"The young master is like this, sometimes he is very serious, sometimes he is very lazy, and he often says that those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people."

Cardinal said with some emotion: "Zheng Gongzi is really amazing, made braised meat to gain a firm foothold, emerged with a bicycle in Chang'an, and became famous in the Western Regions with a hot air balloon, many people think that Zheng Gongzi has the support of nobles and has been rising to the top, no one sees his efforts, but in fact, every step is very difficult, every step has sweat and dedication, it is rare that he has written so many popular poems, and now he uses cement to build bridges, it is really amazing, by the way, Miss, you used to be with Zheng Gongzi for so long, what special preferences does he have?" ”

A person is so smart and capable, it seems that he can do anything, even the cardinal is interested.

Will there be any special tricks for geniuses?

"It's nothing, it's just that he likes to read, and he likes to think crankily, just like a bicycle, we think it should be like this when we see it, but the young master said that when he sees it, he will think why the carriage needs four wheels, and the wheelbarrow only needs one wheel, some use horse-drawn horses, and some use people to push, he will think if he can use a more convenient way, so he will try to achieve his goal in every possible way, I think that's it." Lu Shu said guessingly.

"Anyway," Cardinal said, "Zheng Gongzi is definitely the best of the younger generation, and there is only one thing that is not good. ”

Lu Shu said suspiciously, "Not good? Have it? ”

To her own miss, the cardinal was a little speechless, and the meaning of saying this was that Zheng Peng had no shortcomings in her heart, and they all said that Xi Shi was in the eyes of the lover, and now it is good, there are a few Xi Shi in the eyes of the lover is not clear, and now there is only a lover in the eyes of Xi Shi.

"It's just a little bit of a show." Cardinal hesitated, but finally spoke.

Lu Shu smiled: "I don't think so. ”

If someone else said bad things about Zheng Peng, Lu Shu would definitely be unhappy, but the person who spoke was a cardinal, and a cardinal rarely pretended to be a man, and it was already a high appreciation to be able to say this kind of evaluation from her mouth.

I also prove my vision from the side.

The cardinal's impression of Zheng Peng surprised Lu Shu, and Li Longji, who was far away in Chang'an, was also surprised by Zheng Peng, for the simple reason that the matter of Boling reached Chang'an.

In the imperial study, Cui Yuan reported to Li Longji about Zheng Peng's construction of a bridge in Boling, and Li Longji said in surprise: "What, the bridge piers built by Zheng Peng have withstood the test and have not been damaged in the flood at all?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty" Cui Yuan said respectfully: "According to the past practice, the heavy rain will not come so early, this year is obviously in advance, the flood is so big, it has not crossed the embankment, according to records, the last time there was such a big flood can be traced back to thirty years ago, those two bridge piers, many people thought that they were going to fall short, but they didn't expect it to withstand the test." ”

Li Longji said with some disbelief: "A flood that occurs once in 30 years, can it still be unharmed? ”

"Yes, the old minister does not dare to deceive His Majesty."

"Okay, okay" Li Longji stood up all of a sudden, walked around the imperial study with his hands behind his back, and said happily: "Soft as mud, hard as iron, can repair houses and build bridges, this Zheng Peng, really has to be impressed by him, skillfully build bridge piers in the river, the method used is really ingenious, the bridge piers built are so strong, amazing, by the way, Cui Aiqing, the Ling River is wide?" ”

"Your Majesty, the narrow part is about 20 zhang, the width is about 30 zhang, Zheng... The bridge built by the general is about twenty-five zhang wide, which is why he said that for convenience, he took the initiative to give up the less difficult place. ”

I wanted to be called Zheng Peng or Zheng family boy, but I thought it was not suitable in front of the emperor, Yu Zhi was his grandson-in-law, and Yu Gong was a court official with a knighthood, and in front of Li Longji, he had to show respect for him.

After speaking, Cui Yuan quickly added: "Your Majesty, according to the design, the span of the single arch of the bridge designed by General Zheng is one zhang longer than that of the Yongji Bridge. ”

"Really? Great, as the so-called vicissitudes of life, personnel several renovations, some things need to change the impression. Li Longji said excitedly.

Yongji Bridge is made by Li Chun in the Great Sui period, known as the first bridge in the world, Li Longji has been a little unconvinced, but can not take a more convincing bridge comparison, if Zheng Peng built this bridge, it was completed in his reign years, Li Longji also has a bright face.

Cui Yuan suddenly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has an unpleasant request." ”

"Cui Aiqing, if you have something, just play it."

"The old minister wants to go back to Boling to see, mainly because his granddaughter is about to leave the cabinet, in the past, the old minister was obsessed with work, and he has been neglecting to take care of her, and now he is about to get married, and he wants to go back to see her more, please make it happen."

Li Longji glanced at Cui Yuan, personally helped him up, and said very compassionately: "Cui Aiqing's family affairs, I have also heard a little, my granddaughter is about to get married, Cui Aiqing is reluctant, I hope to accompany her more before getting married, this is human nature, and now it is not a big deal, Aiqing has worked hard all these years, go back to Boling, I agreed." ”

Cui Yuan thought that he would have to ask for it a few more times, after all, he had a special status, but he didn't expect Li Longji to be so refreshing, he was overjoyed on the spot, and thanked him again and again.

