I Can Control My Ancestors

Chapter 643: Chapter 96: The Rise of Kyushu, The Anti-Buddhism Campaign Begins

The downfall of Li Fuguo seemed like a pronouncement, completely severing any remaining hopes in people’s hearts.

——Even the Emperor bowed his head.

As the absolute confidant of Li Heng, Li Fuguo’s current predicament had already explained many issues.

In front of the righteous Gu Clan, the newly enthroned Emperor had no choice but to bow.

But what could they do?

Join forces with the Emperor against the Gu Clan?

Not to mention whether the people would agree, they couldn’t find a reason.

The Gu Clan never committed any treasonous acts from the start; it was Li Heng who agreed to initiate the new political reforms, and it was Li Heng who abandoned them.

Moreover, the Gu Clan held the decree left by Li Shimin.

This was the sharpest weapon!

The entire dynamics in Luoyang were changing. Although the people had not noticed anything unusual, the officials were walking on thin ice, fearing Gu Xuan would set his sights on them.

Even their conduct started to become cautious.

Many officials eventually decided to voluntarily resign, hoping that the Gu Clan would spare them once.

And Gu Xuan did not pursue them to an end.

For these people, he ultimately gave them a way out, without pushing the Gu Clan to a position of hostility against the world.

But that was enough.

After all, Gu Yi would not push matters to the extreme; successfully implementing the entire new political reform was already sufficient.

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The grand movement of reform started from Luoyang and radiated to all corners of the land.

One by one, the Imperial Censors departed from Luoyang once more.

Just like in the past, while supervising the world, they began to organize various aspects of the new reforms across the regions.

And Gu Xuan, as the Grand Tutor, naturally became busier as the comprehensive spread of the new reforms unfolded.

——Involving the new reforms.

There were indeed too many things that required his attention as the Grand Tutor, though fortunately, within this generation of the Gu Clan, there were still some talented individuals.

In such circumstances, they could assist Gu Xuan.

And even if their abilities were lacking, they could still advance the new reforms in various regions under the identity of the Gu Clan.

This equally provided significant assistance to Gu Xuan.

But despite this, he faced an array of political affairs from morning until night, and he often had to personally intervene to intimidate some and set certain policies.

In these matters, Gu Yi truly couldn’t help.

Although he had been growing, Gu Yi’s growth was mostly overall, including his mindset.

But regarding the details, it was insufficient.

Though the court wasn’t as treacherous as the battlefield, there were still many methods within, not something that could be mastered just by watching a few historical drama power struggle novels.

Moreover, the new reforms involved the entire Kyushu.

Gu Yi could plan strategically from a modern perspective, but regarding the details, he was lacking and could only rely on Gu Xuan to solve them.

However, he did not remain idle; instead, he took this opportunity to disseminate punctuation through Gu Xuan.

Without widespread promotion, it was spread internally within the Gu Clan.

Including the current literary sanctuary, the Yunshao Pavilion.

Gu Yi did not choose to publicize these things grandly, as doing so forcibly would also be a waste of time.

These extremely beneficial and convenient things would naturally be recognized by the scholars themselves.

Of course, the current dissemination of punctuation was also very simple, consisting only of the most basic symbols like commas, periods, and question marks.

In fact, Gu Yi had previously noticed this issue.

It’s just that he was too young back then, focused solely on so-called "big things," inadvertently neglecting these seemingly "small matters."

Thinking back now, such a creation beneficial to all might indeed have more enduring merit.

And those temporary "big things" ultimately had impacts limited to the present.

This also reflected the growth in Gu Yi’s mindset.

Actually, he had many arrangements for the Gu Clan, but alas, nothing could be rushed, and he could only implement them after the situation in the world stabilized.

Time quickly passed.

The second year of Zhida, September.

Gao Xianzhi returned triumphant from Liaodong.

As Gu Yi expected, the campaign was another great victory. The militant factions of Goguryeo, Baekje, and others were largely eliminated, with countless gains.

Decades had passed——

Once again, the imperial flag of the Great Tang and the banner of the Gu Clan were firmly planted on the land of Liaodong.

Reinvigorating the fear of the Gu Clan among the people of this land.

The King of Liaodong and the King of Baekje returned with him.

Gu Xuan received them on the court.

And only at this moment did Gu Yi once more orchestrate Gu Xuan, demanding the establishment of academies in Liaodong to popularize Kyushu culture on the grand hall.

Compared to the Western Regions and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Liaodong’s acceptance of this matter was evidently much higher, with no sign of refusal from either the King of Liaodong or the King of Baekje.

Not only were their hearts inclined towards Kyushu, but even their people were as well.

In Gu Yi’s view, it might not even be impossible to integrate them into Kyushu directly at this time.

But after some deep thinking, Gu Yi still abandoned this idea.

The so-called integration was not just about land; the most crucial factor was the change in ideology.

Under the auspices of the Gu Clan.

The current influence of Kyushu was indeed far beyond the original history, but compared to Kyushu, the present Liaodong was indeed still lagging behind somewhat.

The priority was correcting their ideology.

Out of private interest, Gu Yi decided to establish the Gu Academy in Liaodong, just like the Gu Academies in places like Ryukyu, to gradually popularize Kyushu culture from the root.