"Brother Zishou, it's been a while. ◢ With *Dream * Small ◢.1a" Zheng Peng welcomed Zhang Jiuling in with a smile.

Zhang Jiuling said with a wry smile: "Feiteng, it's not you, you have an idle job, you are at ease every day, and you are surrounded by beauties, you really envy others." ”

There are many people in Chang'an, but the circle is not big, they know everything about each other, Zhang Jiuling was promoted to a foreign officer, the new official took office, many things have to be learned, familiarized, and have a good relationship with new colleagues, every day is very busy, in addition to this, you have to do a good job as a matchmaker, and Zheng Peng hangs a Dingyuan general's casual post, every day brocade clothes and jade food, I feel that there is something that is not his turn, but what benefits are indispensable to him, he has a knighthood at a young age, which is really enviable.

Where there is contrast, there is harm.

Zheng Peng lowered his voice and said: "The ancients had clouds, and they would descend to the great task of the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. Brother Zishou, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Brother Zishou is a pillar of the body who is about to shoulder greater responsibilities, how can he compare with an idle person like me, it really makes you idle, I'm afraid you won't be happy. ”

"Your mouth is so capable of saying, what is the pillar of responsibility, let it be." Zhang Jiuling said with a smile.

From being forced to resign and return to the field to reuse, Zhang Jiuling has experienced the mental journey from high to low and from low to high, feeling the ups and downs of life, and his heart is stronger and indifferent.

Zheng Peng is right, as Yao Chong fades out of the core power circle of the Tang Dynasty, the new forces led by Zhang Rui are slowly digging up, and there is a momentum to replace them, and Zhang Jiuling is Zhang Rui's most valued talent.

"Yes, just let it be" Zheng Peng said with a smile: "Brother Zishou, my affairs can't go with the flow, I need to work harder." ”

"Haha, hahaha, you guy, you're in a hurry, don't worry, it hasn't been left behind, I'm here to discuss this matter with you today." Zhang Jiuling said angrily.

Compared with others, Zheng Peng does not speak politely, what do he say, he does not hide his likes and dislikes, he is simply frank and a little cute, it is this frankness that makes Zhang Jiuling feel that Zheng Peng is different and has a better impression of Zheng Peng.

Zheng Peng was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly filled the cup of tea for Zhang Jiuling, and asked urgingly: "How is it, has the negotiation been completed?" ”

"It's almost settled."

"What does it mean?"..

Zhang Jiuling said with some embarrassment: "Cui Yushi basically agrees to this marriage, but he has one condition, that is, Feiteng will also give Boling Cui's family a sincere dowry." ”

"What exactly is a sincere dowry?" Zheng Peng asked with a headache.

"Asked" Zhang Jiuling said with a wry smile: "Cui Yushi is just playing dumb riddles, and he doesn't want to say anything, Feiteng, you have more contacts with Cui Yushi than me, and you must know more than me." ”

It took a turn and it was as if everything was back to square one.

Zhang Jiuling felt that his work was not in place, and took the initiative to analyze with Zheng Peng: "Feiteng, in fact, it is not so difficult to guess. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Cui Yushi said, give Boling Cui a meaningful dowry, not to Miss Lushu, not to Cui Yushi, it is estimated that when Cui Yushi wants to marry his granddaughter, he wants to marry beautifully, in fact, it has been said so clearly, it is not difficult to guess." Zhang Jiuling analyzed.

Zheng Peng said a little depressedly: "This old boy is really good at tossing." ”

The first three conditions, after completion, came out again, as if he was not happy if he didn't toss himself, Zheng Peng really convinced him.

Holding his own weakness in his hand, it seems to be a little endless.

"Non-yes, non-yes" Zhang Jiuling shook his head and said: "This is not called tossing, but a lot of good things." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Jiuling said with some envy: "Brother Feiteng, be content, are you marrying a woman with five surnames, or a descendant, I don't know how many people want to be tossed and have no chance." ”

The wealthy family is in decline, but its status in the hearts of the world has not declined, in Zhang Jiuling's view, Zheng Peng is holding a honeypot and complaining, I don't know if he is ignorant or showy.

"But I've already agreed to all the conditions he put forward."

"That's right, but Cui Yushi said that it was a request for marriage, and now it is a condition for marriage."

Power is truth, Zheng Peng smiled bitterly, and while playing with the teacup in his hand, he searched and thought bitterly.

A dowry gift for the Boling Cui clan is a gift for the entire Boling Cui clan, and it is obvious that Cui Yuan's old boy wants to marry Lu Shu in a beautiful way, but he also has a light on his face.

For Zheng Peng, sending is not a problem, the question is what is appropriate.

Send a torii?

