Li Nuo had not expected that the Assistant Minister Zheng, who had perished tragically at home, was actually an Advanced Scholar from the eighteenth year of the Zhisheng era.
Though his ranking wasn't high, he could have at least secured a Ninth Grade official position. How could he have fallen to become a merchant?
This instantly piqued his curiosity.
In Daxia, the status of merchants was not high, while officials, even if just at the Ninth Grade, were significantly esteemed. It was hard to imagine someone giving up their reputation and commission to become a merchant.
He looked at Song Zhe and said, "Lord Father-in-law, please let me take a look at this Zheng Tianxing's file as well..."
Ministry of Personnel, Archives.
The chess game between them remained unfinished when Lingshi Feng returned, somewhat helplessly saying, "Zhanggu Fang, I will have to trouble you once more to find an official file for someone named Zheng Tianxing..."