Dou Qing was reading a book in the study, and when he heard that Zhang Xuan had an urgent matter to find him, he was a little interested, so he asked his grandson Dou Jing to lead Zhang Xuan to his outer study.

During this time, Dou Qing has kept a low profile, and has gradually faded out of people's sight, and the legacy and traces he left in Wuchuan Mansion have also been cleaned by Yuan Min, and there is almost no memory of his seven years in Wuchuan Mansion.

Not only Wuchuan Mansion, but also the entire imperial court officialdom did not hear any news from him, he was like an old man who had completely retired from office, completely left the political center of the Great Sui, and even Yang Guang, the son of heaven, did not take him to heart.

But this is a deliberate effect caused by Dou Qing, just to hide himself, it doesn't mean that he doesn't care about the court, on the contrary, he is paying close attention to the changes in the current situation, he will not let go of anything that happens in the court, Dou Qing is just waiting for the opportunity.

At this time, the voice of Clan Sun Dou Jing came from outside the door, "The head of the Qiqi family, General Zhang has arrived." ”

"Let him in!"

Zhang Xuan walked into the study quickly, and saw Dou Qing sitting in front of the desk at a glance, which made him surprised, Dou Qing became thin and small, completely a shriveled old man, he had aged so much in just one year, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly bowed down and saluted, "Junior Zhang Xuan see Dou Gong!" ”

"General Zhang, we haven't seen each other for a long time, congratulations on the general's promotion!"

Dou Qingyi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Please sit down!" ”

"Xie Dougong!"

Zhang Xuan sat down, glanced at Dou Qing and said with a smile: "Dou Gong's spirit is not bad, and his complexion is much better than last time." ”

"Yes! I also feel that it is actually better to lose weight, especially to rest well, and it is good to rest well. ”

Dou Qing talked and laughed with Zhang Xuan like an old friend, and he asked with concern: "Is there any news about the dust?" ”

Zhang Xuan was stunned. "Doesn't Gong Dou know about her?"

Dou Qing shook his head, "I haven't heard from her for almost half a year, at first I asked her to go to Shandong to investigate the situation of the Bohai Society, but after she wrote a report and came back, there was no news again, I think General Zhang should have seen her." ”

"I saw her once more than two months ago. I also asked her to do me a favor, but then I didn't hear from her, and I felt that she should not be in Shandong. ”

"Alas! She's grown up too, so let it be! ”

Dou Qing smiled, changed the topic and asked, "Just now the housekeeper said that General Zhang has an urgent matter to come to me, I don't know what the matter is?" ”

Turning the conversation to business, Jang Hyun decided to start with the most catchy words, and he tried to say as casually as possible: "It's this afternoon." Gao Hui, Yuan Min and Yu Wenshu of the Bohai Society met in Yu Wenshu's study and talked for nearly half an hour. ”

"What!"

Dou Qing was really surprised, Yuan Min was actually with Gao Hui and Yuwenshu, what was going on?

How could Dou Qing not be surprised, Wuchuan Mansion and Bohai would have always been mortal enemies, and the two families seemed to be Donghe and Xijing, but in fact, the contradiction between them was very acute. In particular, the struggle between them has become white-hot over the interests of the Central Plains and the merged states. How can Yuan Min walk with Gao Hui!

There is also Yuwenshu, you must know that Yuwenshu has been the vanguard of the fight against the Guanlong aristocracy for more than ten years, and the two sides have a deep grudge, when did Yuan Min shake hands with Yuwenshu again?

Dou Qing stared at Zhang Xuan with sharp eyes, "How did General Zhang know about this?" ”

"Gong Dou still remembers Xu Yin!" Zhang Xuan said with a smile.

"It turned out to be him!"

At the mention of Xu Yin, Dou Qing was suddenly stunned. It turned out that Zhang Xuan also controlled Xu Yin, and Dou Qing frowned, as if he had thought of something.

"Could it be that what they are discussing has something to do with General Zhang?"

Zhang Xuan took out the text message that Xu Yin wrote to himself, although the letter was very short, but it made everything clear. He handed the letter to Dou Qing, "Dou Gong, please look at this, you will understand!" ”

Dou Qing opened the letter and read it, and immediately understood everything, he snorted coldly, "For the sake of his own interests, he did not hesitate to betray Wuchuan Mansion, it is simply intolerable!" ”

"Gong Dou, this is just the beginning, I feel that in order to get the support of the Bohai Society, Yuan Min will inevitably fall deeper and deeper, and if he is not stopped in time, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Of course, Dou Qing understood what Zhang Xuan meant, he wanted to join forces with himself to break the tripartite alliance, so that he would face the crisis by himself, which was also feasible and beneficial to both parties, but this matter came too suddenly, he needed to sort out his thoughts, and he had to think about some details again.

Dou Qing pondered for a moment and said, "That's it! Let me think about this again, and I will give you an official answer tomorrow before dark. ”

Zhang Xuan stood up and saluted, "Thank you Gong Dou for your help, don't disturb Gong Dou's rest anymore, and say goodbye first!" ”

"Go ahead! I hope to see the general more often in the future. ”

"Definitely, I will take my leave."

