"General Zheng, don't come unharmed, some days are gone." Zhang Jiuling saw Zheng Peng and greeted him with a smile.

The two haven't seen each other for nearly a year, and there is no correspondence halfway, so they don't seem to be intertwined much, but when Zhang Jiuling saw Zheng Peng, he had a feeling that the old man had returned.

In front of Zheng Peng, who had already been knighted, Zhang Jiuling couldn't be proud.

"I've been busy in my hometown a few days ago, I said Brother Zishou, why do you call the general so angry, just call Feiteng." Zheng Peng said with some dissatisfaction.

Zhang Jiuling smiled and hurriedly confessed: "It's wrong to do so, Brother Feiteng will take care of it." ”

"It's all a trivial matter, there's no need to salute, by the way, when I came, I saw a eunuch and a guard of honor leaving, Brother Zishou, could it be that he was promoted?"

This sentence was on point to Zhang Jiuling's pride, and he didn't have to share it with others before the holy decree was issued, so he saluted in the direction of the palace: "The emperor's grace is vast, and he is currently a member of the Ministry of Rites." ”

His face was serious, but Zheng Peng could easily catch his joy and pride in his eyes and lips.

Zheng Peng said happily: "The Wailang of the Ministry of Rites is a four-grade person, this is a high promotion, and the name Zhang Wailang is much louder than Zhang Sheren, and now Zishou is an important member of the court, and he will take care of Zishou in the future." ”

"I just said that a certain life point, isn't Fei Teng also called a life point? It's just a member of the outsider, and there is a book on it," Zhang Jiuling said in a suppressed voice

"At best, it's an angry little daughter-in-law, it's nothing, it's not as good as Feiteng, you're knighted, and this is among the nobles." ”

Zheng Peng waved his hand and said: "Okay, the more you talk about it, the more you will be born, don't mention these at all, we are literary friends and peers, how about it?" ”

"Very good, according to Fei Teng's words." Zhang Jiuling said with a smile.

"Brother Zishou, there are all guests passing through the door, so you keep standing and talking, aren't you going to invite me in for a cup of tea?"

Zhang Jiuling came to his senses at this time, and immediately made a gesture of please: "I met Feiteng at first sight, and I said it well, and I forgot to ask Feiteng to enter the door, please." ”

The two laughed at each other and walked across the house together.

Some people, even if they stay together all day, feel that the relationship has not deepened, and the distance is still far away, while some people have not seen each other for a long time, but the relationship does not become estranged due to distance and time, Zhang Jiuling feels that Zheng Peng is this kind of friend.

The two met at a poetry meeting held in Guofu, Guixiang, when Zhang Jiuling and Zheng Peng both wrote a very brilliant poem, and they admired each other very much, and introduced each other as confidants in their hearts.

Of course, Zhang Jiuling relied on real talent and real learning, while Zheng Peng relied on foresight.

The housing prices in Chang'an are too high, Zhang Jiuling is a rising star in the political arena, and he is also a disciple of the family, but the place where he can live is only a small single courtyard, with only one hall and three rooms, plus a small courtyard.

Fortunately, the family is good, this small single house is bought, and you don't have to take money from Yulu to pay rent every month.

The two sat down in the lobby, and soon the old servant served fragrant tea and some fruits.

Zhang Jiuling looked at Zheng Peng while drinking tea, and said jokingly: "Feiteng, since you arrived in Chang'an to the present, you have entered this door for the third time, and you have recently been promoted and knighted, and I thought that you were a noble person who forgot things and didn't know this door." ”

"Brother Zishou, this is really wronged" Zheng Peng said with a wry smile: "There is a reason for this, I have always been busy, in fact, I also remember Brother Zishou in my heart, no, as soon as I came back from my hometown, I didn't enter the door of my own house, so I sent the hometown specialties to Brother Zishou first, which is interesting enough." ”

Zhang Jiuling looked at Zheng Peng, shook his head and said, "Forget it, you are the one who does not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, let's say, what is the matter with finding so-and-so?" ”

After knowing each other for so long, Zhang Jiuling also has a certain understanding of Zheng Peng, and suddenly came to the door, or ran to him before he entered his own door, there must be something.

