Chapter 135

And that Wang Tai is also not a simple character.

He and that woman, one old and one young, are both staring at the Prince of Badong, wanting to catch his handle.

So if he wants to turn the tables, there are two ways of thinking.

One is to design and provoke the two to fight each other.

This idea looks good at first glance, but the problem is that he knows too little about the background of these two. What if their goals are the same, and instead of fighting, they conspire together? What if he becomes the sacrificial victim after the two sides play their game?

The information gap is too large, the process is hard to control, and acting rashly is just a blind gamble without rules.

Not advisable.

The second is to borrow the Prince of Badong's power to counterattack; the enemy of an enemy is a friend, right?

But if you don't handle friends well, people will die. The key is to see how to borrow this power safely.

Lay it all out and sell the two to the Prince of Badong?

Inappropriate.

Once the Prince of Badong knows his identity is fake, the consequences are unpredictable.

How would he deal with those two? They are holding his fatal handle; if he exposes it directly, even the Prince of Badong cannot protect him. And would the Prince of Badong care about his life or death?

And this Face-Changing Prince is not much better than the other two. Now it is because he has a noble status that he doesn't dare to go too far; if he really knew his identity was fake, he probably wouldn't have any scruples in his actions.

If he is lucky, he just gets out of the wolf's den and enters the tiger's den. From being manipulated by the two to being manipulated by the Prince of Badong.

If he is unlucky, he might just become cannon fodder. Maybe he'll just pack him and the other two together and send them away. Or use him to destroy the other two, and then come to kill the donkey after the mill is finished.

So is there a way to borrow power to counterattack while also avoiding the risk of exposing his identity in front of the Prince of Badong?

Why not!

The outline of a plan began to emerge in Wang Yang's heart.

If this plan is handled well, he can turn the tables. It's just that this business of the Prince of Badong... he still needs to test him.

Wang Yang deliberately excused himself:

"Many thanks for Your Highness's appreciation! But my studies are busy, and I'm afraid I don't have the energy—"

The Prince of Badong interrupted directly: "There's no need for these empty words! Although this Prince doesn't understand that Confucian stuff, I could tell from the day we discussed learning that with your knowledge, stop talking nonsense about studies! You have already finished your studies! Do you really want to study the classics until your hair turns white and become a classicist! This Prince only asks you, are you willing to do things for this Prince?"

"Of course I am willing to serve Your Highness, but Your Highness, I am indeed..." Wang Yang showed a difficult expression.

The Prince of Badong's face turned cold, stepping on the grass and approaching Wang Yang step by step, his eyes like cold pools:

"Zhiyan, this Prince is very pure; either you are a friend, or you are an enemy. I only ask you one thing now: are you willing to be this Prince's friend, or this Prince's enemy?"

Wang Yang had thought that the Prince of Badong would be unhappy after his refusal, but he had not expected his attitude to be so intense!

There is indeed a problem here!

Just finding someone to do business on his behalf, is it worth both wooing and threatening?

But problems have priorities. Judging from the current situation, Wang Tai and that woman are the priority; he must solve them first. It's just that this plan needs to be slightly modified, and he must leave a backup plan to guard against the Prince of Badong.

Thinking of this, Wang Yang said:

"Of course I cannot be an enemy of Your Highness! I was indeed prepared to put all my energy into my studies, but since Your Highness trusts me so much, delaying my studies is no matter. It's just Your Highness, you said before that making one brocade robe costs no more than five thousand, and a crimson jacket four thousand; can this price be guaranteed? Don't let me take the business and then find out I've been scammed, where twenty million isn't enough to deliver the goods and I have to pay out of my own pocket. If that's the case..."

Wang Yang lowered his eyes, assuming an indifferent expression: "Then I would rather be an enemy."

Seeing Wang Yang's mercenary and rogue expression, the Prince of Badong's expression softened, and he laughed heartily: "Look at your lack of ambition! What do you take this Prince for? This Prince has already done a twenty-million deal; would I still scam you for that little bit of money? The market price is like this; you'll know as soon as you ask! I promised you'd earn two million, and it will only be more, not less! Since I want to use you, I will definitely make sure you have a profit!"

Wang Yang immediately "breathed a sigh of relief," bowed and cupped his hands, his voice firm: "In that case, I am willing to serve Your Highness!"

