I Can Control My Ancestors

Furthermore, with his actions along the way, no noble family dared to support Huang Chao.

Among all these issues.....

All these issues gradually became exposed as the entire kingdom united against Huang Chao.

The supply of food and forage in the two capitals has always been very tight.

In the past, the capital moved to Luoyang also because of this matter, as Luoyang was more conducive to transporting grain via waterways.

But now, with the entire kingdom resisting Huang Chao.

His provisions have become a major issue.

He can only continue to attack, continue to plunder.

But as everyone began to fight for themselves, his offensive naturally slowed down.

In a situation where everyone would fight desperately.

The impact of a death battle diminished.

And this destiny means Huang Chao’s fate was to wane from prosperity to decline.

Even if Huang Chao could suppress everything with absolute prestige in a short period, it ultimately could not last long.

The key is that——

It seems the lords of the kingdom already saw the problem with Huang Chao.

They no longer seek to fight to the death with Huang Chao but rather switch to defense, trying their best to slow down Huang Chao’s pace.

This may slow down Huang Chao’s defeat.

But it is ultimately the most effective blade.

When Huang Chao’s forces turned on ordinary people due to provisions, the fate of Great Qi was sealed.

In the fifth year of Jin Tong, turmoil erupted in Luoyang.

That’s right, it came from an internal uprising.

The Great Qi army plundered Luoyang.

Even the lowliest of commoners suffered atrocities. Taking advantage of Huang Chao trying to break through the enemy’s defenses elsewhere, Luoyang sparked an internal rebellion.

A rabble is just a rabble.

The main force of Great Qi still consisted of ordinary people who had deeply suffered under the Great Tang.

In a smooth situation, these people’s combat power would be fully unleashed.

But as soon as the situation changed.

Their internal collapse would also be swift.

And it was because of this, the moment the common people inside Luoyang chose to revolt without Great Qi’s army anticipating it, the defenseless garrison in the city faced a situation of collapse.

Luoyang was the most critical to Huang Chao.

Upon receiving the news, he immediately led his elite forces back to suppress the rebellion.

Unfortunately, Huang Chao had made too many enemies.

The entire kingdom was watching Huang Chao, and certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

Various forces at this moment formally switched from defense to offense.

Enemies from all directions brought unprecedented pressure to the entire Great Qi.

And these people were obviously very determined, wanting to take this opportunity to extinguish the entire Great Qi directly!

——The situation changed drastically!

Although not the same as in the original history where you only served as Emperor for two years and more, Huang Chao finally reached this step again, besieged in Chang’an by everyone.

For a whole year and a half!

Huang Chao was besieged in Chang’an for a whole year and a half!

He tried every possible way, and many atrocities occurred in Chang’an.

But ultimately he couldn’t stop the overwhelming tide.

He fought to the death in Chang’an.

Until his entire army was annihilated, and he himself was laid to rest under the enemy’s blade.

The news spread, shaking the entire kingdom.

The noble families across the kingdom were overjoyed, and so were many scholars, thinking that this would finally end the chaotic times for the kingdom.

But.... it soon became apparent across the kingdom that this was not the end of chaos but the beginning.

With a common enemy.

These people could choose to join hands to block the enemy, but with Huang Chao’s complete fall, the entire kingdom quickly began to fracture.

Everyone claimed to have inherited the Celestial Mandate of the Great Tang.

And this was destined to stir up greater waves.

As one drama ends, another begins.

The entire kingdom fell into unprecedented turmoil, rising among the lords on all sides, entangling countless lives.

The Great Tang seemed to still be there.

At least these struggles were still under the banner of suppression, viewing their enemies as rebels, while absorbing the remnants left by Huang Chao, and launching their own expeditions.

Though all the actions carried the name of the Great Tang, the Great Tang was truly gone.

Whether former emperors or current emperors coexisting in the world, they could no longer showcase the former elegance of the Tang royal family.

And it would not be long before the complete end of these people, eventually, someone would take the first step as Yang Jian did in the past.

When that time comes, the once resplendent name of ’Tang’ will turn to dust in history, just like ’Han’.

.....

Time rushed by.

Compared to the rebellions involving the Liu families in the past, this turmoil was evidently much more severe.

The continuous growth of population ensured this.

