Chapter 849 - 67: Surmounting the Highest Mountain, Advancing Despite Opposition!

This scroll is precisely the other system devised by Gu Yu after walking ten thousand miles, before implementing major changes in the Great Tang.

—The key to its core.

Is to divide the power of the Ten Directions Expedition Envoy, establishing a specialized department to curb the imperial authority.

In fact, there are many reasons why Gu Yu was able to come up with this system back then.

In those days, the Gu Clan was at its lowest point.

Due to the fall of Yan Han, coupled with the constant bonds between the Gu Clan and Yan Han, the Gu Clan was trapped within Julu, and its influence was continuously waning.

And it is precisely because of this.

The Gu Clan had experienced great ups and downs in a short time.

From the peak when Gu Chen was alive, to the subsequent low point.

And Gu Yu also bore witness to the changes across the land back then.

From the continuous warfare during the confrontation of the two Han, to the rise of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian unifying the realm which brought prosperity, and then to the chaos caused by Emperor Yang of Sui Yang Guang ascending the throne.

Gu Yu traveled ten thousand miles.

He witnessed these rises and falls clearly, and it is because of this that he gained a clearer understanding of the core of prosperity and naturally came up with this system due to his own ability.

But again, at least in that era, such a system was impossible to present.

Otherwise, the Gu Clan would surely provoke opposition from all sides.

This was something the Gu Clan of the time could not bear.

And this is why this matter has been sealed within the Gu Clan.

Yet for Gu Hui today, such a system is like a shock of lightning suddenly lighting up in the darkness, instantly cutting through all the confusion and chaos in his heart!

He trembled as he cautiously leafed through those already yellowed yet still clearly penned manuscripts.

The deeper he read, the more unparalleled the shock in his heart became.

In the manuscript, Gu Yu, with an extremely calm or even cold demeanor, dissected the root causes of the rise and fall of dynasties, pointing directly to "the unlimited concentration of power and lack of effective checks and balances" as the core of all issues.

He did not intend to deny the existence of a monarch, but instead proposed an extremely precise, interconnected framework of "division of power and checks and balances, governance by law".

The core of which is to functionally divide the power of governance that was originally concentrated in the hands of the emperor and a few powerful ministers.

For Gu Hui in his current state, this is the key to solving confusion.

Of course—

The various things that Gu Yu left behind could naturally not be applied directly to the present Kyushu, as times and circumstances have changed, a truth unchanged through history.

But Gu Hui does not need to follow Gu Yu’s ideas completely.

He just needs a lead, a lead that can allow him to successfully step forward.

Gu Yi is also quietly watching all this.

At this moment, even his heart uncontrollably raced, years have passed, and a sense of tension arises once again.

This is absolutely a significant event!

Whether for the entire Kyushu or the whole Gu Clan!

If Gu Hui really wishes to step forward... then the impact caused by this matter would be beyond measure.

Perhaps out of caution.

Gu Yi’s first thought was even to directly control Gu Hui and stop this matter.

But after just a moment, he pressed this thought down again.

As they say, you cannot establish without breaking!

The Gu Clan, having developed to this point, obviously reached a certain bottleneck; without large-scale rapid advances in system and productive forces, further expansion will be increasingly difficult.

The entire realm and even the whole world would inhibit the development of the Gu Clan!

This clearly runs counter to the goals of the Gu Clan.

And the most crucial thing is—

Gu Yi does not believe that the current Gu Clan is at risk of instant destruction, which gives him the confidence to move forward.

You cannot establish without breaking!

If the Gu Clan has developed to this point, after generations of heroes’ efforts, if the world’s development continues along its original path, then hasn’t all that the Gu Clan did ultimately failed?

Perhaps because he is still young, or because he has witnessed too many storms during his time entering the game.

This naturally makes Gu Yi’s ambitions exceed what they were when he first entered the game.

Now he not only wishes to change the development of the whole Gu Clan, but also to change the entire world!

And now, clearly stands as an opportunity!

Though this surely bears great risks.

But the same can be said.

Hasn’t the Gu Clan faced enough risks?

Nothing more than starting over.

Thousands of years of time, Gu Yi could develop the whole Gu Clan to this point, even if difficult to advance, then why can’t he try once more in the remaining thousand years?

Young people, if they truly lose the edge of striving, only knowing to maintain the status quo.

Then how can Gu Yi be worthy of the generations of ancestors who came before?

Within such complex thoughts, Gu Yi suppressed all his notions, forcefully holding back words that almost slipped out.

....

In the days to come, the situation across the realm remains unchanged.

The Great Song is gradually sinking into decline yet no one notices.

And within Julu.

Though still as stable as ever, in Gu Yi’s view, an invisible storm capable of overturning a millennium is quietly brewing in Gu Hui’s study!

Gu Hui is completely immersed in sketching the future.

He toils tirelessly, using Gu Yu’s manuscript for guidance, the accumulated governance experience of the millennia-old Gu Clan as a foundation, and with profound insight into the current Great Song’s maladies, begins to construct a new framework tailored for the modern age aimed at breaking the cycle of "house rule".