Wang Zhen accepted Ma Jiliang's famous sect, and even his servants were not seen, and he sent it out without a word. After receiving the reward, Ma Jiliang realized the seriousness of the matter.

The next day, Zhang Zhibai, the first person to stand up to target Ma Jiliang, asked Ma Jiliang to reply to the fact that the three treasurers had to pay the bill with bad tea. This order did not even go through the Sansi envoy, but went directly to Ma Jiliang. The Sansi envoy was named "Jixiang", but his official position was under the Zhongshu, and his personnel were also controlled by the magistrate. In fact, it was still the yamen under the Zhongshu.

When things came to this point, Ma Jiliang also took the initiative and replied that because of the change in the tea method, the official received all the tea leaves left by the merchants. The official Curtain only has this kind of product. It has nothing to do with him to make tea, but it is only like this if he asked him to give tea.

When he replied to the Secretariat, the priest had a disagreement. Zhang Zhibai advocated sending people to investigate the Sansi's treasury to see if what Ma Jiliang said was true. Lu Zongdao believed that Ma Jiliang was deliberately causing trouble to challenge the new tea method, and there was no need to worry about it. It was serious to kick this person out of the capital as soon as possible. I don't know where he found out that buying sugar in the palace was presided over by the eunuch Yan Wenying, and directly wrote a letter to impeach the two of them to collude with internal and external forces, using inferior products as good money, and intending to frame the new tea method.

At this point, things went beyond the scope of the control of several magistrates.

The Empress Dowager wanted to protect Ma Jiliang, and the matter turned to the comparison between the new tea method and the old tea method.

Li Zi is the host of the new tea method. He wrote a letter to detail the comparison between the new and old tea methods, but he was angry that Zhongshu went directly to find Ma Jiliang to find Ma Jiliang. At this time, he skipped the tea stored in the three stakeholders without mentioning a word.

Because of this small matter, the discussions on the new and old tea laws resurrected, and the ministers in the court attacked each other and there was no peace again.

Ever since Chen Cha was placed on the roadside, Xu Ping went to Xiangguo Temple for no reason. In order to grab business, the book shop in Xiangguo Temple has all the content. For such lively events, the memorials of ministers in the court sold handwritten copies in the book shop the next day, which was extremely fast. No one knew where these memorials came from, but it has been like this for many years, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

Looking at the memorials, each of them was full of high spirits and righteousness, and they were both sarcastic and eye-catching, as if they were about to destroy the country if they said it.

Xu Ping felt something was getting worse.

As time went by, a few days later, the content of the memorial was concentrated on the attack on the old and new tea methods, and the matter of the sugar shop receiving the old and old tea methods gradually disappeared from the memorial. What about the old and new tea methods has nothing to do with Xu Ping at this time. He only cares about when his money will be returned. Once he loses the attention of the upper class, his scrupulousness will be useless, and several men can force him to move the tea back to the house.

The matter took more than ten days, and it was almost March. Although the tea was still outside, no one watched it. In the past ten days, dozens of cakes were sold. Xu Ping knew in his heart that they were all bought, and they all bought them for his master to see. However, in the court memorials that Xu Ping bought and watched, no one mentioned this pile of old tea.

Xu Ping's heart slowly became cold, and he was just waiting to see when someone came to Kaifeng Mansion to force him to put away the tea outside. The matter was not successful. Xu Zheng was always sick in the bed and invited many famous doctors to see him. He couldn't say anything about the disease. He was just weak and had no energy at all.

On this day, Xu Ping came to the book shop of Xiangguo Temple listlessly. This has become his daily routine. See if there is any new news and wait for the worst result to arrive.

Tong Anyuan, the supervisor of the book shop, was already familiar with him. When he saw Xu Ping, he smiled and said, "Looking at the appearance of a young official, there is no good news. He will fall ill in a few days."

Xu Ping smiled reluctantly: "Supervisor, don't joke!"

Tong Anyuan held a few pieces of paper in his hand and angrily said to Xu Ping, "I have a good medicine here. When a little official sees it, the medicine will definitely be cured! How do you thank me?"

