Chapter 59

"Candidates for garrison commanders of Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass?"

Gu Yi was finally called to the Prime Minister's residence.

Dong Bai sat beside him.

After moving the capital to Chang'an, the two would be married.

The entire Dong Zhuo army already knew about this.

"Yes, Lin Zhi, this matter has troubled me for a long time."

"Although these two passes are no longer as important as before."

"But they are also the front line for attacking Guandong in the future."

"If handed over to unreliable people, I fear there will be mistakes."

Dong Zhuo saying this was a naked display of favoritism toward the Xiliang direct line.

To put it bluntly, Dong Zhuo still wanted to hand over important positions to the Xiliang direct line.

The Bingzhou faction and the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction, these two stepchildren, could never be fully trusted.

But Dong Zhuo didn't want to waste high-level Xiliang figures like Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji on garrison positions.

Therefore, it created a contradictory psychology.

How could Gu Yi not understand the joints in this?

In the short term, this form of the Xiliang direct line being the sole power might be maintained.

But... in the long run, the contradictions between the three factions would only deepen.

Now.

Hua Xiong of the Xiliang direct line was General Guarding the East, and Li Ru was Minister of the Secretariat.

Niu Fu was General of the Household, second only to generals with prestigious titles, but Niu Fu had a special status and was also Dong Zhuo's second son-in-law.

Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and others, although their positions were not that high, held a lot of military power.

Based on their status in Dong Zhuo's heart, promotion to generals with prestigious titles was only a matter of time.

Besides that.

Gu Yi, as Dong Zhuo's prospective grandson-in-law, and having a good relationship with Hua Xiong, Li Ru, Zhang Ji, and others, was also always regarded as a member of the Xiliang direct line.

Zhao Yun, Zhang He, and Han Hao under Gu Yi were also treated as fresh blood for the Xiliang direct line!

Looking at the Bingzhou faction and the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction, it was miserable.

Especially the Bingzhou faction.

Except for Lu Bu, who held an important position, the only one left was Zhang Liao, who managed to get the position of Captain.

Gao Shun, Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Cao Xing, and others currently only held the position of Thousand-Man Commander.

And even then, they were constantly being suppressed by the Xiliang direct line.

Especially Li Jue and Guo Si, who would find small shoes for the Bingzhou faction to wear from time to time.

The treatment of the entire Bingzhou faction could no longer be called "stepchildren," but "picked up from the trash can"!

By comparison.

The Luoyang Imperial Guard faction of Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Zhao Cen, and others, although they didn't live as well as the Xiliang direct line.

But they were not in such dire straits as the Bingzhou faction.

Historically, the reason Wang Yun was able to win over the Bingzhou faction to follow him in rebellion.

Besides Lu Bu's own reasons.

More importantly, the soldiers of the Bingzhou faction were really about to die under Dong Zhuo's command!

The benefits were all taken by the Xiliang direct line.

The little that was left had to be divided by the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction first.

Only after everyone else had finished could it be the Bingzhou faction's turn.

Leftovers and scraps were the most appropriate way to describe the treatment of the Bingzhou faction.

However...

Could Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and other high-level officials really not know about the situation of the Bingzhou faction?

Of course they knew!

But... rather than saying it was the Xiliang direct line's suppression of the Bingzhou faction, it was more like Dong Zhuo's deliberate indulgence that led to this situation.

Just imagine.

The Xiliang direct line was the iron-clad force that had followed him in starting the business for twenty or thirty years.

Their relationship with him could almost be considered family.

And the Bingzhou faction was originally from a rival company.

Under his instigation, they killed the boss of the rival company and joined the group with capital.

But... since the Bingzhou faction could kill their original boss.

Then... why would he be sure they wouldn't turn around and kill him?

Under such circumstances.

I'm afraid that if anyone else stood in Dong Zhuo's position, they would trust the Xiliang direct line more and always remain wary of the Bingzhou faction.

And what about the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction?

Their original boss was Grand General He Jin.

Due to the sudden death of their boss He Jin, the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction's capital chain broke, and the company went bankrupt.

Dong Zhuo acquired their company and merged it into his own.

By comparison.

Although the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction also joined halfway.

But at least they passed the political review and had no stains on their political record.

And you, the Bingzhou faction?

Not calling you traitors is already giving you face.

The logic is like this.

But most of the soldiers in the Bingzhou faction were actually very innocent.

They wanted relatively fair treatment, but in the general environment, it was hard to get.

In this regard, Lu Bu, the leader of the Bingzhou faction, had an unavoidable responsibility.

As the saying goes.

The deeper the oppression, the heavier the resistance.

If the Dong Zhuo army continued to maintain this class system where the Xiliang direct line was first-class, the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction was second-class, and the Bingzhou faction was third-class.

Sooner or later, a terrifying and grand ultimate internal chaos would break out!

After the news of Dong Zhuo's death spread in history, the Dong Zhuo army officially split into two factions.

One faction was the "Revenge Coalition" led by the "Xiliang Army F4" and Hu Zhen of the Luoyang Imperial Guard faction.

Their goal was to kill Wang Yun and Lu Bu, avenge Dong Zhuo, and take back Chang'an!

And the other faction was naturally the Bingzhou faction led by Lu Bu.

As well as Xu Rong and others who had to participate in the battle because their families were controlled by Wang Yun.

In the end, the Revenge Coalition won.

Wang Yun fell from the city wall and died, and Lu Bu fled to Guandong.

But... after winning the victory.

The Xiliang Army F4 and Hu Zhen and others fell into their old habits again.

Infighting... endless infighting.

It ultimately caused the Dong Zhuo army, which once made the world tremble, to turn into a regrettable piece of history in the annals.