After Zhang Jiuling left, Cui Yuan called Huai'an in: "Has the Ministry of Officials arranged any positions for Zheng Peng recently?" ”

Huai'an has always paid attention to Zheng Peng's news, and immediately responded when he heard the words: "The officials are ready to arrange for General Zheng to serve in the left and right Weiwei." ”

Dismissal is not the same as no position, the court will not give it in vain, where there is a vacancy will be arranged, although some casual positions have waited for a few years and have not been vacant, but Zheng Peng has a special identity, as a person in the limelight, not only to arrange a job, but also to arrange a decent good errand.

Cui Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not proper, if you go to Weiwei left and right, I'm afraid you won't have time to build the bridge again." ”

"Yes, Miss is in a hurry, I can't wait any longer."

"It's not Shu'er's business" Cui Yuan emphasized with a straight face: "It's cement, cement, the emperor wants to investigate the role of cement on Datang, and now it has a new use, which is much more important than being an ordinary left and right guard." ”

If cement is more suitable for building bridges than stones, the effect on Datang is tantamount to huge, you must know how many rivers in Datang, often have to cut off the road in the rainy season, causing a lot of inconvenience, if cement can solve this problem, it is definitely a blessing for Datang.

Most of the famous bridges in ancient times appeared in the Song Dynasty or after the Song Dynasty, and the famous bridges before the Song Dynasty were only Anji Bridge, in fact, the bridge-building technology was a qualitative leap in the Song Dynasty.

There is only one Li Chun in Datang, there are so many top skilled craftsmen, not Li Chun can build bridges, others can also build them, just like there are so many carpenters in the world, but there is only one Luban.

No carpenter dares to say that he can compete with his ancestor Lu Ban.

Huai'an was a little embarrassed and said: "Lang Jun, it's not easy for us to come forward about the affairs of the ministry." ”

"That's to find someone who can come forward." After Cui Yuan finished speaking, he turned around and secretly entered the palace.

In less than half an hour, Cui Yuan had already met Li Longji in the imperial study:

"Cui Aiqing, what's the matter with looking for me?" Li Longji asked with some surprise.

On weekdays, Cui Yuan mostly transmits news in the form of secret letters, but this time Cui Yuan personally entered the palace, indicating that there was a major event.

Cui Yuan presented the drawings sent by Zhang Jiuling, who seemed to be offering treasures: "Your Majesty, look at this drawing." ”

Li Longji took it and looked at it, and said with some surprise: "This is the design of the bridge?" Well, a bit of a novelty. ”

"Your Majesty is wise" Cui Yuan hurriedly said: "The old minister set up a small problem for Zheng Peng, and asked him to send a gift to the Boling Cui clan, and there is this bridge." ”

Seeing the puzzled expression on Li Longji's face, Cui Yuan briefly said the matter, and then continued: "Your Majesty, the location of this bridge is in the Ling River, this river is about 20 zhang wide, Zheng Peng said that it will be built with cement, not afraid of wind, rain and floods, which shows that cement is not only used for building houses, but also for bridges. ”

Li Longji looked at the drawings in his hand again, and said with a smile: "Cui Aiqing is very interested in this piece, and it has appeared so quickly." ”

"Your Majesty" Cui Yuan immediately explained: "Last time, I ordered the old minister to pay attention to the cement, and the old minister has not dared to slack off, and has been collecting relevant information. ”

Li Longji knew that Cui Yuan had misunderstood his words, and immediately reassured: "I know that Aiqing is dedicated to the Tang Dynasty, and I also believe that Aiqing has no selfish intentions, otherwise, he will also be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, but he just sighed, Zheng Peng's kid is like a sesame seed on a stone mill, if you don't press it, you won't get oil." ”

"yes, he just doesn't have the motivation to do so." Cui Yuan also sighed.

As a casual official waiting for assignment, if he is someone else, he has long been moving around, how to fill a fat gap, there is no real job, not only can he only receive half of the salary, but if he has no job, he will have no merit, and he can't be promoted without merit, Zheng Peng is good, he has been scattered for more than half a year and is still leisurely, not in a hurry at all, Cui Yuan is a little blind.

I haven't seen a person so unmotivated.

Li Longji shook his head and said with some disapproval: "I don't see it that way, if Zheng Peng's mind is on officialdom, it won't bring so many surprises, right?" ”

Cui Yuan nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right, it is estimated that this is the loss of Saiong's horse, and I don't know if it is a blessing." ”

"By the way, Cui Aiqing, when you enter the palace to see me, you don't just tell me about it, right?"

This news can be reported on the secret report, and Cui Yuan does not need to go to the palace in person.

