Chapter 755 - 32: The Death of Gu Jin

Gu Yi had been silently observing all of this, and his heart was also filled with mixed emotions.

Clearly, the chaos would not end like this.

The time left for Gu Jin was already running out.

And most importantly, among the twenty-sixth generation of the Gu Clan, no one could surpass Gu Jin.

Including the descendants of Zhao Dezhao, they were equally unimpressive.

Even with the education of the Gu Clan, this child’s abilities were quite lacking.

This alone was enough to show that the current era was filled with too much uncertainty.

And ultimately, this was something others could hardly intervene in.

Gu Yi had considered whether he should personally intervene and get involved.

But after careful consideration, he gave up this choice.

At least for now, this was definitely not the best time.

The variables caused by the Gu Clan were already numerous.

Even Gu Che, with his help, had not yet encountered any accidents.

And as long as Gu Yi personally intervened,

The control over the entire Gu Clan would instantly diminish, even if he could help the Great Song continue to expand its influence, it would undoubtedly be a loss for the Gu Clan and the entire Kyushu!

From a certain perspective, the Gu Clan could already be considered representative of the entire Kyushu.

If the Gu Clan began to stagnate in some matters,

it would definitely be a blow to the entire Kyushu!

This was definitely not the best time for Gu Yi to intervene!

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Time swiftly passed by.

Year twelve of the Tongyuan era, April.

Gu Jin officially returned to Kaifeng, Zhao Dezhao was still behaving in the same manner, holding a grand celebration for Gu Jin, including having Gu Jin preside over the ceremonies to comfort Zhao Kuangyin with the events this time.

To this, Gu Jin did not refuse.

——Of course, Gu Jin did not give up on governing state affairs either.

Even though his body had reached its limit.

But a person like him was destined to never stop his steps.

Zhao Dezhao had actually tried to persuade Gu Jin, wanting him to take a good rest and absolutely avoid any accidents, but ultimately he could not sway Gu Jin.

After the ceremonies, it seemed as if days had once again returned to the past.

Gu Jin was in the entire Grand Tutor’s mansion, handling various affairs from different regions, as well as amending various policies for the Yan Yun land.

It is worth mentioning—

This time, Gu Jin eventually began to gradually lift the restrictions on corn.

The time had come.

With the current situation, even if he continued to impose restrictions, it wouldn’t stop the outflow of corn.

On the contrary, lifting the restrictions actively would result in more people migrating to the Yan Yun land.

Gu Jin couldn’t enforce forced migration.

The current connections between regions in the Great Song were very deep, especially with the presence of workshop areas, which made the people even more attached to the local areas; the problems brought by forced migration could not be easily reconciled.

Gu Jin could only guide the people through other methods.

And indeed, this was good news.

As the news gradually spread, quite a few people from various regions rushed to the Yan Yun land.

For these people, Gu Jin also fulfilled his promise.

He distributed arable land to them.

And relying on the geographic features of Yan Yun, he integrated them into the increasingly mature trading system of the Great Song, allowing for a positive cycle.

Of course, this certainly involved the participation of the Imperial Censorate.

Gu Jin even delegated some of his authority for the appointment and dismissal of officials to the Imperial Censorate.

Although he knew that the power of the Imperial Censorate was indeed becoming too great, this was something unavoidable.

Zhao Dezhao was indeed unfit for a major position!

And his own age was indeed too advanced.

The Imperial Censorate was the only entity that could help him share the burden, and only by doing so could various policies be implemented smoothly in the Great Song.

Gu Jin could only avoid mistakes from the Imperial Censorate and keep it as much as possible under the control of the Gu Clan.

——This was the only thing that could give him peace of mind.

Time flies by.

Year thirteen of the Tongyuan era, May.

Zhao Guangyi passed away in Kaifeng.

This top figure of Zhao Song’s royal family passed away peacefully.

He had fulfilled his aspirations.

In his lifetime, he had personally seen Yan Yun return to the embrace of the Great Song.

This was entirely different from his original historical narrative.

Though he never sat on the throne, he also avoided countless controversies.

At least, he achieved his ambitions, and in the annals of history, he wouldn’t leave behind as much controversy.

And for the Great Song, it was also seemingly a signal.

An era seemed to be gradually fading away with time.

Gu Jin was also quite saddened by this.

It wasn’t really for any other reason.

It was just that there were fewer and fewer people of the same era as Gu Jin.

In fact, Gu Jin had never been defensive against Zhao Guangyi.

From beginning to end, he never regarded this person as his opponent, let alone that Zhao Guangyi later even used his position to help Gu Jin.

No matter how much friction there was in earlier years, it had long been erased by time.

His sadness was for an old friend with a similar ambition to his own.

The court was filled with a repressive atmosphere; this was not entirely because of Zhao Guangyi, rather because everyone clearly felt that Gu Jin was also growing old, a sense of an ancient tree nearing its end enshrouding him unmistakably, affecting the entire court and even the world.

For this, Gu Jin didn’t seem particularly concerned.

While he was trying his best to nurse his health, he was also striving to handle state affairs, selecting and cultivating talents for use by the Great Song.