At night, a carriage stopped outside the mansion, Cao Gao stepped out of the carriage and asked the guard in front of the door: "Mr. Liu is here, at the behest of His Majesty, summon him to the palace for discussion."

"Father-in-law, wait a minute, the villain will go to report." One of the guards bowed in answer and ran into the house quickly.

Liu Sheng had just finished freshening up and was about to go to bed, when the guards bowed down outside the door and asked, "Has the prince ever slept, Your Majesty summoned you."

"Your Majesty summoned you late at night, is there something urgent?" Liu Sheng thought for a long time and couldn't get the point, so he opened the door and asked the guards.

The guard shook his head: "The villain doesn't know, this time the eunuch who came to the mansion was the same eunuch last time."

"Jia Fu got up, Chai Yu summoned him, and we went into the palace." Liu Sheng shook his head after hearing this, looked at Jia Fu's bedroom and shouted.

Jia Fu had just fallen asleep, and at this time his dream was disturbed, and he came angrily: "Don't go, Chai Yu and their two fathers and sons, sincerity and I can't get along." I get a good night's sleep, it's easy for me".

"Are you sure you won't go? Where is the palace? If you go in once, you will have more face". Liu Sheng saw Jia Fu's unhappy look and became tempted.

After hearing this, Jia Fu looked at Liu Sheng and hurriedly refused: "It's good to go to the palace once, if you go too much, it will be harmful to me."

"Harmful? Could it be that there is anyone in the palace who dares to disappoint you?" Liu Sheng looked at Jia Fu suspiciously, expecting his answer.

The sound of yawning came again, and Jia Fu waved his hand at Liu Sheng: "I am a person who aspires to do business in the world, and I have always been involved in such things, is it a little unreasonable." If you want me to say that in the future, you can go alone for such things as entering the palace."

"What you said also makes sense, I'll go to the palace first, and you can sleep in peace." Liu Sheng nodded after hearing this, and walked directly outside the house.

Jia Fu watched Liu Sheng go away, and walked to his bedroom with a gloomy face: "Pity my sweet dream, it's really a lot of disasters."

"Mr. Liu, where is Jia Fu? Why didn't you see him". Cao Gao saw Liu Sheng outside the mansion and asked suspiciously. Aren't he and Jaffo inseparable? Why didn't I see the figure of Jia Fu.

Liu Sheng saw Cao Gao's puzzled look and explained: "Ah Fu said that he was tired, so he won't go today." Please also inform the public what His Majesty has summoned us to the palace at this time."

"It's not all the household that makes trouble, what did Sima Zhao say. The household department is in deficit, and it is necessary to re-measure the cultivated land throughout the country. Otherwise, if this goes on for a long time, I am afraid that the treasury will not be able to support it. Oops, look at my foul mouth. National affairs, and that's us. People with disabilities are able to interject". Cao Gao pretended to be leaking his mouth and deliberately shook out what happened in the palace.

Liu Sheng was meaningful, looked at his face, and pretended to say that he was leaking, and Cao Gao: "The beauty of my father-in-law, Liu Sheng understands it."

"It's easy to say, Mr. Liu, please, don't ask the official family to wait in the palace for a long time." When Cao Gao heard Liu Sheng's words, an old face smiled with satisfaction. As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, if you can't leave yourself some way back, I'm afraid that the ending will be miserable. This is also the way of survival that they have to practice as a last resort.

Liu Sheng stepped into the carriage at Cao Gao's signal. The groom raised his whip and galloped towards the palace.

In the palace, Chai Yu, Sima Zhao, and Wang An talked happily. Wang An looked at Chai Yu and Sima Zhao, and a sense of pride spread in his heart: "Now is the time to reintroduce the law change."

"The first step is to re-liquidate the nation's cultivated land." Sima Zhao hurriedly agreed, not at this time, let alone when.

Chai Yu looked at the two people in front of him, and his face was bitter: "At this time, it is already difficult to liquidate the cultivated land across the country. It would be easier said than done if the law was changed entirely."

"Your Majesty's business is man-made, let's not try. How do you know if it's feasible or not?" Wang An decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue and hurriedly agitated.

