I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 66 - 25: Gu Cheng’s Passing, The Approaching End of an Era (Part 3)

Chapter 66: Chapter 25: Gu Cheng’s Passing, The Approaching End of an Era (Part 3)
Although Gu Cheng’s status today seems not as high as Gu Kang’s.
But everyone knows that Gu Cheng is just at the beginning of his rise.
And Gu Kang has clearly reached the end.
As long as Gu Cheng continues to make contributions, he is very likely to become the Grand General in the future!
Such a person... has he really died just like that?
The entire court fell silent instantly, and even in private, no one dared to discuss what had happened to the Gu Clan.
No one wanted to offend Gu Kang at this moment.
For fear of being implicated.
But surprisingly, Gu Kang was not as overwhelmingly grief-stricken as they imagined.
He was still as usual, showing no signs of abnormality.
For a minister like Gu Cheng, who had made great contributions to the world, the court naturally needed to bestow a posthumous title upon him.
Liu Da’s talent for scholarship was evidently quite good.
After discussions among numerous ministers, they finally settled on the character "Huan."
To signify the bordering of lands and taming of far regions.
To commemorate Gu Cheng’s achievements in stabilizing the Western Regions.
Gu Kang never expressed much opinion from beginning to end.
As the time since Liu Zhuang’s passing lengthened, everyone could distinctly feel the change in Gu Kang.
He seemed not as sharp as he used to be.
Some even suspected that Gu Kang harbored a desire to retire, no longer handling all affairs as before.
Aside from major matters, he spoke rarely.
This judgment was astonishing.
Given the current influence of the Gu Clan, even if Gu Kang were to die, his son Gu Liang’s status in the court would certainly be extraordinary.
How could it come to this?
Only through extensive observation did Gu Yi see through it.
Gu Kang was genuinely preparing for the future of the Gu Clan.
He had never ceased his writing endeavors.
Gu Yi once carefully observed.
The books authored by Gu Kang integrated the strengths of various schools and added many of his own ideas.
This behavior was also common in this era.
Many of the ideas bore traces of Gu Yi’s earlier teachings.
For the current Great Han, their practicality was indeed very high.
He also recommended several individuals in succession.
These were people he had discovered to be capable through governing the empire over the years.
Among them were those acquainted with Gu Yi, and those not.
Such as... Yuan An.
Gu Kang valued him greatly.
He directly promoted him from a small County Magistrate to the position of Governor.
Others would also be recommended based on their abilities.
But regarding the descendants of the Gu Clan, aside from a few juniors serving as officials in Julu Commandery, he made no arrangements, as if he had no intention of having them take office at all.
No one, however, was surprised by this.
Because Gu Liang had an excellent relationship with Emperor Liu Da.
The two had studied together since childhood and shared a congenial disposition.
Everyone assumed that this was deliberately orchestrated by Gu Kang.
After all, a personal recommendation by the Emperor himself carried fundamentally different significance.
But only Gu Yi knew.
Gu Kang genuinely had no such plans.
He was not one to limit his vision to immediate disputes.
He strove for eternity!
The talents of family scions could not uphold the family, yet ensured the family’s decline.
This is an issue faced by every aristocratic family, let alone the Gu Clan, which had stood as a pillar for two dynasties.
He was merely finding a suitable retreat for the family.
To prevent any irreparable misfortune befalling the family during this future period.
But how could outsiders possibly understand this?
And under such persistent toil, Gu Kang’s health also began to show some problems.
Whether it was agricultural management or water management or other matters.
The effort Gu Kang put forth was enormous, and considering his age, how could he possibly remain robust?
A glorious era;
——is gradually fading away with the passage of time....