Recalling the self who was once full of grand aspirations, boasting he could "win half of heaven’s will."
He had contemplated countless possibilities....
But ultimately never anticipated ending in such a manner.
"Your Majesty... I have failed you..."
His lips trembled slightly, like murmurs to himself, continuously repeating: "Ancestors, Father, I am incapable, in the end, I couldn’t uphold the prestige of our Gu Clan."
"I have brought sha upon you...."
All the soldiers stared blankly at Gu Xi, everyone’s expression had changed.
Involuntarily, they fell to their knees, anxiously crying out: "Grand Tutor!"
"Go back..."
Gu Xi finally looked at them, disregarding the fresh blood at the corner of his mouth, he smiled calmly: "Protect His Majesty, in the future you will all be ritorious officials."
"I cannot go anymore."
He had already sensed the abnormalities in his body.
The feeling of his functions rapidly fading was very clear.
He understood that his ti had co.
Everyone was staring blankly at Gu Xi, with tears mixing with the rain.
But at this mont, Gu Xi no longer looked at them, he just fixed his gaze in the direction of Jizhou State, full of hope in his eyes.
In the next mont, he suddenly closed his eyes.
And just like that, directly fell down.
Gu Yi was also completely stunned, looking at Gu Xi’s figure collapsed in the rain, completely not expecting such a change to occur.
"Could this be the end of the Great Han, and human effort can’t prevent the collapse of heaven?"
Gu Yi sighed softly, also feeling sowhat desolate.
Gu Xi’s age was ultimately too great.
If only he could have been a bit younger, he might have completely reversed the fate of the Great Han.
He had done enough already.
In the tide of such an era, going against the mainstream.
The kind of person who wants to reverse the decline of a feudal dynasty by his own strength, there are few in the entire history.
The entire history will rember his na.
Gu Yi originally wanted to log out of the ga to see what changes might occur in reality.
But after thinking it over, he suppressed this thought.
The ti in the ga would keep moving forward.
And with Gu Xi’s passing, the chaotic tis were evidently unstoppable.
No matter what, he must be fully prepared to see if the current situation needs his intervention.
Although Gu Xi had a contingency plan.
He sent the Gu Clan’s offspring to different places, not just for them to find refuge.
It was also to let them approach those who still counted as loyal ministers.
But what use could this have?
In today’s world, the only one who could withstand the entire Great Han was Gu Xi alone.
But sadly... this ti he finally fell.
August 9, Year 2 of Zhao Ning;
——Champion Marquis and Regent Grand Tutor Gu Xi, passed away at Henei Cyan Dragon Creek. ....
The Immortal is exhausted... the Great Han is about to fall.
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"Past dynasties were weakened before perishing, yet the Han alone falls at its peak.
Gu Xi’s reform was the last attempt to resolve the class conflicts under the Eastern Han’s system.
It was also the swan song trying to extend the lifespan of this dynasty.
We cannot use the perspective of future generations to understand the mindset of people from that era, it’s difficult to imagine with what kind of wisdom and mindset he could pave this path different from everyone else.
Even harder to imagine, if Gu Xi’s reform had succeeded, what kind of change it might have brought to the history afterward.
For this minister whose life was filled with countless legends.
He ultimately remains a regret of history.
Upon his fall, the entire Eastern Han central authority completely lost its control over the provinces.
This once extraordinarily glorious dynasty, existing in na only."
——"The Rise and Fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty"
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