Chapter 105

"No, you are not!"

"Your original intention was to let these Bingzhou brothers live a better life."

"But has it been proven that you led them to a better life?"

"Did you give them the opportunity to achieve merits and leave their names in history?"

"No!"

"You didn't achieve any of it!"

"What they got following you was endless exclusion and suppression by the Xiliang loyalists!"

"And you?"

"You have such a large group of people behind you."

"You are wary of the Prime Minister."

"You are suppressed by the Xiliang loyalists."

"You are discriminated against by everyone in the world!"

"What are you aiming for?!"

"My General Fengxian, wake up, don't continue on this bullshit path!"

Gu Yi finished saying these words almost with a roar.

Lu Bu...

fell into deep silence and self-doubt.

There was no doubt

that if Lu Bu were a military general, he would certainly be one of the fiercest people in the world!

As a commander, he commanded the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and could be called invincible in the north!

But as a lord...

one can only say, have you not seen the White Gate Tower incident?

It is very awkward.

The Lu Bu in history experienced such a transformation.

He followed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, and then went out on his own.

In the end, he ended up at the White Gate Tower.

And the generals of his Bingzhou faction, except for Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Hou Cheng who surrendered voluntarily, and Zhang Liao who was recruited by Cao Cao after defeat, all died in battle one after another.

Basically, the Bingzhou army entered a state of being in name only.

This was the outcome of Lu Bu being a lord.

But what if Lu Bu were only a military general?

Then looking at the world, who could be his match?

Poor Lu Bu thought his position in Dong Zhuo’s camp was that of a military general.

However, in reality,

his true positioning had always been a "warlord subordinate to Dong Zhuo"!

In other words,

ever since he killed Ding Yuan, Lu Bu’s true identity had always been a lord, not a military general.

He became the leader of the Bingzhou faction, and the Bingzhou faction only listened to him, not Dong Zhuo.

How could Dong Zhuo not be wary of and guard against Lu Bu, who had such a large group of people behind him?

To put it bluntly, killing Ding Yuan did indeed leave some stains on Lu Bu’s political record.

But more importantly!

Lu Bu had so many people behind him, and they took him as their leader in everything.

This was equivalent to Dong Zhuo owning a large company.

Lu Bu was a person from another company.

But Lu Bu killed the previous boss, Ding Yuan, and brought the team left by Ding Yuan to join Dong Zhuo’s large company halfway.

Later, Lu Bu became the boss of a subsidiary company split from the large company.

Everyone in the subsidiary company listened to Lu Bu, not Dong Zhuo.

Under such circumstances,

Dong Zhuo would naturally not tilt resources to Lu Bu’s subsidiary company, but would rather guard against it.

These people in Lu Bu’s subsidiary company were suppressed by the loyalists of Dong Zhuo’s large company because their boss was Lu Bu.

And Lu Bu himself?

It was the same principle!

Because he brought such a large group of people from the subsidiary company, he was also suppressed!

But if the two were separated,

these suppressions would dissipate by more than half instantly!

To put it bluntly,

once Lu Bu handed over his military power,

with his ability, he would certainly be reused by Dong Zhuo!

And these people of the Bingzhou faction under Lu Bu

would also not be discriminated against or suppressed because their leader was no longer Lu Bu.

Of course, separating Lu Bu from the Bingzhou faction behind him is easy to say, but as difficult as ascending to heaven to do!

The fact is often that generals are afraid of being killed by their lord after handing over their military power!

Soldiers are afraid of not being able to huddle together with their fellow villagers after being scattered into the new army.

Therefore,

the Wang Yun in history was able to successfully stir up Lu Bu and the Bingzhou soldiers to rebel.

But now,

because of Gu Yi,

everything Wang Yun did became in vain!

And the strong connection between Lu Bu and the Bingzhou faction under his command was also broken!

Gu Yi then threw a bunch of benefits to Lu Bu at the right time.

Lu Bu found it difficult to find a reason to refuse.

After Gu Yi finished saying those words,

Lu Bu was silent for a full quarter of an hour.

Gu Yi didn't deliberately urge him, but quietly drank the tea brewed by Lu Lingqi.

Yes, Lu Lingqi could also brew tea.

It seemed she wasn't just a "little Lu Bu" who only knew how to practice martial arts.

After a long while,

Lu Bu said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Linzhi, I understand what you mean."

"But you must guarantee to me that from now on, my Bingzhou brothers will not be subjected to the same discrimination as before!"

"Otherwise, the halberd in my hand will never agree!"

"Rest assured, General Fengxian."

"From now on, there will be no more divisions like Xiliang loyalists, Bingzhou faction, or Luoyang Imperial Guard faction in the army."

"Everyone is a soldier under the Prime Minister!"

"After the military reform and reorganization into the new army, all soldiers will receive equal treatment!"

"And you, Lu Fengxian, will also become the General of the North under the Prime Minister, and the commander of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which will be three times its current size!"

As the words fell,

Lu Bu suddenly grabbed the draft imperial edict Gu Yi had placed on the table.

This move was considered a formal willingness to hand over the military power of the Bingzhou faction and fully cooperate with Gu Yi in the military reform.

Gu Yi smiled slightly.

The big trouble caused by the intense internal conflicts of the Bingzhou faction,