gu Quan wanted him to be able to distinguish between what was important and what was not.

Li Shimin placed complete trust in Gu Quan, which gradually eased his tense nerves and allowed him to calmly make preparations for the path he would take next.

Even so, rebellions still inevitably broke out throughout the land.

There will always be those who are fiercely loyal, and there will always be those who have nowhere left to retreat.

Unable to accept this outcome, they will naturally choose to create chaos.

But compared to Li Shimin, they were ultimately far inferior.

Li Shimin never even left Chang'an.

He simply handed these matters over to Gu Yu, and the turmoil gradually subsided.

The name "Gu Quan" is gradually resounding throughout the world again under another identity.

His unrecognizable and chilling face unconsciously amplified the feeling of "prophecy and superstition".

The whole world was spreading rumors that Li Shimin had received divine assistance, and that he was being supported by an invincible general sent down by Heaven.

Even the ministers in the imperial court were somewhat affected.

They are not ordinary people.

They were fairly clear about what happened at Xuanwu Gate, and knew that this person had made great contributions during that time. They were all very curious about his identity.

But let alone Li Shimin, even Yuchi Jingde and the others were tight-lipped about this person, all claiming to know nothing about him. Gu Yi had been silently observing all of this, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

For the sake of the family's legacy, each generation of descendants has ultimately paid a heavy price.

Although Gu Quan has not yet received any reward.

But Gu Yi was perfectly clear about it.

Given Li Shimin's character, this blessing would eventually return to the Gu family, bringing them immense benefits in secret.

Isn't this also something Gu Quan did for his family?
He neither betrayed his family nor abandoned his own heart, thus paving a path for future generations of the Gu family.

Gu Yi's feelings were inexplicably complicated.

However, after all this complexity, and seeing the various discussions about Gu Quan's identity among the people of the world, another idea suddenly arose in his mind.

If Gu Quan continues like this—

Will Gu Quan's identity become one of the "unsolved historical mysteries" in later generations?

Meanwhile, in Shuofang.

News of the events unfolding in Chang'an has not yet reached him, but Gu Yu seems to have already made some judgments and has been making various preparations to deal with the Turks.

Gu Yi was also paying attention to Gu Yu.

In fact, the rise of the Turks was not unexpected.

He had already thought of these things when he was controlling Gu Ye back then, but at that time he was unable to completely solve everything for Kyushu.

Because there are simply too many nomadic tribes in the world.

He could only make arrangements against relatively strong tribes, while there was absolutely no need to take action against those tribes that were farther away from Kyushu and weaker.

Current productivity is insufficient for Gu Yi to undertake large-scale reforms.

The powerful Turks of today were once just a small tribe that languished under the rule of the Xiongnu.

This is also one of the characteristics of nomadic peoples.

When a tribe produces a true hero, it has the potential to rise to power.

Gu Yu did not intend to fight the Turks to the death in this battle; he was merely making his own judgment to prevent the Turks from taking advantage of the situation to attack the Tang Dynasty.

The situation in the central government and the central government is completely out of control.

This was something he was absolutely certain of.

Given the nature of the Turkic Khan, he would never let go of such a golden opportunity once he heard about it.

He was preparing for this.

The current Kyushu is too weak. Since the reign of Emperor Yan Han, the whole world has never truly been at peace.

Although Yang Jian stabilized the situation after unifying the country, allowing the entire land of Kyushu to have a brief period of recuperation, Yang Guang's various actions after ascending the throne undoubtedly dragged the entire land of Kyushu back into the mire.

It is even weaker than before.

The land of Kyushu needs time to recover.

The core of this battle was to thwart the Turks' desire to attack.

He has made thorough preparations for this.

Throughout the border region, the Turks dug trenches and set up barricades along the roads, with the aim of preparing for any potential Turkic uprisings.

In addition, Gu Yu was also dispersing the various Turkic tribes.

The title of a member of the Gu family is still very useful, although compared to the Gu family members of the past, Gu Yu is now a nobody.

But amidst all the legends...

It is also very useful for some special small tribes.

Although Gu Yu's ability to command troops is the worst among all attributes, his attributes are constantly changing under the effect of the Luo Shu Harmonizing Device.

Even if there are only ten adjustable attributes.

However, for Gu Yu, who has extremely high base attributes, this is also a huge boost.

This is the terrifying effect of the Luoshu Harmonizing Instrument.

Attribute allocation of ten points;
It can enable any family member, regardless of their attributes, to make a qualitative leap, thus ensuring the minimum standard for a family.

Although this can only be used for one person.

However, this would also be a huge help to the Gu family, which has not yet begun to split.
News kept pouring in like a tidal wave.

Shuofang Camp.

When Gu Yu heard the news that Li Yuan had made Li Shimin the crown prince, his face showed no extra emotion.

The same was true for everyone else.

Although no one else knew about Gu Quan's actions, how could his brothers who had grown up with him not know?

How can they be happy now?
Whether you win or lose—

Gu Quan is already dead.

Everything he did in his life will be passed down to his family invisibly, so who can be happy now?

Even Gu Yu was affected to some extent.

However, he adjusted quickly, looking at everyone and slowly saying, "Pass on the order, immediately release the news—"

"Tell the Turkic Khan, tell all the foreign tribes."

"The Gu family is here—"

"Those who dare to head south shall die!"

His tone was extremely calm, but as he spoke, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.

Gu Yu is indeed no longer young.

Now, his hair is completely white.

But the feeling he gave off wasn't one of old age, but rather one of profound mystery, much like Gu Xi and Gu Chen in the past.

This change in temperament is a result of extraordinary attributes and a profound understanding of the world.

"promise!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Gu family members immediately bowed and obeyed the order, each with a resolute expression.

A show of force and a luring of the enemy deep into our territory!
This was Gu Yu's core strategy, which he had decided long ago: to take advantage of the Gu family's remaining prestige among foreign tribes.

Even though the Gu family's reputation is no longer what it once was.

But if one tribe becomes wary, it can influence others.

This is one of the unavoidable drawbacks of tribes like the Turks.

The entire Tang army quickly sprang into action.

Gu Yu's words, along with the messages coming from Chang'an, spread throughout the Turkic region.

This was not unexpected for Gu Yu.

A man like Jieli Khan would never pass up such a heaven-sent opportunity.

After all, no matter the era, the impact of palace turmoil cannot be completely resolved in a short period of time.

Not to mention that he has never forgotten everything that Master Liang told him when he invited him back then.

One of the core systems he established was to allow the Tang Dynasty to continue to weaken.

This is the blood replenishment pack he left for the Turks.

This is also preparation for the day when I can truly descend upon Kyushu.

Although they were foreigners, who wouldn't want to be emperor?
It is completely different from the original history.

Today, the culture of Kyushu, under the influence of the Gu family, is continuously impacting all directions.

Jieli Khan could not possibly pass up this opportunity that had come knocking on his door.

As for Gu Yu's statement—

Although it made many small tribes wary, it could not change Jieli Khan's mind.

What could the Gu family possibly do to him?
If he were truly afraid, not only would he miss such a golden opportunity, but it would also damage his prestige within the Turkic Khaganate, something that Khagan Jieli absolutely could not accept.

Under these circumstances, Khagan Jieli suppressed all dissenting voices within the Turkic Khaganate.

In July, he led an army of nearly 100,000 men straight to attack the Tang Dynasty!
the goal--

Heading straight for Chang'an!
(P.S.: Please give me some monthly votes! That's all I have for today. I think I've caught a bit of a cold. Last night, the air conditioning kept switching between hot and cold, and now I have a headache and feel dizzy. Sorry!)
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