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{{Infobox officeholder
|name={{Unbulleted list|Shen Lun (沈倫)|Shen Yilun (沈義倫)}}
|image=shenyilun.jpg
|caption=from a [[Qing dynasty]] [[genealogy book]]
|office=[[Grand councilor]] of the [[Song dynasty]]
|term_start=October 17, 973
|term_end=May 14, 982<ref name=ss210>{{harvnb|''Song Shi''|loc=[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/宋史/卷210 ch. 210.]}}</ref>
|alongside=[[Xue Juzheng]], [[Lu Duoxun]], [[Zhao Pu]]
|monarch=[[Emperor Taizu of Song|Emperor Taizu]], [[Emperor Taizong of Song|Emperor Taizong]]
|birth_date={{circa}} 909<ref name=ss264>{{harvnb|''Song Shi''|loc=[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/宋史/卷264 ch. 264.]}}</ref>
|birth_place=[[Taikang County]], [[Kaifeng Prefecture|Kaifeng]], [[Later Liang (Five Dynasties)|Later Liang]]
|death_date={{death date and age|987|11|16|909}}<ref name=xzztj13>{{harvnb|''Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian''|loc=[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/續資治通鑑/卷013 ch. 13.]}}</ref>
|death_place=Kaifeng, [[Song dynasty|Song Empire]]
|spouse={{Unbulleted list|Lady Yan (閻)|Lady Tian (田)}}
|children=Shen Jizong (沈繼宗), son
}}
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{{family name hatnote|Shen|lang=Chinese}}
'''Shen Lun''' ({{circa}} 909 – 16 November 987, [[courtesy name]] '''Shunyi'''), known as '''Shen Yilun''' before 976, was a [[scholar-official]] who successively served the [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]], [[Later Zhou]] and [[Song dynasty|Song]] dynasties. He was one of the Song dynasty [[grand councilor]]s between 973 and 982.
[[Emperor Zhenzong]]'s [[Consort Shen (Song dynasty)|Consort Shen]] was his granddaughter.
==During the Five Dynasties==
Early in his career, Shen Yilun studied the "Three Rites" (''[[Rites of Zhou]]'', ''[[Book of Rites]]'', and ''[[Etiquette and Ceremonial]]'') and taught these classics between [[Luoyang]] and [[Sōng Prefecture]] to support himself. During [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]], he joined the staff of Bai Wenke ({{lang|zh|白文珂}}), the prefect of [[Shǎn Prefecture]].<ref name=ss264/>
In 954 during the [[Later Zhou]], Shen Yilun was referred by a friend and became a retainer to general [[Emperor Taizu of Song|Zhao Kuangyin]], then a [[jiedushi|military governor]] administering [[Hua Prefecture (Henan)|Hua Prefecture]], [[Xǔ Prefecture]], and [[Sòng Prefecture]]. Shen was able to manage the finances of all 3 prefectures, and had an incorruptible reputation.<ref name=ss264/>
==During the Song dynasty==
In February 960, Zhao Kuangyin usurped the Later Zhou throne and founded the [[Song dynasty]]. At that time, Shen Yilun was a mere surveillance circuit judge stationed in Sòng Prefecture, but now that his former boss had become the [[emperor of China|emperor]], he was summoned to the capital (and his hometown) [[Kaifeng Prefecture|Kaifeng]] and made director of the [[Hubusi|Census Bureau]].<ref name=xzztjcb1>{{harvnb|''Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian''|loc=[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/續資治通鑑長編/卷001 ch. 1.]}}</ref>
In early 962, returning from a diplomatic trip to Song's tributary state [[Wuyue]], Shen offered more than 10 recommendations to the new emperor, all of which were accepted.<ref name=ss264/> One of recommendations was loaning out grain from military granaries to relieve the mass starvation Shen witnessed in [[Si Prefecture (Jiangsu)|Si]] and [[Yang Prefecture (Jiangsu)|Yang Prefecture]]s. Shen argued that peasants would repay the loan come harvest time in the autumn. However, another minister soon objected:
:"If starvation continues, where would the repayment come from? And who would be accountable for that?"
To which Shen responded:
:"A nation should govern humanely. This will automatically ensure peace, prosperity and a ripe harvest."
Zhao Kuangyin was pleased with the reply and ordered government officials in [[Huainan Circuit]] to dispense grain to starved people.<ref name=xzztjcb3>{{harvnb|''Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian''|loc=[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/續資治通鑑長編/卷003 ch. 3.]}}</ref>
In 962, Shen was made a [[supervising secretary]]. The following spring he was made fiscal commissioner of [[Shaanxi Circuit]]. When the Song dynasty [[Song conquest of Later Shu|invaded]] the [[Later Shu]] in 964, Shen was in charge of the military finances.
==Notes and references==
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*{{in lang|zh}} {{cite book|editor-last=[[Toqto'a (Yuan Dynasty)|Toqto'a]]|title=[[History of Song (Yuan dynasty)|Song Shi]] ''(宋史)''|trans-title=History of Song |year=1345|ref={{harvid|''Song Shi''}}|display-editors=etal}}
*{{in lang|zh}} {{cite book|last=Li Tao|author-link=Li Tao (historian)|title=[[Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian]] ''(續資治通鑑長編)''|trans-title=Extended Continuation to ''Zizhi Tongjian''|year=1183|ref={{harvid|''Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian''}}}}
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