After seeing Pei Ju away, Dou Ting hurried to the back hall. In the middle of the back hall was an old man in his sixties. He was Dou Qing's younger brother Dou Wei, one of the few remaining elders of the Dou family. He had just arrived from Chang'an, and Dou Qing's eldest son Dou Kang was with him on the left.

At present, Dou Wei is the actual head of the Dou family. He has a high prestige in the Dou family. The Dou family unanimously elected him to replace the Dou family head.

Dou Qing's critical illness not only had a great impact on the Dou family, but also had a great impact on the decline of the power of the entire Guanlong nobles. Therefore, for the Dou family, this is no longer just a critical illness problem of the head of the family, but also related to the future and destiny of the family.

Dou Ting walked into the back hall and saluted: "Uncle San, he is gone!"

Dou Wei had no good feelings for Pei Ju. He always thought that Pei Ju was a fence-bearer. When the Dou family was in great power, he even came to find his brother to buy a manor in Guanzhong, hoping to get to the Guanlong nobles. But in the past two years, with the disbandment of Wuchuan, the Guanlong nobles were silent, and Pei Ju ignored the Dou family again. His manor in Guanzhong was only under the name of a Pei family, and he had never even taken a step forward.

Dou Wei snorted, not wanting to mention Pei Ju anymore. He said to Dou Kang: "The emperor will go out to inspect Bingzhou next month. Shude will be very busy, so let him not come here and let him do his best to do the reception."

"Uncle San, it's a bit inappropriate to not let Uncle De come over!"

"Of course I know he should come here, but his position as a left-behind person in Taiyuan is very important, and there must be no mistakes. This time the emperor traveled north and was also an inspection of him. It is of great importance. Let him prepare with all his strength!"

"My nephew understands that he's sending someone to send him a letter."

Although Dou Kang had always wanted to take over the position of head of his father, he also knew that he had insufficient prestige and not enough seniority. Many Dou family members did not buy his account and asked his third uncle to take over the head of the family. At least the Dou family would not be divided, and Dou Kang had to face the reality.

At this time, Dou Ting next to him asked in a low voice: "There is also the matter in Jiangdu, what should I do?"

Dou Wei took out a letter from his arms. This was a handwritten letter written by Zhang Xuan to Dou Qing, implicitly warning them not to play with fire in Jiangdu. Dou Qing was critically ill, so naturally he would not give this letter to him, so Dou Wei got it.

Although the letter did not clearly state what was happening, both uncle and nephew knew that it must be for those weapons.

Dou Wei pondered for a moment and said, "Let Dou Yang come to see me!"

Soon, Dou Yang hurried into the inner hall. He was a grandchild and quickly knelt down to salute, "Grandson greeted the third grandfather!

"Get up!"

Dou Yang stood up and stood with his hands down. Dou Wei glanced at him and asked, "Is there any news in Jiangdu?"

"Reporting to the third grandfather, grandson just received a message from Manager Wang this morning. The jewelry store was already under surveillance, and those weapons may not be transported out."

Dou Kang next to him suddenly said angrily: "Why don't you report such an important thing in the morning?"

Dou Yang was so scared that he shivered all over, "Suncle saw that everyone was very busy, so"

"So you don't say it, if you don't ask you, you don't say it, right?"

Dou Yang was so shocked that his legs were trembling. He almost knelt down again. Dou Wei waved his hand, "Now is not the time to get angry. My nephew will come back and teach him a lesson. Let's handle the matter first."

Dou Kang glared at Dou Yang fiercely and stopped talking.

Dou Wei asked again: "I want to know. How did Zhang Xuan find out that there are weapons in the jewelry store? Could it be that you accidentally leaked it?"

Dou Yang shook his head quickly, "How could the grandson leak? Grandson recalled that Zhang Chuchen accompanied Mrs. Zhang Xuan to our store to buy jewelry. Mrs. Zhang had no suspicion. Grandson felt that Zhang Chuchen suspected the store, and she should have told Zhang Xuan."

Dou Wei frowned, "What does that girl Chuchen have to do with Zhang Xuan?"

He turned around and looked at his nephew Dou Kang. Dou Kang had always hated Zhang Chuchen deeply. It was precisely because Zhang Chuchen was there that his father did not leave many things to them, which led to their brother being marginalized and losing the opportunity to take over Wuchuan Mansion. It can be said that Zhang Chuchen was driven out of Dou Kang from Dou Mansion.

Dou Kang shook his head, "My nephew doesn't know much about Wuchuan Mansion, but my nephew doesn't think it's the secret of her discovering the weapons, maybe it's the Jiangnan who will leak it."

A sentence reminded Dou Yang next to him, and he hurriedly said, "Report to the third grandfather, Chen Jian has been in Jiangdu for those days."

"never mind!"

Dou Wei waved his hand, "How did Zhang Xuan know that that matter is no longer important. The key is that he is already warning us. I don't want to have troubles in Jiangdu. We will admit defeat in this matter."

"Recognize the situation?" The three people next to him were stunned.

Dou Wei nodded, "He did not take action immediately for the sake of the master of his hometown. He said to me first. This is called being polite first and then being soldier. If we are not tactful, then our Dou family forces may have to be pulled out of Jiangdu."

