Gao Yaokang committed a big taboo. In the current national crisis, any act of weakness will be criticized by the public.
With this kneeling, Gao Yaokang was completely reduced to the humiliation of the Song Dynasty.
Hearing the contempt and curses coming from all directions, Gao Yaokang's eyes glazed over.
He didn't understand why he lost so miserably when he clearly had the most abundant resources in the entire Song Dynasty, and Zhao Huan was just a down-and-out prince.
Zhao Huan took the tea cup from Gao Yaokang's head and instead of drinking it, he threw it aside.
First, to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to poison him, Zhao Huan would not touch any food or water that he did not know the source of.
Secondly, Gao Yaokang was not qualified to serve tea to Zhao Huan.
This move was tantamount to a great shame and humiliation for Gao Yaokang, but the onlookers did not have any doubts.
After all, Gao Yaokang's reputation was already in tatters.
Zhao Huan put the tea cup back into Gao Yaokang's hand, then spread his palms and said softly: "Master Gao, I am willing to admit defeat. I only accept cash and no collateral."
What was supposed to come finally came.
Gao Yaokang almost cried on the spot. Before meeting Zhao Huan, he never thought that one day in his life he would be forced into a desperate situation by "money".
"Your Majesty, may I have a few days of grace?"
"I……"
Before Gao Yaokang could finish speaking, Zhao Huan interrupted directly: "Why, the dignified Gao family can't even get out thirty thousand taels of silver?"
Facing Zhao Huan's questioning, Gao Yaokang was furious and furious.
He had already been defrauded of fifty-nine thousand taels of silver, and the total sum was close to ninety thousand!
This amount of money, for anyone, even the six powerful ministers, is an astronomical amount.
At this moment, Zhao Huan's voice sounded again: "No matter what, Mr. Gao also contributed his part to our great Song Dynasty."
"How can I be so unkind?"
"But, how do I know if you are really short of money, or if you are deliberately defaulting on payment?"
Gao Yaokang quickly explained: "If the prince doesn't believe it, I can give the account book..."
When the words came to his lips, Gao Yao Kang swallowed them back and turned pale.
He almost fell into the abyss dug by Zhao Huan.
Once the Gao family's account books are verified by Zhao Huan, countless "dirty money" will be dug out, which will be the end of the world for the entire Gao family.
On the contrary, if you do not hand over the account book, you will not be able to gain Zhao Huan's "trust", so the 30,000 taels of silver must be delivered immediately.
The most desperate thing is...the surrounding righteous men looked at Gao Yaokang with strange expressions in their eyes.
"Even if Lieutenant Gao is favored again, his annual income will only be three to four thousand taels of silver."
"After excluding all expenditures, I can have a balance of five hundred taels of silver every year, which is a lot of money."
"Even if I accumulate it for twenty years, it will only be ten thousand taels of silver."
"From yesterday to now, Mr. Gao has already spent fifty-nine thousand taels of silver. Where did the Gao family... come from so much money?"
No one among the officials in Bianjing is cleaner than anyone else, it's just a tacit understanding.
But now, the righteous people from all over the world have gathered in Bianjing. If anyone is accused of being a "corrupt official", it will eventually arouse public opinion.
Gao Yaokang didn't deserve these 30,000 taels of silver, even if he took them. He was already forced into a desperate situation.
Gao Yaokang finally understood... Zhao Huan is a narrow-minded man who will retaliate for his hatred.
Zhao Huan not only wants money, but also his life!
Gao Yaokang could only ask for help from Tong Guan, only to find that... Tong Guan acted as if it had nothing to do with him!
Now the Gao family has been roasted on the fire by Zhao Huan. At this time, whoever dares to reach out to fish for someone will definitely have their hands and feet burned.
"Mr. Gao, why don't you speak?"
"This huge gamble has been certified by His Majesty. Are you trying to... deceive the Emperor?"
Looking at Gao Yaokang's desperate look, Zhao Huan sneered in his heart.
You kid, you want to trample Prince Ding’s Mansion under your feet? Humiliate my beloved concubine everywhere?
If I don't chop off your hands and feet, wouldn't I be worthy of the title of prince?
Zhao Huan's tone suddenly became sharp: "Falsely accusing me of stealing calligraphy treasures, defaulting on my debts, deceiving you, neglecting your superiors, and fooling the world. What crime should you be guilty of!"
The murderous intention was finally revealed, and the entire Genyue fell into silence.
In order to leave Genyue alive, Gao Yaokang no longer cared about the interests behind him, and immediately wailed: "I will send someone back to the house to get the money and beg the prince to appease his anger."
As soon as this statement came out, it hit Zhao Huan's heart.
You offended the abbot and still want to run away?
Zhao Huan immediately raised his head and laughed: "Hahaha, as expected of the Gao family, they are indeed rich! In just two days, they took out 89,000 taels of silver without even frowning."
"If our officials in the Song Dynasty are all so rich and raising funds for the country, why do we need to summon the righteous people from all over the world?"
These words seemed to be ridiculing, but in fact they were murderous and directly stabbed the Gao family hard.
Tong Guan took a deep breath and secretly cursed Gao Yaokang, a loser, for being frightened so easily by Zhao Huan.
Thirty thousand taels of silver have to be taken, and the infamy has to be carried.
Tong Guan has completely given up on Gao Yaokang.
The dignified eldest son of Gao Di has been completely destroyed by Zhao Huan, and even the Gao family will be severely damaged by this.
As Zhao Huan expected, the huge Gen Yue was instantly filled with the roars of the world's righteous men.
"Gao Yaokang, where did you get all this money?"
"Even if your father is a very popular minister, he would never have been able to accumulate so much money relying on his salary."
"If you don't explain clearly the origin of this money, not only will we not agree, but the entire Song Dynasty will not agree."
"In the current national crisis, the righteous people all over the world are helping us, but it is you officials in the capital who are extremely rich. How can this be unreasonable?"
At first, the descendants of the Hubu family and members of the Gao family wanted to come forward to smooth things over.
Seeing this situation, they all shrank back, not daring to say any more words.
When disaster strikes, everyone will fly away. It is better for the Gao family to die than to die alone.
Gao Yaokang collapsed directly on the ground, and at this moment he finally realized... From the moment he offended Zhao Huan, he was destined to die.
This seemingly erratic good-for-nothing prince was so sinister that Gao Yaokang was beyond his knowledge.
"Zhao...Zhao Huan!"
"I've already promised to pay compensation, why do you want me to die?"
Zhao Huan looked down at Gao Yaokang with cold eyes, as if he were looking at a corpse.
"Catch Xiaochai and humiliate the princess?"
"The reverse scales of this four-clawed golden dragon of my king are also fatal if touched."
Gao Yaokang's eyes were full of fear.
At this moment, Zhao Huan turned to face Sanxiu Hall, bowed his hands, and a loud voice like a reminder resounded throughout Genyue.
"The Gao family's money came from improper sources, and the public opinion in the world is raging. Please strictly inspect the Gao family's accounts to comfort people's hearts."
Zhao Ji's face was already ashen, but his eyes showed happiness...
Fortunately, he did not make Zhao Huan the crown prince...
Otherwise, with the support of the public opinion of the world, he, the emperor, may not be able to control this rebellious son if he establishes the crown prince in the East Palace!