Hou Siliang said: "Let's use the two sides' one-year fortune as the lottery, and add a little more, the one who loses, sees that the winning side has to retreat." ”

The two of them are not high, but they add up to about 30 yuan a year, which is a lot, what makes Hou Siliang care most is not money, but the latter condition, and those who lose must be retreated, so that Zheng Peng will not pose a threat.

Although the official ranks are different, Hou Siliang's Yulu is a little higher, thinking that he has taken advantage of it, and the winning margin is so high, he is generous and calculating.

"Okay, just wait for everyone to know." Zheng Peng responded very simply.

It's too late for my father-in-law to stop it.

The more Zheng Peng answered simply, the more Hou Siliang felt that he was being ignored, his face became more and more gloomy, and he said: "The Jiaofang envoy and Ding Men Ling are both witnesses, Zheng Lezheng, I want to see how capable you are." ”

Hou Siliang was secretly ruthless in his heart: even if he threw away all his face, he would not hesitate to ask Zheng Peng to pay the price for his arrogance.

Father-in-law Qian looked at the two of them, nodded and said, "The two of you are so confident, the miscellaneous family is reluctant to be a witness for them, so let's work harder." ”

No matter which one wins, the one who benefits is the left Jiaofang, as a superior, what I like most is to see my subordinates compete with each other, and sometimes there is no competition and create contradictions for the people below to compete, so that there is vitality inside.

Let them contribute first, and if necessary, find a way to make up for it.

The gambling contract was made, Hou Siliang and Zheng Peng dispersed, and one continued to rehearse, and Zheng Peng said to go back and prepare, and only Father-in-law Qian and Ding Heng were left on the field.

"Ding Menling, what's going on, it's so incompatible when we meet?" Father-in-law Qian said with a serious face.

As a guide, Ding Heng was really a little afraid, if Father-in-law Qian thought that he would provoke it, it would be miserable, so 1510 told the story again.

Speaking of the back, Ding Heng said a little strangely: "Zheng Lezheng is a very shrewd person, he treats people politely on weekdays, and for some reason he was anxious when he met Hou Duzhi, and he also agreed to make a bet, you must know that his chances of winning are very small." ”

Father-in-law Qian laughed twice and said: "This is the old problem of the literati, so it's good for him to suffer some setbacks." ”

"It's still the workshop that makes it smart." Ding Heng complimented: "It's just that the manpower in the workshop, most of them are known to Hou Du, and the rest are mostly the kind that fills the scene, Zheng Lezheng is no matter how talented he is, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, do you want Zheng Lezheng to find a way to do it?" ”

"You don't have to do anything, this is what he proposed himself, and he agreed to the gambling contract himself, just see how they fight, and the miscellaneous family also wants to see if this Zheng Lezheng is confident or arrogant."

"The little one understands."

"Go ahead, follow him, and see what you need, Zheng Lezheng has just arrived, and there are many rules that he doesn't understand."

Ding Heng responded, and then said goodbye to Father-in-law Qian.

A quarter of an hour later, Ding Heng appeared in Zheng Peng's study, at this time he put the words he promised to Father-in-law Qian behind his ears, and said anxiously: "Zheng Gongzi, why can't you hold your breath, it was the surname Hou who deliberately provoked you, and you fell for him." ”

"Fooled?" Zheng Peng said with some doubts.

"Yes" Ding Heng said anxiously: "The surname Hou deliberately provoked you, just because he wanted you to do irrational things under impulse, so that he could take the opportunity to suppress you, Zheng Gongzi, think about it, it is less than a month before the competition of the three major teaching workshops, that is, the competition between the two of you is within a month, Hou Duzhi has transferred most of the capable people of the teaching workshop, and has rehearsed for so long in advance, which is too unfair." ”

Zheng Peng suddenly spoke: "Does this matter have a great impact?" ”

"Can it be small?" Ding Heng said with some sympathy: "This matter has been made a gambling contract, and the envoys of the sect have all testified, it is not easy to change, and the surname Hou is dedicated to you, and he will definitely not be willing to let go easily, and now I want to regret it, it is difficult." ”

Ding Heng thought that after Zheng Peng calmed down, he wanted to return the gambling contract, but he could only tell him regretfully that this matter was very big and it was difficult to regret it.

Father-in-law Qian said just now that he wants to see whether Zheng Peng is confident or arrogant, and with his personality, he will definitely not easily give up this opportunity to suppress his opponent.