He said to Dou Yang: "You will rush back to Jiangdu tomorrow, hand over the batch of weapons to Zhang Xuan, and promised him that there will be no next time. In addition, you say to Chen Jian, no! I will write two letters, and you will give them to Zhang Xuan and Shen Jian respectively, so you don't need to explain to them."

Dou Yang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Go to the order!"

At this moment, a cry suddenly came from the front yard, and several people stood up with panic on their faces.

Pei Ju came to the imperial study room. He waited for a moment in front of the imperial study room. A eunuch came out to laugh, "The Master asked Mr. Pei to come in."

Pei Ju nodded with a smile and walked into the imperial study room. The emperor Yang Guangzheng discussed with Wei Xuan, Minister of War and the new subordinate servant Xiao Yu. After Su Wei was imprisoned, all officials pleaded for him. Su Wei was eventually dismissed from prime minister and demoted to a commoner, and Xiao Yu, the Minister of the Inner History, took over as subordinate servant.

Pei Ju stepped forward and bowed, "I am going to see Your Majesty!"

Yang Guang was so anxious that he was unfortunately killed in battle in the past few days that Zhang Jin was in a bad mood and was furious at any time. However, it seemed that he was in a good mood at this time, which made Pei Ju a little strange. Did the emperor receive any good news?

Yang Guang smiled and said, "Mr. Pei is here just now. I have just received a message from Zhang Xuan that he has stationed troops in the Huai River and restrained the Meng thief. He specifically asked me whether I would agree to his use of troops against Meng Hai Gong. I am discussing with Secretary Wei and Prime Minister Xiao, and please ask Mr. Pei to express his opinions."

Pei Ju suddenly realized in her heart that it was Zhang Xuan who sent troops north. No wonder Meng Haigong did not continue to expand. It turned out that he was restrained by Zhang Xuan. He secretly praised in his heart that Zhang Xuan had made progress and even knew to report it first and then move it. No wonder the emperor was in a good mood.

Pei Ju pondered for a moment and said, "This matter came suddenly. Rong Chen first thought about it. I wonder what Secretary Wei thinks about it?"

"Shangshu Wei might as well tell Mr. Pei."

Wei Xuan stroked his beard and smiled and said, "General Zhang was just right to restrain the Meng thief this time. He stationed troops in Shanyang County and blocked the Huai River with warships. He could attack Xuzhou in the north and defend the Huai River with retreat. Although the Meng thief had the intention of invading the west, he dared to act rashly, and bought time for us to deploy the army. The minister said that Zhang Xuan had made contributions to the country this time."

At this time, Pei Ju had already understood the situation. He knew Zhang Xuan very well. Zhang Xuan was not necessarily worried about Meng Haigong's invasion of the Central Plains when he urgently went north. He was actually worried about Meng Haigong's invasion of Qingzhou. Of course, Pei Ju didn't want to tell Zhang Xuan's true intention. He smiled and said, "Zhang Xuan is concerned about the country and solves his problems in time. This is Your Majesty's blessing. I believe that although Zhang Xuan restrained Meng's thieves on the Huaihe line, his troops were insufficient after all, and he could not really defeat Meng's thieves. Your Majesty can consider sending troops to Liang County as soon as possible to support Zhang Xuan from the western front."

"Mr. Pei said it right, and the Prime Minister Xiao also said that he meant it. He must send a powerful general to lead heavy troops from the western front to suppress Menghai Gong as soon as possible."

Pei Ju nodded and asked Xiao Yu again, "I wonder who Xiao Xiangguo thinks is more suitable?"

"I recommend Yang Yichen to lead his army to the expedition!"

"What should I do if Qinghe County suppresses bandits?" Pei Ju said in confusion.

"You can let Bae In-ki take over."

Pei Ju was a little unhappy. He originally wanted to recommend Pei Renji to lead his army to the war, but Xiao Yu actually blocked his retreat.

At this time, Yang Guang said happily: "I also think that Yang Yichen's army is most suitable. The situation is urgent. I have issued an order to allow Yang Yichen's army to be headed to Liang County, and Pei Renji will take over as the garrison of Qinghe County."

Pei Ju sighed secretly, since the order has been issued, what is the point of asking himself?

Wei Xuan and Xiao Yu retreated, and only Pei Ju and Yang Guang were left in the imperial study. At this time, Yang Guang asked coldly: "Isn't he dead yet?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the old minister has seen his situation with his own eyes. As the imperial physician said, it has only been two days since I heard that Dou Wei took over as the head of the Dou family."

Another reason why Yang Guang was in a good mood was that Dou Qing was about to die. Once Dou Qing died, it would be a major blow to the Guanlong nobles. No matter who took over the head, it would be impossible to compare with Dou Qing. Without Dou Qing's connection, the Guanlong nobles would become a mess.

"Very good, I'm just waiting to hear his death!"

At this moment, an eunuch outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, an obituary came from the Dou Mansion, and their head has gone."

On the tenth day of the 11th year of Daye, Dou Qing, one of the two core members of the Guanlong nobles, unfortunately died of illness. (To be continued.)
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