No one knew that after the incident involving Yu Youtang led by Dong Gongzuo, someone from the Jiang family had secretly met with Dou Cong.
This person is none other than Zheng Ji's uncle Jiang Hui.
Jiang Hui and Dou Cong had an unusual friendship due to the Shuzhou mutiny, so Dou Cong immediately accepted the invitation for a secret meeting.
He originally thought that the Jiang family was asking him to help, so they acted in such a secretive way.
He never expected that instead of asking for anything, the Jiang family would come to give him benefits, huge benefits!
What Jiang Hui said was news about the commander of the Beiya Imperial Army.
The emperor recruited private soldiers in the army and planned to form the Beiya Imperial Army. As the Minister of War, Dou Cong was among the first to know the news.
After many struggles, the commander-in-chief of the Beiya Forbidden Army finally selected General Zuo Yiwei Shi Su, which had been reviewed by the Menxia Province and drafted by the Zhongshu Province.
This decree will be issued only after the formation of the Beiya Forbidden Army is completed.
Therefore, he felt very strange - why would Jiang Zhao ask if he had a suitable candidate for the position of commander of the Beiya Forbidden Army?
Wherever a suitable candidate is needed, the candidate has already been decided!
Jiang Zhao looks like his mother Qian Shengxue, with a very handsome appearance and a beautiful beard. He does not look like a businessman, but more like an elegant official, and his temperament is quite similar to Dou Cong.
"Master Dou, you only know one thing, but not the other. The Commander-in-Chief of the Beiya Imperial Army has confirmed Shi Su, but do you know that Shi Su is not in good health and is already ill?"
Who is Dou Cong? A person who has been immersed in the court for decades, from local to Jingzhao, from official to minister of war.
He immediately realized that even he had not heard about Shi Su's illness. It was obvious that someone in the court had concealed this fact and did not want them to know.
There is only one person who can hide such important news: the emperor!
The emperor kept the news of Shi Su's illness secret, which showed that he already had someone in mind to be the commander-in-chief of the Beiya Imperial Army, and this position was specially reserved.
In this case, why would the Jiang family reveal this matter to him?
He thought about the recent events in the court, and thought about Yu Youtang, the leader of the East Palace Zuo who had an arm cut off, and something clicked in his mind.
"The emperor's preferred commander-in-chief of the Beiya Imperial Army is...Yu Youtang?" Dou Cong's face changed slightly, and he felt as if he was stepping on clouds.
Jiang Hui nodded and replied: "Exactly."
His words were to the point. Dou Cong was a smart man, and he must have figured it out clearly.
The emperor's favored commander-in-chief of the Beiya Imperial Guards had an accident, which meant that the position of the commander-in-chief of the Beiya Imperial Guards was now vacant.
However, who can finally take this position depends on who is more capable or who can seize this opportunity.
Dou Cong fell silent, knowing that this was indeed a great opportunity.
Moreover, he also knew very well that this opportunity was fleeting, and all he could seize was this small time difference.
Before other officials can react, as long as he is fully prepared, he can push his own person to sit in this position.
but……
Dou Cong thought for a while and then asked, "Why did you tell me this news?"
He did not doubt the authenticity of the news at all. There was no one in the Jiang family in the court, but the Jiang family had Concubine Jiang, who was the most favored by the emperor. It was not surprising that she could know information that others could not.
However, he was curious about the Jiang family's reason for doing this.
Jiang Hui smiled and replied: "The Jiang family does not have suitable generals in their hands."
There is nothing to hide. The Jiang family had not cared about the imperial court before and had a few good friends with them, such as the two chief officials of Weiwei Temple. However, high-ranking generals were not just there for their own sake.
"So, what conditions do the Jiang family have?"
Although Dou Cong got along well with Jiang Hui and formed a friendship in Shuzhou, these were not enough for the Jiang family to reveal such big news to him.
Jiang Hui also knew that if he said he had no desires and no demands, Dou Cong would not dare to
Accept this favor.
So, he replied: "Master Dou, what the Jiang family wants, no, it should be that His Highness Chang Ding hopes to cooperate with Master Dou."
"Cooperation?" Dou Cong was puzzled. He didn't think he had anything to cooperate with His Highness Changding.
"Yes, cooperation. His Highness wants to have a more stable position and hopes to cooperate with Lord Dou in the future. This news about the Commander-in-Chief of the Bei Ya Forbidden Army should be regarded as His Highness's sincerity."
Dou Cong has reached the rank of Minister of War, and he is still young. It is inevitable that such a person will take over the central government if there is no accident.
If Xiaojiu wants more power, he must have someone in the court to take care of him. A candidate like Dou Cong is just the right person.
"..." Dou Cong didn't expect that the Jiang family's request would be like this, and he hesitated for a moment.
His Highness wants to have a more stable position... What does this mean?
Her Highness Chang Ding is already the Emperor's most beloved princess. Isn't this enough?
No matter how hard Dou Cong thought about it, he would never have thought that Zheng Ji's heart would be so big. She had the heart to take charge of the Shili Mansion and compete with the prince.
But Jiang Hui felt there was no need to say these things.
There was no need, and it was not yet time to tell Dou Cong, the Minister of War, what Xiao Jiu was thinking.
"How do you want to cooperate with us, Your Highness?"
"Just like now, when the time is right, it will be convenient for you and His Highness." Jiang Hui replied.
Xiaojiu is still in the martial arts pavilion, and he is still at this age. Talking about cooperation will be a matter later.
In Jiang Hui's view, Xiaojiu and Dou Cong have nothing to cooperate with at this time. Xiaojiu doesn't need Dou Cong to do anything for the time being. This news is just a bridge between her and Dou Cong.
The bridges have been erected, making it much easier to move around.
Trust between people can only be generated through communication, and the same is true for the friendship between monarch and minister.
To put it bluntly, the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Beiya Imperial Army was given by Zheng Ji in advance to Dou Cong, a future minister she was optimistic about.
However, Dou Cong didn’t know!
At this time, the only cooperation Dou Cong could think of was to take care of His Highness Chang Ding at the right time.
He also heard about the dispute between His Highness Changding and His Highness the Crown Prince.
No one can say what the prince will do to His Highness Changding after he ascends the throne in the future. It is also hard to say whether he has the ability to take care of him.
However, even if this didn't happen, just because the Jiang family had helped him so much in Shuzhou and Jiannan Road, he would still take care of them.
In Dou Cong's opinion, this was a very simple matter, but for some reason, he hesitated.
I always feel that things will not be that simple.
When Jiang Hui saw this, he said: "Master Dou, why don't you go to the Martial Pavilion in person to watch His Highness Chang Ding's competition? Then you can consider cooperation?"
Without waiting for Dou Cong to answer, he smiled confidently: "You only need to see it once in person and you won't hesitate."
In this way, Dou Cong came to Wuge in person. It was at this moment that he suddenly understood why Jiang Hui said that.
Indeed, he would have nothing to lose by cooperating with someone like His Highness Changding.
It seems that he can indeed make plans for the position of commander-in-chief of the Beiya Imperial Army.
"Third update!"
