Zheng Peng finished combing and walked to the hall, where he saw Ding Heng holding Erlang's legs, leisurely tasting wine, eating braised pork, eating with a red face and a look of enjoyment.

No wonder I didn't rush after waiting so long, for a foodie, this is a rare happy time.

"Ding Men Ling, rare guest, I didn't expect you to come, it's really a disappointment, it's all to blame for those people who don't have long eyes, they didn't wake up when they came, and they made you wait for a long time, I'm really sorry." As soon as Zheng Peng met, he immediately apologized.

One hour is equivalent to two hours, and he has been waiting for almost two hours, which means that he has been waiting here for almost four hours, and he is really patient.

"Zheng Gongzi is polite, I didn't bother me uninvited" Ding Heng hurriedly explained: "It was a certain person who asked them not to call, but Gongzi was very tired last night, so he should take a good rest." ”

Speaking of the back, Ding Heng's expression was also ambiguous, especially when he said the word "tired", and his tone was accentuated.

Everyone in Chang'an City knows that the birthday banquet at the head of the weekly meeting every year is fragrant and boundless, and Yiyang Fang is next to Pingkang Fang, and Ding Heng knows these things well.

This matter can't be explained, otherwise it will get darker and darker, Zheng Peng smiled, and no longer discussed this issue, and asked directly: "Ding Men Ling came to the cold house, I don't know what happened?" ”

Ding Heng looked left and right, as if he was a little hesitant, Zheng Peng understood what he meant, and asked Ah Fu to go out first.

After seeing Ah Fu go out, Ding Heng lowered his voice and said, "Zheng Gongzi, we also know each other, then so-and-so will open the mountain to see the door." ”

"It's all brothers when you go out, but it's okay to say something."

"Recently, there has been a lot of movement in Zuojiaofang, and Zheng Gongzi must know it."

Zheng Peng said helplessly: "Indeed, every day from morning to night, sometimes it is indeed a little noisy. ”

Zheng Peng also asked Huang San to check on this matter, and the news that Huang San got was that there was an internal competition in the Inner Teaching Workshop, the Left Teaching Workshop and the Right Teaching Workshop recently, and the three teaching workshops attached great importance to it and tried their best to do their best, as for what the content of the competition was, I didn't figure it out.

Ding Heng smiled, and then said with a serious face: "Don't hide it from Zheng Gongzi, there is an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, the emperor ordered that the three major teaching workshops rehearse a program, and the winners can perform in the palace. ”

"Seeing that the game is imminent, the teaching workshop envoy invited Chen Gonggong to let him check the pulse first, Chen Gonggong is an old man in the palace, he has won the trust of the emperor, and he is also very proficient in music and rhythm, Chen Gonggong finished reading, and bluntly said that he had seen the rehearsals of the three teaching workshops, so he asked the teaching workshop to work harder, and the teaching workshop made many changes and was not satisfied, so he wanted to find someone to help from the outside."

Zheng Peng said curiously: "I can't play a certain instrument, and I'm not good at dancing." ”

"No, no, no, Zheng Gongzi is a person with status, how can you do such a thing, our teacher said, Gongzi's poems are a must, I hope Gongzi can do a favor, someone is soft-spoken, some things are not easy to say, our teaching workshop has asked people to prepare a table of wine and food, I don't know if Zheng Gongzi appreciates his face, move to the teaching workshop for a gathering?"

Zheng Peng hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Ding Men Ling is here in person, and he said it so sincerely, he will change his clothes and nag in the past." ”

After successfully completing the task, Ding Heng was so happy that he hurriedly said: "Zheng Gongzi, then I will be waiting for you in the teaching workshop." ”

The two said a few more words, and Zheng Peng asked Huang San to send Ding Heng out.

"Young master, you don't really want to get a job in the workshop, do you?" Ah Jun walked over and said with some curiosity.

As Zheng Peng's personal guard, Ah Jun will not be far away from Zheng Peng, and with his ear power, he can hear clearly even outside.

Zheng Peng stretched his waist and said a little lazily: "Young Master Ben really went to the teaching workshop to get an errand, do you think it's good?" ”

"It's not good" Ah Jun shook his head and said: "Even if you are promoted to the sect envoy, the fifth-grade official is considered to be the top of the sky, and the salary is also low, young master, don't you want to get ahead?" It doesn't seem appropriate to go to the workshop, right? ”

Ah Jun is the person who knows Zheng Peng best, giving up the comfortable and prosperous life in your hometown and running to the distant capital, Zheng Peng just wants to get on the throne, enrich his strength, and hope that one day he can compete with Cui Yuan of Boling, which is the reason why Zheng Peng is a dog and horse in Chang'an.

