Chapter 185

"Did this old man teach you to be jealous of the talented and capable?"

"Did this old man teach you to form factions and suppress others?"

"From now on, everything in the court will be measured solely by one's own merits!"

"Those without merit will not only be unable to get further promotions by grinding out seniority, but will instead be stripped of their original official posts, demoted, or reduced to commoners!"

Old Dong's voice resounded through the imperial palace hall.

Like an old lion.

But with his accumulated powerful deterrent force, he suppressed the entire scene.

The high-level martial generals of the Xiliang lineage were all sweating profusely.

Although.

Old Dong did not name names directly.

But the people standing in the imperial palace hall at this moment.

As long as they weren't fools, they could all hear it.

What Old Dong was scolding just now was precisely several members of the Xiliang lineage and Niu Fu, who had just been dismissed from his post not long ago!

Knowing that Old Dong was truly angry, the several members of the Xiliang lineage didn't dare to make a sound.

For so many years, Old Dong had always been protective of his own.

Only the Xiliang lineage could be considered his own flesh and blood.

The Luoyang Imperial Guard lineage was like a stepchild, and the Bingzhou lineage was like something picked up from a trash can.

But now.

Xu Rong had become the person with the highest martial official position in the Dong Zhuo Army and also possessed the power to oversee Liangzhou.

This move caused several high-level generals of the Xiliang lineage to have a serious sense of crisis.

After the Great Morning Assembly.

Several high-level members of the Xiliang lineage immediately went to the Chancellor's residence to wait for Dong Zhuo.

As a result, they were told that Old Dong did not want to see them.

Helpless, they had to go find Li Ru again.

But coincidentally, the steward of the Li residence informed everyone that Li Ru was not in the residence.

At this point.

Several high-level generals of the Xiliang lineage were completely panicked.

Old Dong... wouldn't he be liquidating them, right?

Although... during this recent period, the Xiliang lineage had indeed been very arrogant.

But it wouldn't go so far as to be liquidated, right?

Just when they were letting their imaginations run wild and feeling like they were about to be finished.

Zhang Ji suggested:

"Everyone, why don't we go sit at Linzhi's residence?"

"Linzhi is resourceful and also righteous."

"In such a situation, presumably Linzhi will definitely come up with a solution."

Everyone slapped their thighs hard.

"That's right!"

"With Linzhi here, why do we need to rack our brains to think of countermeasures?"

Thinking of this.

Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou hurriedly rushed to Gu Yi's residence to ask for countermeasures.

Little did they know.

The reason Xu Rong could become the General of the Western Conquest had everything to do with Gu Yi's recommendation.

In other words.

The culprit for the sense of crisis of these high-level members of the Xiliang lineage was Gu Yi himself.

Gu residence

Regarding the arrival of the few, Gu Yi had long anticipated it.

After they sat down.

Hua Xiong, who had the best relationship with Gu Yi, spoke first:

"Linzhi, you cannot ignore old Hua!"

"The Chancellor suddenly appointed Xu Rong as General of the Western Conquest to oversee Liangzhou today; is it because he dislikes us old Xiliang subordinates for being useless?"

Once these words were spoken.

Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji also nodded continuously like chicks pecking at rice.

Who knew, Gu Yi couldn't help but "pfft" and laugh out loud.

"I ask you all, why can't you understand the Chancellor's meaning?"

"Let me ask you."

"Among the generals in the army, are you the few who are most favored by the Chancellor?"

Asked by Gu Yi, the five looked at each other and then nodded in unison.

The reason the Xiliang lineage was called the Xiliang lineage.

That was certainly because they were Old Dong's own flesh and blood!

Being favored by Old Dong was not a matter of one or two days.

But precisely because of this.

Once this treatment of only favoring them suddenly changed, they would become very panicked.

To the point of losing their composure.

"Since the Chancellor favors you the most in his daily life."

"Then why don't you think about what advantages and disadvantages Xu Rong has compared to you?"

The five fell into deep thought.

Even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to admit that Xu Rong's military merits had already accumulated above theirs.

Hua Xiong was a bit better.

After all, with Gu Yi's help before, he made great contributions at Sishui Pass and became famous throughout the world.

But the other four.

Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji followed Gu Yi to attack Liangzhou this time and could be considered to have won by lying down.

Fan Chou had always stayed behind in Chang'an and did not get a chance to fight.

Looking at Xu Rong.

Holding Fufeng for more than two months in a desperate situation, his loyalty to Old Dong naturally didn't need to be questioned.

Besides this, he also cooperated with Gu Yi and the Flying Bear troops to take Han Sui's head.

Adding the two merits together, plus his identity as the leader of the Luoyang Imperial Guard lineage.

Xu Rong actually should have obtained an important position.

The reason the high-level generals of the Xiliang lineage felt panicked.

The main factor was still because Xu Rong's position was already above theirs.

He had become the person with the highest official position among all the generals in the Dong Zhuo Army.

To put it bluntly, it was jealousy at work.

"Everyone, could it be that in your subconscious, you think your own abilities are definitely not as good as Xu Rong's?"

"Xu Rong sits in command of Liangzhou, but he is not from Liangzhou; you are the ones from Liangzhou!"

"Only when he sits in command of Liangzhou can the Chancellor be completely at ease."

"Because his foundation is not in Liangzhou, he can never successfully take root in Liangzhou."

"And you?"

"Actually, it is precisely because the Chancellor favors you that he will keep you by his side."

"Let me ask you, who is the Chancellor's enemy?" ===== CHAPTER 186 =====