"This is a clear plan!"
"But Ma Teng definitely won't refuse!”
The more Jia Xu and Li Ru thought about it, the more they felt that Gu Yi was up to no good!
Ma Teng and Han Sui were sworn brothers in name.
However, in reality, once these two people encountered conflicts of interest, they would fight each other more ruthlessly than anyone else.
Ma Teng was conferred the title of emperor, but Han Sui was not.
With the relationship between Ma Teng and Han Sui, they would definitely fight at any moment.
"According to this plan, Liangzhou can be settled!”
"Hahahaha, Gu Yi, you're really my lucky star!”
Dong Zhuo felt gratified.
The way she looked at Gu Yi was full of love and care for her grandson-in-law.
After deciding on the strategy against Liangzhou.
Old Dong planned to keep the three of them for dinner at the Prime Minister's Estate.
But…Gu Yi was puzzled.
Li Ru and Jia Xu found an excuse to leave.
Only Gu Yi and Dong Zhuo were left in the main hall.
Just as Gu Yi was thinking about the reason, Old Dong suddenly said,"
"Gu Yi, I have something to entrust you with.”
Seeing Old Dong's serious expression, Gu Yi's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be…
Does Old Dong want to acknowledge me as his foster son?
This was not good!
The moment Gu Yi thought of this possibility, Lu Bu's face appeared in his mind.
Although he was bound to Dong Zhuo's power, it was not a good thing to be Old Dong's godson.
At least in Gu Yi's heart, he was against it.
Dong Zhuo's army had complicated factions.
This was also an important reason for the serious internal conflicts.
But ultimately, the reason for this situation was because Dong Zhuo had lost his first successor.
Dong Bai's father was the successor that Old Dong and the Xi Liang Army had unanimously agreed on.
But now, he had passed away.
Old Dong's other son, Dong Bai's second uncle, was also dead.
Apart from his two daughters, Dong Yuan and Dong Yi, Dong Bai was Old Dong's only direct blood relative.
If Dong Bai was a man, he would definitely be appointed as the successor of the Western Liang Army by Old Dong.
Unfortunately, Dong Bai was not.
Here came the problem.
In such a situation.
Who should inherit Old Dong's family business?
The first-in-line heirs (two sons) had all passed away.
The second-in-line successor was his two sons-in-law and Old Dong's younger brother, Dong Min.
However, the eldest son-in-law Li Ru and Dong Yuan had not had any children for so many years.
Although the husband and wife had a good relationship, it was true that Li Ru's inheritance was ranked behind because they did not have any children.
(PS: It could be considered that one of them was infertile.)）
His second son-in-law, Niu Fu, had two daughters with Old Dong's second daughter, Dong Yi.
The two of them were still young and had been fighting to have a son.
He estimated that there was a high chance that he would give birth to a son in the next few years.
From the looks of it, his second son-in-law, Niu Fu, should be Old Dong's successor, right?
But…Niu Fu was a complete idiot.
If he were to inherit the family business, he might not even be able to handle the internal affairs of the Xi Liang army!
In history, after Dong Zhuo passed away.
The Western Liang generals elected Niu Fu as Dong Zhuo's successor.
However, Niu Fu was too weak and died due to the betrayal of his subordinates!
As for Old Dong's younger brother, Dong Min.
Compared to Old Dong, she was the complete opposite of him!
The powerful Old Dong had relied on years of hard work to have everything he had today.
As for Dong Min?
His personality was extremely weak.
As the younger brother of Dong Zhuo, the strongest warlord of the Han Dynasty, he was actually bullied by the local bullies in his hometown!
From this, it could be seen that Dong Min's character was really weak.
If the Western Liang Army was handed over to him, it would be better to hand it over to Niu Fu.
Therefore, Old Dong had always been worried that there was no suitable successor in the Xi Liang Army.
If Gu Yi were to be adopted, the situation would be the complete opposite of Lu Bu's!
What was Lu Bu?
That was the leader of the foreign faction, the faction in Bingzhou!
No one in Western Liang treated him as one of their own.
Since he was not someone from Western Liang.
Naturally, there would be no inheritance rights to speak of.
As for Gu Yi?
Unlike Lu Bu, he didn't have any faction behind him.
However, he had a good relationship with the direct descendants of Western Liang, such as Hua Xiong and Li Ru.
If Gu Yi was adopted by Old Dong…
In name, he would really get a portion of the inheritance rights!
But that was only in name.
After all, this was not his biological son!
They were not related by blood.
It was just a name, but it was not right.
Niu Fu, Li Wei, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and even Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu.
They would all be filled with hostility towards Gu Yi!
Endless troubles would come.
Hence, Gu Yi had thought it through.
What Old Dong was going to say next was that he wanted to acknowledge him as his adopted son.
Then he would definitely refuse immediately.
However, just as Gu Yi had thought of an excuse…
Old Dong suddenly said,"
"Gu Yi, my granddaughter Bai 'er has admired you for a long time.”
"Why don't we…consider it?"
"How about becoming this old man's grandson-in-law?”
……
P.S. Dong Bai was actually the first in line to inherit the position in the Western Liang Army, but unfortunately, Dong Bai was a woman.
Handsome readers must have guessed that this chapter was not so much about the issue of inheritance rights within the Xi Liang Army as it was to pave the way for Gu Yi to officially " inherit the family business " in the future.
Like Niu Fu, Li Ru, and Dong Min, the eldest grandson's son-in-law was second in line to inherit the inheritance.
As for the adopted son, unless it was confirmed by the will, he did not have the right to inherit.
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