No, Boling Cui is a famous family, from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty, the dynasty has changed several times, but the Boling Cui family has stood tall, so many years, I don't know how many celebrities, virgins and martyrs, Zheng Peng has also been to Boling, and there are countless arches that represent honor;

Send a college?

No, the Boling Cui clan is a veritable scholarly family, with academies and schools everywhere, and there is no shortage at all;

It's not appropriate to send a Salesian home or a nursing home, others are famous families, and outsiders have to interfere in this kind of thing, isn't that a slap in the face?

Zheng Peng thought about it, how to give Boling Cui a sincere dowry, thought about it, and finally had a flash of inspiration, and immediately said excitedly: "There is." ”

"What's there?"

"Wait a minute, just a moment."

Zheng Peng asked people to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and drew on the paper with a pen for a while, and quickly drew a picture, and after painting, Zhang Jiuling, who was confused, explained for a while, and soon, Zhang Jiuling's eyes lit up.

.....

Cui Yuan wears many hats, especially as a bad general, and needs to command and dispatch the largest and most mysterious organization in Datang, and he is so busy every day that even when he is resting, he can't rest completely.

In order to save time and improve efficiency, Cui Yuan has a habit of taking a nap after eating, but he does not necessarily fall asleep, but while closing his eyes and recuperating, he listens to his henchman Huai'an read all kinds of news and secrets to him, especially what happened in Chang'an.

Every day, the big and small things that happen in Chang'an City are gathered in Huai'an's hands through various channels, and Huai'an selects the important ones or Cui Yuan is interested in reading to him, which is an important way for Cui Yuan to get the news.

After listening to it for a while, Cui Yuan said without raising his eyelids: "I talked about it for a long time, it's all boring things, Huai'an, it's not interesting?" ”

Speaking of which, it is the Zhang family's Li family, either the son-in-law of the family who fights when drinking flower wine, or which royal relatives make trouble, Cui Yuan can hear the calloon.

Huai'an responded, and hurriedly flipped out a copy and read: "This news Lang Jun must be interested, Fan Changde has been acquitted and has now been relocated, it is said that he went to Luoyang to seek refuge with friends." ”

Cui Yuan obviously had a hint of interest: "Is it the person who is just like a eunuch going to the Qinglou?" The mouth is too damaged, he deserves to be unlucky, Zhang Zhong often asks him to look good, so that he can get out of the way, but I didn't expect this Fan Changde to have two real skills. ”

"Father-in-law Gao has spoken about this, and everything has to be swallowed in his stomach."

"Oh, the Fan family still has this ability, can you please get the great god of Gaolis?" Cui Yuan opened his eyes and suddenly became interested.

As a bad general, Cui Yuan attaches great importance to the intertwined relationship, Gao Lishi is one of the people that Cui Yuan focuses on.

Huai An smiled and said, "The Fan family can't do it, but General Zheng Peng Zheng can." ”

"Zheng Peng? How did this happen to him? Cui Yuan sat up and asked strangely as he reached for the teacup.

Huai'an hurriedly handed over the teacup, and then explained: "General Zheng has been renting a house in Yiyangfang, and recently wanted to buy a house, the Fan family sold the ancestral house of Yongyefang in order to get people, and the two intersected. ”

Cui Yuan put down the teacup in his hand, stretched out his hand, took the briefing note and looked at it, and quickly shook his head: "This favor is too great, please move Gaolis, and fill in the deficit of more than 10,000 yuan to get a small house." ”

"Not only that, General Zheng's henchman Huang San, after taking 10,000 yuan of tickets in the cabinet shop today, went directly to Fan's house to receive the house, which should be sent to Fan Changde, and the small guess is that General Zheng bought the house at a normal price, and by the way, he took a big favor."

Cui Yuan shook his head and said: "Even if there is a way to make money, you also need to accumulate grain to prevent hunger, how can you do it with such a big hand, and you will not be able to do it if you are not in charge of the army, and you will not be able to manage your finances." ”

If you find an opportunity, you must not let it go, the Fan family encounters this kind of opportunity, and you can get rid of the benefits by finding a reason at will, Zheng Peng is good, he sold favors and invited Gao Lishi, and he posted so much, and the God of Wealth came to the door and drove out, which is simply not a good way.

Huai'an said with a smile: "So, General Zheng needs a wife who takes care of the housework for him." ”

Cui Yuan just smiled when he heard this, and quickly said: "If you want to marry Lushu, it depends on whether he can get a dowry that can make the old man look good." ”

"Lang Jun, Du is almost a family, will this make General Zheng feel that Lang Jun is embarrassing him?" Huai'an said cautiously.

