Chapter 88

Thinking of this, Gu Yi said:

"My lord, this Ma Teng has always claimed to be a descendant of the General who Calms the Waves, Ma Yuan."

"But apart from himself, no one takes this matter seriously."

"Since that is the case."

"Why don't we, in the name of the imperial court, recognize his name as a descendant of Ma Yuan?"

"At the same time, appoint him as the General who Pacifies the West!"

Hearing this.

The other three in the main hall all revealed expressions of disbelief.

Old Dong even looked at Gu Yi with concern and reached out to test his forehead.

As if thinking whether his prospective grandson-in-law had caught some serious illness and burned his brain to a crisp.

Looking at the expressions revealed by the three.

Gu Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of being unable to laugh or cry.

In Old Dong's eyes, Ma Teng and Han Sui were unadulterated rebels.

Giving such rebels the official position of General who Pacifies the West, wouldn't that be too much of a waste?

However, in Gu Yi's view, it was not like that at all.

Although the strength of these two fellows, Ma Teng and Han Sui, couldn't compare to Old Dong's.

But behind them, there were still many small warlords in the Guanxi region relying on each other.

Squeezing and gathering together, assembling an army of one hundred thousand was not a problem.

Historically, when Cao Cao campaigned in Guanxi, he was facing this very group of small Guanxi warlords.

If it weren't for the strategy of "sowing discord between Han Sui and Ma Teng" proposed by Jia Xu.

Facing the one-hundred-thousand-plus Guanxi coalition, I am afraid Cao Cao might not have been able to win easily.

And now.

Although the strength under Old Dong's command was strong.

But the problems he needed to face were also many.

If excessive military strength was lost in the campaign to conquer Liangzhou.

The interior of the Dong Zhongying army would also suffer a certain degree of turmoil as a result.

Therefore, save military strength whenever possible.

The strategy proposed by Gu Yi was actually a revised version of the "sowing discord between Han Sui and Ma Teng" strategy!

It could be called "sowing discord between Ma Teng and Han Sui by conferring titles"!

Among the three, Jia Xu was the first to react to the profound intention of this plan!

He slapped his thigh hard and exclaimed in admiration:

"Wonderful!"

"If we only conferred the position of General who Pacifies the West on Ma Teng, Ma Teng would inevitably think there was a trick."

"However, recognizing his identity as a descendant of Ma Yuan in the name of the imperial court is equivalent to giving him a piece of true sincerity!"

"In this way, even if Ma Teng is unwilling to hand over the military power in his hands, he will not dare to openly oppose the Prime Minister again."

"After all, if he continues to oppose the Prime Minister."

"It would mean he has abandoned his identity as a descendant of Ma Yuan and instead confirmed the fact that he is a rebel."

"Besides this, upon learning that Ma Teng is being treated so generously by the Prime Minister, Han Sui and other Guanxi warlords will definitely feel extremely anxious!"

"They will think that Ma Teng has betrayed them!"

"Between the two sides, mutual attacks will unfold as a result."

"At that time, the Prime Minister can send troops to recover Liangzhou, which can be described as achieving twice the result with half the effort!"

After listening to Jia Xu's analysis, Li Ru and Dong Zhongying also reacted instantly.

In the Han world where filial piety governs the country, reputation is undoubtedly very important.

Who was the General who Calms the Waves, Ma Yuan?

That was a famous Han general who was wrapped in horse leather when he died!

Ma Teng had always claimed to be a descendant of Ma Yuan, but he had not received recognition from the imperial court.

This meant that his identity as a descendant of Ma Yuan was not justified.

But once he truly received official certification from the imperial court, the identity of being a descendant of Ma Yuan would instantly bring a huge boost to Ma Teng's reputation!

Especially in that Liangzhou area.

Ma Yuan could almost be called the idol of the entire Liangzhou!

In the same era, there were many such things.

For example, Sun Polu had always claimed to be a descendant of Sun Zi.

Every time Kong Rong showed off, he had to bring out his title as the twentieth-generation descendant of Confucius.

Wherever Liu Xuande went, he had to tightly grasp his identity as a descendant of the Prince of Zhongshan Jing.

Having an awesome ancestor, even if one did nothing, one's value would automatically increase a lot.

And having official certification versus not having it were two completely different concepts.

Historically, Liu Xuande was first called "Imperial Uncle Liu" after Cao Cao eliminated Lu Bu.

Liu Xuande followed Cao Cao into Xu Chang, and his identity as a member of the Han clan and Imperial Uncle of the Han was officially certified by Emperor Liu Xie.

From then on, Liu Xuande's reputation increased more than tenfold compared to before!

Gradually gaining the support of the Jingzhou aristocratic group and the Yizhou aristocratic group, he eventually established the Shu Han regime.

And before that, even though Liu Xuande had once been the honorable Governor of Xuzhou.

No aristocratic children were willing to pay attention to him.

This is a very distinct and profound contrast!

With official certification, doing anything will be justified.

Without official certification, that is just self-indulgent fantasy.

And now.