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The reason why we lower the price to the other party is that we don’t want to arouse suspicion. After all, real businessmen are all profit-oriented.

When asking the people in Southeast Asia for salt, we can convince them that the smuggled salt is smuggled to countries across the ocean. Once the fleet sets out, it will be difficult for the imperial court to recover the goods, and it will not be easy to arrest them.

The more they ask for, the more convenient it will be for Gu Changning to sentence them to death after catching them.

As a thank-you gift from a businessman, Gu Changning's intention was immediately understood.

"The other party will definitely not accept this business immediately. Moreover, they will carefully investigate the Nanyang merchants in secret. At this time, the Nanyang merchants can compare prices and go to the black market to buy salt at twice the price." Gu Changning raised two fingers: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Xie Li nodded: "I understand."

“If the people from the Xi family knew that the money he spent on the black market was twice as much as the price he gave them, they would definitely be tempted. At this time, we just have to wait for the fish to take the bait. By then, we can raise the price a little, but we cannot satisfy their appetite. After all, there is no business without fraud.” Whenever Xie Li went out to discuss business, he would try his best to lower the cost. If a deal was too easy to conclude, the other party would suspect that it was a trap. What's more, they were doing an illegal business.

Whether it is the business negotiation process or every move of the Nanyang businessman, they will pay close attention to it, because the other party also has businessmen, and they are not dealing with an inexperienced newbie.

Gu Changning realized that he could be completely relieved to entrust this important task to Xie Li, so he did not elaborate, but just said one thing: "I am afraid that this business trip may put your life in danger."

Xie Li said, "There are risks in doing anything. I will find a buyer who is willing to take on this business."

"Okay." Gu Changning nodded: "I will also let the smuggling of salt go away as soon as possible."

If they wanted to quickly quell the salt smuggling scandal, they had to suppress it with another major incident.

Gu Changning plans to use the matter of the Xiao family's relocation of their ancestral tomb to stir up a controversy in the court, so that everyone will focus on the Xiao family and the case of salt smuggling will gradually fade from people's minds.

Within half a month, no one in the court or among the people mentioned the case of salt smuggling anymore. They were all talking about the new emperor's plan to move the Xiao family's ancestral tomb next to the previous emperor's mausoleum.

He quickly arrested several old officials with gray hair and filled the Dali Temple's cells.

The Xiao family’s unjust case has become an issue that everyone is talking about nowadays.

With previous experience, Lord Ge could only silently watch the emperor do these absurd things. Finally, he knelt directly in front of the Council Hall and said to Gu Changning: "Your Majesty, I am old and have felt unable to do my job in the past six months. I want to resign from your majesty..."

"That's right!"

Lord Ge: “…”

He hadn't finished speaking yet, but Gu Changning dismissed him with just two words.

The new emperor was too lazy to give him anything, even to give him some face.

Lord Ge was very disappointed.

He looked up at the man on the dragon throne, his eyes blurred for a moment, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Then, in front of Gu Changning, he took off his court robes and the black official hat on his head. After kowtowed to Gu Changning several times, he turned around and left the Council Hall without saying anything else.

Jiang Huai's face looked a little ugly: "Master Ge took off his court robes in front of the emperor and walked out of the palace like this. Wouldn't everyone say that the emperor is unkind and unjust and doesn't take old ministers seriously?"

Gu Changning raised his head and looked at Jiang Huai: "When did you have a guilty conscience and still care about how others view me? Is reputation important?"

Jiang Huai touched his nose: "Anyway, when the common people heard that Your Majesty had locked up several old officials in the court and put them in the Dali Temple, they all applauded. It can be seen that they had also caused chaos among the people in private before, but..."

For the sake of his own reputation, the late emperor was bound by etiquette and rules by these old ministers, and with the blindness of one thing, he became a blind man.

"The Queen told me that although reputation is important, it cannot be built on the suffering of the people. A monarch should seek the world, and a people should seek peace for their families. If I can bring them peace, then I will be a good emperor with a heroic reputation. Those false reputations spoken of by the aristocratic families do not count." After Gu Changning finished speaking, he lowered his head again and picked up another memorial to review.