An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Zheng Peng's mouth: Who said he would regret it? I am afraid that the matter is not big, and the bigger the matter, the easier it is to attract the attention of the above.

"It's okay, isn't it just a game, I know it." Zheng Peng said calmly.

In the Daming Palace, in the Hanyuan Palace, Li Longji was correcting the recitals.

At this time, Li Longji was strong and ambitious, thinking about how to strengthen the country and enrich the people, and personally corrected and corrected the twists and turns every day.

"Your Majesty, this is a twist and turn that a bad person just sent." When the correction was being made, the confidant eunuch Chen Gonggong presented a book with both hands.

The ordinary folds are all red books, and the cover of this book is black, and there is a delicate fire lacquer monograph on it, which looks very careful.

As soon as he heard the words "bad guy", Li Longji immediately put down the golden pen in his hand, nodded and said, "Let's see if there is anything new and important." ”

The most afraid of the superior is to be deceived by his subordinates, in order to be "clear-eyed", the emperor will set up intelligence agencies that only listen to their own orders, such as the Han Dynasty's Da He He, the Qin Dynasty's shadow secret guard, the Ming Dynasty's Jinyi Guard, the Qing Dynasty's blood drops, etc., they inquire for the emperor, monitor officials, collect local customs and people's feelings, etc., the Tang Dynasty also has similar intelligence agencies, the name is bad, and the commander is called bad marshal.

There are so many intelligence agencies, the most famous of which is the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, the reason is very simple, it not only has the responsibility of inquiring about information and collecting intelligence, but also has the power of arrest, torture, and trial, and it is the largest and most powerful intelligence organization in all dynasties.

The bad people of the Tang Dynasty were mainly detectives and surveillance, and they acted extremely low-key on weekdays, which was the reason why it was not famous.

In order to strengthen the rule of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji has very strict requirements for bad people, and as a rule, he reports every ten years, and if there are important things, he must report them immediately.

Gonggong Chen answered, checked that the fire paint was correct, and then opened it and began to look for Li Longji.

"Your Majesty, there is no major news on it, or it is something that the ministers mentioned, but there is one news, which is interesting."

"Oh, what's the news?" Li Longji also became interested.

Interesting news, much better than serious political affairs, now the criticism is a bit tired, and it is not bad to listen to some interesting things.

"Your Majesty, the interesting thing in the secret report is what happened today, Zheng Peng, who is quite famous in Pingkangfang recently, served as Zuojiaofang Lezheng, and on the first day of his tenure, he had a conflict with the current governor of Zuojiaofang, and the two made a gambling contract, and Zheng Peng set up it with a very low chance of winning."

Gonggong Chen reported the matter to Li Longji with a loud voice.

Li Longji gently rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, frowned and said, "Zheng Peng? Why does this name sound familiar? ”

"Your Majesty, this person is the one who wrote the first willow top on the moon, and the person is about the little Xiucai of Weizhou after dusk, and the emperor also said that it was good."

"It turned out to be him, I remembered, by the way, I just said that he was quite famous in Pingkangfang, what's the matter?" Li Longji spoke.

Gonggong Chen smiled flatteringly, and hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, aren't the few teaching workshops busy with the program competition recently, the old slave goes to see the preparation from time to time, and has heard a little about the affairs of Pingkangfang, this Zheng Peng, known as the romantic is not indecent, the side flowers are bushed, and the leaves are not touched, his evaluation of Miss Qinglou is recognized as the most authoritative, and he is known as the first flower hand in Pingkangfang, oh, he also made a poem to give to an oiran named Lin Xun'er, and as a result, the little Oiran became the first Oiran in Pingkangfang with this poem. ”

"And this? What is the name of this poem? Li Longji asked with interest.

Gonggong Chen didn't dare to slack off, and immediately memorized the poem "Gift to Xun'er Girl" written by Zheng Peng at the first birthday banquet of the weekly meeting, and also described the situation of the day to Li Longji vividly.

"Haha, it's better to roll up a bead curtain" Li Longji stood up and said happily: "An unruly and talented, a young and beautiful, dare to love and hate, well, it is another good story of a talented and beautiful woman, written into the play, it will definitely be popular." ”

After Li Longji finished talking to himself, he ordered: "Xuancai, on the day of the competition between these two, I will also go to see the excitement, by the way, don't tell them about this, lest they have pressure and affect their performance." ”

Xuancai is the name of Gonggong Chen, and when he heard this, he hurriedly received his order.