Ran to the workshop to find a job, did the young master forget Miss Lushu?

Zheng Peng smiled indifferently and said a little mysteriously: "A small teaching workshop, I can't look down on it, but the teaching workshop is easy to get close to the emperor, and the prime minister is a seven-grade official." ”

Li Longji's love for music, Zheng Peng knows very well, the development of the Tang Dynasty's teaching workshop reached its peak during his accession to the throne, this emperor with mixed reputations never concealed his love for music, and the relationship with the teaching workshop is the first step to get close to Li Longji.

Forget about the imperial examination, Zheng Peng doesn't have that patience and talent, and it's too late, it's just a fluke, and he successfully becomes a petty official, and he doesn't know how long it will take to get out of the position, Lu Shu can't wait so long, there is no backer to rely on, and there is no lot of money to pave the way, so he can only take a trick.

Renting here, I don't move every day, and I try my best to make a name for myself in Pingkangfang, just to attract the attention of the church.

Hearing Ding Menling's door, Zheng Peng knew that his opportunity had come.

In fact, I also know Ding Heng, and I can get closer to the teaching workshop by walking his way, but the problem is that I send it to the door and others come to the door to seek talents, and the difference in treatment is big, that is, I have to go to the teaching workshop to do things, and I have to "sell" myself at a good price.

Last night, the people who wanted to teach the workshop didn't come to the door again, so they took the line of Ding Heng, but I didn't expect to wait.

There's an old saying that makes sense: if you want a perfect ending, you need to be mean.

Ah Jun didn't speak anymore when he heard this, anyway, it was right to listen to the young master.

Zheng Peng didn't explain much, he sat quietly for a while, and then went back to the room to change his clothes.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zheng Peng, who had freshened up, appeared in front of the Zuojiaofang in Yiyang Fang with Ah Jun and Huang San.

It's the same square, and the distance is not far, but Zheng Peng still rides a horse to walk, so as not to underestimate it.

Living in the same workshop, Zheng Peng has long been no stranger to this "disturbing the people" Zuojiao workshop, for some reason, this time it seems to have a special sense of intimacy, that is, the intermittent sound of musical instruments, which is also a lot more pleasant to the ear.

If all goes well, this will be the starting point for your career.

"Zheng Gongzi, I can look forward to you, please." Ding Heng was already waiting outside the gate of the teaching workshop, and as soon as he saw Zheng Peng, he immediately trotted over to say hello.

"It's a little thing that has been delayed for a while, it's late, and there is a long wait for the Laudin Gate." Zheng Peng said with a smile while stepping on the stool and dismounting.

It is worthy of the Zuo Jiaofang, the gatekeepers are very clever, as soon as a visitor, someone leads the horse, and someone sends the horse stool, and the service is very thoughtful.

"It's not too late, it's not too late, the master of the sect is waiting for Gongzi inside, Zheng Gongzi, please." Ding Heng said as he ordered loudly: "Take Zheng Gongzi's horse down, feed it alive, and let the two followers sit and wait in the gatehouse, and they can't be lazy." ”

Under the leadership of Ding Heng, Zheng Peng stepped into the Zuojiao Workshop for the first time.

The workshop built by Li Longji is not small in scale, and the workshop that was completed last year still looks very new, and the courtyard houses are cleverly designed and decorated, which should be from the hands of palace craftsmen.

The emperor comes here from time to time to watch performances and guidance, which is a small palace, so it is natural to pay attention to it, and in ancient times, those who are involved with the emperor must be solemn and maintain the dignity of the royal family everywhere.

In addition to luxury and sophistication, the biggest difference from other places is the smell.

Outside the teaching workshop, I smelled the smell of rouge gouache, and when I entered it, the smell was even stronger, giving people a feeling of being in a hundred flowers.

After turning a few doors and entering a side hall, Zheng Peng saw a table of wine and food in the hall.

At the table sat an old man with a white face and beard, wearing a white robe and a blue hat, although his hair was gray, but his complexion was very good, and his face was white and red, obviously a pampered old man.

Seeing someone coming, the old man giggled twice, quickly stood up, and said, "If you guess correctly, this is Zheng Peng and Zheng Gongzi, who have been hot recently, right?" ”

This voice was like a duck's voice, hoarse and sharp, Zheng Peng had goosebumps when he heard it, and two words immediately came to mind in his heart: eunuch.