On the evening of the third day after leaving Yiping, Zhang Ping and the minor official from the Ministry of Personnel arrived in the capital.

The minor official did not allow Zhang Ping to rest and set off. He originally planned to make things difficult for him and asked him to suffer. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ping was born as a poor child and was used to suffering. Even if he was asked to go to the capital, he would not think it was a big deal, let alone riding a horse.

Zhang Ping's equestrian skills were also very skilled because he went to Fengle. The minor official urged him to go faster, so he really ran away from the horse, not drinking water or shouted hungry. In the end, the minor official couldn't bear it anymore, and Zhang Ping still looked steady and could run to the ground forever. The minor official was not allowed to stop entering the shop. During the meal, the minor official said, "Mr. Zhang, the imperial court has a order, and officials are away from home, so you must be honest in eating and living. Big fish, meat, delicacies, and wine should not be eaten or drunk."

Zhang Ping nodded, immediately ordered two bowls of porridge and a few steamed buns, picked up empty plates, and went to the table at the other end of the lobby to pack free pickled vegetables.

The little official was dizzy and counted the rice grains in the porridge and barely swallowed a few bites of steamed buns. After dinner, Zhang Ping paid the meal. The little official couldn't bear to worry about fighting with him for these copper coins, so he went with him.

When he was about to ask for a guest room, the little official had already discovered that Zhang Ping was a cruel man. He was really afraid that he would come and click on two empty seats in the big bunk beds, so he said first: "Are you still free for ordinary clean rooms?"

The shopkeeper said: "Yes."

The little official was about to ask how the bed bill was, whether to send bath water or not, Zhang Ping next to him took out his purse: "I want one."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Twin beds?"

Zhang Ping looked at the little official with his head in a sideways. The little official looked at his deep eyes and suddenly became shaking. This guy is over 20 years old and has not yet married. Could it be that he has some other hobbies.

Although the minor official is over thirty years old, he has a baby face and does not look big. In addition, his skin is naturally white and thin than a woman. His surname is Xue Jiao. His colleagues often joke about it on weekdays and are often called Xue Jiao, Xue Xue, Jiaojiao. In addition to being angry, he carefully raised a thick beard and paid special attention to some aspects. So he hurriedly said: "Twin beds."

The shopkeeper took the house sign and called the young man to lead him to the guest room. He said to Zhang Ping: "You can pay the house when you check out. You can give a pot of new tea in the room in the morning and evening, and boiling water can be added as you call. Only a bucket of hot soup is given. If you change the new water or add the bucket, you need to add it..."

The little official quickly interrupted, "The weather is not warm, I'm afraid it will catch a cold while taking a shower. I can take a clean basin and wash my face and burn my feet."

The shopkeeper and the young man had already discovered that the little official was wearing official boots on his feet and the style of a Beijing official, so he was very enthusiastic about the reception. He never thought that these two people were so stingy, but those related to the yamen were able to give him mercy, so he still responded with a smile.

As a result, after entering the room, Xue Jiao refused to use washing utensils with Zhang Ping, so he asked for four new basins and four new hand towels, and he even called the waiter to deliver boiled water. The young man was wandering around, and his smiling face almost couldn't hold on. He closed the door and complained to the shopkeeper. What exactly are these two people doing? It's more consuming than a woman who has a baby.

Xue Jiao was even more angry. He planned to ask the guy to send some wine and food to make midnight snacks after he arrived at the guest room. However, he had never thought that he would share a room with Zhang Ping. The midnight snack was gone and he couldn't even take a shower.

After Zhang Ping burned her feet, she took the remaining hot water and added some soap kettles to wash her socks and hanged them on the small pole on the window sash. Xue Jiao felt that the night wind blowing through Zhang Ping's socks was blowing towards his face, and he felt disgusted. The raging fire in his heart that was caused by hunger rushed straight to the Tianlinggu, and he couldn't sleep well for a night.

At breakfast the next day, Zhang Ping actually ordered two bowls of porridge and a few big buns. Xue Jiao smelled the leeks of the buns and his temples hurt, and he barely drank the porridge. Zhang Ping asked him with concern if he didn't like buns and whether he wanted to add a tea egg. Xue Jiao's Qi Hai was about to burst, and he said coldly, no need.

Zhang Ping didn't say much, but took up Xue Jiao's remaining buns, looking like he was planning to be dry food at noon.

Xue Jiao finally couldn't hold on anymore. When the sun was just coming to the sky, he saw a barely decent shop and rolled over and got out of the horse, crashed into the shop, and reported a bunch of dishes. Finally, there were a few soup dishes that could be made in the shop, and then a pot of good wine was ordered.

Zhang Ping followed him to sit down at the table, not saying much, and looked happy. Xue Jiao said viciously in his heart, grandson, you have a bun that can be eaten under the old tree outside? You're waiting for this moment! Okay, let you pretend! I'll wait for you to kill you after I'm in Beijing!