Zhang Xuan saluted, slowly exited the study, and walked outside the mansion accompanied by Dou Jing.

Dou Qing paced back and forth in the room, carefully considering Zhang Xuan's suggestion, of course he knew that the real purpose of Bohai to deal with Zhang Xuan was to drive the Flying Eagle Army out of Shandong, Zhang Xutuo had been transferred from Shandong, and the next target must be Zhang Xuan.

As long as Zhang Xutuo and Zhang Xuan are in Shandong, it will be difficult for the Bohai Society to infiltrate, and Zhang Xuan has become a big problem for the Bohai Society.

Of course, Dou Qing didn't want Bohai to control Shandong, Bohai would be the opponent of the Guanlong nobles, and it would never be a good thing for the Guanlong nobles to become stronger.

To some extent, Dou Qing also hoped that Zhang Xuan could stay in Shandong and resist the infiltration of Shandong by the Bohai Society.

At this time, Dou Jing, the grandson of the clan, returned to the study and said, "Family master, General Zhang has already left. ”

Dou Qing nodded, "Go and invite Li Gongzi." ”

"Yes! The grandson will go. ”

Dou Jing turned around and walked away quickly, and after a while, Li Jiancheng hurriedly came to Dou Qing's outer study, "Jiancheng sees his grandfather!" ”

Li Jiancheng's current external identity is Li Mi, so he does not live in his own home, but lives in his grandfather Dou Qing's mansion, Dou Qing waved his hand and smiled: "I have something to do with you, don't be so restrained, sit down!" ”

"Thank you, grandfather!"

Li Jiancheng sat down, and Dou Qing groaned and asked, "Last time you told me that the Bohai Society was also fighting the idea of the Wagang Army, what was going on?" ”

"Back to my grandfather, this is also the top-secret information that Jiancheng got from one of Zhai Hong's henchmen, behind the Wagang Army's attack on Jibei County was Bohai secretly instigated, Gao Hui secretly went to Wagang twice to visit Zhai Hong, which directly contributed to the eastward expansion of the Wagang Army, although the eastward expansion failed, but the hand of the Bohai Society has been extended into the Wagang Army, and Zhai Hong has been loyal to the Bohai Society."

"Does Zhai Rang know?" Dou Qing asked again.

"I guess Zhai Rang knows about this, in recent months, Zhai Rang has obviously been a little cold to me, I think this is directly related to the change of power in Wuchuan Mansion, Yuan Min is too aggressive, and wants to include the Wagang Army in his pocket, which has aroused Zhai Rang's dissatisfaction and vigilance, but Zhai Rang does not dare to contact the Bohai Society directly, for fear of causing dissatisfaction among the Guanlong nobles, so it is reasonable for Zhai Rang to contact the Bohai Society through Zhai Hong."

Dou Qing took a few steps and asked, "Last time, you proposed that the Wagang Army expand to Hanoi County, do you have anything to say now?" ”

Li Jiancheng shook his head, "After the defeat of Jibei County, Zhai Rang's mood was very bad, we couldn't see him, and we didn't mention it again when we marched into Hanoi County. ”

Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng felt a little strange in his heart, why did his grandfather suddenly ask about this, he asked cautiously: "Did something happen?" ”

Dou Qing nodded, "Just now Zhang Xuan came to me and told me a piece of news that Yuan Min and Bohai Hui and Yuwenshu may have colluded together. ”

Li Jiancheng's face turned pale, he reacted extremely quickly, and immediately thought of whether Yuan Min would give up the Wagang Army to the Bohai Society, if so, he would be recalled by Wuchuan Mansion, and his hard work in Wagang for more than a year would be ruined, not only that, but their family would also face great risks.

Dou Qing glanced at him, sighed and said: "Your worries are not wrong, Yuan Min is likely to betray the interests of Wuchuan Mansion, he only considers the interests of the Yuan family, and the Wagang Army has little to do with the Yuan family, as long as Bohai will put forward the request of Wuchuan Mansion to withdraw from Wagang, I think Yuan Min will definitely comply."

But this is only the first threat we face, I am afraid that the Bohai Society will also use the excuse of supporting the Yuan family to claim the emperor in Guanlong, and further attack the forces of the Guanlong nobles, such as our Dou family, your Li family, etc., Yuan Min's idiot will definitely cooperate. ”

The more Li Jiancheng thought about it, the more frightened he became, and asked in a low voice: "Grandfather, is this news reliable?" ”

"It should be true, Zhang Xuan is also in a lot of trouble, so he wants to join forces with us to break the collusion between Yuan Min and Bohai Society and Yu Wenshu."

"So what do we do?" Li Jiancheng asked again.

Dou Qing said slowly: "I want you to come forward and cooperate with Zhang Xuan, you can use the power in your hands, in addition, I will use all the resources at my disposal to resolutely stop the collusion between Yuan Min and the Bohai Society." (To be continued......)