"This group of thieves from the east of the country are really blind.”
"If they didn't chase Gu Yi away, with Gu Yi's strategy, I'm afraid it would be difficult to protect this Lishui Pass.”
Li Ru sighed.
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo felt the same way.
In fact, almost everyone in the Western Liang Army had once been looked down upon by this group of "masters of the Guandong aristocratic families".
In the eyes of the aristocratic families of the east of the country, the Western Liang army was nothing more than a bunch of peasants from the border areas.
Back when Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, he did not make things difficult for the Guandong aristocratic families.
On the contrary, they were constantly given high positions and generous salaries to appease the people.
However, the funny thing was…
In the Guandong alliance army, as many as a third of the dukes were personally conferred by Dong Zhuo.
In other words, it was Dong Zhuo who promoted them, but they turned around and became the vanguard of the crusade against Dong Zhuo!
Why did this happen?
To put it bluntly, it was a problem of class opposition.
The masters of the aristocratic families in the east of the country looked down on the warlords of the Kansai border led by Dong Zhuo.
Even if Dong Zhuo gave them his heart, they would only spit at him.
Apart from that.
These nobles from the aristocratic families of the east of the country were also constantly smearing the reputation of Dong Zhuo and the Western Liang Army.
Although the military discipline of the Western Liang Army still needed to be improved.
However, the burning, killing, and looting were not as serious as the Guandong aristocratic families had said.
According to their description, even if Dong Zhuo and the Xi Liang Army did nothing, they would become unpardonable demons at any moment!
Now.
Gu Yi's situation was similar to Dong Zhuo and the Xi Liang Army's!
It was precisely because he had no background or identity that the Guandong allied army did not take him seriously.
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the masters of the Guandong aristocratic families.
Power was a game that only existed among the upper class.
The commoner Gu Yi, the noob Dong Zhuo, and the noob Li Ru were not worthy of participating in the game!
"Father-in-law, this Gu Yi is a talented person and has made such contributions. You should promote him.”
Li Ru, who was beside Dong Zhuo, said.
Was Li Ru not afraid that Gu Yi would replace him?
Of course not!
The reason was simple.
In terms of status, Li Ru's position in Dong Zhuo's army was similar to Xun Yu's position in Cao Cao's camp.
In terms of personal relationships, Li Ru was both the chief strategist of the Xi Liang Army and Dong Zhuo's eldest son-in-law.
In addition, Old Dong was a person who valued relationships.
Even the second son-in-law Niu Fu, this kind of trash, could be put in an important position, let alone the talented eldest son-in-law Li Ru?
Gu Yi was only in his twenties now.
Li Ru was already close to forty years old.
There was an entire generation difference between the two of them.
Gu Yi and Li Ru had similar backgrounds. They were both commoners who were looked down upon by the nobles of the Guandong region.
Hence, Li Ru looked at Gu Yi with admiration and not jealousy.
Hearing his eldest son-in-law say so, Old Dong nodded in agreement.
"This Gu Yi is indeed a talented person. The Western Liang Army needs to absorb this kind of fresh blood.”
"But…"
"What kind of official position do you think this old master should give him?”
This actually put Dong Zhuo in a difficult position.
On Dong Zhuo's side, the principle was to reward those who contributed.
Gu Yi's contribution was indeed worthy of being rewarded.
However, the crux of the problem was that there was no suitable position in the Xi Liang Army for Gu Yi.
Dong Zhuo felt that Gu Yi had been wronged by those positions that were too low.
"Father-in-law, why are you so conflicted?”
"Is an official position really that important?”
Li Ru said with a smile.
Dong Zhuo was instantly enlightened.
That's right!
In reality, the positions of the officials in the imperial court were much higher than the positions of the Western Liang generals.
But what use was that?
In this era, it was an era where one's fists were stronger.
Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang and controlled the Great Han Imperial Court.
No matter how high the positions of the remaining officials were, they had to submit to Dong Zhuo.
Compared to official positions, what was more important was the power in his hands.
"My Lord, Gu Yi is a young talent worth wooing. He can be treated as one of us.”
"If little son-in-law remembers correctly, Miss Bai 'er seems to have reached the age of marriage.”
"Didn't Father-in-law say that he was worried about Miss Bai 'er's marriage?”
"This Gu Yi is talented. According to Hwa Xiong, he's also handsome.”
"Why don't you let Miss Bai 'er and Gu Yi get to know each other?”
Li Ru revealed all the plans in his heart.
If someone else mentioned Dong Bai in front of Old Dong, Old Dong would definitely be very angry.
But Li Ru was different. He was both the military counselor and the eldest son-in-law.
As the saying went, a son-in-law was equivalent to half a child.
Old Dong's two sons were both gone, so Old Dong had experienced the sorrow of a white-haired person sending off a black-haired person.
The only heir his son left for Old Dong was his granddaughter, Dong Bai.
Because of this, Old Dong doted on Dong Bai.
Coincidentally, Dong Bai had reached the age of marriage.
Her marriage naturally became Old Dong's worry.
Old Dong didn't like ordinary people.
The Xi Liang Army was also filled with rough men. Old Dong did not want to marry his precious granddaughter to these guys.
Now, Li Ru's recommendation of Gu Yi had hit the nail on Old Dong's head!
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