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

Chapter 233 Tang Zhong (The End)

— Chaos reignites, heroes vie for supremacy.

And this time.

There will never be another Gu Chen among the Gu family generals, who can suppress everything in this chaotic world.

No matter how cruel this chaotic world may be.

However, as long as the Gu family has not yet recovered, Gu Yi will never allow them to take action again, and can only silently watch as the times change once more in this chaotic world.

April of the first year of the Jin Dynasty's reign.

Huang Chao officially launched his war to unify the country, setting out from Luoyang and heading straight for Chang'an.

It is worth mentioning that--

Although various Li families coexist in the world and all claim to be the legitimate rulers, no direct war has broken out among them. Instead, they have all turned their attention to Huang Chao.

This is an inevitable phenomenon.

Huang Chao's reputation was too high.

Moreover, everything he did on this trip went against the interests of everyone.

Whether it was to fight for the final position or to protect their families, these people ultimately had to eliminate Huang Chao first.

This is the enemy of everyone.

This is the reality that Huang Chao had to face when he chose to take this path.

In the past, Gu Xi still had the Gu family name and the remaining prestige of the Han Dynasty to rely on, but now he has nothing.

Simply put, this is a class struggle.

Huang Chao needed to lead a group of people from the lowest social classes to fight against the ruler of the entire world.

The difficulty of this is evident.

Of course, Huang Chao was not without his advantages.

His forces are sufficient.

The only difference was the availability of talented individuals with different abilities and the availability of various supplies, which was something Huang Chao had to overcome.

War broke out suddenly.

Without much preparation, the two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle on this land.

Gu Yi had been silently observing all of this.

Although everything seems to be developing much the same as in the original history, Gu Yi can definitely feel that there have been significant changes.

Take Huang Chao's uprising as an example.

Can't this also be seen as a roar of anger from the common people at the bottom of society?
This is the nature of the Chinese nation.

The stubbornness inherent in their national character is unparalleled in the world. This indomitable spirit, stemming from their very bones, coupled with the "human will can conquer nature" philosophy that Gu's Academy has been promoting for many years, is truly remarkable.

The combination of various factors has completely propelled the occurrence of this major war.

Even Gu Yi was somewhat tempted.

They began to consider the various possibilities and speculate on what the entire Kyushu would look like if Huang Chao succeeded.

Of course, Gu Yi would not allow the Gu family to take action during this period.

Let's not even talk about what will happen in the present or future generations.

Given the current productivity of Kyushu, it is impossible to accomplish everything Huang Chao envisioned. And if the Gu family were to make a move, it would definitely attract unprecedented suppression.

What the future holds will be impossible to predict at that time.

Gu Yi certainly wouldn't do something so foolish.

He ruined his entire family because of his impulsive actions.

He was just thinking.

As time goes on and the influence of Gu's Academy grows stronger, is there really a possibility that Gu's Academy could lead the entire Kyushu region down a different path without incurring too much cost?
Gu Yi had never thought about these things before.

But things are completely different now.

Having realized that the Gu family could not remain untouched by all the chaos forever, the possibility of another path had slowly begun to unfold in his mind.

This was actually an idea that Gu Yi had in mind as well.

He was contemplating how the entire Gu family could survive in the Nine Provinces.

Perhaps it is because of his growth over this period that Gu Yi's thoughts are no longer as simple as they were when he first entered the game.

His feelings for this land have far surpassed what they were before, and may even surpass those for anyone else.

He wanted to prevent Kyushu from experiencing many things.

Just like how Gu Chen single-handedly subdued the chaotic world in the past, preventing the Nine Provinces from suffering the subsequent tragedies.

Gu Yi's actions were not merely for the Gu family, but for the entire Nine Provinces.

The successive generations of Gu family members who followed in his footsteps ultimately influenced him in subtle ways.

It's not that Gu Yi is arrogant.

Rather, he wanted to live up to the expectations of the generations of Gu family members who had sacrificed themselves for the family, and to live up to the expectations of the people who had placed all their hopes on the Gu family.

This is also his responsibility as a descendant of the Gu family.

In the darkness, Gu Yi was silently watching the continuous evolution of the entire Kyushu, while also constantly contemplating the future of the Gu family.

Time flies, and years pass like a galloping horse.

Huang Chao's offensive was indeed extremely strong, and under his unwavering faith, the lowest-ranking soldiers were truly willing to fight to the death for him.

Under these circumstances.

In the second year of the Jin Dynasty's reign.

Huang Chao officially captured Chang'an, completely occupying the two capitals of the Tang Dynasty.

