Time is the most magnificent power in the world.
All power, wealth, and glory will gradually fade with the passage of time.
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Luoyang.
It is now the thirteenth year of Jianwu.
It has been more than four years since the unification of the realm.
On this day, Gu Xiao once again bid farewell to an old friend.
——Feng Yi;
This war general, who made great contributions to Liu Xiu's reconstruction of the Great Han, ultimately could not withstand the power of time and has reached the end of his life.
According to the original history, Feng Yi should have died on the battlefield long ago.
Living until now was only possible because of the Gu family's presence, which made the unification process of the Great Han smoother, allowing him to hold on until now.
As someone who is now closest to Gu Xiao within the entire merit group.
Upon hearing the news, Gu Xiao hurried to see his old friend one last time.
Feng Yi's last words were also like those of other generals, asking Gu Xiao to take care of his descendants.
There was no choice; since the unification of the realm, the development of the Great Han has been advancing as recorded in history.
Liu Xiu gradually retracted the actual power from the hands of the meritorious officials, leaving only Gu Xiao as the nominal Grand Commandant.
Precisely because of this, Gu Xiao has undoubtedly become the leader among the meritorious officials.
At the very least, these military generals have great respect for Gu Xiao, and Feng Yi entrusting his descendants to Gu Xiao is entirely within reason.
One can't blame these generals.
Each generation falls behind the last, much like a curse on the inheritance of noble families.
And the word "struggle" seems to be an inherent nature in human blood.
From ancient times to the present, it remains difficult to change.
It's just like the current Great Han.
Ever since Gongsun Shu of the Shu Region was pacified, external conflicts have gradually turned into internal struggles.
In the imperial court, throughout the land.
Everyone is fighting.
When confronted with the mediocrity of their offspring, these generals naturally had such worries.
No one wants their hard-earned gains to be divided and devoured by others.
But concerning this matter, neither Gu Xiao nor even Gu Yi had any solution.
He was also facing such a dilemma.
Even more seriously than they were.
He not only needs the Gu family to continue but also to maintain a strong influence.
In the situation where Gu Yi cannot ensure control over each generation.
This family education issue has naturally become the most severe test for Gu Yi at present.
He must ensure that the next generation of the family can uphold the entire clan.
Even if it doesn't reach the current stature of Gu Xiao, it cannot simply fade into history.
The difficulty of gaining achievements is still unknown to Gu Yi.
But from the mere name, it is certain that if he is too ordinary, it will likely be challenging to accumulate much.
Gu Yi must create another opportunity for himself to exert control.
It is precisely because of this that, since returning to Luoyang again, Gu Yi has been busy with this matter.
Indeed, Gu Yi did not involve Gu Xiao in the internal affairs of the Great Han.
The current identity of Gu Xiao was a bit too sensitive, although Liu Xiu did not take action against the meritorious officials in the original history, Gu Yi had to consider this.
Moreover, the most crucial point is that Gu Yi does not feel his ideas could completely resolve all the issues of the current era.
Many people believe that if they could travel back, they could solve everything.
Take the infamous clan issue of the Eastern Han, for instance.
Most people think that implementing the imperial examination system would solve the monopoly on official positions caused by the noble families, thereby thoroughly addressing the problem of the growing clans during the Eastern Han.
Gu Yi himself once thought the same.
But when he truly understood the current era, he realized it was impossible.
All systems progress gradually.
Just like the enfeoffment system in the Xizhou period, to the current coexistence of commandery and enfeoffment in the Great Han.
To rashly introduce an entirely new system without realizing the current system's obsolescence would surely provoke a backlash from the world.
And the lack of productive forces already doomed the impracticality of such ideas.
The land of Huaxia, having just suffered years of turmoil, waits to be revitalized; how could one expect those who can barely eat to study?
Is this realistic?
Therefore, having realized this point, Gu Yi focused all his attention on the family education of his offspring.
Gu Xiao's several younger brothers and sisters are now settled with families.
And the results were as Gu Yi expected.
Once they founded families, their names disappeared from the [family information].
However, Gu Yi did not completely abandon them directly but offered the maximum assistance, intending to instill the "unity of the Gu Clan" concept.
The main line is the main line.
But if one were to solely rely on the main line for propagation while abandoning the collateral branches, maintaining absolute influence would not be possible.
The family must unite to envision more.
And now, Gu Xiao already has two children.
Both are boys.
The good news is that both of these children have decent attributes, each with their own strengths.
Eldest son Gu Kang:
[Administration: 89; Diplomacy: 75; Politics: 90; Leadership: 50; Martial Force: 43]
(Note: The attribute panel shows the highest value.)
Second son Gu Cheng:
[Administration: 60; Diplomacy: 43; Politics: 54; Leadership: 89; Martial Force: 85]
Perhaps because the true reason for the rise of the Gu family was not due to Gu Xiao's relations, the current Gu Clan is thankfully spared from the so-called theory of noble family evolution.