Just as Xiahou Cai and the others returned to their residence with their clothes to gather guards, Zhang Rang and Yang Biao also sent men out of the city to meet the four thousand cavalrymen sent by Lu Zhi.
Meanwhile, Chen Hu arrived at the house where Jia Xu was, bringing with him the latest news.
"Shangguan, this Zhang Rang is really troublesome. He actually managed to get Prefect Yang to secretly make clothes, thus evading our surveillance!"
Chen Hu stood before Jia Xu with a look of shame. Because of their oversight, Zhang Rang had taken advantage of the situation and dragged them into the mess, thus ruining Jia Xu's plan to act in secret.
"This is not your fault! Zhang Rang is indeed the first eunuch promoted by His Majesty. He has served His Majesty for so long. His boldness and meticulousness are truly a headache!"
Although Jia Xu felt somewhat helpless about being tricked by Zhang Rang, he quickly came to terms with it and smiled calmly.
"But he did us a favor by doing this!"
"Oh? Shangguan means...?"
Seeing that Shangguan, who was always so confident and resourceful, was not only not angry but also so calm in the face of being suddenly outmaneuvered, Chen Hu was also a little puzzled.
Jia Xu looked up at Chen Hu and asked, "Tell me, what have we been doing since we arrived in Youzhou?"
"Hmm~, we've done a lot...! We've planted people, infiltrated the local powerful clans, and even made progress with the Wuhuan, Buyeo, and Goguryeo!!"
Chen Hu thought for a moment, and then recalled everything he had done recently.
Jia Xu said softly, "Cheng Yu's side is no less capable than us in these covert arrangements! In fact, they've done even more openly than we have!"
"this.....!"
Chen Hu was taken aback. Recalling the news from Liangzhou, it seemed that his side had indeed been lagging behind Cheng Yu's side all along.
Jia Xu's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "This time, the operation we're going to make is bigger than ever before. Even if Cheng Yu destroys three more Juyan Kingdoms, we can still completely overwhelm him!!"
Therefore, Liaoxi is our first battle, and we must make sure His Majesty and the captains see us! Otherwise, if we do nothing, we won't be able to report back to our superiors!
After all, he had indeed received a secret order from the Emperor and Yang Qiu to eliminate the powerful clans in Youzhou, and Liaoxi was the first stop.
Although Xiahou Cai and the others were able to obtain evidence of the powerful clans' crimes thanks to his secret assistance, just as Zhang Rang had guessed, the evidence on the surface was fabricated by someone else, and the troops were mobilized by Zhang Rang! It seemed that he hadn't done anything at all!
Originally, he and Cheng Yu were each in charge of one side. The other side had almost destroyed a country, but he hadn't made any moves here, only providing a few pieces of information.
If Zhang Rang were to report this, it would likely cause the emperor and his superiors to question his abilities and efficiency, which would be quite detrimental to his future position.
In the end, Jia Xu couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. It seems that sometimes, being too aloof isn't a good thing!
Now that Zhang Rang has helped, and a court attendant has appeared here, he has the confidence to report to his superiors! Otherwise, if he just talks about how he arranged and planned things, and Zhang Rang denies it, he won't be able to stand up to the law, right?
After hearing Jia Xu's explanation, Chen Hu suddenly understood. At present, the Youzhou Investigation Bureau is developing, and it is necessary to make the higher-ups clearly see their role. Only in this way can they gain more support.
From this perspective, Cheng Yu's approach was much smarter than theirs.
"Shangguan is right...! So what should we do next?"
Jia Xu pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have you investigated the number of assassins in those people's mansions?"
Chen Hu nodded. "We've figured everything out! All the powerful clans have a total of about five thousand assassins!"
Jia Xu closed his eyes slightly and said slowly, "Hmm, if we charge directly, some will inevitably escape, and it will also cause casualties to His Majesty's soldiers. Let them have a peaceful dinner...! It'll be difficult to deal with those who are missing limbs...!"
"promise!!"
Chen Hu's expression shifted slightly, but upon closer reflection, he realized that what his superior had said was true. He then turned to leave.
"Oh, and...! There must be a lot of good stuff buried in those people's ancestral graves. Let's take it all! Their descendants are all gone, so it's useless to them now! We're short on money anyway!"
Jia Xu's light and airy voice made Chen Hu, who had just reached the door, shudder and stand there dumbfounded.
It was one thing to poison thousands of assassins, but who would have thought they wouldn't even spare their ancestral graves? Such a ruthless and destructive plan was truly beyond his comprehension.
"What...is there a problem?"
Jia Xu opened his eyes and looked at Chen Hu standing at the door, and couldn't help but frown.
"Oh. No...no!"
Jia Xu's cold voice sent a chill down Chen Hu's spine, and he quickly shook his head.
"Well, since there are no problems, let's get on with the business!"
After saying this, Jia Xu sighed inwardly and then closed his eyes again.
"promise!!"
As Chen Hu stepped out of the room and closed the door, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Jia Xu's figure sitting upright in the darkness.
Soon, thanks to Chen Hu's arrangements, all the spies from the Investigation Division throughout the city began their respective operations, with dozens of spies skilled in various poison techniques dispersing in all directions.
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