Ever since he tried to use Mu Hanyan as a scapegoat to gain fame and fortune in the restaurant, but was forced into a disgrace by Mu Hanyan, the Fifth Prince has completely lost face. Not only did he fail to establish any prestige, but he became a laughing stock among the other princes.
He Qingwei and other children of aristocratic families were not fools. Seeing that he had failed in his mission and had been met with disgrace upon returning to the capital, they felt that there was no future in following him and gradually distanced themselves from him.
But he didn't want to give up his grand ambition so easily, and he started to have other ideas.
The second generation descendants of the eight great families can no longer be counted on, but there are more than eight great families in the capital. Other wealthy families are also not weak. As long as the descendants of these families are gathered around them and their influence grows, there is no need to worry that He Qingwei and others will not change their minds.
With this in mind, the Fifth Prince regained his fighting spirit. He recruited descendants of other aristocratic families, while also recruiting extraordinary people and masters from all walks of life in the capital.
Unfortunately, the descendants of the other wealthy families were no fools either. Seeing that even the second-generation ancestors of the eight great families kept their distance from him, how could they easily turn to him? The struggle for imperial power was so cruel. If the fifth prince was truly capable of aspiring to the throne, it would be fine. Following him might lead to a meteoric rise to power. But if he was incompetent, wouldn't he be trapped to death by him, never to be able to turn over a new leaf?
Therefore, those young masters from wealthy families pretended to be nice to him on the surface, but in fact they were distant and would never pledge allegiance to him easily.
At the beginning, the fifth prince felt quite pleased when he saw how respectful and courteous they were to him, but then things were not as good as he had imagined.
In desperation, the Fifth Prince had to lower his posture again and set his sights on the families of the Sword Guard Mansion outside the city. Although these families could not be compared with the wealthy families in the capital, their strength was not too weak. The key was that this time he recruited young masters from various families in the Sword Guard Mansion. Even if their names were not as famous as He Qingwei and others, their abilities were not much worse than theirs.
The Rong family was one of the small families he recruited, and was also the first family to pledge allegiance to him.
This is no wonder. Because he offended Mu Hanyan, Rong Tianhai was beaten up by Mu Ze without asking any questions. He was even too lazy to explain the reason to him and then kicked him away.
The Rong family had lost its backing, and those families that had been driven out of the Jianwei Mansion by the Rong family began to seek revenge. So when the Fifth Prince spoke, Rong Tianhai immediately led the entire Rong family to pledge allegiance to him.
Afterwards, influenced by his call and Qu Fengting's lobbying, some other small families of the Sword Guard Mansion also joined the Fifth Prince.
The fifth prince finally regained the sense of superiority of being a royal child, and was full of vigor and vitality for a while.
Of course, Rong Tianhai would not surrender to the Fifth Prince for no reason. Naturally, he also wanted to gain benefits from him. Soon he asked him to help him seize the Fangjia Market. On the one hand, he wanted to wipe out the Fang family, and on the other hand, he wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and stop the other families from taking revenge.
After all, they were the first family to pledge allegiance to him. Even for the sake of winning people's hearts, he would never refuse Rong Tianhai's request.
Of course, after learning from Mu Hanyan's last lesson, he became much more cautious. He first sent Qu Fengting to investigate. Only after he knew that the Fang family was just a small, impoverished family with no backing did they start their journey.
Who knew that when he arrived at Fangjia Market, the Fifth Prince realized that the barren mountains and wilderness that Rong Tianhai had mentioned had actually turned into a treasure trove. He originally just wanted to stand up for Rong Tianhai, but now he also had his own ideas and wanted to buy all the territories around Feilai Peak. In order to win people's hearts, he did not eat alone, but agreed to share a portion with Rong Tianhai and others.
Rong Tianhai originally just wanted to wipe out the Fang family, so he was naturally overjoyed when he encountered such a good thing. The young masters of several other small families were also very excited, and they were grateful to the fifth prince and expressed their loyalty.
Unfortunately, they were planning too early. They were already thinking about how to divide the spoils before they even got the money.
When they arrived at the Fangjia Market and stated their request, the head of the Fang family rejected it without hesitation.
In the past, he would have felt a little guilty when he saw Rong Tianhai and others coming in with such momentum, but the territory around Fangjia Village already belonged to Mu Hanyan, so why should he feel guilty?
After being rejected by him, the Fifth Prince and others had to resort to threats and inducements. Although the head of the Fang family was not afraid of them, he knew that their family power far exceeded that of his own Fang family, especially the Fifth Young Master who was intimidating and dignified without even getting angry, so he did not dare to offend them easily.
Later, they pestered me so much that I had no choice but to say that the territory had been sold to someone else.
The fifth prince did not quite believe what he said, but since the other party's refusal was reasonable, he did not want to push too hard. After all, he was a member of the royal family. Even if he deliberately kept a low profile and hid his identity, he could not leave behind the bad reputation of bullying others.
So he gave him three days to personally go to Feilai Peak with Nian Anyao, Rong Tianhai, and others to investigate. Speaking of Nian Anyao, he had also achieved a great success recently. Thanks to a Pure Heart and Soul-Protecting Stone given by his father upon his return to the capital, and with his and Qu Fengting's repeated lobbying, he had finally persuaded this renowned beastmaster in the capital to work for him.
Later, when the group arrived at Feilai Peak, the Fifth Prince realized what a bargain he had gotten. Well… although the deal hadn't been completed yet, the Fifth Prince already considered Feilai Peak and the surrounding territory his own.
If he was concerned about his reputation before and was unwilling to reveal his true identity easily, now he has made up his mind to get this territory no matter what.
This is a divine beast, even a top-level divine beast that is more powerful than the legendary divine beasts. More importantly, this divine beast's divine consciousness has been reborn, and it is not much stronger than an ordinary newborn cub, so it can be completely subdued and tamed.
Once he possessed such a divine beast, who could stop him from vying for the throne? Perhaps by then, he wouldn't even care about the mere throne of Anyun, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to conquer the world.
The fifth prince had a lot of fantasies in his mind. Although he tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, his face still showed a hint of excitement. His cold eyes were like the evil wolf that saw Xiao Mianyang, greedy and cruel.
"Brother Tianhai is right. As long as Your Highness the Fifth Prince reveals your identity, the old man from the Fang family will not dare to make any excuses. At worst, we can just wait a few more months until Master Nian is fully prepared before we take action." Qu Fengting had been with the Fifth Prince for a long time and knew his temperament very well. Seeing the greed and cruelty in his eyes, he guessed what he was thinking and no longer avoided hiding his identity. He spoke frankly.
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