Cui Yuan immediately said: "Your Majesty Shengming, I heard that the Ministry of Officials is preparing to hand over a vacancy to Zheng Peng, and the position of Weichen will affect the opening and construction of the cement bridge, so I implore Your Majesty to revoke this appointment and let Zheng Peng focus on building the bridge." ”

"That's how it should be," Li Longji said decisively: "I will arrange it immediately." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Longji personally helped Cui Yuan up: "Cui Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, if this matter is done, I want to thank Cui Aiqing for the people of the world." ”

"Don't dare, this is the duty of the old minister."

"I haven't drunk with Aiqing for a while, and now the snow is falling, and the eunuch reports that the plum blossoms in the imperial garden are blooming just right, if Cui Aiqing is not in a hurry, I and Aiqing will also have a hero to cook wine, why not be happy."

"The old minister obeys."

The emperor stayed to drink, it was definitely a kind of luck for the courtiers, this is not only trust, but also an honor, Cui Yuan was respectful on the surface, but secretly happy in his heart.

When Cui Yuan in the palace was secretly happy, Zheng Bing outside the palace was also in a good mood.

Outside Chang'an City, there are snowflakes floating in the sky, the ground is covered with a thick layer of snow, and it seems to have become a world of ice and snow between heaven and earth, which looks pure and beautiful.

Behind the two women, there were four guards on horseback.

"Sister Lando, can we really ride a horse here?" Zheng Bing said with some excitement.

"yes, look at you so excited, why, I really haven't ridden a horse before"

Zheng Bing said a little embarrassed: "No, there is only a carriage at home, and my father and brothers are qualified to use it on weekdays, and my mother also said that riding a horse is not good for girls, so I haven't ridden it." ”

After getting acquainted with Lan Duo, Zheng Bing's relationship with Lan Duo is getting better and better, and they often go to eat and go shopping together when they are free, and when they chat in the morning, they accidentally talk about envying Lan Duo for riding a horse, Lan Duo heard that Zheng Bing wants to ride a horse, and he has never ridden a horse, so he took Zheng Peng to the outskirts of Chang'an City and taught Zheng Bing to ride a horse, which was the end of her dream.

"Girls don't ride horses? By the way, when I arrived in Datang, it was indeed rare to see women riding horses, they were either riding in a car or a sedan chair, why, didn't Datang let women ride horses? Lando said with some curiosity.

Zheng Bing whispered: "No, it's mainly that women ride horses and look rude, which will make people laugh, and my mother also said... said that when a girl rides a horse, her legs will spread a lot, and she walks like a figure-out, which is not good-looking, and her future husband will be unhappy. ”

Lan Duo shook his head and said: "There are really many rules in the Tang Dynasty, our tribe, regardless of men, women and children, can ride horses, and if you don't know how to ride a horse, you can't go anywhere." ”

"That's good."

"Where is it good, our women who rush to ride Shi need help to find hunting and grazing, if there is a conflict with others, sometimes women have to ride horses to fight hard, to say good, it must be a woman from the Tang Dynasty, you don't have to do anything, you can wait for your beloved to marry without worry."

Zheng Bing looked at Lan Duo with a look of emotion, and covered his mouth and smiled: "Sister Lan Duo, Datang is so good, then you can marry here, isn't it okay?" In the future, I can also play with Sister Landuo often. ”

"Okay, you little girl, you dare to make fun of me, be careful that I don't teach you to ride a horse."

"Don't, don't, Sister Landuo, I don't dare." Zheng Bing hurriedly begged for mercy.

Seeing Zheng Bing's flustered look, Lan Duo smiled slightly, and immediately comforted her and said, "Okay, I'm playing with you, it's nothing for a girl to ride a horse, come, my sister will teach you to ride a horse." ”

"Thank you, Sister Lando."

Landuo was very good to Zheng Bing, and personally taught Zheng Bing how to ride, in addition to carefully correcting Zheng Bing's movements, he also demonstrated to her.

After teaching, let a guard lead the horse slowly for Zheng Bing, so that Zheng Bing could familiarize himself with the feeling of riding a horse first.

After practicing for about two quarters of an hour, with the encouragement of Lan Duo, Zheng Bingkai slowly rode on his own.

Zheng Bing learned very quickly, and began to ride slowly, first riding slowly, and then riding faster and faster, in less than half an hour, he could already ride a horse and whip, and laugh with Lan Duo while riding.

"How's it going, is horseback riding?" Lan Duo smiled at Zheng Bing.

"It's fun" Zheng Bing said a little strangely: "I heard others say that it is difficult to ride a horse, I thought it would take ten days and half a month to learn, but I didn't expect it to be so easy." ”

Landuo smiled, and then patiently explained: "It is not difficult to ride a horse, as long as you master the balance, but if you want to ride well, you need a lot of training, sister Xiaoice, the horse you are riding is called the Red Lady, the temperament is very tame, riding up quickly to get started, if you meet those bad-tempered horses, it is not so easy to ride." ”

Zheng Bingyong looked at the red horse under his crotch, nodded and said, "Well, the red lady is indeed very obedient, and she rides fast and steadily." ”

"Like? Then I'll send you. ”

"Don't, I'm afraid my brother will be unhappy if he finds out."

