After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

With Pei Jiaoran's words, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs were relieved and continued to calculate taxes. Finally, before closing time, we compiled the tax statistics for this summer and submitted them to Taifu Temple for inclusion in the treasury tomorrow morning.

After being imprisoned in the public house for half a month, all the household staff who were almost pickled with the smell all stood up one after another, and the indescribable smell hit their nostrils.

Although they all took turns working in the public housing and had time to rest, it was still hot summer and so many people were staying together. Even after taking a shower, I would start sweating again after a while. What's even more frightening is that some people's feet still stink very much.

The moment everyone in the household department stood up, Pei Jiaoran retreated outside the public house as if facing a formidable enemy. He held his breath and looked at them with a smile.

"Pei Fuduan." Everyone bowed to her.

Pei Jiaoran nodded, with a smile on his face. She didn't leave until only Su Zhi's officials were left in the public house of the Ministry of Revenue.

After taking a shower to wash away his fatigue, Pei Jiaoran took a book and sat in front of the case to read through it.

As long as the summer tax can be successfully delivered to Taifu Temple, Yanziku can no longer think about tax collection. But now she is worried that Xia Houzhen will use other names to compete with the Ministry of Revenue for taxes.

In this way, her efforts to point out the errors in Yan Zi Ku's accounts were in vain. Taxes will still flow out of the fiscal treasury, and no matter how unsustainable the Ministry of Household Affairs is, tax collections will only increase endlessly. What's more important is that if there is a change in Heshuo, the imperial court will have no military spending to mobilize the troops from various vassal towns to counterattack Heshuo.

Another sleepless night.

When the sky is slightly bright, the sound of drums comes. After having breakfast at the restaurant in the square, Pei Jiaoran rode towards the palace. Go to Hanguang Gate and go straight to the public room of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

This morning is the day when the Ministry of Revenue will deliver the taxes collected during the summer to Taifu Temple. According to the regulations, Xitui must be present to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to steal.

The chief official of Taifu Temple is a middle-aged bearded official in his forties, named Ling. He politely bowed his hands to the officials from various departments of the Ministry of Revenue and Pei Jiaoran, and led the officials from Taifu Temple to begin the inspection.

The sun is getting to the middle of the day, and the acceptance process of Taifu Temple is also coming to an end. Just when Pei Jiaoran was relieved, he saw several eunuchs walking over, followed by Xia Houzhen.

Xia Houzhen stood aside with a pulled face, obviously angry.

Pei Jiaoran squinted his eyes, thinking flashed in his eyes. He moved forward to greet him and looked at the leading chamberlain very politely.

"Young nobleman," Pei Jiaoran called warmly.

Hearing this, the servant stopped and cupped his hands towards her, with a polite look on his face, "Pei Shiyu. We are here to deliver His Majesty's instructions. Just listen, no need to salute."

"Here."

The chamberlain swung his brush and said loudly: "I heard that in recent years, the household, salt and iron supplies have been in short supply. Now the army and envoys are given clothes and clothes for dispatch. At this time, there must be a square to make it easier for them to do things. It is appropriate to give them There are 20,000 pieces of silk, which can be filled with household goods, salt and iron."

"Do you understand, Pei Shiyu?" the chamberlain said with a smile.

When asked, Pei Jiaoran nodded. The meaning of these words today is nothing more than to cover up Yan Ziku.

Using the clothes given by the envoys of the army as an excuse, he reminded the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Department of Salt and Iron to understand how to use the radius, so that good things can be done. This time, he allocated 20,000 bolts of silk from his inner treasury to let them pay off the debts owed to Yan Zi Ku. He also hoped that they would not get entangled with Yan Zi Ku on this matter.

After glancing at Xia Houzhen, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head. This decree also means that her plan to eradicate the three moths has failed.

"I am waiting to thank you, Your Majesty." The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue and the envoy of Salt and Iron who came to ask for information hurriedly kowtowed.

When the assistant of Taifu Temple took away the collected taxes, Pei Jiaoran followed him with a cold face. She didn't feel good until all the taxes were sent to Zuo Zang's treasury.

The official in charge of cashiering in Zuozangku originally wanted to talk to her. It can be seen that Pei Jiaoran was in a bad mood and looked like I would impeach anyone who dared to bother me. He handed over his hand and walked away quickly.

Taking a deep breath, Pei Jiaoran turned back to the censor's stage.

She really didn't understand what the hell he wanted to do. If you are really obsessed with seeking immortality, why should you let the court maintain balance? She had to suspect that these were all caused by Jin Shang's deliberate indulgence. He just wanted to watch them compete for profit.

Rubbing his eyebrows irritably, Pei Jiaoran ignored the voice of Yushitai Liuwaiguan saying hello and went straight to Master Cui's public room.

After completing the delivered tasks, the system must report the situation to the station owner.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows when he heard Wei Taiduan's voice coming from the public room. After the servants came in and finished the call, she took off her boots and entered without any haste.

He reported the work of the supervisor calmly.

Until she finished speaking, Master Cui's face showed no signs of change.

On the contrary, Wei Taiduan smiled and said, "Qingjia, you have such ability at such a young age, you are really formidable.

"The stage is full of praise." Pei Jiaoran said in a deep voice.

She didn't feel much about Wei Taiduan's praise. These old monsters in purple clothes never praise people for no reason, mostly to win over them. Now that she has joined Jia Gonglu, there is no possibility of being won over. Then there is only one point left, what are they testing.

"In the final analysis, Yanziku is a frontier treasury. Now the Tibetan and Uighurs are eyeing us, and the three towns of Heshuo in Neili are not easy to deal with. If there is a war, what will the court use to support the army?" Wei Taiduan He took a sip of tea and said with deep meaning in his eyes, "We at the Yushitai are only responsible for correcting mistakes. As for the rest, you don't need to get too involved."

Hearing that Wei Taiduan's words were a warning to her not to meddle in other people's business, Pei Jiaoran pursed her lips.

After all, he has been fifty or sixty years old in his two lifetimes, so naturally he will not act as angry as he did in his previous life. Suppressing the anger that surged in his heart, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head.

She didn't believe they didn't know whether Yan Ziku was on the sidelines or used for other purposes.

If you have the ability, let Bibu continue to check the accounts of the Third Division to see where the mistakes are. By the way, send someone to check the accounts of Yan Ziku so that everyone in the world can see where the money has gone.

All finances and taxes were divided up and held by the eunuchs. And because of their own selfish interests, they would rather suppress the matter for the time being than talk about it openly. When the time comes when the wealth is not enough, the people of the world will have to be squeezed.

"Thank you Wei Taiduan for your teaching. If there is nothing important, I will leave first." Pei Jiaoran said in a low voice.

After saying that, he didn't care about the two of them. Pei Jiaoran bowed and stepped out.

Standing under the corridor of Yushitai. The black clouds rolling down the sky made it hard for people to breathe.

Pei Jiaoran sighed. She couldn't help but think of what Wuchang Li said to her that day after ascending to the throne. She will be a knife that can cut through the clouds and see the blue sky.

Now that I think about it, it doesn't matter whether she is a sword or a chess piece. The important thing is that she can't agree with some of their decisions, so she will be regarded as a rebel.

Walking out of the Yushitai, the black clouds in the sky became darker and darker. The city of Chang'an seemed to have fallen into boundless darkness. I took things from Zhisitui's public house, said hello to the officials and left.

Li Zuo snorted and watched Pei Jiaoran's back disappear in front of the heavy door.