Chapter 261 Leading Them to Actively Hunt for Treasures
'Look at his confidants, and his confidants' confidants.'
Small gourd road.
It really didn't know that Prince Ning was searching for treasure in the five countries of Changxing Mainland.
Even though I had watched most of Prince Ning's videos before, I didn't see any clues in this regard.
His confidants are Mao Zhang, the chief steward of Prince Ning's palace, and Hu Liang, the chief of guards. The two aides may also know some inside information.
'Are they the people we caught and wanted to deal with?'
Chu Qinshu thought of the people who were sent to the Dali Temple. It was they who betrayed Prince Ning.
"These people are mainly in contact with Ma Xiuli. They are familiar with the financial transactions between King Ning and Ma Xiuli, but they don't necessarily know too much about the treasure hunt. King Ning protects the treasure hunters very well."
Xiao Hulu had seen the transaction between Prince Ning and Matthew Li in the video.
But if you want to find out about his treasure hunt, you may have to watch the videos of Mao Zhang and Hu Liang carefully.
"Little Hulu, you should check Mao Zhang and Hu Liang first, and then I will listen to my grandfather's thoughts."
After Chu Qinshu gave Xiao Hulu instructions, she pricked up her ears to listen to the conversation between Emperor Yongping and Chu Chengyi.
Unfortunately, after listening for a long time, neither of them said a word.
It was as if they had never read the two files just now.
Chu Qinshu persisted for half an hour until she could no longer hold on and fell asleep. She did not hear Emperor Yongping mention anything about Prince Ning again.
It seems that Emperor Yongping still wants to protect this son.
But he had clearly read the original book, and it was revealed that King Ning colluded with other countries a few years later and caused border wars.
Could it be that he wanted to protect a son who would do anything to achieve his goals?
Or does he think he can stop Prince Ning in advance?
When Chu Qinshu woke up, she had already returned to the East Palace.
When I looked closely, I saw that it was in Chu Chengyi's study.
“Ahh.”
【Daddy, Shu'er is awake.】
Chu Qinshu saw Chu Chengyi reading a book and didn't notice that she had woken up, so she spoke up to remind him.
After Chu Chengyi responded, he hurriedly carried her back to the bedroom and called Nanny Yao to serve her in terms of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
"Shu'er, help Daddy to look into Prince Ning's affairs and see if he has any connections or transactions with the royal families or nobles of those four countries."
After she finished her shower and returned to Chu Chengyi's arms feeling refreshed, Chu Chengyi did not hide his thoughts.
He understood Emperor Yongping, but he would never allow a dangerous factor like Prince Ning to exist.
Even if we can't take his life, we must at least destroy his power.
If he makes deals with the other four countries, he would be clearly courting disaster.
It is possible that the entire Sheng'an Kingdom will be destroyed in his hands.
"Oh."
[Shu'er has asked Little Gourd to investigate, but I don't know what it has found out in the afternoon. Shu'er will go and ask it first.]
Chu Qinshu also attaches great importance to this matter.
After Chu Chengyi nodded in agreement, she entered the space.
In the space, Xiao Hulu was still staring at the video.
"Little Gourd, have you found any useful clues?"
Chu Qinshu asked as she climbed onto the recliner.
"Master, King Ning is very cautious and pretends to be very honest in front of outsiders. He has never handled anything related to treasure hunting."
Xiao Hulu watched the video for an entire afternoon and found clues to the treasure hunt.
Mao Zhang, the chief steward of Prince Ning's palace, was in charge of money matters, and Hu Liang, the chief guard of Prince Ning's palace, was in charge of treasure hunting.
But there was no face-to-face communication between the two of them, and the money was handed over by their subordinates.
As for any progress made by those who went to various countries to hunt for treasures, it was passed on to the corresponding persons through pigeon messages or their own communication channels, and the corresponding persons summarized it to Hu Liang.
Hu Liang then conveyed it to Prince Ning.
'What about the connection with other countries? They want to go to other people's territory to search for treasures, but how can they go there without legal documents?'
Chu Qinshu didn't believe that Prince Ning would not show up for cooperation with other countries.
Even if he doesn't show up, someone he trusts has to show up with his token, otherwise his people won't even be able to show up to Sheng Anguo.
'He did not cooperate with the royal families or nobles of other countries. He only looked for people in the martial arts world. The royal families would also give some face to some martial arts sects. In some countries, martial arts sects even have higher status than the royal family.'
In an afternoon, Xiao Hulu followed Hu Liang's subordinates and found these clues.
"No wonder he spent five million taels in five years to find the treasure. It turns out he was working with people in the underworld. Mao Zhang's people probably only knew that he was looking for the treasure, but didn't know who he asked to do it."
Chu Qinshu remembered the files she had read, which said that Prince Ning was raising soldiers in order to hunt for treasures. Perhaps these "soldiers" referred to those people in the martial arts world.
'Yes, Mao Zhang and Hu Liang did not pry into each other's affairs. Hu Liang knew what Mao Zhang did, but Mao Zhang did not know much about what Hu Liang did.'
Little Gourd said calmly that it was also convinced by King Ning's Sixth Brother.
Don't judge a book by its cover. This is probably what I'm saying about him.
On the surface, some things he did did not seem smart, but in fact, he had his own considerations.
"Well, when dealing with people in the underworld, he must have a token to show the other party. Have you found his token?"
Chu Qinshu has lived in Sheng'an Country for several months and has learned some of the rules of the underworld.
Some people in the underworld recognize people, while others recognize money. The underworld sects that recognize people will definitely look at the token of the person who cooperates with them before taking action.
As for those who only care about money, they don't mind. As long as you give them money, they will do the job. If they find a treasure, they may even rob you.
'Well, there are several martial arts sects that recognize people, but the token given by Prince Ning is not his own.'
As Xiao Hulu spoke, he enlarged the picture he had taken and showed it to Chu Qinshu.
The picture shows a jade pendant.
"Little Hulu, have we seen this jade pendant somewhere before?"
Chu Qinshu found the jade pendant familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
'Yes, we have.'
Xiao Hulu said this and pulled up another screenshot, which also showed a jade pendant, exactly the same as the one just now.
"This is... the jade pendant that Zhang Yongmou took when he entered the palace. Isn't that jade pendant in my father's hands now?"
Chu Qinshu stared at the jade pendant for a while and finally remembered.
This jade pendant belonged to Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian originally wanted to harm Prince Shou, but instead she let Chu Chengyi use her to kill her nephew Zhang Yongmou.
The reason why Zhang Yongmou was able to enter the harem that day was because of that jade pendant.
'This jade pendant was Concubine Xian's wedding dowry. It may look ordinary, but it was passed down from the first generation of the Zhang family queen. It is said to be the key to unlock the Zhang family treasure.
Your father had someone steal this jade pendant in order to lure Zhang Yongmou into the palace. I don't know if he knew the secret of this jade pendant.'
There are only so many videos that can be watched in one afternoon.
Although some clues were found, the whole thing could not be connected.
"Little Gourd, what you mean is that King Ning did not use his identity to contact people in the martial arts world to find treasure, but used this so-called key to unlock the treasure to lead them to actively go treasure hunting?"
Chu Qinshu felt that her guess was probably correct.
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