I stayed at the official inn that night, each with its own rooms, and dinner and breakfast can be delivered to the room. Xue Jiao was not polite and ate in the room, and no longer looked at Zhang Ping's face. After the lunch the next day, he entered the capital in the evening. Xue Jiao said to Zhang Ping: "When you go to the yamen, there should be no one." He raised his sleeves, "Mr. Zhang, I will see you tomorrow morning." He did not tell Zhang Ping what he needed and the documents he must bring, nor did he arrange for him to go to the inn, and left Zhang Ping on the street.

Zhang Ping rode his horse toward the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel is on the east side of the imperial city, Dali Temple and Zongzheng Mansion are all in that area, and the inns are very expensive, but Zhang Ping knows that there are several alleys in Minghuafang, not far from that area. Most of the families in the alleys have empty rooms, but the monthly rent can only be rented for one or two nights, and the price is OK.

Zhang Ping chose to rent an empty room in Shuipaoer Lane, which is closest to the Ministry of Personnel. He got up early the next day, went to the entrance of the alley to have breakfast, came back and rinsed his mouth and washed his face again, and changed into his official uniform. He didn't know what he needed, so he took all the documents and documents he thought could be used, made a small bag, and carried them to the Ministry of Personnel.

The place where Zhang Ping was staying was not far from the Ministry of Personnel, and he didn't know if there was a place to tie a horse, so he walked to the capital. The capital was a place where you could kill several officials by throwing a brick, but like Zhang Ping, wearing a small official uniform from the seventh rank, and walking on the street with a bag, is also rare. It has become a landscape along the way.

When he arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhang Ping asked the doorman: "I am the magistrate of Yiping County, transferred to Fengle County, and was ordered to come. Which department should I go to?"

The doorman glanced at Zhang Ping with his hands folded and said, "What are you doing here? Is there any document?"

Zhang Ping said: "I was ordered to come here." Unlock the burden, "The documents are here."

The doorman was happy, and it turned out to be a fool again. A broken official from a small county actually thought he had transferred a position and was qualified to enter the gate of the Ministry of Personnel. He was too lazy to pay attention to him and wanted to leave. Zhang Ping caught up with him and was stopped by the guards in front of the door. He had to take out the documents one by one and sang to the back of the little official: "The documents are here, please..."

The doorman didn't look back and went straight to the doorman to have tea.

The guard who stopped Zhang Ping was very enthusiastic and said, "The document mentioned is the document to enter this door. If you ask you to come, you should send you the certificate of Zhang's document, so you can enter the door."

Zhang Ping has this document. But Xue Jiaoti has never mentioned it before, so Zhang Ping doesn't know.

The guard saw Zhang Ping look confused and smiled and said, "Although the Ministry of Personnel is a place to manage officials, it is not possible to enter after becoming an official. If you should send someone, you will send it. There is no need to come here."

Zhang Ping said: "A man named Xue Jiao brought someone to Beijing and came to the Ministry of Personnel today."

Xue Jiao, these two guards knew each other, but they could not leave during the gate guard. The guard looked inward, and the gatekeeper did not come out in the gate. The guard said, "It's still early, and many adults have not come. I have never seen Mr. Xue enter the door. I think it's not yet. Just wait for a while."

Zhang Ping stood beside him, but the idle people on the wall in front of the official department could not approach him, so he was rushed to the big tree across the road and stood under the big tree.

After waiting for about two or three minutes, Zhang Ping looked at it in a row, but he had never seen Xue Jiao. The official sedan gradually became rare, so Zhang Ping chose to come to the door again and asked the guard: "Have you arrived by Lord Xue?"

It was just when the lords entered the yamen that the guard was afraid that he would be punished by a idle person like Zhang Ping, so he said hard: "No, don't you, wait a little longer."

Zhang Ping had no choice but to turn to the opposite side of the road.

In fact, Xue Jiao had arrived. He knew that Zhang Ping must have come early. When he reached the intersection, he took a look from afar and saw Er Lengzi wearing a seventh-rank official uniform and immediately entered the yamen through the side door.

The doctor of the Verification Department was already here. Zhang Ping was promoted to the magistrate, who was originally promoted to the magistrate of the Wenxuan Department, but Zhang Ping's magistrate was personally granted by the emperor and was blessed by the emperor, so the matter was submitted to the magistrate of the Verification Department. Xue Jiao, who went to pick him up, was also the inheritance of the Verification Department.

The seal inspection department usually takes charge of titles and edicts. It is really rare to have such a trivial matter of being promoted from a seventh rank to a seventh rank to a seventh rank. The doctor was a little curious and wanted to see if this small county official could enter the emperor's dragon. After arriving at the yamen, he suddenly caught Xue Jiao drinking tea and stopped outside the door.

The officials in the room immediately stood up to salute. The doctor looked at Xue Jiao and said, "The Zhang Ping, who was promoted to the magistrate, has arrived? Let him go to the hall."

Xue Jiao originally planned to hang Zhang Ping well. Anyway, the adults would definitely not take such a big deal to heart. They would hang it until the afternoon before letting him in. The adults were busy with official business, so they probably didn't have time to take a look at this little thing. So they asked him to come again tomorrow. They would hang him over and over again for a few days.

