Chapter 58

"Grandfather, Bai'er doesn't understand much about war."

"But Gu Yi told Bai'er a story a few days ago."

"Once upon a time, there was a hunter."

"He had three sons and an ancestral hunting bow."

"All three sons longed to inherit the hunting bow."

"So, they practiced hunting day and night, hoping to win the hunter's favor."

"But when the hunter passed away, he gave the hunting bow to a person from the next village who didn't know how to hunt."

"Perhaps we would think that this hunter was a fool."

"He didn't give his property to his sons, but gave it to an outsider who didn't know the trade."

"But only the hunter himself knew that this hunting bow was on the verge of breaking due to its age."

"If he gave this hunting bow to any one of the three sons, the other two would hold resentment toward the son who received it."

"Because in the hearts of the two sons who didn't get the bow, the hunting bow was a very precious treasure."

"Even if the bow broke, they would think it was because the son who received it didn't cherish it properly, which led to the damage."

"Brotherly strife was not impossible."

"But giving the hunting bow to an outsider from another village who didn't know how to hunt would avoid such a situation."

"The hunter's three sons, after practicing hunting day and night, already possessed skills no less than the hunter himself."

"Without this hunting bow, they could still support themselves."

"The conflict between brothers was also avoided."

Dong Bai finished her words.

Causing Dong Zhuo and Li Ru to fall into deep thought.

This story tells us that without conflicts of interest, there are no disputes.

Since the "Xiliang Army F4" all wanted the status of garrison commander of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass, then simply give it to none of them!

As long as none of the four of them became a garrison commander, the remaining three would not have opinions because of it.

To put it bluntly.

The Xiliang Army F4's scramble for the positions of garrison commanders of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass was purely driven by internal competition.

They thought that Hua Xiong had made great contributions here and received a promotion, so they could not fall behind Hua Xiong.

So, they all stood up to compete.

This was like the "postgraduate entrance exam army" of later generations.

Many times, it was simply because the people around them were taking the exam.

They didn't want to be compared, so they followed the crowd.

But if there was no one around taking the exam, and the general environment was not like that.

I'm afraid the postgraduate entrance exam army would be reduced by at least ninety percent!

And now.

Reminded by his granddaughter Dong Bai, Dong Zhuo also gradually understood what he should do.

But what made him feel very conflicted was.

If he didn't let the Xiliang Army F4 serve as the garrison commanders of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass.

Then... who should these two passes be handed over to?

Hua Xiong?

Lu Bu?

Xu Rong?

None of these three were suitable.

Hua Xiong, as a member of the Xiliang direct line, was trusted by Dong Zhuo no less than the Xiliang Army F4.

To continue letting him be the garrison commander of Sishui Pass, I fear it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Moreover, Hua Xiong was now the highest-ranking official among all the generals under Dong Zhuo!

A dignified General Guarding the East, is that a joke? (Dog head funny)

As for Xu Rong and Lu Bu.

Although these two were not trusted as much.

But these two were the leaders of the Bingzhou faction and the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction!

Is it appropriate to put these two in the position of garrison commander?

Now this is great.

Dong Zhuo's previous worry had just been solved, and the next one had arrived on schedule.

The positions of garrison commanders of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass didn't seem suitable for anyone.

"Wenyu, do you have a plan?"

Dong Zhuo simply stopped racking his brain to think about this matter and wanted to kick the ball to Li Ru.

But how could Li Ru think of a solution to such a thing?

To put it bluntly, this was a family matter.

If it were external, Li Ru could still think of a few vicious schemes to disgust the enemy.

Internally... he was truly at a loss for a moment.

Suddenly, Li Ru looked at Dong Bai, then at Dong Zhuo, as if he had thought of something, and said:

"My lord, why not call Gu Yi over and ask him?"

"You and I are in the game, and we will be confused by it."

"But Gu Yi is different."

"As a semi-outsider, he often sees things more clearly than we do."

Hearing Li Ru say this, Dong Zhuo also instantly reacted.

Yes!

He still had a talented and precious grandson-in-law.

Why not ask for his grandson-in-law's opinion on this matter?

However, Dong Bai, who was on the side, heard the two discussing this and curled her lips:

"Grandfather, Uncle, ever since Lin Zhi came, you two have been less and less willing to use your brains!"

Exposed on the spot by Dong Bai, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The fact was exactly so.

Gu Yi had brought Dong Zhuo many, many surprises.

The entire Dong Zhuo army was becoming more and more dependent on him.

But for Dong Zhuo, this was something worth being happy about!

Grandson-in-law, that is definitely one of his own!

The more capable Gu Yi was, the more it proved that Dong Zhuo's eye for people was accurate.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but rub his hands.

He looked forward to Gu Yi and Dong Bai quickly giving him a big, fat great-grandson.

He had been fighting and killing all his life and hadn't really enjoyed family happiness.

It is conceivable.

If a big, fat great-grandson was born.

Dong Zhuo, this great-grandfather, would definitely not be able to go three sentences without mentioning his own big, fat great-grandson!