A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Changsun Wuji told Li Jing and the others Xia Jie's bottom line in detail.

Changsun Wuji actually knew his subordinates better than Xia Jie himself; he knew exactly how much profit Xia Jie could squeeze out of him.

In this way, Li Jing and his group will gain a huge advantage in the negotiations, squeeze Xia Jie dry, and allow the Tang Dynasty to obtain the greatest benefits.

After this wave of losses, Xia Jie will probably lose everything, down to his underwear.

If you were really sold out, you should thank Changsun Wuji.

Xia Jie is such a pitiful child.

In the end, even Changsun Wuji felt a little reluctant.

"Aren't we going a bit too far?"

Changsun Wuji hesitated before speaking.

The resources in Xia Jie's hands, which he could calculate, filled the entire desk. Every sheet of paper on the desk contained a number of resources that would fascinate even powerful families.

These are the accumulated treasures of the Great Xia Dynasty over hundreds of years. The Great Xia Dynasty began accumulating its wealth when it was founded, starting with the founding emperor.

Legend has it that there was more than one Great Xia Treasury, more than a dozen in total. Each Great Xia emperor would build a new Great Xia Treasury after ascending the throne and put all the wealth accumulated in his dynasty into it.

The purpose was so that one day, after the fall of the Great Xia Dynasty, a direct descendant of the royal family could rely on the Great Xia treasury to rise again and revive the Great Xia.

The clan forces led by Prince Wuping were basically the core of the royal family, so they naturally knew the location of part of the Great Xia Treasury.

Nearly half of it was taken away when the royal family split, and it was tightly held by Xia Jie, that miser, who was stingy even when it came to developing his power.

Now, thanks to Changsun Wuji's scheming, almost everything is going to benefit the Tang Dynasty.

Even if there's no benefit now, it will eventually fall into the hands of the Tang Dynasty due to Changsun Wuji's schemes.

Even Li Jing and Ma Zhou felt a chill run down their spines when they saw this enormous number.

If Xia Jie were to give away all his wealth and convert it into strength, even if Zhai Hong and Li Jing joined forces, they would not be a match for him.

"Fuji, you just said that this is only half of what the Great Xia Dynasty has accumulated, and the other half is still in the hands of the Emperor's lineage."

Li Jing's face turned from red to black, and his eyes gradually sharpened, staring intently at Changsun Wuji like a hawk.

"That's right, what's wrong?"

Changsun Wuji was slightly taken aback, and then his expression turned extremely ugly.

The same was true of Ma Zhou and the others around them. Before being exposed, everyone was blind to the power of the Great Xia Dynasty, believing that its power was limited to what it had shown.

But when this point was pointed out, they immediately realized that if the imperial family had such a batch of resources, the emperor also had them. Had these resources fallen into Zhai Hong's hands?

If not, that's fine. But if it fell into Zhai Hong's hands, when did it fall into his hands?

Many years ago? Or not long ago?

If this happened many years ago, has Zhai Hong been deliberately concealing his true strength all along?

The purpose of concealing it is self-evident.

How much is he hiding?

"How much of Zhai Hong's strength do you think he's hiding?"

Cheng Yaojin asked in a hoarse voice.

"Not necessarily. If these resources really fall into Zhai Hong's hands, then Zhai Hong won't just stand by and watch us occupy half of the most valuable area of ​​Great Xia."

"If there are only resources but no people, those resources are useless. So I estimate that these resources have not yet fallen into Zhai Hong's hands, at least not yet."

Ma Zhou shook his head. Zhai Hong wasn't stupid; he couldn't possibly make the same decision as that idiot Xia Jie.

Li Jing and Changsun Wuji nodded; they had also thought of this, and their expressions softened.

"But we must prepare for the worst. What if Zhai Hong is truly senile and has hidden this strength, intending to weaken both us and Xia Jie, thus wiping out the world in one fell swoop?"

"Or perhaps Zhai Hong only recently acquired these resources and hasn't had a chance to monetize them yet, and is currently developing them rapidly, preparing to make a name for himself?!"

"A commander must take all of these into account and not allow the brave sons of the Tang Dynasty to lose their lives because of our carelessness."

Li Jing said in a deep voice, took a few steps to the sand table, and began to think about various possibilities.

"Lord Changsun."

Li Jing suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing Li Jing's official title, Changsun Wuji realized that Li Jing was now speaking to him as the commander of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expeditionary Army.

"Your humble servant is here."

"As the Grand Commander of the Western Expedition of the Great Tang, I order you to deliver the alliance supplies we just discussed to the military base as quickly as possible."

"At the same time, we should get the Tang Dynasty and Xia Jie to form an alliance as quickly as possible, and persuade Xia Jie to send troops immediately."

"We must deal with Zhai Hong as quickly as possible, otherwise the consequences will be dire."

Li Jing said with a serious expression.

He never relied on luck to win or lose a war, nor did he ever think, "What if Zhai Hong doesn't exist?"

"Consider defeat before victory"—this is a lesson Li Jing learned throughout his life of warfare.

This is also why he never panics and is always able to come up with solutions, no matter what happens at any time.

"Your subordinate obeys."

This is very difficult. Even if one's palm strike is of the limitless level, from a wisdom perspective, it is still an extremely challenging task.

However, Li Jing was not consulting with him, but rather issuing a military order.

He had to complete it, and he could only complete it.

"We will fully cooperate with you in everything you need during this process."

Li Jing knew this order would be difficult to fulfill, so he made a promise to Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji did indeed need some cooperation to mislead Xia Jie.

……

The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Prime Minister's residence.

"What did you say?"

Zhai Hong stared in astonishment at his trusted confidant and asked incredulously.

"You said you found the legendary Great Xia Treasure Vault?"

This treasure trove was the accumulation of all dynasties in the Great Xia Dynasty. Such a large undertaking could not possibly be kept completely hidden from everyone, so the legend of this treasure trove has been passed down in the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, this treasure trove was kept secret by the Great Xia royal family. Apart from a few members of the royal clan, everyone who knew the location of this treasure trove had become a dead man.

After the emperor was assassinated, Zhai Hong, desperate and determined, tried to find the whereabouts of the treasure trove. However, even after interrogating the Imperial Clan Court with torture, he still could not find out where the treasure trove was.

The young emperor was too young to know anything, let alone the whereabouts of the treasure trove.

Later, Zhai Hong practically dug up the entire capital city, even going so far as to send people to excavate the imperial tombs. Although he obtained many rare treasures from the tombs, they did not correspond to the legendary Great Xia Treasury at all.

They even dug up the Xia family's ancestral graves, but still found nothing.

He had given up hope of finding the Great Xia Treasure Vault, but then, unexpectedly, he obtained a clue to the Great Xia Treasure Vault at this very moment.

What is this? Was Zhai Hong not destined to die?!

Is Zhai Hong truly destined for greatness?!