Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 155 Keeping the Clouds and Seeing the Moonlight

The eldest prince Mosang is having a hard time recently.

His half-brother, the second prince Nidu, has made a lot of money through silk trading in recent days.

Most of the money was handed over to the court, which made the king happy all day long and was very polite to the second prince.

Mosang's secret information in the court had already been reported, and the king summoned Nidu almost every other day.The degree of its favor can be seen.

And Nidu himself also made a lot of money. He used the money to absorb a large number of officials from the DPRK and China for his own use, and his power grew stronger and stronger.

Moreover, according to the information obtained by Mozambique's spies, this Nidu even supplied silk cloth to neighboring countries, plundering wealth and gaining the unanimous approval of neighboring countries.

All these incidents, one by one, all indicate that the second prince Nidu has risen and has the potential to catch up with Mosang.

As for Mosang himself, the king became increasingly indifferent towards him, and the courtiers were bribed by Nidu one after another...

There is also a rift in Tubo because of the wool trade...

This up and down, the situation of the two sides is very different.

Mosang could already see that in less than a month, Nidu would completely surpass him and become the most likely candidate for the next king.

He has only one hope, that is, that Sangjidu can negotiate a trade with the king of Shu, completely cut off the supply of the second prince, and manage the business by himself.

He emptied all his belongings and sent more than 20 boxes of jewelry in a row, but until now, he still hasn't heard the news.

This can't help but make him even more worried.

If this time, he still can't seize this opportunity to reverse the defeat, then he will be completely finished.

"Your Highness! There is... a letter from Tang Dynasty!"

When he heard the news, he almost jumped up from his couch, and then walked forward barefoot.

Hastily took the letter and looked at it, he immediately burst out laughing.

This is a letter from Sangjidu, saying that he has reached a deal with the king of Shu and signed a trade contract.

But at the end, his smile froze again.

Because he also saw that the king of Shu did not agree to give him the exclusive right to operate the silk cloth, so the second prince Nidu could still continue to manage the silk cloth.

This was a headache for Mo Sang.

Slowly returning to his couch, he carefully considered the balance of power between the two sides.

Now, Nidu has already rivaled him in the court hall, and the two are on par.

In terms of foreign forces, the two were similar in the past. Nidu had the support of the surrounding small countries, while he had the support of Tubo.

But now, Tubo no longer supports him, and Nidu has more support from neighboring small countries because of his silk cloth.

But the only thing that is fortunate is that in the country, under the court, he still has certain advantages.

Based on his experience over the years, those big nobles and big merchants are still more willing to support him.

When it comes to trade, the most important thing is the nobles and merchants in the country. After all, all trade will eventually be carried out by these people.

Thinking of this, Mosang regained his confidence. He believed that he would be able to use this silk cloth to quickly reverse the defeat and suppress Nidu.

With anticipation, Mosang waited for another two days, and finally waited for Sanjidu's return.

When he saw the trade contract with the seal of the King of Shu presented by Sangjidu with both hands, he almost didn't cry.

"I, Hassan, will make a comeback!"

Looking up to the sky and screaming, Mo Sang wanted to vent all the anger in his chest.

"Is Sanjidu back?"

At this time, an old voice came, and Daxiang Keti came in again with a cane.

He is Mosang's father-in-law, so naturally he always stands on Mosang's side.

"Yue Zhang, come and see!"

Mo Sang handed over the contract.

Keti took the contract, took a look at it, and nodded: "Yes! Not bad! The price is the same as Nanidu, and the goods are also of the highest quality!"

"President, here are the samples sent by the King of Shu, let's compare them!"

At this moment, Sanjidu took out two bolts of silk from his body and handed them over.

Mo Sang hurriedly ordered his subordinates to bring the silk sold by Nanidu and put them together for comparison.

Except for the different colors, these two silks are almost the same in material, texture and thickness.

"Okay! The King of Shu didn't deceive us!"

Mo Sang hammered the bed and said excitedly.

Keti nodded, but then he frowned and said: "It's a pity... that we couldn't disrupt Nanidu's trade!"

As soon as he said this, Sangjidu hurriedly bowed to accept the crime: "It's the little minister who is incompetent. After spending so much money, he couldn't persuade the King of Shu..."

"That's it!"

Keti waved his hand: "It's an achievement to successfully facilitate the trade!"

If it was normal, Mosang would definitely reprimand Sanjidu at this time, but now that his reputation is declining day by day, and he has received such exciting news, he didn't say anything, and let Sanjidu retreat .

When only Keti and Mosang were left in the hall, Mosang asked again: "Yue Zhang, what should we do next?"

Although Mosang was domineering, he was more or less self-aware. He knew that Keti's ability was far superior to his own, so he asked him how to check and balance Nidu.

Keti thought for a while, and said: "Right now, we need to buy silk cloth from the King of Shu as soon as possible, and sell it through competent merchants, and strive to seize the market as soon as possible!"

Mo Sang nodded: "Okay, I'm going to contact you now, and I'm going to buy from Datang. It's just..."

Previously, in order to facilitate the transaction, Mo Sang had used up all the money in his hands, but now if he wants to do such a large transaction, he has no capital.

Keti glanced at him, sighed and said: "The old minister still has some capital, I will bring it back later, so that you can buy the goods smoothly..."

He paused, and then continued: "I still have a few trustworthy merchants down there. Once the goods arrive, I will arrange someone to sell these silk cloths for you..."

Hearing this, Mo Sang breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Father-in-law! I... I will arrange someone to go to Datang to buy silk!"

Keti nodded: "Well! It's not too late, I'll go back and prepare money..."

He said, turning around to leave.

The ground of the cane made a "thump", "thump" sound, getting softer and farther away.

Mo Sang lay down, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He couldn't help sighing: "Now, this big trouble is finally solved!"

As soon as he thought of Nidu, he couldn't help holding grudges: "Nidu, you bastard, when I come back from the mountains, I will tear you alive and throw you into the valley!"

At this moment, the sound of "噚", "噗", "噗" came again, and the sound was getting closer and closer. It sounded much more hurried than when they left before.

Mo Sang was wondering why this old thing came back again?

Sitting up lazily, he had already seen Keti walking in again with a cane.

Kitty walked very fast, which was quite different from his usual self...

(End of this chapter)