Xu Ping bought memorials from him every day. Tong Anyuan knew that he was the little owner of the sugar shop in Zhouqiao, so of course he knew what it was for. Since he said that today, I am afraid that there was no good news?

Xu Ping quickly stepped forward, grabbed the papers and said, "When will the supervisor have free time, I will invite you to drink. There is enough wine for you!"

This is a new memorial, from Lu Yijian, who has been silent.

Since the debate over the new and old tea methods has revived, Lu Yijian, as a political consultant, has been silent until yesterday when he submitted the first memorial on tea methods.

After reading these pages, Xu Ping was a little confused. First of all, it was a good thing for their family. The first thing mentioned in the memorial was the origin of the matter. It was because the sugar shop received the rotten Chencha, so many things happened later. This was the first memorial to take Chencha seriously. It was clear that sugar was used in the palace. The Sanshi paid the bills with Chencha, which was not given to the emperor and the queen mother. It must be severely punished. The Sanshi envoy and the treasury affairs of the treasury were to blame. The merchants who received Chencha could take back Chencha and repaid the bills in the palace to show the emperor's kindness. As for the new and old tea methods, since the debate was fierce, the court would choose people to discuss again. The most important debate was gently exposed by him.

Xu Ping read the memorial several times and was confused. His family had relatives with Lu Yijian? I haven't heard of it. But his memorial was completely for the Xu family and could get the money back. As for the most critical dispute in tea politics, it was equivalent to not saying it. Perhaps it was because the Li family had entrusted him with his relationship? I haven't heard that the Li family was so generous and Lu Yijian was versatile, so how could he get close to the relatives of the royal family who only knew bad things?

Tong Anyuan saw Xu Ping's appearance and asked with a smile: "Does the little official think this memorial is fake?"

Xu Ping shook his head: "How can I trust the credibility of your bookstore? It's just that Mr. Lu's gift was too heavy, and I couldn't accept it for a while."

After chatting for a few seconds, Xu Ping said goodbye: "When the matter is over, please drink from the supervisor!"

Holding this memorial, Xu Ping did not go back to the shop and went back directly to his home in Guanghuafang.

It was almost noon, and Baofu went out to buy things. Dou'er was busy with the work Zhang Sanniang told him in the house, and there was no one in the courtyard.

When he arrived in the room, Zhang Sanniang, who was sitting at Xu Zheng's bedside, saw Xu Ping and asked, "Why did Dalang come back so early today? Is there nothing wrong in the shop?"

Xu Ping said: "What's wrong with the shop? I brought a good medicine to my father today!"

Xu Zheng said listlessly: "I know Dalang's filial piety. I pity my illness, but I have no cure for my whole life. I will end this when I am old."

Zhang Sanniang who was about to speak, Xu Ping put the memorial on Xu Zheng's head and said, "Dad, look at what this is?"

Xu Zheng shook his head: "Where can I see these things now?"

Xu Ping bent down and softly read Lu Yijian's memorial.

After hearing this, Xu Zheng was stunned for a while and suddenly looked up: "So, the palace may pay us back? Dalang, didn't you write about An Wei Dad?"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "What's the matter with my father? I've been to Xiangguo Temple every day to buy imperial memorials. This is the latest one."

Xu Zheng has been doing business all his life, and of course he knows that many colleagues specialize in collecting memorials from important officials of the court every day and discovering business opportunities from it. Xu Ping said it with a nose and eyes, and he couldn't help but disbelieve it.

After taking the memorial, Xu Zheng went up to read it. After many days of not being able to eat or drink, he was dizzy and could not see clearly. He said to Xu Ping: "My son, help me to the sun in the yard to see clearly!"

Zhang Sanniang hurriedly took a piece of clothes and put them on Xu Zheng, saying, "Be careful, don't catch the wind and cold."

But he couldn't help but feel happy in his tone. Xu Zheng has been in bed for more than ten days, and if he can go to the ground today, he will be cured.

Xu Ping helped him to the yard. Xu Zheng found a sunny place to sit. He looked at the memorial several times and murmured: "Is this really going to pay back? Tens of thousands of dollars! He made so much in his life."

Xu Ping whispered: "When this memorial is up, as long as the empress dowager or the emperor says the word "Ke" and the money will come back."

