Chapter 142

The grain price in Han continued to soar.

Han Fei took Wei Zhuang and embarked on the journey to Wei. On the way, he constantly turned his head to think about various things that might happen in Wei and to think of countermeasures in advance, just to be able to borrow grain.

However, it never rains but it pours.

Just at this time, the Qin army also took action and came to the border of Wusui again, ready to take action against Han at any time.

After the scouts at the border discovered this, they immediately sent the news back to Xinzheng.

When the monarch and ministers led by the Crown Prince of Han in the court learned of this news, they could not help but be terrified.

Again?

Why say "again"?

Because last year, Qin sent 100, 00 troops to the border on the grounds that the envoy was killed, bringing great crisis to Han. In the end, the Crown Prince of Han, with great humiliation, ceded land and offered cities to appease Qin's anger.

This time, there was no Qin envoy killed in Han.

Qin sent a large army at this time, which looked like they were coming with bad intentions, preparing to take advantage of the drought in Han to take advantage of Han.

The monarch and ministers of Han at this time did not realize that Qin's true goal was to destroy the six countries and unify the world, only thinking that Qin was preparing to attack Han as in the past, taking the opportunity to plunder Han's land and cities.

But even to plunder Han's cities and land, this price was not something Han could afford now.

Since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Han had been defeated repeatedly by Qin. Now, its territory had been shrinking, and last year, it had painfully ceded a piece of territory to Qin. If it were plundered by Qin again now, Han would completely cease to be a country.

Facing the aggressive Qin army, the monarch and ministers of Han were terrified. The only thing that made them fortunate was that the Qin army finally stationed at the border and did not act rashly.

But there were also sensible people who knew why.

Because Qin was also suffering from a severe drought this year. Although Qin's national strength was much stronger than Han's and could survive this drought, it was obviously not suitable to use force in this situation. The army stationed at the border of the two countries was obviously waiting for Han to fall into chaos because of this drought!

If Han fell into chaos because of the drought, even if Qin was also in a drought, it would not take much effort to take action against Han.

Because at that time, Han itself would be in chaos and unable to take care of itself, so where would it have the strength to resist Qin?

To resolve this crisis, first, they needed to stabilize the disaster situation in the country.

At the very least, they had to ensure sufficient grain. As long as there was sufficient grain, even if Qin really had ideas, the border army of Han could barely fight them.

Han Fei and Wei Zhuang, who went to Wei to borrow grain, also realized this.

Facing the Qin army, they were powerless and did not have the strength to fight one against ten thousand. They could only hurry to Wei to borrow grain.

When they first arrived in Wei, Han Fei suffered many setbacks and could not borrow grain.

Until he had a flash of inspiration and thought of someone.

That was the Empress Dowager Leling. Empress Dowager Leling was the old Empress Dowager of Wei and held a high status. She was also the sister of Princess Princess Honglian's grandmother. With this relationship, Han Fei used Princess Honglian as an excuse to meet Empress Dowager Leling and finally, with his superb eloquence, successfully persuaded her.

Under the guarantee of Empress Dowager Leling, Wei was finally willing to sell grain to Han at a low price.

The so-called borrowing of grain was, of course, not Wei unconditionally giving grain to Han. In the final analysis, Han still needed to use money to buy it. Of course, the price of grain was certainly much cheaper than the expensive grain in Han, and even lower than the normal market price in Wei.

After successfully borrowing grain, Han Fei and Wei Zhuang did not dare to stay in Wei for long and hurriedly took the grain toward Han.

Just as they arrived at the border of Wei.

An ambush suddenly unfolded.

Figures dressed in black robes appeared quietly, holding sharp blades. As soon as they appeared, they launched an attack on the people who followed Han Fei and others to transport the grain.

Wei Zhuang and Han Fei were on horseback.

Looking at this scene, they raised their eyebrows.

"Sure enough, someone does not want us to bring the grain back so easily." Regarding this matter, Han Fei seemed to have expected it long ago.

Wei Zhuang also said: "I just don't know if they are from the Night Curtain or... the Net!"

The Night Curtain was an organization in Han, and the high grain price in Han now was the work of the Night Curtain, whose purpose was to accumulate wealth for Ji Ji Yihu. Of course, according to the speculation of Han Fei and others, there were others behind that matter.

As for the "Net" preventing them from bringing the grain back, it was not without basis.

Back then, the Net had stirred up trouble in Wei. The Net organization was deep-rooted among the seven countries in the world, and its purpose was to weaken the six countries and benefit Qin. Now that the Qin army was stationed at the border of the two countries, eyeing them like a tiger, it was to wait for Han to fall into chaos and then take action against Han.

It was not surprising that the Net would take action.

"Looking at it now, Brother Wei Zhuang, you have foresight. Although you paid some price, at least you can successfully transport the grain back to Han." Han Fei praised Wei Zhuang.

The next moment, many men in black were suddenly knocked down when they reached the front of the grain transporters.

These grain transporters were all experts.

They were all from the "Iron and Blood Alliance"!

The Iron and Blood Alliance was a mysterious organization with forces spread across the seven countries.

Iron as faith, blood as righteousness, the Iron and Blood Array, life and death are not blocked!

They guaranteed various bets between the major countries with huge financial and human resources. In the past, Young Master Kang of Wei relied on many armored soldiers to violate the bet and was beheaded within three days and hung on the city wall for public display. When Lord Lord Jinglun and Emerald Tiger bet on wealth, it was also guaranteed by the Iron and Blood Alliance. After losing the bet, he died in poverty.

Even the royal families of the six countries could be influenced, which showed that the strength of the Iron and Blood Alliance was unfathomable.

After arriving in Wei this time, because he was worried that the grain would be hijacked, Wei Zhuang went to find the Iron and Blood Alliance and invited them to take action at the cost of half of the grain.

Looking at it now, it was worth it.

Wei Zhuang's lips curled into a smug smile. Although the price was high, the Iron and Blood Alliance was strong, and he thought they could successfully transport the grain back to Han.

But immediately after, Wei Zhuang's smile froze.

A flash of sword light broke through the air. Where the sword light rose, names were like grass!