Overall, the officials were satisfied with Gu Mu's measure.
After all, Gu Mu only announced the reward, not the punishment.
This was probably the most benevolent side of this cruel regent in their eyes.
There's nothing else to say but thank God.
Those who were loyal to Gu Mu were even willing to give their lives for His Highness, but they never expected that His Highness would not only survive but also overthrow the Empress Dowager, and that they would rise rapidly in rank.
We're so grateful, how could we possibly be dissatisfied?
Only the historian...
The old emperor was a wise ruler, but his abilities were limited; though wise, he was ineffective.
Nevertheless, it also cultivated a group of upright and incorruptible historians.
The scene of the Empress Dowager's head hanging at the gate of the capital city was constantly on their minds, becoming a nightmare they could not shake off.
They recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian:
"In 239 AD, during the Southern Dynasties, Regent Gu Mu fought for power with the emperor. The regent won a great victory, cut off the head of the Empress Dowager, and hung it at the city gate. The Empress Dowager was the emperor's birth mother. Before she died, her eyes were wide open, and she died with her eyes open."
The Records of the Grand Historian will be passed down from generation to generation.
Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years.
Those who read the Records of the Grand Historian know that the regent during the 239-year period of the Southern Dynasties was exceptionally cruel, disregarding social norms and laws, and deviating from justice.
The historians, pen in hand, looked at the contents recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian and smiled with satisfaction. They had "truthfully" restored history, and the regent they had recorded would surely be infamous for eternity.
"It seems you all understand the saying that good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years." Gu Mu appeared behind them at some point, speaking casually.
The historians were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks, froze on the spot, and broke out in a cold sweat.
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