Said said in his heart, it is really difficult to say whether the ornate mansion is still an exquisite cage, Mansour just succeeded to the throne and needed these Hassim family fathers to consolidate his position, and now the power in his hands is more and more secure, and the arm of the year has become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh today.

He sighed secretly, any path the Great Cannibal had taken since its rise had been too smooth, and no matter which direction it expanded, it had hardly encountered a decent opponent.

It is precisely because of this that over the past hundred years, the self-confidence of the great cannibals has reached the point of no return.

As a big cannibal, Said naturally empathizes with this. When he first followed his grandfather to Anthy, there was always this innate sense of superiority.

But as time went by, the more things I experienced, the world I thought was not like this, and it was not only the Turks who could defeat the Great Eclipse, but also the Tang people in the Far East. They are all nations with extremely strong combat effectiveness and stamina.

If the Great Cannibal expands and makes enemies on all sides for more than 100 years, what he gets is likely to be the opposite of his original intention.

However, he didn't care about this, he fled to Anxi with his grandfather back then, also because the family was persecuted, and now, there are only a few people left in the once prosperous family.

"Messenger, please come with me to visit the new capital!"

Just as Said was stunned, Mansur had already left under the escort of a large number of retinues and ministers, and Mahdi was standing in front of him with a smile on his face, politely making a gesture of please.

In fact, Saeed has no interest in the so-called new capital at all, and what he wants to do most now is to eat a full meal, and then fall asleep and sleep in the dark.

However, he did not have this opportunity, and because of the caliph's appreciation, he had to brace himself and visit the new capital, and then convey the caliph's meaning to Abbas, the governor of Khorasan, one day in the future.

People are emotional animals, and after getting along with a person for a long time, they will have more or less unique emotions.

Abbasid is more compassionate and unbearable.

Said is not a hard-hearted man after all, and the only reward he can give in return to a person who trusts and reuses himself so much is betrayal.

The thought of this made him feel as sick as if he had eaten a fly.

However, this was his task, and it was necessary to make certain sacrifices in order to fulfill his grandfather's unfulfilled wish to control and monopolize the trade route from the river to Anxi.

"Your Royal Highness Mahdi, how dare the villain dare to work for His Highness to be a guide, the villain went back and hired a guide to go to Xindu!"

Mahdi laughed:

"Who makes the guide money, why not let me earn it!"

He was joking, of course, and Saeed laughed in agreement, and understood exactly what Mahdi meant, and took out a small box from the leather pouch around his waist, and inside the box was a jewel the size of an egg, which glowed with a pale green glow at night.

This gem can be exchanged for a thousand foals in Anthy, and its value can be seen.

Said also made a bloody investment in Ctesiphon this time, and Mahdi, as Mansour's favorite and respected son, was naturally the focus of the purchase.

The small box of golden silk nanmu is exquisitely made, and the moment it is opened, even the gems contained inside are dwarfed.

From Mahdi's expression, Saeed read this feeling, and then he remembered an old story passed down by the Tang people.

The protagonist of the story is a fool who buys a beautiful wooden box but returns the priceless pearls, in order to buy the pearls.

If Mahdi is such an idiot, it is that Mansour was blinded by the affection of father and son.

After al-Mansour made it clear that he valued Said, Mahdi's attitude towards Said also took a 180-degree turn, as if he had put away his previous contempt.

Merchants were still very popular in the Ctesiphon court because they brought untold wealth to the magnates.

No, Mahdi's eyes became bright, his eyes were attracted by the priceless treasure in his hand, and his hands greedily touched the exquisite patterns on the wooden box, and for a moment he forgot to be a guide for Said.

"Your Highness, it's past noon today, even if you rush to the new capital on the orders of the caliph now, I'm afraid you will have to sleep in the wilderness, why don't you rest for the night and leave early tomorrow morning?"

Mahdiden agreed and said:

"That's right, I'm tired of discussing state affairs today, so I'll sleep well, and tomorrow morning, you and I will leave together!"

Said was just about to leave, but was stopped by Mahdi, but saw him with a meaningful smile and said:

"Don't rush back, messenger, why don't you go to one of my courtyards, where there are the top singers and dancers of Ctesiphon!"

In this way, the evil fire in Said's belly was aroused, and he had not touched a woman for a few days since he had left for Khorasan to Ctesiphon.

The Great Cannibal had never concealed his lust for women, and there was no reason for him to refuse such a tempting offer, whether it was for the sake of establishing a good relationship with His Highness Mahdi or for resolving the issue of evil fire.

One night later, when Said opened his eyes, the sun was already high in the sky.

Thinking of the caliph's will, he immediately jumped up from the bed in fright.

It is one thing to rebel against the caliph, but it is another to disobey the will of the caliph, and if such a small thing causes a big thing to be ruined, or if the head on the neck is lost, then it is really wronged!

Running out of the door barefoot, he collided with a man in his arms.

"Why is the messenger so anxious?"

Mahdi's voice rang out, and the person who collided with Said turned out to be Mahdi.

"Your Highness forgives your sins, it was the villain who rudely collided with His Highness......"

For a moment, Saeed was a little incoherent, but when he calmed down, he noticed that Mahdi's eyes were not only not annoyed, but even very happy.

Immediately, Saeed calmed down.

"Your Highness's face is full of spring breeze, what should be the happy event?"

Mahdi smiled heartily.

"The emissary's eyes are as sharp as a goshawk, yes, the caliph has decided to let me go east with reinforcements!"

Hearing this, Said's heart sank, he didn't expect Mansour's decision to be so fast, this was big bad news for him, if he sent troops immediately, his previous plans and efforts would be in vain.

Despite the psychological ups and downs, on the surface, Said had to pretend to be surprised.

"Is this true? Has the caliph decided which day, which day, which day will send troops?"

At this time, Mahdi had an unfathomable look and said:

"Don't worry, it will be as you wish!"