Forces from all sides would seize every opportunity to enhance their power, and the wars between them would always impact too many people, dragging more commoners into it.

And these factors destined the extraordinary nature of this turmoil.

Countless commoners died in the mutual attacks, or under the aftermath of the post-war era.

The systems of the past finally completely collapsed at this time.

And with the continuous large-scale wars, some forces finally advanced, while others were submerged beneath the iron hooves.

In such a situation, someone finally took that step.

Formally deposing the Emperor of the Great Tang, taking the first step on the entire kingdom’s stage.

——Zhu Wen!

Yes, still Zhu Wen.

Although the developments in original history were quite different, he also fought his way out of this chaotic era, relying on the power left by Huang Chao and emerging using various means.

Not only did he seize power, he even formally deposed the Emperor of the Great Tang.

In stark contrast to the original history.

Although Zhu Wen was still as brutal and bloodthirsty as before.

But his feelings towards Huang Chao were entirely different from the original history.

He didn’t betray Huang Chao.

He even inherited the latter’s ideas.

But Zhu Wen fundamentally differed from Huang Chao.

He was more pragmatic.

And it was precisely because of Huang Chao’s disastrous defeat that he realized many things and formally embarked on a path of a hegemon.

He learned to seek benefits and avoid harm, cooperating with others, no longer so cruel.

In the fourth year of Tianyou, April.

Zhu Wen accepted the persuasion of all officials, underwent the ritual of three requests and three refusals, accepted the abdication of the puppet emperor Li Chu, formally assumed the emperor’s position, changed the era name to Kaiping, and named the state Great Liang.

Elevated Bianzhou to Kaifeng Prefecture, established it as the Eastern Capital.

Designated the Tang Eastern Capital Luoyang as the Western Capital.

Deposed Li Chu to King of Jiyin, relocated to Caozhou Jiyin.

As the news kept spreading, this once again pushed the entire era forward.

One by one, the emperors belonging to Li Tang were deposed.

Figures from all directions made their debut this year, changing era names and proclaiming themselves emperors. ....

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"Huang Chao, a man from Yuanqu, Caozhou, was from a family that sold salt, wealthy and skilled in sword and horseback archery, with some knowledge of books, but repeatedly failed the imperial exams.

At the beginning of Emperor Xizong Qianfu’s reign, when catastrophe and bandits arose, he gathered men to respond to Wang Xianzhi, and turned to pillage fifteen states in Henan, with his followers numbering over tens of thousands.

After Xianzhi’s death, Chao rallied his forces, proclaimed himself Heaven-Soaring General, and established the era name ’Kingdom Overlord’.

He invaded the states of Qian, Ji, Rao, Xin, and plundered Huainan.

Then moved to Zhejiang East, cutting mountains and opening paths for seven hundred miles, directly advancing to Jianzhou.

At that time there was famine throughout the land, and many people joined him, his followers reaching several hundred thousand.

In the first year of Guangming, Chao built large bamboo rafts in Gui Province, flowed along the Xiang River to Heng and Yong, captured Tan Province, massacred one hundred thousand government soldiers, staining the Xiang River red.

Advanced towards Jiangling, the Tang general routed without a fight.

In November, he attacked the Eastern Capital, the Tang Emperor ascended the city to command the defense, ending in a bloody battle for months.

In the second year March, Luoyang fell, the Emperor committed suicide at Lingyan Pavilion, and the Tang dynasty was thus ended.

Chao entered Luoyang, slaughtered the royal and official palaces, proclaimed himself emperor, named the state Great Qi, and changed the era name to Jin Tong, often saying to his entourage: ’It’s easy to capture palaces and halls, but difficult to rank high in exams.’

His hearers remained silent.

However, Chao was by nature brutal and reckless, and although he occupied the two capitals, he did not bring about governance, relying solely on plunder as capital.

The Jiedu Envoys from all directions raised troops against him, cutting off supply lines.

In the fifth year of Jin Tong, the Luoyang people’s revolt, and various towns besieged them.

Chao was besieged in Chang’an for over a year, provisions ran out, and they resorted to cannibalism, leaving the streets strewn with corpses. Ultimately the warlords defeated him, tens of thousands were beheaded, and he died in battle in Chang’an."

—— "Tang Book, Biography of Huang Chao"