On the other side, not long after Xiahou Cai, Zhao Ning and others left, Zhang Rang, who had returned to the back room, suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen and a strong urge to defecate.

After giving an order to his men, Zhang Rang clutched his backside and ran quickly toward the back door!

"Oh my god!!"

Just as Zhang Rang pushed open the door to run to the outhouse, he saw Jia Xu standing outside with Chen Hu and the others, staring blankly at him.

"Are you trying to scare us to death?! Can't you at least say hello before coming in?"

Zhang Rang stared at Jia Xu, his face flushed. This elusive fellow was truly making him uneasy.

"Hmm~, Zhang Changshi hasn't done anything wrong, what's there to be afraid of?"

Jia Xu's lips curled slightly upward, seemingly ignoring Zhang Rang's questioning.

"Hmph, what are you doing here again? We'll handle those people! You can go back to what you're doing!"

Feeling the churning inside his stomach, Zhang Rang was also feeling quite uncomfortable and decided to get rid of Jia Xu as soon as possible.

Jia Xu calmly replied, "I heard that Attendant Zhang has summoned the Yuan and Chen families, and I'm worried they won't be able to achieve our goals, so I've come here specifically to give them this instruction!"

Seeing Zhang Rang's anxious appearance, Jia Xu chuckled inwardly, then glanced at Zhang Rang's stomach without leaving a trace.

Zhang Rang looked at Jia Xu with an embarrassed expression and said urgently, "Speak quickly...! I'm busy... busy!"

Jia Xu said slowly, "Hmm, there are many local powerful families in Liaoxi, and each of them keeps a large number of loyal soldiers and slaves. If they unite and cause trouble, the troops of the prefectures and kingdoms alone may not be able to suppress them!"

If this causes unrest in Liaoxi, we might not be able to withstand His Majesty's wrath...!

"Do they really dare to rebel...?"

Upon hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhang Rang's expression changed.

Jia Xu sneered, "Ha~ These people have been operating here for so long, even managing to escape unscathed during the autumn harvest, always remaining outside the control of the imperial court. It's not surprising that they'll do anything!"

"If that's the case, then we'll have no choice but to ask General Lu for help!" Zhang Rang frowned.

Jia Xu nodded and said slowly, "That's right. So I have already sent someone in the name of Zhang Changshi to tell General Lu and General Huangfu that four thousand cavalrymen from Youzhou will arrive here in four days. That's why I came here specifically to inform Zhang Changshi!"

"Okay, that's good!! Now that you've made all the arrangements, let's head back first..."

At this moment, the constant churning in Zhang Rang's abdomen had made him turn pale from holding his breath. He only vaguely heard what Jia Xu said and was only thinking about getting him out of there as soon as possible.

"Since Attendant Zhang is already aware of this, I shall take my leave now!"

Seeing that Zhang Rang had reached his limit of patience, Jia Xu didn't delay any longer. Under Zhang Rang's eager gaze, Chen Hu helped him up the wall, and then he jumped over.

"Is this plague god doing this on purpose...?"

Seeing that Jia Xu had finally left, Zhang Rang hurriedly covered his buttocks and tiptoed into the latrine.

Soon, a series of crackling sounds came from the outhouse.

"Whew!"

Not long after, Zhang Rang walked out of the latrine, feeling a wave of comfort in his stomach, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

Zhang Rang clutched his stomach as he walked into the house, recalling his conversation with Jia Xu. Because he had been holding it in for so long, he had only caught the gist of Jia Xu's words.

"He just seemed to say that he would send a message to Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song in my name...!"

Thinking it over, Zhang Rang's expression changed! If the Youzhou army came, wouldn't that mean that the final destruction of the powerful families in Liaoxi would still have been through his hands?

Thinking back to the time Jia Xu appeared and left, it seemed that he had been leading her by the nose the whole time, as if it had been arranged by someone.

At this moment, Zhang Rang also realized that his sudden stomach upset was probably arranged by Jia Xu, who then took advantage of his discomfort to tell him about his various schemes.

He originally planned to use the Yuan and Chen families to deal with the powerful clans in Liaoxi, but in the end he fell into Jia Xu's trap and was pushed to the front.

"Ah~, Jia Wenhe, I will never let you get away with this...!"

Having figured everything out, Zhang Rang roared with resentment. He, who always prided himself on his intelligence, had actually been completely outmaneuvered by Jia Xu, who had even resorted to such despicable means. Zhang Rang was filled with rage.

However, just as Zhang Rang was roaring, Chen Hu, who was hiding on the roof, couldn't help but sneer, and then quietly left.

Soon Chen Hu returned to a secluded house and saw Jia Xu sitting inside.

"Just as Shangguan predicted, the eunuch guessed the whole story as soon as he returned to the room!"

Thinking of Zhang Rang's furious roar, Chen Hu couldn't hide the smile on his face. He never expected that his superior would use such a wicked trick to deal with a eunuch.

"Heh~, I never intended to hide it from him. If he couldn't even figure out this little trick, he wouldn't be someone that Captain Yang would be so wary of!"

Jia Xu chuckled lightly. He had already achieved his goal, and he didn't care at all whether Zhang Rang would hold a grudge against him!

"But Shangguan, this Zhang Changshi has always served His Majesty wholeheartedly since he began serving him, and has never done anything out of line. Why do you still...?"

Chen Hu looked at Jia Xu with a puzzled expression. He still didn't quite understand Jia Xu's intentions. Why did he have to offend this close attendant of the emperor?

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