In Lu Yijian's memorial, the repayment of money is not a big deal with the royal family's face. There is no reason to refuse to return it. The empress dowager and the emperor are not so shameless.

At night, Xu Zheng even drank a few bowls of porridge, and his face turned red. He only hoped that dawn would not even want to go to bed, as if he was not the one who stayed in bed for more than ten days.

As soon as the sky was dawn, Xu Zheng called Xu Ping and said to him: "Did you hear me? The magpies outside are chirping. There will be a happy event today! Let's go to the shop."

Xu Ping looked at the sky and said impatiently: "Dad, it's not dawn yet, there are not even pedestrians outside. What's the use of going to the shop? Besides, you've been sick in bed for so many days. Take care of yourself. Just have me in the shop and I'll tell you if you have any good news."

Zhang Sanniang had already come out of the house and cursed at Xu Zheng: "Old man, why are you messing around? Go back to the house and lie down! It's enough to have a big man outside, what's the use of you?"

Xu Zheng was told by his mother and two, and he couldn't say anything again, so he had to say, "Okay, Dalang, you go to the shop earlier and tell me if you have news!"

After being fussed by his father, Xu Ping couldn't sleep anymore, so he just got up and washed up, but Dou'er had not yet got up to make breakfast. Thinking of the food sold outside, Xu Ping left the door.

It was just dawn, and there were only pedestrians in groups of three or three on the road. Xu Ping arrived on the road by the Bian River and slowly walked to the bottom of the Zhou Bridge.

But the Zhou Bridge was already very lively, with hawkers crowded on both sides of the road, and hawking sounds one after another.

Most of the servants here serve their masters to attend court, buying something to eat here and waiting for their masters to attend court. There are also some small officials and public officials who are not qualified to attend court. The north of the prefecture bridge on both sides of the Imperial Street is crowded with offices, and tens of thousands of people go to and from get off work here every day, which is very lively.

This era is very distinctive of farming nations. Go to bed early and get up early, and go to work early. The first noisy sound in the capital was the ministers who went to the morning court, and then the officials who went to the yamen. The well-known figures had to go to the morning court after going to the morning court and had to return to the government office to handle daily affairs, which was also hard enough. Because there were too many people taking sick leave to avoid morning court, they had a special order in the past few years, and anyone who did not go to the court should have a doctor's certificate.

Xu Ping sometimes wonders how hard it is to be an official these days, especially a court official in the capital, and how meaningful it is. No wonder some important officials think of finding a good place to support themselves when they are old. It is really not something that ordinary people do when they serve the emperor in the capital.

When he arrived at Zhouqiao, Xu Ping went to a wonton stall and ordered a bowl of wontons to drink. He saw that the sun had already emerged in the sky, but he paid the bill and walked to the front of the sugar shop.

Today, Zheng Tianlin was on duty again, directing the servant to open a shop. Seeing Xu Ping standing outside, he hurriedly came up to see the gift: "It's so early today, little official!"

Xu Ping said: "Get up early and have nothing to do. Come and take a look!"

Due to the trouble of Chen Cha, the shop's business was not very good recently. Xu Ping and Zheng Tianlin sat behind the counter and chatted, but only sold dozens of kilograms in the morning.

It was almost noon, and Xu Ping asked Liu Xiaoyi, who was greeting in the store, to buy some fruit buns and so on, to make a snack for everyone. It was not popular to have lunch at this time, but when people arrived at that point, they would always feel hungry and wanted to eat some snacks.

As soon as Liu Xiaoyi left, a small yellow door came to the store. He was in his twenties, tall and handsome. In addition to his lack of beard, he also looked like a good man.

After asking the servant, Xiaohuangmen came to meet Xu Ping and Zheng Tianlin.

After seeing the li, Xiao Huang said, "When Xia Shi Quanbin, I will be with the emperor in the palace. Which one of you is in charge of this shop?"

Zheng Tianlin said: "I am the supervisor of this shop, and this is the little boss of our shop."

Shi Quanbin looked at Xu Ping: "Is your surname?"

Xu Ping bowed and replied, "I'm here to Xu Ping."

Shi Quanbin smiled: "The master is the best here! Didn't you sell 20,000 kilograms of sugar in your shop before the New Year? I'll pay the bill for you on the order of the current emperor!"