The two chatted while riding horses, and before they knew it, they rode from the open space to a flat official road.

Although it is winter, there are still a lot of cars and horses coming and going on the official road, some are sitting people, some are pulling goods, people and cars are coming and going, and it is very lively.

After all, it is Chang'an, the economic, cultural, and political center of Datang, and there are so many people at any time.

Lan Duo looked at the official road and told Zheng Bing with concern: "Sister Xiaoice, be careful, there are many people here." ”

"Don't worry, Sister Landuo, I can ride." Zheng Bing said with some pride.

As soon as the words fell, there was a "boom", and a thunder suddenly struck in the sky.

There is very little thunder in winter, especially there is no wind and no clouds, a bit like thunder on a dry day, Lan Duo was about to tell Zheng Bing not to ride, and went home, but he didn't expect to suddenly hit a thunder, startled, suddenly, Lan Duo's pupils suddenly dilated, and he secretly screamed in his heart: Not good.

Perhaps frightened, Zheng Bing rode the red lady, suddenly screamed, and rushed forward, running seven or eight feet away in the blink of an eye.

The red lady suddenly added, Zheng Bing on horseback was thrown by the horse, and was almost thrown away, so frightened that Zheng Bing's face turned white on the spot, and he shook it on the horseback, driven by the desire to survive, and hugged the red lady's horse neck.

"Ah, what's wrong with this horse?"

"Red lady, stop."

"Oh my God, help."

The frightened red lady ran wildly all the way, and Zheng Bing, who was lying on horseback, was so frightened that she saved her life again and again.

Being able to ride a horse is not the same thing as being able to ride a horse, Zheng Bing has never encountered this situation, and he was so frightened that he didn't know what to do, so he could only hold the horse and shout loudly.

"Oh no, the horse is frightened," Lando shouted, "You four are dead, quick, get them back." ”

At this moment, not only Zheng Bing was so frightened that the six gods had no master, but even Lan Duo was so frightened that she lost her face, only to see her biting, desperately waving the leather whip in her hand to drive the horse to save Zheng Bing.

Horses are very tame most of the time, but when they are frightened, they will lose control, and even skilled horseback riders are afraid, let alone Zheng Bing, a beginner.

Landor specially picked one of the most docile horses for Zheng Bing to ride, what he was afraid of was that the horse would be disobedient, he was really afraid of something, he was nothing, if Zheng Bing had anything to do, he didn't know how to explain to Zheng Peng.

Zheng Peng's younger brother and sister value Zheng Bing the most, not only brought her from Yuancheng to Chang'an, but also sent Zheng Bing to Zizhuyuan to learn various etiquette to prepare for her to find a good husband.

If something happens to Zheng Peng's favorite sister, as the initiator, Lan Duo really doesn't know how to explain to Zheng Peng.

Although you are the county lord, seeing Zheng Bing's accident, Lan Duo can't care so much, so he rode his horse to save people.

Landuo, along with four guards, and a group of five men desperately pursued the frightened horse, shouting loudly as they pursued:

"The horse is frightened, let go"

"Jean, the horse is frightened."

"Hurry up, whoever rescues Miss Bing safely will be rewarded with a thousand yuan."

More things are better than less things, the business travelers on the official road saw that Arima was frightened, and took the initiative to hide to the side one by one, seeing that they didn't hit anyone, Lan Duo's heart relaxed a little, but soon her heart tightened again:

The red lady carrying Zheng Bing ran faster and faster, followed behind it, and saw that the snow splashed from the horse's hooves quickly formed a line, while chasing more than 100 zhang, the distance was closer at all, but there was a tendency to pull farther and farther, Lan Duo could still bite tightly, and the four guards behind him had already pulled farther and farther.

There are two reasons for not being able to keep up, one is that the red lady is a good horse in a hundred, and when frightened, her degree and potential are stimulated, and the other is that Zheng Bing is still a girl, her body is very light, and the load of the horse is light, so she is naturally more labor-saving and faster.

Zheng Bing's screams became louder and louder, and Lan Duo's heart became more and more anxious, so he could only grit his teeth, and he couldn't care that he was riding his favorite horse, and desperately waved the whip in his hand.

There was only one thought in my heart: no matter what, I couldn't let Zheng Bing have an accident, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain.

The red lady was already frightened and out of control, and when she ran, she moved very much, as if she would throw Zheng Bing down at any time, and the more Zheng Bing was on the horse, the more dangerous it was.

Seeing that the distance was getting farther and farther, and Zheng Bing's situation was getting more and more dangerous, suddenly, a horse suddenly ran out of the official road, and a young man was sitting on the horse.....

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