Looking at the attitude of his own young lady, it is not Zheng Peng who does not marry, in the past, the door was not right, the household was wrong, but now it is different, Zheng Peng has become a general, and he has a knighthood, the most important thing is to get the trust of the emperor, the future is unlimited, at this time, it seems inappropriate to treat it as before.

"Embarrassed?" Cui Yuan said with a sneer: "The old man is not embarrassed, but difficult, almost humiliated my Boling Cui clan, if it wasn't for Shu'er's insistence, he would have been beaten up a long time ago, where is his turn to marry the woman of the Boling Cui clan, no matter what, if he wants to marry Shu'er, he has to be obedient." ”

As soon as he remembered that Zheng Peng deliberately smeared the two families in order to sabotage King Cui's marriage, so that the Boling Cui clan would become a joke of the world's corporal clan for a period of time, Cui Yuan was so angry that he couldn't beat him.

As he was talking, the housekeeper Ren An stepped forward to report: "Lang Jun, Zhang Wailang came to pay a respect, the old slave has invited him to the lobby." ”

Cui Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "This Zhang Jiuling speaks decently and does things efficiently, Zheng Peng's kid is looking for the right person, well, I know that he can't hold his breath." ”

Yesterday, I asked Zhang Jiuling for a dowry gift for Boling Cui's family, and there was a reply only one day, indicating that Zheng Peng was in a hurry.

The reason for the request is very simple, Zheng Peng almost humiliated the Boling Cui clan, and now many clansmen are still indignant, Cui Yuan asked Zheng Peng to give the entire Boling Cui clan a gift.

If Shu'er marries, it will be a family, as a parent, Cui Yuan doesn't want there to be a rift between his people, so he put forward this kind of request and asked Zheng Peng to have a good relationship with the clansmen first.

It seems to be difficult, but it is actually paving the way for Zheng Peng to obtain the network resources of the Boling Cui family.

Of course, Cui Yuan will definitely not explain this kind of thing to Zheng Peng, nor will he tell outsiders.

Zhang Jiuling's face was very big, and Cui Yuan came out just after drinking a cup of tea.

After mutual cold, Zhang Jiuling got straight to the point and said: "Knowing that Cui Yushi is busy with official business, he will not beat around the bush, and this visit is mainly to discuss the dowry." ”

"Oh, Zhang Wailang might as well say something directly."

Zhang Jiuling said with a smile: "I heard that there is a Ling River in Boling, which runs through the entire territory of Boling and is about 20 zhang wide. ”

"That's right, Zhang Wailang mentioned Linghe, I don't know what it means?" Cui Yuan said with some doubts.

Didn't you talk about the dowry, how did you talk about Linghe?

"The Linghe River is wide and deep, only a wooden bridge is used to enter and exit, and it has to be rebuilt every time the rainy season comes, and there are people who fall into the water due to the problem of bridge damage, I don't know if there is such a thing?" Zhang Jiuling continued to ask.

"That's right" Cui Yuan said with a headache: "The wooden bridge is not stable enough, and the stone bridge is the best, but the craftsmen who are good at building bridges all over the world, even Li Chun's descendants and disciples have also been invited, but they are not sure, so they can only focus on wooden bridges and ferries." ”

Li Chun is the Sui Dynasty bridge builder, Sui Kaihuang fifteen years to the beginning of the great cause to build the Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge), he presided over the construction of the Anji Bridge, not only beautiful shape, but also exceptionally strong and durable, the bridge is 50.83 meters long, 9 meters wide, the net span of the main hole is 37.02 meters, creating a lot of records at that time.

Zhang Jiuling smiled indifferently and said: "If Feiteng builds a bridge stronger than a stone bridge for Boling, a bridge that you don't have to be afraid of no matter how windy or rainy it is, and it is convenient for the people who live by the Ling River to enter and exit, I wonder if this gift can satisfy Cui Yushi?" ”

"Zheng Peng will also build bridges? It can't be a wooden bridge, right? Cui Yuan said with some surprise.

"No, it's a concrete bridge."

"What, cement bridge?"

Zhang Jiuling explained: "Feiteng said that Cui Yushi has seen cement, and he used cement to build a bridge that is stronger than a stone bridge. ”

While speaking, Zhang Jiuling took out a drawing from his sleeve, spread it on the table, pointed to the picture on it and said: "Cui Yushi, you see, this is the bridge designed by Feiteng, of course, this bridge has not been named yet, he said that the naming will be handed over to Cui Yushi." ”

Cui Yuan looked at it, and couldn't help but light up: on the drawing, a flat bridge, the bridge has four piers, narrow on both sides and wide in the middle, so that the middle can cross the boat, the design is ingenious and beautiful, and it is also very intimate to draw railings on the bridge to protect passers-by.

The wooden bridge is not stable, the stone bridge is not sure, if it is made of cement..... It's worth the wait.