Chapter 186

The five hurriedly responded:

"Naturally, it is that group of aristocratic families in Guandong."

Gu Yi nodded slightly and continued to analyze:

"Since you all know that the Chancellor's enemy is that group of aristocratic families in Guandong."

"Then staying by the Chancellor's side, could it be that you are afraid you won't have a chance to establish merit in the future?"

"Even if Xu Rong is strong, he is the General of the Western Conquest."

"Western Conquest, what does Western Conquest mean?"

"It means to go on an expedition to the west!"

"And you?"

"Although your official position is not as high as Xu Rong's now."

"But in the future, if you help the Chancellor destroy those Guandong warlords, what kind of position won't you be able to get?"

"Is it necessary to covet this position of General of the Western Conquest?"

"If that's the case, then I will go report to the Chancellor now and let you replace Xu Rong to sit in command of Liangzhou."

"Then, let Xu Rong lead troops to fight against the Guandong warlords in the future, establish immortal merit, and while being granted a title, be appointed as General of the Guards, General of Chariots and Cavalry, and General of the Flying Cavalry!"

Hearing this.

The five hurriedly stood up and waved their hands in a flustered manner:

"Linzhi! Linzhi! Don't, we were wrong!"

"Please don't tell the Chancellor about this matter."

"It was us who were too blinded by greed and didn't understand the Chancellor's deep meaning."

"Sigh~~~"

"We will go back and reflect."

"We will visit Linzhi another day."

Under Gu Yi's deception, the thinking of the five had been completely led astray.

Looking at the backs of the five leaving, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Gu Yi's mouth.

Standing in different positions, what one sees is naturally different.

As the saying goes.

The butt determines the head.

Dong Zhuo's current status was the joint leader of the three major factions and the Chancellor under the Han court.

He could no longer favor the Xiliang lineage unconditionally as before.

But standing from the perspective of the Xiliang lineage.

They could not put themselves in Dong Zhuo's shoes to understand his difficulties.

On the contrary, they could only see that their own interests had suffered a certain degree of loss.

If one were to directly propose military reform to the Xiliang lineage, they wouldn't even need to think about it; they would inevitably refuse!

Because military reform meant that the "Xiliang lineage" gold-lettered signboard on them was about to lose its original value.

Originally.

They didn't need to be very capable to hold high positions.

Why?

Because Old Dong favored them; they were the founding lineage that followed Old Dong.

But now.

There were more and more talents under Old Dong.

Old Dong himself was no longer just that ambitious person who carved out Liangzhou and plotted for the Central Plains.

If the Xiliang lineage still monopolized most of the resources.

Then the conflict between the other factions under Old Dong and Old Dong would grow day by day.

The final outcome would be the coup in history.

The magnificent Xiliang Army would become yesterday's flowers.

For this reason.

It was necessary to change the mentality of the Xiliang lineage of "holding high positions through nepotism."

Promoting people from other factions as a stimulus.

Causing the Xiliang lineage to have no choice but to start competing together so as not to lose their power.

Commonly known as, involution!

The entire army started to involute.

In this way.

The time spent on intrigue and forming cliques was used for "involution."

All the soldiers in the entire army were working hard to establish merit.

Why would Old Dong worry about not being able to sweep the world?

And military reform, after changing the mentality of the high-level members of the Xiliang lineage, could also gradually begin to get on the right track.

Actually.

Sending Xu Rong to sit in command of Liangzhou was not just because his strength was sufficient.

More importantly.

The Luoyang Imperial Guard lineage, after successively losing Xu Rong, the number one figure, and Hu Zhin, the number two figure.

The remaining group of people had gradually become insignificant.

Next, one only needed to find a way to deal with the Bingzhou lineage and the Xiliang lineage, and military reform could proceed as scheduled.

And after military reform succeeded.

There would be no more distinctions like Xiliang lineage, Bingzhou lineage, or Luoyang Imperial Guard lineage in the Dong Zhuo Army!

All soldiers should be called "official imperial troops"!

At the same time, after Xu Rong became the General of the Western Conquest.

This group of high-level members of the Xiliang lineage, with Old Dong playing the bad cop and Gu Yi playing the good cop, had to enter a state of "crazy involution"!

In order to surpass Xu Rong.

In order not to let the Xiliang lineage be surpassed by other factions.

They had no choice but to go down this path and never return!

But once involution starts, can it be stopped just by saying so?

It can be predicted that.

In the coming period, the Xiliang lineage would definitely be more active than anyone else regarding going out to fight!

After solving the mentality problem of the Xiliang lineage.

The three major factions under Old Dong.

Only the problem of the Bingzhou lineage had not been solved.

However.

The problem of the Bingzhou lineage, to put it bluntly, actually mainly lay with the great filial son Lu Bu himself.

But besides Lu Bu.

In reality, there was also an outsider in the Bingzhou lineage!

It was precisely this outsider who caused the Bingzhou lineage's dissatisfaction with Dong Zhuo to grow day by day.

Eventually leading to the tragedy in history.

And this person.

Had been trying hard to hide his threat to Dong Zhuo.

But now.

With the recovery of Liangzhou.

This person's heart must be more panicked than anyone else's.

The fox's tail would soon be revealed...

....... ===== CHAPTER 187 =====