novelraw Chapter 388 - 5: Who Dares Claim This Fine Head?
Chapter 388 - 5: Who Dares Claim This Fine Head?
——Moving mountains!
Gu Yu used this sacrifice to completely declare his determination.
And he also set the future path for the Gu Clan!
The prosperity of Kyushu is the rise of the Gu Clan!
Gu Yi silently watched all of this, his heart also incredibly stirred!
Wasn’t he also waiting?
He wanted to see Gu Yu’s methods!
He also wanted to see, after centuries of glory and years of silence,
how much power the Gu Clan could unleash!
Now, this day has finally arrived!....
....
It was clear that Gu Yu had made complete preparations.
He didn’t expose the family completely in the open, which was something he emphasized greatly.
Gu Yu just dispersed the clan’s children!
Marquis Huan’s lineage;
The Lingnan line;
And the branches all over the world.
The Gu Clan by now was no longer the sparsely populated family it once was!
Although the influence of these branches was not as strong as the main branch,
they still had extraordinary influence across various regions.
And Gu Yu was overseeing the main branch, remotely controlling the four directions!
——Invisible rumors began to rise across the entire world.
"Yang Guang’s claim to power is unjust!"
"Ren Shou Palace blood incident."
"Patricide!"
Gu Yu’s judgment of human nature was clearly extraordinary as well. When he began to let rumors spread in secret, they instantly travelled across all of Kyushu!
There were also people helping to spread the rumors!
And the rumors became increasingly absurd!
But who would care?
The incidents at Ren Shou Palace left a massive opening for speculation!
And once it gained notoriety, the rumors throughout the world could no longer be stopped!
——The people’s hearts were utterly thrown into chaos!
The influence of the Gu Clan was fully displayed at such a time, even though they couldn’t use their full strength, even though they couldn’t put everything on the surface.
But from the moment the Gu Clan unified, it still had a huge impact on the entire world!
The smallest spark can ignite a prairie fire!
Now it was so.
Of course, Gu Yu’s methods weren’t this simple.
In addition, he used prophecy and superstition.
No matter in what era.
This was always a powerful weapon, but unfortunately, Gu Yu couldn’t use the Gu Clan’s prestige to guide this internal turmoil.
Otherwise, it would absolutely cause a tremendous upheaval in all of Kyushu.
Nursery rhymes; inscriptions; celestial phenomena;
Various rumors in line with prophecy and superstition sprung up everywhere.
Gu Yu’s actions were extremely decisive this time, attacking the foundation of the entire Sui Dynasty on multiple fronts!
The Ren Shou Palace incident——was the reason Gu Yu gifted the world for rebellion!
Prophecy and superstition——were to convince the people that the Sui Dynasty’s Celestial Mandate was lost!
From the nobles to the common people!
Gu Yu launched his first offensive with thunderous methods!
But this was not the end!
Apart from inspiring others, Gu Yu also acted on the economy and refugees!
The family’s centuries of foundation were unimaginable to others.
Not to mention when Gu Yi controlled Gu Ye back then, he had already left the tradition of retaining craftsmen for the family.
To counterfeit the court’s five-zhu coins was extremely easy for the Gu Clan.
As for the refugees.
Gu Yu’s method was simpler, officially for disaster relief.
And indeed, he did so!
Just that——
During disaster relief, he guided the people towards Luoyang, including Yang Guang’s various palaces.
This is a pure killing move!
The moment the refugees’ fury was completely ignited, the entire Sui Dynasty would be destroyed in an instant.
The situation was becoming increasingly chaotic.
Gu Yu’s series of methods truly pushed the Sui Dynasty to the brink.
Even Yang Guang could no longer remain calm.
Originally, he planned to deal with the Gu Clan and start a third expedition!
But——
The current situation was completely beyond his control.
Economic collapse;
Refugees sprawling everywhere;
The might of the heroes in every direction growing stronger.
The rumors arising everywhere had reached a point where Yang Guang could no longer ignore them, ultimately awakening his vigilance.
.....
Luoyang, West Garden.
Looking at the playful palace maids in front of him, Yang Guang with his hair down no longer had his previous enthusiasm.
Beside him.
Empress Xiao, half-exposed shoulder, leaned against his arms, with a charming face, asked coquettishly seeing Yang Guang’s lack of interest: "Your Majesty, what troubles you?"
"Is it that this batch of palace maids doesn’t suit Your Majesty’s taste?"
In this West Garden, too many stories have happened.
This was the first time Yang Guang showed such an expression.
Hearing this, Yang Guang smiled slightly, drank a sip of wine, then burst into laughter.
Under Empress Xiao’s baffled gaze.
He suddenly spoke again, gently stroking his beard, muttering: "Great head, who can take it?"
Although he spoke softly.
There was no way Empress Xiao, nestled in his arms, could not hear it, her expression suddenly changed, she hurriedly got up as if to kneel.
"No need!"
But Yang Guang interrupted her directly.
He beckoned her back into his arms. Under her shocked expression, he smiled and said: "Matters of family and country, what do they have to do with you?"
He drank another sip of wine, then suddenly inspired by poetry, looked at the singing and dancing, laughed loudly: "Shadow of jade branches shatters nine layers of lamps, dancing the rainbows is this sound."
"Already believe the dragon boat sinks in the night fog, still let the brocade ropes tie the spring wind."
"Poem finished suddenly splashes vermilion characters, half as frost flowers half as beacons."
Empress Xiao continued to stare tightly at Yang Guang.
At this moment, it was Yang Guang who instead gradually regained himself, he laughed loudly: "I am not those useless ones of the previous Southern Dynasty!"
"My Great Sui——"
"Is not a kingdom lying in wait!"
His ambition was ignited once more!