Li Longji suddenly said with a straight face: "I have a feeling that cement will become the important weapon of the Tang Dynasty, Cui Aiqing will return to Boling, pay more attention, and I can rest assured that Aiqing will escort me." ”

After Guo Ziyi dedicated the cement to Li Longji, the shrewd and capable Li Longji began to be interested in cement at that time, and also instructed Cui Yuan to pay attention to this information, now near Zheng Peng's new house in Yuancheng, there have been bad people secretly collecting cement-related data, hearing that Zheng Peng applied cement to bridge building, Li Longji was keenly aware of the wider use of cement.

Li Longji knows a little about the grievances between Cui Yuan and his son, and now Cui Yuan hopes to return to Boling, and Li Longji also supports him.

"The old minister obeys." Cui Yuan said gratefully.

Reaching Cui Yuan's position, he has power that many people don't have, and he also shoulders heavy responsibilities that others don't have, especially as the head of bad people, he has a lot of information to deal with every day, and it's really hard to leave at this time.

Just to test it, Cui Yuan actually didn't have much hope, but he didn't expect Li Longji not only to agree, but also to give a lot of rewards, so he was naturally very grateful in his heart.

Li Longji sat back in his place, waved his hand and said: "There are no outsiders here, this courtesy is forgiven, by the way, Aiqing is not in Chang'an, among the bad people, which one can I rely on if there is something?" ”

Cui Yuan's heart froze, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes, but he quickly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is virtuous and does not avoid relatives, and the bad captain Cui Xiyi is smart, careful, and loyal to His Majesty, according to the old minister's opinion, it can be reused." ”

Just a short sentence can comprehend a lot of meaning.

The years are not forgiving, Cui Yuan is already a person who is a big father, Huafa was born early, if Lu Shu fights, he will soon be able to live in the same house for four generations, this is an auspicious symbol in ancient times, he has been joining the bad people for more than 20 years, and unconsciously his youth has disappeared, Huafa has been born, and his face is full of traces of time, he is so old, it is time to find a suitable successor to cultivate.

For Cui Yuan, it is equivalent to a relief.

When the emperor realized that he was old, he also asked for his opinion on the candidate, which revealed his respect and trust in himself.

"Cui Xiyi? Okay, I remember. ”

......

Cui Er gave Zheng Peng a reply on the third day, roughly because someone disobeyed the discipline and deliberately damaged the property of the main family, not intentionally against the bridge, let alone Zheng Peng, and had been dealt with by the family law, please rest assured that Zheng Peng would not happen again.

Boling Cui's house fight, Zheng Peng is not interested; And Zheng Peng didn't know about the affairs of the court, and now he was all about building a bridge.

The main thing is that there is so much to do.

Later generations have read books about bridge-building, and have also seen bridge-building a few times, many things seem simple, but it is difficult to do, there are many things to arrange every day, and many problems need to be solved every day, especially in terms of materials, how to make longer and better quality steel, Zheng Peng can be said to have taken great pains, not only thinking of ways every day, but also squeezing those blacksmiths to death their potential.

The Linghe River is more than 20 zhang wide, in order to ensure that the big boat passes, Zheng Peng also has to reserve a height of 12 meters for it, which is convenient for the big boat to pass, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty for himself.

Not to mention anything else, building a huge scaffolding with a length of 75 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a height of 12 meters is definitely a big project, especially if it is built in the Linghe River, which is more difficult.

Fortunately, the bridge pier withstood the test in the flood, and also got the trust and support of the county government and Cui's family, and recommended a lot of skilled craftsmen to Zheng Peng, such as the county government's workshop directly sent people to the construction site to assist, which saved Zheng Peng a lot of effort, Zheng Peng also reciprocated, not only arranged good food and lodging for them, but also gave them a good salary.

can't let others do it in vain, Zheng Peng promised to give Boling a gift, but he didn't want this gift to be discounted.

These people come here, not only to help, many of them have the purpose of stealing teachers, Zheng Peng knows this, but Zheng Peng doesn't mind, good technology must be widely used to benefit the people, and the core technology, especially cement, the entire Datang only has its own, this advantage others just want to grab and can't snatch away.

With Zheng Peng's efforts, the bridge began to take shape step by step: first the piers at the head of the bridge on both sides were built, and then a huge scaffolding was built to facilitate the bridge.

"What did he come back for?" After Zheng Peng heard the news, he put down the design drawing in his hand and asked with some surprise.

Huang San shook his head and said, "Young Master, this little one really doesn't know, just now I went to test Cui Er's housekeeper, even if he didn't know about it, he should have returned by himself." ”

Zheng Peng said a little depressed: "People are like this, they can't always be satisfied with everything, just on the right track, this person with a blocked heart came, and I don't know if this old boy will have any demon moths, forget it, let him go, just don't know it." ”