Chapter 56 Got it wrong

  Following the eunuch, Guo Jia arrived at a large house with a magnificent layout, probably even better than where the emperor's concubines lived.

  Guo Jia didn't know that Zhang Rang and Zhang Chao were now much more "low-key".

  "Master, the person has been brought." said Xiao Deng as he led Guo Jia in.

  Inside sat an old man, who couldn't tell whether he was stern or gentle, but what made Guo Jia most concerned was that this person had no beard. To know that in ancient times, at this age, Guo Jia had never seen any beardless men before.

  Obviously, this man is the legendary eunuch - Zhang Rang!

  "Have met Zhang Changshi." Guo Jia hastily bowed and saluted.

  "Ah. Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao?" Zhang Rang nodded slightly towards Guo Jia and then waved his hand, letting the small stool leave.

  "It is indeed below." Guo Jia replied.

  Zhang Letian seemed to have no desire to speak, and was doing his own thing. Guo Jia took the initiative to ask him.

  "I don't know why Zhang Changshi summoned me here today, what's this about?"

  Zhang Rang's face was calm and expressionless, and he asked back,

  "What do you think?"

  Kuo Chia narrowed his eyes, silently cursing "old fox", it was clear that this was a psychological tactic. To put pressure on people, let them wildly guess and suspect, confuse themselves, and then often say the biggest or worst things!

  This method is usually used in interrogating prisoners or testing others. Of course, it's best not to try it on your own girlfriend.

  "I? It's precisely because I don't know, that's why I want to ask the adults." Guo Jia asked, he wasn't intentionally pretending to be foolish, in fact he was really somewhat perplexed. Zhang Yan had come to discuss something with him, most likely it would be about General He Jin's matter, but why would this kind of thing involve him, Guo Jia?

  If Zhang Letian still doesn't know what He Jin plans to do with the Ten Eunuchs, then why look for Guo Jia?

  If Zhang Liao already knew about He Jin's plan to deal with them, what was the point of finding Guo Jia? Could this minor figure know some internal secrets that others didn't?

  "I think you're smart enough to know what I'm going to ask."

  Bang!

  Zhang Rang said, at the same time putting a large gold ingot on the table, knocking out a clear and pleasant sound that was even mesmerizing.

  At the sight of that glittering gold, Guo Jia, who was seeing the real thing for the first time, couldn't help but want to rush up and take a bite. This is an unconscious habit that people of their generation all have.

  Guo Jia reluctantly withdrew his gaze from Jin Yuanbao and continued to ask with a clenched fist.

  "There's something I've been curious about, why did Zhong Chengxun specifically look for me, Guo Jia?"

  Zhang Liao looked at Guo Jia and replied directly,

  "Alright, I'll be frank. Firstly, you, Guo Jia, don't hold any official position and have a low social status, so it's not easy for people to notice when I look for you; secondly, I've also heard that you're a versatile person, I know that people like you are usually waiting for the right price, and if you cooperate, what you'll get from me will be far more than this."

  Zhang Rang pointed at the golden ingot on the table and continued to say,

  "Finally, I heard that you're getting married soon. Looking at your situation, you should be in urgent need of money, right? Maybe I can directly give you a house as a gift?"

  Upon hearing this, Guo Jia narrowed his eyes. Now things were quite clear - Zhang Liao was referring to General-in-Chief He Jin! From his words, it could be inferred that he could have found out about this matter from someone else, so this wasn't something only Guo Jia knew about.

  It's not Guo Jia's fault, but he was blamed for it. From what we know about Guo Jia now, there can't be a second case like this!

  In addition to being low-key and not easily noticeable, he is versatile and can be described as a turncoat. Moreover, he is currently short of money, so there is a possibility that he may be bought over. In this case, Guo Jia is indeed a good choice.

  Obviously, Zhang Yang didn't know where he got the news from and then wanted to find Guo Jia to confirm it!

  "Even if I did say so, I don't hold any official position and am just a lowly person. How can you be certain that I'm one of the people in the know about this matter?" Guo Jia asked finally.

  This matter, Guo Jia was very concerned about it, because someone must have informed Zhang Rang about him, perhaps that "traitor" told Zhang Rang that Guo Jia was an insider, otherwise how could a small figure like him, who had done nothing, catch the attention of the Ten Eunuchs?

  "You don't need to know this." Zhang let refused to answer Guo Jia's question for the first time.

  As expected, there's a plot twist. Is someone trying to frame him? Or is someone trying to set up Guo Jia? Who exactly is it? It shouldn't be necessary to use such a big thing to scheme against him?!

  Putting aside these thoughts for now, Guo Jia directly rushed towards Zhang Rang and said:

  "Now that you know about this matter, it should be clear that such a big piece of information would require me to take great risks to reveal. This small chip is probably not enough, right?"

  Can't help but admire Guo Jia's courage, at this time, facing the ruthless eunuch Zhang Rang who kills people without blinking an eye, he still dares to haggle. He really isn't afraid of being hacked to death by random knives once he walks out the door.

  Guo Jia was clearly gambling at this time, betting that Zhang Rang would not dare to kill him, at least before He Jin's death. The clever eunuchs would not stir up trouble for such a small matter.

  Bang!

  Another golden ingot was slammed onto the table, obviously, Guo Jia had gambled correctly.

  "How?" Zhang Rang asked.

  Guo Jia raised his eyes and took a glance, then lowered his head and replied indifferently.

  "Not quite there yet."

  "Hah!" Zhang Letian laughed instead of getting angry, not because he was so angry that he couldn't help but laugh, but because he wasn't angry at all. In Zhang Letian's eyes, things that could be solved with money didn't count as anything. Guo Jia being greedy for wealth was perfect, what he feared was Guo Jia being uncorrupted, coming up with some 'poverty and lowliness cannot move me, power and prestige cannot bend me' nonsense, just like most of the other scholars, who would rather die than compromise with these eunuchs.

  "Good kid! You probably don't know, but I'm also from Yingchuan. In recent years, Yingchuan has been producing nothing but hypocrites, and it's been a long time since we've seen a young and clever person like you!" Zhang Rang smiled and said, "How about this? Just like what was said earlier, I'll give you another house as a gift?"

  "Thank you, Imperial Chancellor!" Guo Jia saw that it was going well and added another sentence, "Forget about the house, how about exchanging it for cash instead?"

  It's better to take cash, anyway. Guo Jia didn't want to be investigated for having dealings with eunuchs because of this.

  "Of course no problem, now you can speak." Zhang let out a smile with his eyes narrowed.

  "The adults must have received the news too. Yes, General He Jin has gathered some warlords from the border towns and is preparing to take action against the ten regular attendants." Guo Jia said.

  "What?! Zhang Ran, who had always been calm and collected, suddenly jumped up from his chair, "Does He Jin really plan to kill us?!"

  What?! At this moment, Guo Jia's surprise level is absolutely no worse than Zhang Rang's. How could Zhang Rang not know about this matter?! Which damn link went wrong?! If it wasn't for this matter, what else could make Zhang Rang spend such a huge amount of money to investigate?!

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