It was not until the evening that Gu Changning returned to Chaoqian Palace from the Council Hall to rest.

Xie Jinyun was resting under the windowsill, holding a book in her hand, and sleeping peacefully.

Gu Changning sat beside her and gently took the book from Xie Jinyun's hand. Xie Jinyun just woke up and opened her eyes to look at the man.

Gu Changning paused and asked, "Did I wake up the Madam?"

Xie Jinyun sat up and said, "No, I heard a familiar voice outside and slowly woke up. Are you tired? Otherwise, lie down and rest for a while. Bai Lu told me that she sent snacks three times today and saw you reading memorials in the Council Hall every time."

She reached out and rubbed his back.

Gu Changning held her hand, but he was reluctant to let Xie Jinyun massage his shoulders and back. This kind of thing should be done by Jiang Huai. He was strong and knew the acupoints well, so it felt good to massage them.

However, if he asked Xie Jinyun to massage him, it would probably be another way to feel good.

He held Xie Jinyun in his arms and lay on the couch, pressing her under him and kissing her lips.

The two of them lingered for a long time.

A small figure suddenly crawled in from the threshold, then walked quickly to the couch with his short legs, lay down beside it and stared at Gu Changning and Xie Jinyun.

The two people who were kissing passionately suddenly shuddered and turned to look at Gu Yanqing who was standing beside the bed.

He stared at Gu Changning and Xie Jinyun with his big round eyes, and blurted out two words: "Steal a kiss."

Gu Changning's eyelids jumped, and he sat up and asked, "Why is he alone?"

Xie Jinyun almost forgot that at this time, Yan Qing and Feng Yi would come over to have dinner with her. Just now, she and Gu Changning were here, and the palace servants definitely didn't dare to barge in.

Xie Jinyun said: "She must be outside. Fengyi must be there too."

Gu Yanqing stared at Gu Changning and said, "My dear mother, my dear, Daddy is looking for my dear mother, dear."

"What did he say?" Gu Changning was busy with state affairs all day long. Sometimes he didn't see his children for several days. He didn't know that the children could gain a lot of knowledge, learn a lot of skills, and speak a lot of words after not seeing them for three days.

Xie Jinyun was embarrassed and tried to fool around, so he picked up Gu Yanqing and said to Gu Changning: "Yanqing wants to be hugged by his father."

"Jin'er." Gu Changning turned his head and stared at Xie Jinyun, his thin lips curled up into a wicked smile: "I have read the memorials for a whole day, but I am not deaf."

He picked up the very strong Gu Yanqing and said, "My mother died a long time ago. Your mother is mine. If you want, I can find you a wife, starting from..."

Gu Changning turned and stared at Xie Jinyun.

Xie Jinyun was slightly stunned, not understanding what his look meant.

Gu Changning put his arm around Xie Jinyun's waist and said, "Your mother is so beautiful, and your uncles are also very handsome. One of their children will be a daughter. Whoever gives birth to the first girl will be your wife. What do you think?"

Gu Yanqing is still at an age where he doesn't know anything, but he thinks it will definitely be fun...

Xie Jinyun was so angry that she laughed. She quickly asked the palace servants to come in and bring Fengyi to Gu Changning.

In front of Xiao Fengyi, Gu Changning acted like a serious and kind father.

Because little Fengyi looked so much like Xie Jinyun, she was simply a smaller version of Xie Jinyun. As long as Fengyi was by his side, he would hold her in his arms and feed her himself.

So, Gu Yanqing stuck to her mother, and little Fengyi sat on Gu Changning's lap, enjoying the favor of her father.

The picture of the family of four was very harmonious. The palace servants saw it and they all enjoyed the time when the emperor and empress accompanied their children for meals.

However, just as dinner was about to end, a soldier from the Xiao family appeared in the Chaoqian Palace, kneeling in front of Gu Changning, crying loudly and saying, "Your Majesty, Prince Xiao is gone..."