The Prince of Badong laughed heartily and patted Wang Yang on the shoulder: "That's right. No matter how well you do in your studies, won't you just enter the National Academy? You still have to take exams and be ranked; how hard is that? When you are ranked, this Prince will let you become an official directly, saving you all this trouble; wouldn't that be wonderful?"

When the Prince of Badong said this, his tone became a bit more sincere:

"This Prince has many martial artists under my command, but I lack talent like you. What is money? As long as things are done well, greater benefits are yet to come. Actually, this matter, it's not that I didn't have other candidates, but handing it to you is the most appropriate. First, if I want to use you, I must first test your ability to handle things, and then see what kind of person you are and whether you are reliable. Second, your grain transport matter last time has already spread throughout Jingzhou City; doing this silk business again is also a matter of course. I have already rented several warehouses in the Linjiang Cargo Station in your name, and the money is inside. You can take the contract and go get it now. In the future, the silk and brocade robes you purchase will also be placed in the cargo station. After two months, when it's time to load the ships for transport, I will naturally send someone to take over."

The Prince of Badong took out a roll of yellow paper contract from his lapel. Wang Yang was thinking about his plan while listening to the Prince of Badong. At this time, the plan was already more perfect, and he asked: "Silk is expensive; is the Linjiang Cargo Station safe?"

"You can rest assured about this. The person behind this cargo station is my uncle; it has been established for ten years, with thorough precautions and strict guards. Entry and exit are based solely on the contract, and there will be no problems with the goods placed here."

Uncle?

The Prince of Yuzhang?

Wang Yang did not ask more and reached out to take the contract, but the Prince of Badong did not let go, instead saying in a low voice: "From now on, this business is yours. This Prince appreciates you very much, but I'll say the ugly words first: if you dare to reveal even half a word about this Prince's affairs to others, then don't blame this Prince for not being polite..."

Wang Yang met the Prince of Badong's sharp gaze, small flames burning in his eyes, the light pure and intense, clearly imprinting the two words "Loyalty"!!!

On the way back to the city, Wang Yang began to reorganize his counterattack plan, rehearsing and perfecting the details.

The first problem he faces now is whether to reveal the silk business that the Prince of Badong asked him to act as an agent for to Wang Tai and the mysterious woman?

The answer is of course no.

First, unlike what was said at the banquet with the Prince of Badong, the silk matter was discussed one-on-one between the Prince of Badong and him. Once leaked, it would be easy to trace back to him. Before, Wang Tai asked him to write things out of thin air; if that were exposed, he could still find some excuses, but once the silk matter was exposed, even if he wanted to shirk it, he couldn't.

Second, if he confessed this, who knows what new tasks the two would give him; the uncontrollability is too great.

Third, this business is actually part of Wang Yang's counterattack plan. If the two knew, although it would not be enough to deal a fatal blow to the plan, it would still add twists and turns to the plan.

Fourth, and the point Wang Yang is most worried about, is the fear that the two will silence him after using him.

Wang Yang needs time to implement this plan, but if the two silence him before the plan is implemented, then he really has nowhere to cry.

So how to prevent being silenced?

It is to keep the two in a state of using him.

Since they want to find the Prince of Badong's handle, let them stay in the process of "finding" it.

But hiding this matter will lead to a new problem.

That is, after the silk business starts, how to explain his source of funds to the two?

Such a large business, it certainly cannot be hidden. Moreover, Wang Yang doesn't want to hide it, and this point is also related to the plan.

The Prince of Badong said before that because he had the grain transport matter, doing the silk business again is a matter of course. This is not wrong. After all, in the eyes of the people of Jingzhou, he is a noble young master of the Langya Wang clan, and he can transport so many ships of grain, so his strength must be strong.

But those two know his identity is fake, but neither of them asked about the grain matter. Either they already know that this is Xie Xinghan helping him, and the so-called grain transport is purely a bluff; or they think that although his identity is fake, he still has family assets. And they only want to use him to monitor the Prince of Badong and don't care much about his family assets and business.

If it is the latter, that's fine. This way, when he develops the silk business in the future, they won't care too much.

But if it is the former, he needs to play a game of "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang."

At this time, a loud cry sounded. Wang Yang was riding on his horse, looked up, and saw in the setting sun, a pair of wild geese flying low against the evening clouds! The Prince of Badong beside him was very excited, taking his bow to shoot!

Wang Yang looked at the flying geese, his eyes narrowing slightly: Old one, young one, you have already made your moves; now, it's my turn to make mine!