"The prince is right. Now that the news has leaked, we must change our strategy.
People in the underworld, especially some ruthless criminals, are willing to risk their lives for money.
If we forcibly stop them from entering the mountain to search for treasure, it will show that we want to monopolize the treasure. They may unite to deal with us. "The prince nodded in agreement.
Prince Jing pondered for a moment and came up with a bold idea.
"Since the gangsters are here, why don't we go after them?
We can spread the word that the entrance to the treasure requires a key, and the key is in our hands.
That way, they will come to us to work with us, rather than against us.”
A hint of admiration flashed in Shangguan Ziqi's eyes.
"Uncle Jing's suggestion is good. We can use the power of the people in the martial arts world to explore the way for us.
After all, they may have a deeper understanding of the terrain and mechanisms than we do.
Moreover, we have been searching for so long but we haven't even found the entrance to the treasure, let alone the treasure.
If we get some jianghu people involved, we might be able to find the entrance faster.
These people often travel around the world and are more knowledgeable than those of us in the court.
If the people in the martial arts world really found the entrance and knew that the key to the treasure was in our hands, they would report to us as soon as possible.
All we need to do is give a little help to these gangsters we have found.
If they want to cause trouble, our army is not a pushover and we have bombs.”
Shangguan Ziqi thought more carefully.
After listening to Shangguan Ziqi's words, Yu Yuanzheng nodded repeatedly in agreement, and she also added some personal thoughts.
"Not only that, we can also use this treasure hunt to see which people in the martial arts world are upright and which are the murderers who harm the world. We can take this opportunity to eliminate them all and eliminate some of the scum in the Wei Dynasty, so that the martial arts world and the Wei family can live in peace."
After hearing this, the prince showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"You all have good ideas. In that case, let's proceed according to this plan.
First of all, we need to release some news that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and guide people in the underworld to act according to our ideas.
Secondly, we need to observe secretly and find those who are truly capable and willing to cooperate, accept their kindness and serve us.”
"Another point is that we must ensure our own safety. There are many experts among the martial arts world. Once they realize our intentions, they may do something to us. We need to be on high alert." The prince also agreed with this method.
Shangguan Ziqi nodded: "I will arrange for personnel to strengthen the guards of the inn. At the same time, we must also prepare a retreat route just in case."
"Next, it depends on how we perform this scene well. I just said that it's better to change the information that the key is in our hands. Just say that the method to open the treasure is in our hands, otherwise it will soon attract people from all walks of life to steal it." Prince Jing made a better suggestion.
"Uncle Wang is right, let's do it." The prince nodded.
Yu Yuanzheng gently patted Shangguan Ziqi's hand and said softly, "Husband, you must be careful. Jianghu people act cunningly, so you must be on guard."
Shangguan Ziqi held her hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, I will be careful. You must also take good care of yourself and the children. The guards must not leave your side. Try to reduce going out as much as possible."
"Um."
"By the way, how did the Jianghu people get the news and come so quickly? This matter must be investigated thoroughly.
Those who spread the news have ulterior motives and cannot be tolerated." The prince said.
"Yes, it is obvious that someone did this intentionally, and the purpose remains to be verified. Ziqi, this matter will also be handed over to you to investigate, and you must find out as soon as possible." The prince instructed.
"Yes, Your Highness."
After the discussion, they decided to split up. The prince was responsible for communicating with General Chen Xiao and asked him to bring more soldiers here in case they were not needed.
Prince Rong and Prince Jing were responsible for contacting the people in Jianghu and spreading the news.
Shangguan Ziqi is responsible for arranging personnel and ensuring everyone's safety.
The next day, a rumor began to spread in Fengrong City: the entrance to the treasure of Jiulong Mountain requires a specific method to open, and this method is in the hands of the prince.
If the people in Jianghu want to get a piece of the pie, they must cooperate with the court, otherwise they will not be able to enter the treasure house at all.
As soon as the news came out, people in the world started talking about it.
Some people began to waver, thinking that it would be better to cooperate than to be an enemy of the court.
Others, however, have ulterior motives and are secretly planning how to obtain this method.
They felt that cooperating with the court meant working for them and they would not get any benefit at all.
Moreover, the current imperial court is even poorer than they are, so how could it be willing to give them benefits?
At the same time, Prince Rong and Prince Jing began to contact some prestigious martial arts sects in the city to test their attitudes.
They found that although many sects were interested in the treasure, they were unwilling to confront the imperial court head-on, which gave them hope for cooperation.
A few days later, the people in Jianghu gradually split into two factions: one was willing to cooperate with the court and search for the treasure together, while the other still insisted on acting independently and even planned to seize it by force.
When the prince and others saw this, they had an idea in their minds.
They decided to first reach an agreement with the sects that were willing to cooperate and then search for the treasure together.
As for those underworld people with evil intentions, just ignore them.
If those people really found the entrance, they can go in whenever they want, which will be a good opportunity for them to test the mechanisms inside.
To open the treasure, they need the imperial seal, and they can't get in at all.
In this way, the court still benefits.
Once those people are found, they will have suffered losses inside, and it will be a good opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop when they come out.
Maybe they both want to monopolize it, so they start killing each other.
A battle of fierce struggle and secret struggle begins.
The prince and his men continued to search, and those martial arts sects that were willing to cooperate also took action separately.
The entire Jiulong Mountain is dozens of miles in radius, and each area is very large.
Shangguan Ziqi also led the secret guards to Fengrong City for a secret investigation.
Who on earth brought these people here? What was their purpose?
After only three days of searching, no results were found.
Strangers coming to Fengrong City are difficult to check due to the influx of Jianghu people.
Moreover, their secret visit would also alert the enemy. After all, they were also asking the local people with the surname of Qi privately, and if they asked too many people, it would also arouse their vigilance.
If the prefect were to step in and investigate the entire city, it would only make those people hide deeper or leave Fengrong City directly.
The reason why he thought those people had not left was because the treasure had not been found yet, and those people must be waiting to see the result.
This is obviously an annoying behavior.
"Didn't you find any clues today?" Yu Yuanzheng saw Shangguan Ziqi coming over with an expressionless face and asked him with concern.
"Um."
"Sit down, let's analyze carefully what kind of person would have such an idea." Yu Yuanzheng took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea and pushed him to sit on a chair.
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