He bit the word "The Emperor" very seriously, as if he reminded Xu Ping that the payment of the bill was ordered by the emperor himself and had nothing to do with the empress dowager.

After thinking about it for so many days, Xu Ping was at a loss and thanked him repeatedly, and finally asked: "What should I do if the tea I received from the three treasurers?"

Shi Quanbin said: "Don't worry about it! Just pile it aside and wait for them to take it back!"

Zheng Tianlin said on the side: "The pavilion grows to the back and worships tea."

Shi Quanbin waved his hand: "No hurry, you come out to check the payment, I can handle the job."

When several people went out, they saw a ox cart parked outside the store, covered with cloth, and several soldiers from the Imperial City Division stood next to it.

Shi Quanbin said: "Money and money are not easy to leak into people's eyes. The store owner asked a few servants to move them in."

There were no customers in the store at this time. Zheng Tianlin asked a few servants to come out. Shi Quanbin stepped forward and lifted the cloth from the car, so that the servants could move them into the store little by little.

The car was full of pearls, jade, ivory, etc., and Xu Ping looked at it straight. He had never seen so many treasures in this world.

Instructing the servant to move the treasures full of the cart into the inner room, Zheng Tianlin roughly estimated the price and paid 20,000 kilograms of sugar to the price. He wrote a receipt on the list, asking Xu Ping and himself to write a plagiarism. Shi Quanbin put it in his arms and asked the soldiers who came to drive the ox cart back.

Xu Ping hurriedly instructed Zheng Tianlin to prepare a gift for everyone who came. There was nothing else in the store, and each person packed two pounds of sugar in his arms. At this time, the sugar was still exclusively operated, and a pound of sugar was almost enough, so the gift was not light. Several soldiers from the Imperial City Division said goodbye with a smile.

After bringing Shi Quanbin into the inner room, after tea, Xu Ping and Zheng Tianlin thanked again: "Law Jia Pavilion Chief!"

After drinking tea, Shi Quanbin slowly said to Xu Ping: "Little Master, do you know why the official ordered me to pay you the payment for the goods this time?"

Xu Ping couldn't say that he had read Lu Yijian's memorial, so he had to answer: "To be honest, we have been waiting for this money for many days, and the amount is too large. My father was bedridden for this matter and has not yet been better. With this result, thanks to the parents' comprehensiveness!"

Shi Quanbin said: "I am not easy to earn the merits of this matter. It was because Mr. Lu Tanfu had a memorial to talk about this matter. When the official read the memorial, I happened to be with me and said a few words about the difficulties of your store. The emperor thought about your store's hard work, so he asked me to allocate funds from the warehouse to settle your debts."

Xu Ping quickly thanked him. He heard what Shi Quanbin said, and he had put a lot of effort into this matter. Having said that, he would be given a big red envelope later.

Shi Quanbin said again: "You also know that this kind of bulk payment is rarely paid in cash in the palace. I specially asked you five hundred taels of silver to relieve your current difficulties. I have also seen other pearls, jade, ivory, various spices, etc., and they are all good goods, enough to pay for the value."

Xu Ping and Zheng Tianlin thanked him again. But he was a little vague. How big is the red envelope to send him after a while? As for the five hundred taels of silver, Xu Ping had already seen that the same style as the silver stored in his family was indeed from the palace. He hadn't taken a fancy to the silver that he had seen before, so silver was as precious as ivory, pearls and jade, but he didn't expect that Shi Quanbin was coming here. Thinking about it, compared with jewelry and ivory, silver was a hard currency at this time, but he was still kind-hearted.

After chatting for a while, Shi Quanbin's meaning was to get close to Xu Ping, which made Xu Ping feel anxious. What could his identity bring to him?

In the end, when Shi Quanbin was sent away, Zheng Tianlin bought him a large bag of treasures. Anyway, Xu Ping was here, so he could be the master.

Shi Quanbin took a bead in his hand and said, "If I don't take anything, the owner will feel uneasy. I took the bead back for the junior to play with."

Finally, he bowed to Xu Ping: "Little master, don't forget your love today."
Chapter completed!