However, this also made him a target of more obvious attacks.

Under these circumstances, powerful families across the land held a grand alliance, setting aside everything to jointly attack Huang Chao.

This ultimately made Huang Chao realize the crisis.

In fact, there were indeed many problems under Huang Chao's rule.

His idealism was indeed very appealing to the common people, but it was precisely because of this that he needed an extremely large amount of supplies, and the previous plundering tactics were indeed suitable for this.

They plundered along the way, leaving behind their elite troops.

Only in this way can we guarantee our rule along the way.

But things are completely different now.

Now that he has declared himself emperor and intends to rule the world, he can no longer act as he always has.

Furthermore, given his actions along the way, no powerful family would dare to support Huang Chao.

And there are all sorts of problems involved.
It was gradually exposed as the entire world united to resist Huang Chao.

The grain supplies in the two capitals have always been extremely tight.

The capital was moved to Luoyang in the past for the same reason, which was that Luoyang was more suitable for water transport and grain transport.

Now, the entire world is resisting Huang Chao.

His supplies became a major problem.

He could only keep attacking and seizing.

But as everyone began to fight for themselves, his offensive naturally slowed down considerably.

In a situation where everyone is working themselves to the bone.

The impact of a fight to the death would be smaller.

This also foreshadowed Huang Chao's eventual decline from his peak.

Even though Huang Chao was able to suppress everything for a short period of time with his absolute prestige, it was ultimately not a long-term solution.

The most crucial thing is—

It seems that the feudal lords of the land have already seen through Huang Chao's problem.

They no longer sought to fight Huang Chao to the death, but instead shifted from offense to defense, trying their best to slow down Huang Chao's advance.

This will slow down the rate at which Huang Chao is defeated.

But ultimately, it is the most useful weapon.

When Huang Chao's forces turned against ordinary people for food supplies, the fate of the entire Qi dynasty was sealed.

In the fifth year of the Jin Dynasty's reign, a change occurred in Luoyang. That's right, it was an internal uprising.

The Qi army plundered Luoyang.

Even the most impoverished people suffered at the hands of the enemy. While Huang Chao was trying to find ways to break through the enemy's defenses, an internal rebellion broke out in Luoyang.

A mob is a mob.

The main force of the Great Qi was actually ordinary people who had suffered greatly from the persecution of the Tang Dynasty in the past.

When things go smoothly, this group's fighting power will be fully unleashed.

But as long as the situation changes.

Their internal collapse will also be very rapid.

It was precisely because of this that when the people of Luoyang chose to revolt without the Qi army's knowledge, the unprepared garrison in the city was already on the verge of collapse.

Luoyang was of paramount importance to Huang Chao.

Upon receiving the news, he immediately led his elite troops back to quell the rebellion.

Unfortunately, Huang Chao made too many enemies.

With the entire world watching Huang Chao, there was no way they would miss this opportunity.

At this moment, all parties officially chose to shift from defense to offense.

Enemies from all directions brought unprecedented pressure to the entire Great Qi.

These people were clearly very determined to take this opportunity to completely destroy the entire Great Qi!

—The situation has changed drastically!
Although it was different from the original history where he only reigned as emperor for a little over two years, Huang Chao had once again reached this point, being besieged by everyone in Chang'an.

A full year and a half!

Huang Chao was trapped in Chang'an for a full year and a half!

He used every means at his disposal, and far too many inhumane things happened in Chang'an.

But in the end, they couldn't stop this overwhelming momentum.

The final bloody battle took place in Chang'an.

Until his entire army was wiped out, he himself perished under the enemy's blade.

When the news spread, the world was in an uproar.

The entire aristocratic community was overjoyed, as were many scholars, who believed that this meant the end of the chaotic era for the whole world.

However, the whole world soon discovered that this was not the end of the chaos, but rather the beginning of it.

In situations where they share the same enemy.

These people could choose to join forces against the enemy, but with Huang Chao's complete downfall, the entire world quickly began to split apart.

Everyone was claiming that they had inherited the Mandate of Heaven from the Tang Dynasty.

And this is bound to stir up even bigger waves.

After you sing, I will appear.

The entire world was plunged into chaos, an unprecedented upheaval that erupted among the various lords and threatened countless lives.

The Tang Dynasty seems to still exist.

At least these people's struggles were still carried out under the guise of suppressing a rebellion, regarding their enemies as traitors, absorbing the remnants left behind by Huang Chao while beginning their own conquests.

Although all their actions carried the name of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had truly perished.

Whether it was the emperors of past dynasties or the few emperors still living today, they could no longer recapture the splendor of the Tang Dynasty imperial family.