Cao Gao made a gesture of invitation to Liu Sheng outside the hall, and Liu Sheng nodded and strode in. Chai Yu was embarrassed, and when he saw Liu Sheng coming in, he saw a savior: "Liu Sheng, why didn't Jia Fu come."

"Jia Fu is determined to do business in the world and doesn't want to participate too much in government politics, so I'm the only one here today." Liu Sheng heard Chai Yu's question and hurriedly explained.

After hearing this, Sima Zhao pondered in his heart: "It's okay, this is a good thing for him and the court."

"Jia Fu has made a good start for the world's businessmen." Wang An also agreed with Jia Fu's decision.

Liu Sheng looked at the three people in front of him and smiled slightly: "I was outside just now, and I heard your voices from a distance, but you were talking about something."

Sima Zhao proposed that the three ministries of households, officials, and criminal departments join forces to re-inventory the cultivated land across the country. Wang An suggested that this should be taken as an opportunity to preside over a comprehensive reform of the law. For this matter, the three of us have been discussing it since the afternoon. Among them, the difficulties and obstacles are not in a few words, but they may be exhausted." Chai Yu thought of this incident, looked at Wang An and Sima Zhao who were full of interest, and had a headache.

Liu Sheng looked at Chai Yu and thought for a moment to be tempted: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, but there is still a change of heart."

"If we don't have this heart, we are today. How could it be, it was discussed for so long". Chai Yu agreed without thinking.

Wang An heard that Chai Yu agreed to change the law, and hurriedly urged: "Now that the treasury is empty, the court law has arrived, and it has to be changed." Your Majesty, what else do you have, so hesitant."

"Wang An, let me ask you, the hundred officials of the court, can they work together when changing the law." Liu Sheng saw Wang An's aggressive appearance and asked rhetorically. There are some things that cannot be rushed.

After Wang An heard this, he shook his head slightly, not speaking. Sima Zhao also thought about it, and organized the language a little in his heart: "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and our foundation is still shallow. The government and the opposition are unprepared for the change. It's hard to get things done with just a lot of blood."

"So we are wondering if we can re-measure the country's cultivated land on the grounds that the household department is empty. Let's test the attitude of the government and the opposition towards changing the law." Wang An took Sima Zhao's words and continued to explain. At this time, he actually just wanted to test the reaction of the government and the opposition.

Chai Yu picked up a few accounts from the desk and handed them to Liu Sheng: "These are all the accounts of the household department, you can take a look."

"Why is the income of the household so small". Liu Sheng carefully looked at the accounts in his hand, and the numbers on them made him completely unbelievable. Judging from the books, tax evasion and concealment of cultivated land have become the norm.

Sima Zhao looked at Liu Sheng, who looked puzzled, and explained: Now that "Yang Yong is leading the army to the west, the property in the inner treasury can no longer be counted on." At this time, the deficit in the accounts of the household is getting bigger and bigger, if we don't make some action, sit back and wait for things to develop. I'm afraid that the Spring Festival will be the day when the household is smashed."

"This should be the first priority." Wang An heard Sima Zhao's explanation and nodded in agreement.

Chai Yu looked at Liu Sheng with an embarrassed look: "Some time ago, Yang Yong went west, and he was arrogant. Today, when I look at the accounts of the household department, I know that the state affairs are difficult."

"So the law has to change." Wang An immediately interjected, as long as he talked about changing the law, he was this kind of temper.

Liu Sheng looked at the bitter looks on the faces of the three people in front of him, and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Sima Zhao, Wang An, have we made a mistake." Changing the law is only a means, and making the country rich and the people strong is the goal. At this time, there is no need to emphasize the comprehensive reform of the law, first find a way to find out, the hidden farmland, as well as the people who evade taxes, by the way, are refreshing the rule of officials. Only when the treasury is full and the politics is clear, can we say anything else".

"It's because I'm just confused, why do you want to change the law in an all-round way at this time, I'm still young, and I can take my time. Find a way to settle it first, and the deficit of the household department is the most important. Sure enough, the authorities are fascinated, and the bystanders are clear." After listening to Liu Sheng's words, Chai Yu woke up like a dream, and the three of them unknowingly fell into a dead end. Sima Zhao and Wang An nodded, it is indeed too early to propose a comprehensive change at this time, it is still the most important thing to make up for the deficit of the household department first.