"Your Majesty, someone from the Gao family is here. Do you want to see him or not?"
Zhao Huan snorted: "Of course I want to see you!"
"However, Changfu, please go and prepare seventeen spiritual tablets for me first. Be careful not to leave empty spiritual tablets!"
Changfu naturally understood that Zhao Huan wanted to bury the seventeen martyrs with honors, but he could not carve their names until the martyrs were redressed, otherwise they would be plotted by villains.
Changfu turned around and ran away. After a while, a servant in Qingyi came to Zhao Huan.
The servants of Gao Di did not hesitate and knelt down to salute: "Young man, please see your lord."
"Logically speaking, the Gao family is in mourning period, so it is inconvenient to visit. However, this matter is not trivial. It is a special matter. Please bear with me, Your Majesty."
"My second son, Gao Yaofu, heard about the sudden change in the family and made a special trip back from other places. He has not yet entered the house and is not depressed."
"The second young master held a big banquet at Changchun Tower to invite the prince and princess to show their respect. I hope that the prince's palace and the Gao family can turn their hostility into friendship."
Fresh!
As soon as the second son returned to Beijing, he had to arrange a meeting with his enemy.
Is it a war turned into friendship, or are enemies jealous when they meet each other? Who would know?
If you are just inviting Zhao Huan to the banquet, that's it. If you want to involve Zhu Lian, then you won't be able to accompany him.
Just when Zhao Huan was about to refuse, Gao Di's servant spoke first.
"The Second Young Master is paying homage to the Yongqing Army as the Observer. He is returning to Beijing this time because someone in the Yongqing Army is plotting rebellion. He plans to discuss the matter with the prince in private first."
Yongqing Army...
If Zhao Huan remembers correctly, his brother-in-law Zhu Xiaozhang is the military envoy of Yongqing...
My brother-in-law and Gao Qiu's youngest son actually work in the same department.
The observation envoy and the propaganda envoy are both official positions of the fourth rank.
The Yongqing Army is the garrison on Guangnan East Road, located in the Guangzhou area.
The so-called conspiracy was probably to cause trouble for his brother-in-law, which is why Gao Yaofu asked Zhu Lian to attend the banquet by name.
Just when Zhao Huan was hesitating, Zhu Lian's clear voice came from beside him.
"When will we go to the banquet?"
Gao Di's servant blurted out: "At noon."
Zhu Lian looked indifferent: "I will naturally attend."
After watching Gao Di's servants leave, Zhu Lian ignored Zhao Huan and turned around to leave.
Although Zhao Huan did not want Zhu Lian to get involved, his family was threatened by the Gao family, and there was no way to avoid this kind of thing.
and……
Gao Di's housekeeper was also detained in the backyard by Zhao Huan. Gao Yaofu's move was most likely for Gao Chi.
Zhao Huan's eyes suddenly became brighter. He stood up, patted his cuffs, and walked towards the backyard with an expectant smile on his face.
"This little butler can actually make the Gao family and his son spend so much trouble."
"How many secrets do you hold in your hands?"
At this time, Gao Chi was slumped on the ground in despair, crying all his tears.
"It's such bad luck! If I had known that it would be easier to get in than to get out of the palace, I wouldn't have caused any misfortune if you beat me to death."
"It's better now! Even if I return to the Gao family, I will definitely be jealous."
Gao Chi wanted to die. He had stayed in Prince Ding's Mansion for a whole day and night. Even if he kept secret during this period, how could Gao Qiu believe it because he was suspicious by nature?
Looking at the mountains of silver ingots in front of him, Gao Chi wished he could hit them to death.
At this moment, the door was pushed open.
Gao Chi looked up and saw Zhao Huan walking in with a smile.
"Your Majesty! I have counted my coins ten times since I was a child and entered the palace!"
"How long do you want me to count? This is clearly unauthorized imprisonment!"
"I'm going to Kaifeng Mansion to sue you!"
Faced with Gao Chi's threat, Zhao Huan laughed out loud on the spot: "The governor of Kaifeng has been deposed. The governor is a member of the king's clan. I wonder who in the hall will sue the king?"
Gao Chi's face turned pale instantly and he couldn't believe his ears.
Master Li was abolished?!
This...how is this possible!
He was a second-rank official, second only to the Six Ministers, and he was deposed by Zhao Huan in just one day?
Gao Chi, who was shouting crazily a moment ago, has turned into an eggplant beaten by frost at this moment.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"
Since Gao Chi took the initiative to ask, Zhao Huan naturally didn't beat around the bush.
"The Gao family and his son have tried their best to get you out of the palace. I'm afraid you, a little butler, are not that valuable, right?"
Gao Chi's heart thumped and he quickly defended: "My master values friendship the most!"
Zhao Huan raised his brows and said, "You value friendship? So, if you go back now, Gao Qiu won't silence you?"
Gao Chi became silent again, feeling weak in his heart. Based on his understanding of Gao Qiu, he was afraid that his return to the residence would be more unlucky.
Seeing that Gao Chi was silent, Zhao Huan immediately struck while the iron was hot.
"Why don't you turn your back on the dark side and tell me everything about Gao Qiu?"
"Since I can defeat Li Ming in one day, I can naturally defeat Gao Qiu on the day when I punish Cao in the city."
"The Gao family is over, so of course no one will pay attention to a little guy like you."
Facing Zhao Huan's instigation of rebellion, Gao Chi was desperate but unmoved.
"Your Majesty is really good at joking, what kind of scandal can the Gao family have?"
"My master, he is a very loyal minister!"
Zhao Huan had long expected that Gao Chi would not give in easily, and was too lazy to talk nonsense. He turned around and walked out. Before closing the door, he gave a look full of meaning.
"Gao Yaofu is back, did you know?"
"At noon today, I will go to Changchun Tower to meet with the second young master of the Gao family."
"At that time, I will naturally have some kind words for you."
The second young master is back...
Gao Chi's calves trembled violently. Facing Gao Qiu, the worst he could do was be chopped down with a knife, which would definitely not harm his family.
But facing this violent second son, I am afraid that the whole family will be slaughtered!
"My lord, please stay!"
Gao Chi suddenly clenched his fists and gave it all.
Now that the second young master has returned to Beijing, there is absolutely no possibility of a happy ending for him, so he can only give it a try.
"The Gao family's account books are all recorded by me."
"I will not mention the bribery and acceptance in the past. On the eve of this fund-raising conference, the master went out of the city to contact the northern frontier army..."
"The border troops presented me with twenty thousand taels of silver in the hope that I can continue to protect the northern frontier in the capital."
The border army was already very poor, but he still had 20,000 taels of silver to pay bribes?
Hahaha!
Gao Yaokang's life was still worth 30,000 taels, but Gao Qiu's life was only worth 20,000 taels. It's true that each generation is worse than the last!
Zhao Huan said straightforwardly: "Your mouth alone does not pose a threat to the Gao family at all. I guess there is some ironclad evidence in your hands, right?"
Gao Chi let out a long sigh, knowing the terror of King Ding now, what's the point?
He stopped struggling, turned around, took out one from the pile of silver ingots, and handed it to Zhao Huan.
The stamp above the silver caught Zhao Huan's eyes.
The most striking thing is the three words "Made in Yizhou".
There is also a casting time and casting department on both sides, which is definitely the money flowing back from the northern border!
It's so dark under a lamp.
If Gao Chi hadn't spoken, Zhao Huan would never have discovered the murderous intention hidden in the money until his death!