Chapter 17

Gu Yi and Li Ru had very similar origins; both were "mud-legged" commoners looked down upon by the aristocratic masters of the Guandong region.

Therefore, the way Li Ru looked at Gu Yi was one of appreciation, not jealousy.

Hearing his eldest son-in-law say this, Old Dong nodded in deep agreement.

"This Gu Yi is indeed a man of overflowing talent; our Xiliang Army needs to absorb this kind of fresh blood."

"But..."

"Wenyou, what kind of official position do you think I should bestow upon him to make it appropriate?"

This matter actually put Dong Zhuo in a bit of a dilemma.

On Dong Zhuo's side, the principle followed was that merit must be rewarded.

The contributions Gu Yi had made were indeed worthy of reward.

But the crux of the problem was that there were currently no suitable positions within the Xiliang Army to bestow upon Gu Yi.

Dong Zhuo felt that the positions that were too low would be a slight to Gu Yi.

"Father-in-law, why must you be so troubled?"

"Are official positions really that important?"

Li Ru smiled slightly.

Once these words were spoken, Dong Zhuo was instantly enlightened.

That's right!

In reality, the positions of the court officials were far higher than those of the Xiliang generals.

But what use was that?

This era was an era of competing to see whose fist was harder.

Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, controlled the Han imperial court, and held military power in his hands.

Even if the remaining group of court officials held high positions, they still had to submit to Dong Zhuo.

Compared to official positions, what was more important was the power one held in their hands.

"My lord, Gu Yi is a young talent worth winning over; he can be treated as one of our own."

"If this son-in-law remembers correctly, Miss Bai Er seems to have reached the age for marriage."

"Didn't you say before, Father-in-law, that you were worried about Miss Bai Er's marriage?"

"This Gu Yi is talented, and according to Hua Xiong, he is also as handsome as a jade tree in the wind."

"Why not let Miss Bai Er and Gu Yi get to know each other?"

Li Ru laid out all the plans in his heart.

If anyone else had spoken about Dong Bai in front of Old Dong, Old Dong would definitely have been very angry.

But Li Ru was different; he was both a strategist and his eldest son-in-law.

As the saying goes, a son-in-law is equivalent to half a son.

Old Dong's two sons were both gone, leaving Old Dong to experience the sorrow of a white-haired person sending off a black-haired one.

The only descendant the sons left for Old Dong was this granddaughter, Dong Bai.

It was precisely because of this that Old Dong doted on Dong Bai to the extreme.

It just so happened that Dong Bai had reached the age for marriage.

Her marriage naturally became a matter of concern for Old Dong.

Old Dong didn't think much of ordinary people.

Within the Xiliang Army, there were only rough men, and Old Dong didn't want to marry his precious granddaughter off to this group of fellows.

Right now, the Gu Yi recommended by Li Ru had truly touched Old Dong's heart!

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