And there isn’t much time left before these people are completely wiped out; someone will always take the first step, just like Yang Jian did in the past.

By then, the once-glorious name of "Tang" will also fade into dust in history, just like "Han".

Time passes quickly.

Compared to the chaos caused by the Liu clan in the past, this great upheaval was obviously much more serious.

The continued increase in population has made this inevitable.

All four factions will seize every opportunity to strengthen themselves, and the wars between them will always affect far too many people, involving even more civilians.

All of these factors destined this upheaval to be extraordinary.

Countless civilians died in the fighting between the two sides, or in the aftermath of the war.

All the old systems finally collapsed at this point.

As the great war continued, some forces advanced once again, while others were annihilated under the iron hooves of their comrades.

Under these circumstances, someone finally took that step.

They officially deposed the emperor of the "Great Tang," taking the lead in the entire world.

—Zhu Wen!
That's right, it's still Zhu Wen.

Although his development differed from that in the original history, he still managed to emerge from this chaotic world, relying on the power left behind by Huang Chao and using various means to stand out.

They not only seized power, but also officially deposed the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

It is completely different from the original history.

Although Zhu Wen remained as cruel and bloodthirsty as ever.

However, his feelings for Huang Chao were completely different from those in the original history.

He did not betray Huang Chao.

They even inherited the latter's ideas.

However, Zhu Wen was fundamentally different from Huang Chao.

He needs to be more pragmatic.

It was precisely because of Huang Chao's crushing defeat that he realized many things and officially embarked on the path of a warlord.

Knowing how to maximize benefits and minimize harm, and joining forces with others, makes life less cruel.

In the fourth year of Tianyou, in the fourth month.

Zhu Wen accepted the urging of his officials to ascend the throne, making three refusals and three concessions, and accepted the abdication of Emperor Li Zhu, officially becoming emperor, changing the era name to Kaiping, and establishing the state of Daliang.

Bianzhou was upgraded to Kaifeng Prefecture and established as the Eastern Capital.

Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, was designated as the western capital.

Li Zhu was deposed and made King of Jiyin, and moved to Jiyin in Caozhou.

As the news spread, it once again propelled the entire era forward.

One by one, the emperors of the Li Tang dynasty were deposed.

In this year, figures from all sides appeared together, changing the era name and declaring themselves emperors.
------

"Huang Chao was a native of Yuanju in Caozhou. His family had been salt merchants for generations and were very wealthy. He was skilled in swordsmanship and archery, and had some knowledge of writing. He repeatedly failed the imperial examinations."

At the beginning of the Qianfu era of Emperor Xizong, a year of famine and banditry broke out. Wang Xianzhi gathered a crowd and raided fifteen prefectures in Henan, with his forces exceeding tens of thousands.

After Xianzhi died, Chao gathered his followers, proclaimed himself the Great General Soaring to the Heavens, and established the reign title of King Ba.

They captured Qian, Ji, Rao, and Xin prefectures in the south and plundered Huainan.

They then headed east to Zhejiang, clearing a 700-mile road through the mountains, heading straight for Jianzhou.

At that time, there was a famine throughout the land, and many people flocked to him, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.

In the first year of Guangming, Chao led a large raft from Guizhou down the Xiang River to Heng and Yong, captured Tanzhou, killed 100,000 government troops, and turned the Xiang River red.

The Tang generals collapsed without a fight as they advanced on Jiangling.

In November, they attacked Luoyang (Eastern Capital). Emperor Xuan of Tang ascended the city walls to oversee the battle, which lasted for several months.

In March of the second year, Luoyang fell, and the emperor committed suicide in Lingyan Pavilion, thus ending the Tang dynasty.

When Chao entered Luoyang, he slaughtered the imperial family and officials, ascended the throne, established the Great Qi dynasty, and changed the era name to Jintong. He once said to his attendants, "It is easy to capture the palace, but difficult to pass the imperial examination."

Those who heard this remained silent.

However, Chao was cruel and tyrannical. Although he controlled both capitals, he did not govern properly and only relied on plunder for his livelihood.

The regional military governors of all four directions raised troops to attack him, cutting off his supply lines.

In the fifth year of the Jin Dynasty's reign, a peasant uprising broke out in Luoyang, and various towns surrounded the city.

Chao was besieged in Chang'an for over a year. When his food ran out, he resorted to cannibalism; the streets were littered with corpses. Finally, he was defeated by a coalition of warlords, suffering tens of thousands of beheadings, and died in battle within the city of Chang'an.

—From the Biography of Huang Chao in the Book of Tang

(End of this chapter)