novelraw Chapter 385 - 4: Kyushu’s Blood and Tears, Moving Mountains
Chapter 385 - 4: Kyushu’s Blood and Tears, Moving Mountains
How could Gu Yu not understand Xue San’s thoughts?
To him.
From the moment Gu Zhe died, revenge became the sole focus of his life.
He was not the only one.
Almost all the youths of Julu chosen as guards for the Gu Clan thought this way.
If it was known that the Gu Clan’s young master was killed on their watch, it would be a stain on their ancestors’ honor.
This is the purest product of loyalty and faith.
He must avenge Gu Zhe.
If he cannot, then he will die trying, nothing more.
This is the core strength of the Gu Clan. If ever the Gu Clan faces the danger of annihilation one day.
Not to mention all the people of Julu.
More than half would definitely be willing to lift their weapons for the Gu Clan.
This is the fortress that Gu Yi wanted to build!
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Gu Yu did not choose to act directly; the timing was not right.
Only when the people are at the end of their rope can a rising dynasty be shaken.
Yes, rising.
This was Gu Yu’s assessment of the Great Sui before Yang Guang ascended the throne after traveling the world.
Although this so-called rise could not dispel all the dark clouds, the people on the whole had not yet fallen to despair.
Gu Yu had read all the books within the clan.
He had a clear judgment on the theories of dynastic rule left behind by Gu Ye when manipulated by Gu Yi.
At that time, the Great Sui was rising.
Even if a powerless ruler like Emperor Hui of Han ascended the throne, it would not be enough to plunge the world into chaos, or even place a playful ruler like Huhai.
As long as the court’s policies were inclined to be stable, turmoil could not occur.
Because Gu Yu could feel it.
The hearts of the people leaned towards unification.
Although this generation has not experienced the grandeur of the former Yan Han empire, they all aspire to it.
This is the greatest reliance of the Sui Dynasty to this day.
Now it seems as if the people are grieving and wailing, but the anger in their hearts has not been fully ignited.
To release such news now would only harm the Gu Clan.
The people’s anger is not yet enough to topple the Sui Dynasty’s foundation!
He must wait!
From this day forward, Gu Yu settled in Julu.
He gradually took over the heavy responsibilities from Gu Can, starting to handle the affairs of Julu.
It was as if the entire Gu Clan had found its backbone.
Although Gu Can could command respect.
But ultimately he was old, and from the moment Gu Yu was born, he bore too many expectations.
Now that he had returned, it was as if the entire family had been infused with new blood.
The Gu Clan indeed needed a leader.
And Gu Yu was the best candidate!
Besides this, Gu Yu was also making various preparations; the world was only a catalyst away from chaos.
The current situation of the Gu Clan was extremely difficult.
If they wished to continue their glory, he had to prepare thoroughly for the family.
Time swiftly passed by.
Yang Guang’s turbulent pace did not stop.
The court had been purged by him, and there were no longer dissenting voices; everything revolved around him.
He had conferred rewards upon the Turkic Khan several times.
The steps of history inevitably moved forward, and the Barbarian Tribes had always been this way.
Amid the chaos of the Central Plains.
The Turks, once an unnoticed small tribe, rose to become overlords.
It seemed that, to showcase his authority, Yang Guang’s rewards to the Turkic Khan were astonishing.
The rewards over several instances amounted to tens of millions of bolts of silk.
And that was not all.
Gu Yi had actually observed Yang Guang for some time and was surprised to find that Yang Guang was most honest while engaging in inappropriate conduct.
Apart from that, he always had other ideas.
Perhaps in his eyes.
The current Great Sui was indeed incomparably prosperous.
He could not see the people’s blood and tears, nor hear their cries.
The small-scale peasant uprisings could not threaten the foundation of the dynasty, and everything in the court revolved around him.
He could control everything, what is it if not a golden age?
The grand palaces blocked out everything, and with the deaths of the few officials with some conscience, Yang Guang could no longer hear about events beyond the palace walls.
In the seventh year of the Daye era.
As the four major projects gradually concluded, Yang Guang seemed finally to satisfy his ambitions in internal affairs.
This time, he set his sights on the outside.
He decided to campaign against Goguryeo.
The power of Goguryeo at that time was not weak; it could even be called a local hegemon.
Gu Chen had swept away the Wuhuan and Xianbei, but was helpless against the fleeing Goguryeo.
As for Gu Ye’s generation, it was the same.
Although some in Goguryeo surrendered, even killing their king.
For the people of that tribe.
They never lacked for a king.
With the chaos in the Central Plains, control over the surrounding Barbarians was gradually lost, and now Goguryeo had long returned with vengeance.
Not only retook Liu City but also became the hegemon of this era.
Luoyang.
Yang Guang surveyed the crowd with an air of pride, speaking enthusiastically: "My beloved ministers!"
"The conquest of Goguryeo is the most important step in my grand plan."
"Remembering the past, in my youth, I heard of how the Marquis Zhao Lie awed the world alone, and at that time resolved to emulate the Marquis Zhao Lie in life, so that the Great Sui would shine in the world!"
"If I can conquer Goguryeo, I will also fulfill my grand aspiration declared upon ascending the throne."
"In both civil governance and military achievements, I shall become the most unique emperor in history!"
He bore a look of arrogance, his face always adorned with a smile.