After Li Xun had lunch at home, he took a rest for a while and was fully energetic, and then he set off to the palace to pay homage to the emperor.

When he arrived at Mingzheng Hall, Li Xun told the guards and asked him to go in and report immediately, saying that he wanted to see the emperor.

The guards entered the hall to report, and after a moment they came out, they came out with him, and Xiaolezi.

"Xiao Lezi, why are you running out for the emperor if you are not here to serve the emperor?"

When Li Xun saw Xiao Lezi, he smiled and said hello.

Xiao Lezi said, "Of course I'm coming out to welcome you, otherwise you think I'm fine and come out to have a breath."

Li Xun laughed and said, "You are the chief supervisor of the palace. Except for the emperor and the empress dowager, you will not be polite when you see him. Although I am the prime minister, I don't have that much face."

“Now is not the time to joke.”

Xiao Lezi had no smile on his face. He pulled Li Xun aside and whispered: "There has been arguing inside. The emperor was angry several times and could not stop the situation. You'd better not go in and join in the fun now."

People are just to put their hearts in favor. When Xiao Lezi was inconspicuous before, Li Xun was very kind to him and treated him with sincere friends. Although Xiao Lezi is now well-developed, he never forgot his friendship. He also regards Li Xun as a friend.

In the Mingzheng Hall, more than 20 ministers were already quarreling, and several unsightly officials came to pay a visit to the emperor. They were originally reporting some trivial matters. When they encountered such a situation, the emperor was in a bad mood and scolded these officials. He became angry. These people wanted to leave but couldn't leave, and were standing in the corner, trembling. It was very pitiful. Xiao Lezi was thinking about who the next unlucky guy would be. At this time, the guard came in to report that Li Xun, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, asked to see the emperor. Li Le didn't care about others, but Li Xun, so he hurried out and prepared to let Li Xun leave. It would be better not to see the emperor today.

So that's the case. No wonder I always saw Xiao Lezi, who was smiling, but now she had such a serious face.

Li Xun looked around, then pulled Xiao Lezi and asked, "What's the matter like this?"

Xiao Lezi sighed: "The new left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Sheng Shitong, is too stubborn and doesn't listen to anyone's advice, making things worse. Now, not only many ministers, but even the emperor cannot get out of office..."

It turned out to be Shengshitong. Li Xun had only been in contact with this person a few times recently. He used to only hear his name but did not see him. However, although the recent meetings were only a few words, Shengshitong left a very deep impression on Li Xun. He has a very similar personality to Zhou Qing, serious, firm, and righteous in his heart.

Shengshitong was over 60 years old. This person was not from a Jinshi, but was just a Juren. However, he came from a family. After failing the imperial examination three times in a row, he was fortunate to give up the imperial examination. At the age of 25, he gained the embrace of his father and became an official. This person had great talent, but his career was not smooth.

After serving in the Ministry of Revenue for less than two years, his father died of illness. Sheng Shitong resigned from office and went home. He kept mourning for his father for three years. After the mourning period expired, the court restored his position and continued to serve in the Ministry of Revenue. Before his mother had yet to start, his mother died of illness. As a last resort, Sheng Shitong had to stay mourning for three years again. The life of mourning was not easy. The six consecutive years of hard life made Sheng Shitong weak. For this reason, he was recuperating at home for several years.

He stayed in the family for the past ten years and did not become a Jinshi. Even if Shengshitong was born into a family, his father had died and the tea was gone. All the family blessings were dissipated. In addition, he was not the legitimate son of the family, so Shengshitong's career was almost cut off.

But there is a saying that goes, gold will shine in the end.

In the first year of Guangyuan, Zhao Zhi had just succeeded to the throne and opened up his own way of speaking. With a very humble attitude, he summoned the world and asked about strategies for governing the country.

Shengshitong, who was at home at that time, wrote a proposal about finance and handed it over to the Fengxian County Magistrate. It was originally an unintentional act and had no other thoughts. However, what he did not expect was that Fengxian County Magistrate understood Shengshitong's proposal and deeply agreed with his suggestions. So he immediately reported to the Ministry of Revenue. At that time, You Yuanfeng, the right minister in charge of the daily affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. He highly praised Shengshitong's proposal. Then, in front of Emperor Zhao Zhi, he strongly recommended this person. At the end of the matter, Shengshitong embarked on the official career again, and it was his original yamen, the Ministry of Revenue.

Shengshitong is one of the few financial experts. He has extremely outstanding financial and economic talents, but few in the world.

In the third year of Guangyuan.

Shengshitong has returned for less than two years. Because of his fair and honest work, and his outstanding financial and economic capabilities, he was valued by Zhao Zhi and entrusted with important responsibilities. He was transferred to the local area and served as the Jiangnan Transportation Commissioner, in charge of the fiscal and tax revenue of the entire Jiangnan region.

At that time, the Jiangnan region was in conflict with the imperial court, and wars continued in the past decade. Although the rebellion was finally quelled by the court, most of the Jiangnan region were damaged by the war, and local taxes were severely damaged. Taxes were sharply reduced in age. Shengshitong was transferred to the Jiangnan Transport Authority at this time. It seemed that he had been promoted several levels in a row and was entrusted with important tasks, but in fact he went through fire and water to Rolling Mountain.

Zhao Zhi reused Shengshitong, which was not only unavailable, but also had the intention of giving it a try, but Shengshitong gave Zhao Zhi a big surprise.

When Sheng Shitong was appointed as the Jiangnan Transportation Commissioner, he was honest and honest, and severely cracked down on corrupt officials and cleared the entire Transportation Commissioner's yamen in a short time. He then asked Zhao Zhi to write a letter to suggest that he began to reform local fiscal and taxation, and gained huge gains.

In the second half of Zhao Zhiyi's dynasty, although the Jiangnan region was the richest place in the world, it was also the heaviest place in the taxes, especially the huge consumption of the two battles in Longyou. The central court's finances collapsed for a while and had to continue to increase the taxes in Jiangnan. This made the total annual tax revenue of the Jin Dynasty once account for nearly half of the amount. Under such severe harsh criticism, the Jiangnan region could still guarantee sufficient tax revenue and allow the people to have a way to survive. With a way to survive, the people would not take risks and launch a rebellion. The situation in the Jiangnan region has been stable for more than ten years and no major problems have occurred. Shengshitong can be said to have made great contributions.

Although Xiao Lezi did not explain why everyone quarreled in the Political Palace, so that even Emperor Zhao Xun could not stop the situation, Li Xun had already guessed the reason for the incident.

A month ago, Shengshitong was appointed by Zhao Xun as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of the daily affairs of the entire Ministry of Revenue. He sent a car to Beijing and quietly entered Beijing. After entering the palace to be appointed, he took office the next day. He had served in the Ministry of Revenue and was well aware of the drawbacks of the Ministry of Revenue, especially the document houses in the world's financial and financial resources, which had a deeper accumulation of problems. In this regard, Shengshitong was determined to eliminate the accumulated problems and implement reforms.
Chapter completed!