I never thought that the doctor came to remember this and asked it on his own initiative. Fortunately, Xue Jiao had prepared a reply and replied fluently: "Sir, that Ping has never come with his subordinates. He enjoys entertainment. When his subordinates arrived in Yiping County, he was not in the county and went out for spring. The subordinates waited for him for two days before he came back, so even if he was quick, he could only rush back yesterday evening. He did not live in the inn, and his subordinates did not know where he lived. The subordinates had already told him to come here early, and after waiting and waiting, they had not arrived yet."

Lai Shen's eyebrows were deep-seated: "I think I'm not familiar with the capital, but I can't tell if I have taken the wrong path."

Xue Jiao hurriedly bowed and said, "I'll go to the door now. If I can't, go to the intersection and look for it." He murmured in confusion, "It's not that. It seems that Lord Zhang has lived in the capital for a long time and is very familiar with everything." While speaking, he quickly walked out of the office room and rushed along the corridor to the front yard, but went out through the side door again.

Forget it, just go around the street and have some tea.

Zhang Ping waited under the tree by the roadside for a while, and went to the door several times to ask, but was driven back.

He was wearing an official uniform and had to stand upright, and he could not squat at will. The sun gradually rose, and Zhang Ping's legs were numb. Suddenly, he saw an official sedan chair coming from afar surrounded by ceremonial guards, looking very familiar.

Zhang Ping couldn't help but walk towards the roadside.

The guard pulled the threshold and the official sedan entered the door.

Zhang Ping looked at him. Although he couldn't see him, he could imagine how the man was getting out of the sedan chair.

He believed he had admitted his mistake.

The threshold was put back again, Zhang Ping walked towards the gate. Before he could get close to him, the guard waved his hand and said, "No, wait a little longer."

Zhang Ping paused. After the yamen slogan, when Xue Jiao had not yet revealed his head, he had already thought that these nine out of ten were intentional.

He didn't feel that his actions along the way had offended Xue Jiao, so he invited each other to have dinner and stay in hotels. Although Xue Jiao's invitations were expensive and a little embarrassed, they might be counted as official fees. The journey was very harmonious.

So it was probably in Yiping that Xue Jiao waited for two days, and he was a little unhappy.

But Zhang Ping thought that since this matter was there, and since the Ministry of Personnel asked Xue Jiao to take over, he would definitely step into this door.

Wait, just wait a little longer.

Zhang Ping turned around and wondered whether to sit at a tea stall not far away.

Before he could walk back to the big tree, he suddenly heard a voice saying, "Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Ping turned around and saw that it was Liu Tong sitting on a horse, looking at him not far away.

When Zhang Ping turned around, Liu Tongyi immediately turned over and got off the horse, greeted him with a surprised smile: "Brother Zhang, it's really you. How could you be here? Ah, but came because of promotion?"

Zhang Ping nodded.

Liu Tongyi said again: "Why don't you go in?"

Zhang Ping said: "There is no document, and the lord who was being guided did not come, so he waited here."

Liu Tongyi smiled and said, "Oh, Lord Deng is still talking about Brother Zhang now. It just so happens that there are some things in the yamen today, so I will come here to run. Otherwise, Brother Zhang, please come in with me. Although the person who guided you has not arrived, it is impossible for the Ministry of Justice who handles your affairs to be alone. Going in and asking is better than standing."

Zhang Ping looked at the guard, and Liu Tongyi immediately bowed to the guard: "Several, this Lord Zhang is the new magistrate of Fengle County, Jingzhao Prefecture, granted by the Emperor, and was indeed ordered to come to receive the office documents. I wonder if he might let him enter with me?"

Liu Tongyi, everyone in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, naturally recognizes everyone.

The nephew of the minister of our department, Lord Liu Yuan, was the grandson of the old master Liu, and the top scholar in the current academic performance. He is now working in Dali Temple, not far away.

The guards felt a little stumbled when Liu Tongyi and Zhang Ping greeted him. It seemed that this little official was really well-known.

Even the doorman ran out of the doorman quickly. Without waiting for a few guards to speak, he quickly smiled and said, "Natural, please come in." He smiled at Zhang Ping even more affectionately, "Is this adult doing promotion? That's the supervisor of the Wenxuan Department. After entering, go to the left, and the first inner courtyard is. The promotion department is facing the second door in the middle east of the hospital, and there is a sign at the door. If you can't find it, just ask someone for a question." It seems that you have just seen Zhang Ping.

The guard led Liu Tongyi's horse, and Zhang Ping followed Liu Tongyi into the door. Liu Tongyi said, "It just so happened that I went to the Jixun Department. On the back floor of the yard of the yard of the culmination department, I was able to walk with Brother Zhang."

While talking, he walked inward before turning to the front yard. Liu Tongyi suddenly said, "Huh?"

Zhang Ping and Liu Tongyi looked in the same direction, and saw three people talking under the corridor not far away.

Looking at the silhouette of one of them, Zhang Ping couldn't help but stop.

Well, I admit it right.
Chapter completed!