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Chapter 181: The Cunning Emerald Tiger, the Real Intention of Night

Zi Lan Xuan, in the attic hall.

As night fell, a light rain began to fall from the sky and a slight chill came over the air.

Mu Feng has already brought Zi Nu and others back to Xinzheng. Zi Nu arranged for Ning Yu to get familiar with Zi Lan Xuan, which will be her residence in the future.

When Mu Feng and his companions arrived at the hall, Han Fei and his companions were already waiting there.

Mu Feng knelt on the seat, drank a cup of hot tea, and felt the warmth it brought.

Wei Zhuang folded his arms, stood by the window and said, "The Jade Tiger has returned to Xinzheng now."

Mu Feng said: "It seems that the Emerald Tiger came back after us, very anxious."

Zhang Liang wondered, "The grain price in Xinzheng is already extremely high. What profit can he make if he returns to the capital now?"

Wei Zhuang analyzed: "Perhaps he was the one who pushed up the grain prices in Xinzheng. In the whole of South Korea, there is only one person who has the financial resources to buy up grains on a large scale and who can know about the drought in Nanyang in advance."

Han Fei's expression turned cold, and he said, "It seems that the Emerald Tiger's methods are far more difficult than imagined."

Zi Nu knelt beside him and said, "You have never seen his methods."

"Mr. Nine, you studied abroad for a few years. Jade Tiger became Korea's leading tycoon in a few years by buying off the military and government and controlling the market."

Han Fei frowned and asked, "Only a few years?"

Huge wealth is accumulated over decades, but Jade Tiger became a wealthy man in just a few years. Han Fei was shocked.

Zi Nu nodded and continued, "Emerald Tiger is a man of extravagance and lust, which has aroused the competitive spirit of the royal nobles."

"Three years ago, your uncle Jing Lunjun competed with the Emerald Tiger for wealth."

Han Fei asked: "What is the result?"

Zi Nu continued, “The Jade Tiger uses gold and jade to build its house, pearls to pave its roads, and brocade clothes to make firewood.”

"In just ten days, Lord Jinglun lost all his property. Even his fiefdom was forcibly bought by the Emerald Tiger."

Han Fei was puzzled and said, "Jinglun Jun is a member of the clan. How can his fiefdom be bought away so easily?"

Lord Jinglun is a member of the royal family, and Feicuihu is just an ordinary businessman. How could the royal family lose when a merchant faces off against a member of the royal family?

Wei Zhuang still stood by the window and said coldly: "Because the bet between them is guaranteed by the Iron Blood Alliance."

Han Fei's face was solemn: "The Iron Blood Alliance is so powerful that even my father is so afraid of it. You have to know that this is South Korea."

"Although the Seven Nations are in a weak stage now, they are definitely not something that can be threatened by the Iron Blood Alliance."

Zi Nu obviously knew a lot of secrets, and continued to explain: "The Iron Blood Alliance is a powerful and mysterious organization. It uses huge financial and human resources to guarantee major gambling contracts between the seven countries."

"Although Lord Jinglun is a relative of the clan, he cannot break the bet."

Zhang Liang was also amazed: "There is such an organization that the seven countries can't do anything about it. It's like a trap."

Zi Nu continued, "In the past, Prince Kang of Wei State relied on his large number of soldiers and the hegemony of the royal family to break the bet. Within three days, the Iron Blood Alliance broke through the layers of defense, and Prince Kang was beheaded and hung on the city wall for public display."

"The strength of the Iron Blood Alliance is unfathomable."

Wei Zhuang said calmly: "That's right. The Iron Blood Alliance was able to clamp down on the seven nations and prevent Han Wangan from taking action. I'm afraid the strength inside is very terrifying, no less than the likes of Black and White Xuan Jian."

"No one dares to violate the guarantee made by the Iron Blood Alliance in the face of such powerful strength."

Zhang Liang showed an expression of understanding and said, "It turns out that Lord Jing Lun was demoted to a commoner by the king and died in poverty not long after. There is also this reason."

Han Fei analyzed: "In this case, the Emerald Tiger's deliberate attempt to drive up grain prices is probably not just a way to profit from the national crisis."

Wei Zhuang looked stern and said, "Nightfall is never as simple as grabbing profits."

Mu Feng took a sip of tea and said, "Emerald Tiger is one of the Four Evil Generals of Night. With Night's support behind him, it will definitely not be that simple."

"Moreover, the disaster in Nanyang was caused by the Emerald Tiger. It is just for profit, and there is no need to go this far."

Han Fei asked, "Brother Mu, what do you think?"

Mu Feng put down his teacup, his expression solemn: "He buys up a lot of food, and then, when the time is right, he sells it at a high price. In order to survive, the people have no choice but to buy his food, and the money keeps flowing back to the Emerald Tiger."

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is, Mu Feng continued: "Nanyang's disaster is a key step in the selection of a new crown prince, and you, Brother Han, just stood in the way."

"With Ye Mu and Han Yu working together, Han Yu must be the first choice to become the crown prince."

“It just so happens that your appearance has made Han Wangan think more, and Ye Mu has to find a way to deal with it.”

Wei Zhuang sneered and said, "The road to succession is full of dangers and it's not that simple."

Zhang Liang quickly analyzed all the information and said, "So Jade Tiger and Nightfall set up this trap against Brother Han."

"This game is really dangerous. They only need to buy out the food step by step and cut off Brother Han's retreat. They don't even need to do it themselves to drive Brother Han into the abyss."

Mu Feng smiled and said, "If you show off your talents, you will be envied. Brother Han, you are too ostentatious and people are watching you."

This time Han Fei is in charge of the disaster in Nanyang. The disaster was caused by the Emerald Tiger at night. Han Wangan was panicked, and Han Yu took the opportunity to propose to organize a birthday party for Han Wangan, and Han Wangan would definitely agree.

By then, Han Yu needed to prepare for his birthday banquet and could not deal with the disaster in Nanyang. Han Wangan would naturally let Han Fei, the ninth prince, handle it, and Ye Mu would push it from behind.

In this way, Han Fei did nothing and naturally fell into Night's trap.

Moreover, Han Yu would certainly take away money from the national treasury when he was planning the birthday banquet for King Han, and exactly enough to empty the national treasury, leaving Han Fei with no way to spend the money from the national treasury for disaster relief.

Emerald Tiger came back from Nanyang and bought up a large amount of grain from Xinzheng, causing grain prices to continue to rise. Even if Han Fei had money now, it was limited and it was difficult to support the disaster in Nanyang.

With all these factors combined, when Han Fei was at a loss and countless people starved to death in Nanyang or unrest broke out, people would naturally think that Han Fei did not do a good job.

Han Fei would be considered incompetent by Han Wangan and unable to take on the important task, so he would naturally deprive Han Fei of his right to be crown prince, and even put him in jail. Han Yu and Ye Mu would become Han Wangan's best choices.

Han Fei smiled bitterly, then said seriously: "The disaster in Nanyang is urgent right now. We cannot delay in collecting food and stabilizing food prices."

"Even if it's a bureau, I have to go in."

Zi Nu hit him without any hesitation: "You don't need to go in, you are already in the bureau."

Han Fei: “…”

Indeed, Han Fei had been caught in the middle of the situation since he took on the task of dealing with the disaster in Nanyang.

Mu Feng smiled and said, "Now that Emerald Tiger is back, it's time to meet this tiger. After all, how can I not go to thank Emerald Tiger for the generous gift he sent me?"