Zheng Peng grinned: "I heard that Brother Zishou was promoted, so I came to hug my thighs, and by the way, I begged for a cup of wine to drink, and I got some joy or something." ”

"Brother Feiteng" Zhang Jiuling yawned, frowned and said, "If you don't tell the truth, then you will have to serve tea and send it to guests." ”

Now the government and the opposition all know that Zheng Peng has a good relationship with Gao Lishi, and Li Longji also attaches great importance to Zheng Peng, and many high-ranking officials and nobles in the DPRK are willing to get close to Zheng Peng, and they specially came to curry favor with a petty official under the fourth grade, Zhang Jiuling really didn't believe it.

This promotion, even Zhang Jiuling only learned after receiving the holy decree that Zheng Peng said that he had just returned to Chang'an, and the door had not yet entered, so Zhang Jiuling did not believe his words.

Seeing Zhang Jiuling's posture, Zheng Chest immediately said: "Brother Zishou is not in a hurry, okay, I'll get straight to the point, this time I came to the door to do Brother Zishou a favor." ”

"Oh, let's talk about things first."

"I want to ask Brother Zishou to sell a favor and be a matchmaker, I wonder if I can ask Brother Zishou to drive?" Zheng Peng looked at Zhang Jiuling and said expectantly.

Zhang Jiuling was obviously stunned, and quickly spoke: "The person you like is from the Boling Cui family, Cui Lushu, the granddaughter of Cui Yushi?" ”

"How do you know?" Zheng Peng was taken aback.

Zhang Jiuling said with some disdain: "This matter has long been cleared, combined with what you did and the reaction of the Boling Cui clan, there must have been some kind of tacit understanding, and now you say that you want to find someone to propose marriage, it is not difficult to guess that it is Miss Cui." ”

Boling Cui and Taiyuan Wang married together, and the two families got married again, and the attention was not low, but I didn't expect that after Zheng Peng's stirring, a good good thing became a joke, which could shake the Tang Dynasty, and the two families almost turned back, and the initiator Zheng Peng once had to hide in the military camp for refuge.

Afterwards, Zheng Peng was able to return to Chang'an safely, and after the Boling Cui clan restored Cui Lushu's reputation through a major sacrificial ceremony in the imperial court, he did not make a move on Zheng Peng, which is very intriguing, and combined with Cui Lushu's return to the Boling Cui clan, it is not difficult to judge the object of Zheng Peng's marriage.

If he couldn't even judge this, Zhang Jiuling felt that he could go home and farm.

Zheng Peng said with admiration: "Brother Zishou is really like a god, admire, I don't know if I can sell my little brother a face, and I should do this hard work?" ”

Don't be in the middle, don't be a guarantee, don't be a matchmaker for three generations, ask someone to be a matchmaker, be sincere.

"Feiteng, with your current connections, it's easy to find a matchmaker with a higher status, even if it's not difficult to ask Your Majesty for marriage, why do you fancy so-and-so?"

"How can it be so good, Brother Zishou has won an award, life events, I want to share it with my confidant, and besides, this kind of drudgery is difficult to invite others, and I can't pull down the skin and beg for people, so I can only hand over this drudgery to you." Zheng Peng said with a grin.

It's not impossible to ask the emperor to give him a marriage, it's just that with Li Longji's personality, that is, going through the motions, it doesn't have much effect, the former prime minister Yao Chong owes himself a favor, and the current prime minister Song Jing has a relationship, but he has not been sitting in the position for a long time, thinking about it, it is better to find Zhang Jiuling, who has unlimited future, first, to know the root and know the other, and secondly, he has made a fortune, and he can also follow behind.

A generation of famous ministers, also hugged a thigh in advance.

Zhang Jiuling laughed: "If you still pick up the left, the weight is not enough, and now you are promoted to the Ministry of Rites Wailang, it is barely qualified, it seems that this is fate, okay, Feiteng sincerity fist, this matter is a certain promise." ”