Damn it

There are also poor people in the capital. Even Zheng Ze, a scrivener in the Ministry of Rites, had to hide from debts when he was at the end of the year. It is not enough to feed a family with a salary of three or two silver a month.

No, he owed the neighbor Guo Laocai ten silver, Guo Laocai lent him the money, naturally twenty-four assured, good villain Zheng Ze also ate at Yamen. However, this loan is three years, and Guo Laocai, who loves money as much as his life, can't stand it, and every evening, he is more accurate than the time on the leaky pot, and comes to Zheng Ze's house to ask for money.

Zheng Ze was sad in his heart, seeing that this day was fine, but he always stayed in the yamen and did not want to leave. As soon as I return home, I will meet Guo Laocai, who is looking for the door.

Zheng Ze walked to the street with a heavy heart, and coldly pulled him up and shouted: "This master, your appearance is a harbinger, there will be a happy event tomorrow." ”

Zheng Ze coldly glanced at the old man who was calculating and roared, "You deceive the ghost." With that, he stepped forward to go.

Who knew that the reckoner chased two more steps and stood in front of him.

"I'm telling the truth, and if you don't believe me, we can make a bet that I won't take anything." As long as you can do what I say, I promise you good luck tomorrow. The old man's eyes shone brightly, and he said solemnly.

Zheng Ze was a little puzzled, but when the poor people heard that they could get rich, they naturally had some surprises in their hearts. He stopped and told him about his work according to the requirements of the arithmetic.

The squire nodded and smiled, "That's it, you patiently wait for the good times to come." The day after tomorrow we will meet here, and if it doesn't work, I will pay you ten silver in reverse. But don't go home for dinner tonight. One gua is broken, two gua is happy, and three gua is destroyed. Strange ah, a gua is more strange than a gua. ”

Zheng Ze agreed. Regardless of whether this is a trick or not, he doesn't want to go home anyway, so he simply eats dinner at Yamen and then goes back, just to avoid Guo Laocai.

The idea was decided, and Zheng Ze returned to the Yamen again, coincidentally, a colleague Mao San'er did not finish the case documents and did not return home.

Mao San'er knew Zheng Ze's embarrassment, so he went out to buy some vegetables and invited Zheng Ze to eat together.

Zheng Ze was very reluctant not to go, he remembered that he had put a bottle of wine in the cabinet where the case was placed, and now that Mao San'er was invited, Zheng Ze went to get the bottle of wine.

At this time, it was the time of the palm lamp, as soon as the door of the case cabinet was pulled open, it just blocked the candlelight, Zheng Ze was careless, overturned the bottle of wine, the wine spilled out, Rao was Zheng Ze's hand fast, the wine had been sprinkled for most of it, Zheng Ze reached out and touched the case, and his heart giggled a little, and it turned out that the wine had wet a case.

Zheng Ze hurriedly took out the case, and his heart was fixed. Because this case is only used for the record of the Ministry of Etiquette, it can only be used when there is a problem, and on weekdays, no one knows about it for three or five years. He quietly put away the case, carried the small half bottle of wine out, and thought sullenly: Good luck in heaven, if it is an important copy today, tomorrow then wait for the training.

Zheng Ze and Mao San'er drank the small half bottle of wine, and neither of them had fun. Mao San'er patted Zheng Ze's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll buy another bottle." ”

Mao San'er went out on his front feet, and another person flashed in outside the door.

Because the place where Zheng Ze and Mao San'er ate was the room of the Rebbe, that place was not a key place for yamen, and ordinary vegetable farmers could also come in. Zheng Ze calculated that Mao San'er had not yet returned, and knowing that there were outsiders, he looked up and saw that the person who came was very large, with a high nose and deep eyes.

Zheng Ze was taken aback, and when he was about to speak, the man had already made a gesture to him and asked, "Your excellency is Lord Zheng Ze of the Ceremonial Department, right?" ”

Zheng Ze smiled darkly, which kind of adult he was. This man was clearly not a Han Chinese, but the purpose of his coming was to come to himself, and he did not know what he was doing. Zheng Ze nodded, and the man immediately said with surprise: "It seems that I am looking for the right one, I am the envoy of the island country, and there is an urgent matter for the adult." ”

Island ambassador? When Zheng Ze heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised. Not long ago, a war report came from the seashore, saying that the domestic war on the island was chaotic, and the imperial court was about to inquire about it.

What purpose would the island nation have in finding itself at this time? Zheng Ze said coldly, "Please say something." ”

The envoy of the island nation bowed, and then explained that the recent war was caused by the fact that the newly established monarch was faint and the people were miserable, and the second prince really couldn't bear to look at it, so he led the army to fight, and now that the second prince had been victorious, he would be embraced as the new monarch. However, the new monarch must be established by the lordship, so the new king sent a message to the island envoy to get it done as soon as possible.

However, now that it is the end of the year, it seems unlikely that we will be able to do this in the shortest possible time. At this time, the envoy of the island state heard that the Rebbe had not yet reported the last document to the imperial court, so his idea hit Zheng Ze's head. Because it is Zheng Ze who is in charge of this kind of case.

"I want to replace the original document and re-report it, so that I don't have to worry about Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites." If Lord Zheng agrees, I am willing to give two hundred taels of silver in thanks. The island ambassador said earnestly.

Zheng Ze was ecstatic, because the case that had been wet with wine earlier was precisely the record of the new monarchs of various countries. I didn't expect that things that I couldn't use on weekdays could turn into silver with white flowers at this time.

Zheng Ze thought in his heart, but his face replied quietly: "In this way, this matter is really difficult to handle." Five hundred taels of silver is not bad, and I still need to help you up and down. It's not convenient to talk here, and tomorrow afternoon we'll meet at the Big Moon Restaurant in the city. ”

The envoy of the island nation heard five hundred taels of silver, groaned for a while, and nodded in agreement, "As long as it can be done well in the shortest possible time, five hundred and two will be five hundred and two." ”

The envoy of the island country had just left, and Mao San'er bought wine and came back. At this time, Zheng Ze had put the case into his sleeve, and as soon as he was happy, the wine was unconsciously poured into his stomach.

Even Mao San'er noticed Zheng Ze, who had a sad face, and it was as if he had changed a person in this short period of time, and his heart couldn't help but feel uneasy.

The next afternoon, zheng Ze met with the envoy of the island country at the Ōtsuki Restaurant according to the agreement, and he replaced the page of the original island state register as the monarch and replaced it in front of the envoy