When Zheng Peng entered the palace, he didn't see Li Longji yet, but he first saw Cui Yuan standing outside the imperial study.

The old boy was well maintained, his face was colorful, his face was full of red light, he was wearing a scarlet official robe, he stood straight in the cold wind, and looking at his appearance, he was obviously waiting for himself.

It's not that the rivals don't get together, just arrived in Chang'an, and ran into this old boy, Zheng Peng was a little helpless, and said to Father-in-law Jiao: "Father-in-law Jiao, wait a minute, I'll go and say a few words to my father." ”

"Yes, General Zheng, to make a long story short, let's go and report first." Father-in-law Jiao is very easy to speak.

Zheng Peng thanked him, stepped forward and said, "Hello father." ”

"Public for public, private for private, don't look at what kind of place this is, can you casually make friends?" Cui Yuan said with a straight face.

"Cui Yushi is a lesson."

Cui Yuan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "What the emperor says in a while, you should do anything, understand?" ”

"Well, isn't there anything important?" Zheng Peng suddenly had a bad feeling.

"What can there be, in the old man's place, it's a good thing to have something, you don't have a doorkeeper in your mouth on weekdays, you are a courtier, can you bargain with the emperor?"

"I can't."

"It's good to know that you can't." Cui Yuan snorted, and then said: "Gonggong Jiao has come out, it should be the emperor who is going to summon you, go in quickly, don't let the emperor wait." ”

Zheng Peng had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't have time to think about anything at this time, so he had to answer, and then followed Jiao Gonggong in.

It will be clear then.

Entering the imperial study, I met Li Longji smoothly, and after some etiquette, Li Longji said: "Zheng Peng, you took this leave, ran to Boling to build a bridge, left Chang'an after the Shangyuan Festival, and now returned, and after a while, you can enjoy the lanterns of the Shangyuan Festival, and you have received the treasury for a year but have not done anything, if the officials of the court take you as an example, wouldn't it be a mess, do you know that there are many ministers who impeach you." ”

"Wechen is guilty." Zheng Peng hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Hanging on to the official position, it is true that he has not done anything serious for a year, but isn't it not arranged, and besides, the one who received it is also Banlu, and there are more people who lead Banlu in the court, so it is not his turn to complain about himself, Zheng Peng remembered what Cui Yuan had just admonished, and it was not good to contradict Li Longji.

Li Longji suddenly smiled and said: "Starting a family, this is a major event in life, and it is reasonable for Aiqing to take leave, so what is the crime." ”

"Thank you to the emperor for your success, and thank you to the emperor for his generous reward." Zheng Peng said gratefully.

Cui Yuan ignored Lu Shu's opposition and got engaged to the Taiyuan Wang family, but fortunately, Li Longji opened one eye and closed the other, and made an idle errand for the overseer, so that Zheng Peng hung the identity of Qin Cha and made this family affair yellow, such as restoring Lu Shu's reputation and sending Gao Lishi to send a reward, etc., which can be said to have given enough face.

This gratitude is really from the heart.

Li Longji personally helped Zheng Peng up and said: "Zheng Aiqing, you have contributed a lot to the Tang Dynasty, and you have contributed such good things, I want to thank you well." ”

Zheng Peng thought that Li Longji was talking about his military exploits in the Western Regions and the development of his bicycle for the military department, and said modestly: "The emperor has praised it falsely, eating the king's lu, and bearing the king's melancholy, this is what Weichen should do." ”

"Very good, if there are a few more virtuous ministers like Aiqing in Datang, why wouldn't Datang be strong" Speaking of this, Li Longji opened his mouth and said: "Lux, let's announce the decree." ”

Gao Lishi hurriedly responded, and immediately shouted loudly: "Dingyuan General Zheng Peng takes the order." ”

"Chen Zhengpeng took the order." Zheng Peng paused for a moment, and could only kneel down again to receive the order.

Gao Lishi glanced at Zheng Peng, and quickly read it out loud:

"Under the door, Dingyuan General Zheng Peng, loyal and patriotic, Xuande Ming'en, there is a merit of killing the enemy and breaking the city, building a bridge for the benefit of the people, and then there is a merit of offering cement, which can be regarded as a model for the subjects of the world, I am very comforted, Jin Zhongyong General, and the right ten thousand cavalry Zhonglang will also order a thousand cavalry envoys, Qin this."

Wait, Zheng Peng was a little confused.

The meaning of the holy decree seems to have promoted himself from General Dingyuan to General Zhongwu, from the fifth rank to the fourth rank, and he was promoted to the second rank in a row, not only promoted to an official, but also got a real position as a thousand cavalry envoys.

Right 10,000 rides? This is the Son of Heaven's pro-army.

The status of 10,000 cavalry in the Tang Dynasty army is extraordinary, it was originally a personal cavalry and archery unit organized by Tang Taizong, and there were only 100 or so people at first, known as 100 cavalry. These people are carefully selected from the official slaves and ethnic minorities, dressed differently, usually wearing tiger skin clothes, straddle the saddle decorated with leopard print, follow the emperor all day long, and are specifically responsible for accompanying the emperor when he goes out hunting, hunting and killing prey, and later the imperial power is strengthened, this army of the Son of Heaven continues to expand, from the original hundred horses to a thousand horses, and then evolves into the current ten thousand horses.

Ordering a thousand cavalry envoys, that is the actual job of being in charge of a thousand cavalry battalion, I don't know how many royal relatives have broken their heads for it.

This fat position, it's your turn?

If you are an official fan, you will definitely be so happy that you will be grateful, and then thank you again and again, but Zheng Peng suddenly has a feeling of "being offered".

When did you say you wanted to donate cement?

After Yuancheng built a new house to mash out the cement, Zheng Peng has been recruiting manpower, improving the formula, spending so much effort to build Yingshu Bridge, and finally beat the popularity of cement out, and now it has not been officially sold, there are many people who want to follow Zheng Peng's reputation for building a bridge, and ask for their own bridge, all holding the money and waiting for their own collection, but I didn't expect that as soon as I entered the palace, it was a holy decree, saying that I had offered cement?

If you have made sacrifices, can you still use them to make money?

Zheng Peng finally understood the reason why Cui Yuan said those words to himself: the old boy took the cement in his own name to curry favor with Li Longji, and he was afraid that he would be reluctant to speak against Li Longji, so he said those words.

From Yuancheng to Chang'an, Zheng Peng spent most of his mind thinking about this matter, and he had a whole set of plans to promote and sell cement in his mind, just waiting to make a fortune.

The fifth grade was promoted to the fourth grade, and there was nothing more, as for getting a thousand horsemen, the majesty was majestic, but it was the Son of Heaven's pro-army, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the palace, and the responsibility was great, and work like training and inspection must not be sloppy, which was not a reward for Zheng Peng, who was eager to take 365 days off a year, was not a reward, but a disguised punishment.

Besides, the soldiers in the ten thousand horses, who are either relatives of the emperor or heroes, are all angry, but it is not so easy to speak.

Gao Lishi saw where Zheng Peng was still stunned, thinking that Zheng Peng was so happy that he had forgotten the etiquette, and reminded in a low voice: "General Zheng, don't worry about being happy first, take the order." ”

Zheng Peng hesitated, and finally took the holy decree while thanking him.

"General Zheng is promoted, according to the usual practice, you can invite Your Majesty to a roasted tail feast, don't forget it." Colliers reminded.

Li Longji also spoke: "The hearing priest and Yao Aiqing said that Aiqing has good cooking skills, and I have found an opportunity this time." ”

Find a nun.