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

Several days later, Xia Jie received news from the capital.

Zhai Hong did indeed find the location of the Great Xia Treasury not long ago and has been secretly mining it.

"Useless! A bunch of useless people! You can't even wipe out a group of craftsmen! What right do you have to control the throne?!"

Xia Jie cursed loudly after seeing the reason why Zhai Hong obtained the information about the Great Xia Treasury in the intelligence report.

He felt that the Great Xia royal family was a bunch of useless people, and they couldn't even handle some of the Mu family's craftsmen properly.

After he finished cursing, he sent someone to fetch Changsun Wuji with a grim expression.

It can now be confirmed that Changsun Wuji is indeed still loyal to him and has no intention of secretly embezzling his money and grain.

"Zhai Hong is also a good-for-nothing. He managed to get the news of digging for a treasure vault from the Tang Dynasty."

Just as Xia Jie was about to continue cursing, he suddenly realized that if Zhai Hong hadn't been a good-for-nothing who allowed the Tang Dynasty to get the news, he would probably still be in the dark. If Zhai Hong had secretly unearthed the treasure vault and expanded his power, he would be the one in trouble.

He didn't know whether he should call Zhai Hong a good-for-nothing or be happy that Zhai Hong was a good-for-nothing.

"Please come in, sir."

With a big smile on his face, Xia Jie led Changsun Wuji into the study. Changsun Wuji felt that the scene was familiar, but what was with Xia Jie's big smile?

Could this be a trap?

Changsun Wuji felt a sense of unease.

Could it be that something happened to Xia Jie?

Changsun Wuji subtly touched the dagger on his body. If such a situation were to occur, he was not a powerless civil official.

"Sir, I have confirmed that Zhai Hong did indeed obtain information about the Great Xia Treasury."

"This information came from the descendants of the craftsmen who built the Great Xia Treasury."

"Zhai Hong is currently digging for resources in the Great Xia Treasury. Time is of the essence. I think you're right, sir. We must stop him as soon as possible."

Xia Jie said sincerely.

Changsun Wuji's pupils contracted. They had only made up an excuse, how did it become true?

Moreover, only a few days have passed, and Xia Jie has already received the news, not to mention the journey in between.

As expected, the Great Xia royal family has always had a trump card, and it is possible that it is in Xia Jie's hands. At the very least, Xia Jie can use this power.

He had to uncover this power as soon as possible, without arousing Xia Jie's suspicion.

"So, what does Your Majesty mean?"

Changsun Wuji asked.

"I would like to ask you, sir, to once again travel to the Tang Dynasty and, at all costs, form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty and demand that the Tang Dynasty send troops as soon as possible."

Xia Jie said firmly, "We can't let Zhai Hong develop any further; we must take him down as soon as possible."

"But what about the requirements of the Tang Dynasty?"

Changsun Wuji spoke with some hesitation, seemingly feeling sorry for Xia Jie for wasting those resources.

"Now is not the time to be sentimental about those resources; we are racing against time."

Xia Jie said through gritted teeth, sounding very pained, "Agree to them!"

"However, sir, you should try your best to negotiate with them; even if you can reduce the amount by a small margin, it would be good."

"Your humble servant obeys the decree."

Changsun Wuji was startled. He thought Xia Jie had changed his ways, but it seems he's still the same, only forced into this situation.

"Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty and secure an alliance with you by giving up the least amount of resources."

"I trust you. Remember, you must get the Tang Dynasty to send troops as soon as possible. Remember that!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

Changsun Wuji lowered his head and said.

After Changsun Wuji left, Xia Ji returned to the dark room and slipped in another note. He was preparing to unleash that power with all his might to increase his chances of defeating Zhai Hong.

At the same time, he also devoted a lot of resources to recruiting soldiers and expanding his power.

Although he was greedy for money, his father was not. He had been using the resources of those treasure troves to expand his power in a way that went unnoticed. However, this power was kept secret and was intended to become the base for a comeback.

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Tang Dynasty military camp.

Changsun Wuji came here again.

During the day, he continued his verbal battles with the important officials of the Tang Dynasty, subtly displaying his anxiety to give the Tang Dynasty the upper hand.

That night, Changsun Wuji reunited with the important officials of the Tang Dynasty.

"Commander Li, I have successfully completed my mission."

Changsun Wuji couldn't hide the smile on his face; he hadn't expected to obtain these resources so easily.

However, his smile was quickly replaced by apprehension. "But after Xia Jie's investigation, he confirmed that Zhai Hong had indeed found the Great Xia Treasure Vault not long ago and was currently excavating it."

"Xia Jie also has a considerable force at his disposal, and the key is that I don't even know a fraction of this force."

Compared to Zhai Hong, who is out in the open, even if we start digging, it will still take time to digest the information.

Neither Xia Jie nor the Tang Dynasty would give him that time, so Changsun Wuji wasn't particularly worried.

However, the power in Xia Jie's hands is different. This incident has shown the strength and secrecy of this power. Its depth of concealment and high efficiency are simply outrageous.

If he couldn't find these people, Changsun Wuji would be restless and unable to eat or sleep.

Even though those who know his identity are all high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty, he is still somewhat afraid that if he is not careful in the future, his identity will be exposed, causing the Tang Dynasty's strategic layout in the Great Xia to fail, and then it will be all over.

"Governor Li, I will try to avoid dealing with you before I have thoroughly investigated Xia Jie's forces."

"I will only continue to pass on intelligence to you when it is extremely critical, when I obtain extremely important intelligence, or when I uncover this force."

Li Jing nodded. Concealing Changsun Wuji's identity is of paramount importance now.

Changsun Wuji's identity is too important; it can completely influence their strategy in the Great Xia.

"Xia Jie has already agreed to the quantities we discussed last time."

"I suspect I don't know enough details. This guy must be hiding something, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed so readily."

"My goodness, there's something hidden?"

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but lick his lips. The abundance of resources had even stirred up the bandit mentality deep within him, the founding duke of the Tang Dynasty.

If they could pull off such a feat, the Cheng family would never have to worry about resources for generations to come.

"Since Xia Jie is in such a hurry, could we ask for a little more?"

Cheng Yaojin said greedily.

"I reckon Xia Jie has reached his limit. If we ask for more, he might agree, but it could lead to some bad consequences."

Changsun Wuji shook his head. He had already considered this issue on the way here, and ultimately felt that he should take what he could and secure his gains.

"You're the expert in auxiliary machinery for this. Since you say it's okay, let's leave it at that for now."

Li Jing ultimately made the decision to proceed with the previously agreed-upon numbers.

After obtaining the Great Xia Treasury, Zhai Hong's threat level rose sharply, and Zhai Hong could not be given time to digest it.

"When you get back, tell Xia Jie that we are willing to send troops quickly. Whoever occupies the territory owns it. It's all up to each side's ability."

Changsun Wuji nodded. There was no point in saying more. Once Zhai Hong was eliminated, the two sides would definitely start fighting. No matter how good the agreement sounded now, it wouldn't matter. In the end, it would be up to whoever had the bigger fist.

"Thank you for your hard work, auxiliary machine operator, but it'll be over soon."

Li Jing patted Changsun Wuji on the shoulder and calculated that Changsun Wuji had not been home for more than ten years.

"Yes, it's almost time. We'll finally be home soon."

Changsun Wuji also sighed.