Cui Xiyi took a look at Zheng Peng, and then patiently explained: "The rules passed down by the ancestors, marriage depends on the orders of parents and the words of the matchmaker, Feiteng is not an outsider, it doesn't hurt to talk to you directly, like the women of our Qing Cui family, according to factors such as bloodline, status, appearance, knowledge, etc., they can be roughly divided into three types: upper, middle and lower. ”

"Needless to say, marrying the powerful, in ancient times, there was the art of Su and Qin uniting the six countries, and now there are wealthy families, and mutual communication can increase mutual trust; Shanshi knows no, there is an ancient saying, the stone of other mountains can attack jade, choose some potential people, marry the women of the clan to him, with their potential and the support of our Cui clan, it is possible to become a new upstart in the court, and then it will be a big help; As for marrying henchmen, it is to marry those ordinary women in the clan to those useful talents who contribute to the Cui family and work hard for the Cui family, and have a relationship with their in-laws, which makes them even more desperate. ”

Speaking of this, Cui Xiyi patted Zheng Peng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "With Feiteng's fame and Ben Gongzi's recommendation, there is no problem in choosing a woman with a big house and good looks, rest assured, Ben Gongzi will personally check for you at that time." ”

Marrying the sisters of the clan to outsiders is as easy and ordinary as selling a cabbage in Cui Xiyi's eyes, not that Cui Xiyi is cold-blooded, but that the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty is like this, the Tang Dynasty has pursued a policy of harmony since Taizong, and the princess must be used as a political bargaining chip, not to mention other women.

Guo Ketang is an exception, one is that there are more men and fewer women in the Guo family, and Guo Ketang is deeply favored by the elders, and there is another point, and the most important point, the shrewd and capable Guo Ketang uses the power of a woman to carry the business of the entire Guo family, and uses the large amount of money earned every year to maintain the dignity and reputation of the Guo Mansion, so she can have a certain right to speak in her own marriage.

Cui Xiyi explained in detail, he knew that although Zheng Peng was from the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Zheng family in Yuancheng had long been alienated, and in the eyes of outsiders, he had long been out of the list of the seven clans and five surnames, so he analyzed it patiently.

Zheng Peng immediately said: "So that's the case, that Mou thanked Cui Gongzi here first, he invited a matchmaker to come to the door one day, and then asked Cui Gongzi to say a few more good words." ”

"Needless to say? Who called us confidants? Cui Xiyi patted his heart and reassured.

The two happily discussed the issue of the opposite sex, and seeing that the heat was about the same, Zheng Peng pretended to be curious and said: "The seven clans and five surnames are famous all over the world, and among the wang clans, the Cui clan is the most prominent, accounting for as many as two seats. ”

Having said all that has been said here, it's time to get to the point.

Cui Xiyi also did not doubt it, one surname and two branches, and there were many people who were curious about it, and said without thinking: "This matter can be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties, and Cui Yiru, a descendant of Jizi, was appointed as the doctor of the Qin State and was named the Marquis of Donglai." In the Han Dynasty, Cui Ye attacked the lord and lived in Qinghe. Cui Ye's younger brother Cui Zhongmou lived in Boling Anping, and later branched out from the Boling Anbungalow, Boling Dafang, Boling Second Room, Boling Third House and other tribes. This is the beginning of the Boling Cui clan. ”

"Although it is of the same origin, in fact, the interaction is not very frequent, and there is still a secret competition between each other, in general, it is still my Qinghe Cui clan who suppresses it."

Needless to say, there are few people in the world who don't know, saying it is equivalent to not saying it, Zheng Peng heard this, nodded and said: "Then the Boling Cui clan recently, what are the flag-carrying figures?" ”

"Flag-bearer? Feiteng, what do you mean by that? Cui Xiyi asked with some confusion.

accidentally used the words of later generations again, Zheng Peng immediately explained: "What does it mean that there is something big in the Boling Cui clan?" ”

"Oh, so you asked this" Cui Xiyi suddenly realized, and quickly explained: "The predecessors will not say it, I guess you also know that the Boling Cui clan has been regarded as a talent in recent years, and the most famous is Cui Xuanwei, who has served as a member of the treasury department, Tianguan Langzhong, and promoted by Di Renjie, and moved to Fengge Sheren, Tianguan Shilang, Luantai Shilang, promoted to Fengge Shilang, Tongping Zhangshi, and became the prime minister, the most beautiful is the first year of Shenlong, together with Huan Yanfan, Jinghui, Zhang Cambodia, and Yuan Shuji, they launched a Shenlong coup d'état, and supported the restoration of Tang Zhongzong, Moved to the Zhongshu Order, but unfortunately it was harmed by the villain, and Shenlong died in a foreign land in the second year, and it was not until the second year of Jingyun that he was rehabilitated. ”

Zheng Peng asked unrelentingly: "What about now?" ”

Cui Xiyi said with some envy: "Now there are the three tigers of Boling, although Cui Xuanwei is not there, but there are three tigers, and the prestige of the Cui clan of Boling has risen instead of falling." ”

"Three Tigers? Three very powerful characters? ”

"By the way, Cui Xiong came out of the Boling Anbungalow, the official went to Taichang Shaoqing, the Boling big house came out of Cui Wei, the official went to the Zhongzhou Thorn History, and the Boling third room, Cui Yuan, the official went to the Chaosan doctor, Cui Xiong, Cui Wei, and Cui Yuan are collectively called the Boling Three Tigers."

When he heard Cui Yuan, Zheng Peng felt a thrill in his heart: he finally found out the main master.

Seeing Cui Yuan last night, Zheng Peng, who was a second person, was almost suppressed by his aura, that kind of momentum that is not angry and domineering, it is by no means something that can be cultivated overnight, I didn't expect him to be a neighbor of the Boling Cui clan, Zheng Peng's heart suddenly had a feeling of unease.

Cui Yuan is the leader of the Boling Cui clan, and the status of Lu Shu is also rising, combined with Lu Shu's appearance like a hibiscus out of the water, needless to say, among the women of the Boling Cui clan, they must belong to the top class, according to their default rules of marrying the powerful, Zheng Peng is a little famous, and in the eyes of the Boling Cui clan, it is also unequal.

Talent and fame are a kind of capital, but there are many talents in the world, and there are very few who can transform talent and fame into strength, with Zheng Peng's current status, that is, a rich talent with a little money, and the power in the eyes of wealthy families, the difference is 108,000 miles.

If it is really a powerful person, Cui Yuan's way of dealing with it is definitely not to be decisive and strong, but to ask for marriage with a smile.

Thinking about it, Zheng Peng said with some doubts: "Cui Gongzi, didn't you say it wrong, Taichang Shaoqing and Zhongzhou Thorn Shi are characters, but the Chaosan doctor is also an idle official from the fifth grade, so he can also be regarded as one of the three tigers?" ”

The Sui Dynasty began to set up the Chaosan doctor. Because of the Tang Dynasty, in order to be the thirteenth rank of civil officials from the fifth grade, Zheng Peng was familiar with this official position, that is, his favorite poet Bai Juyi also served as this official, and he was curious and specially checked the information.

No, how can a petty official from the fifth grade exert such a big aura? If you don't know, you think he's a first-class master.

Cui Xiyi drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and then said while pouring the wine himself: "It is said that the prime minister's door is a seven-rank official, although Cui Yuan is just a court doctor, but he dares to speak out, won the trust of the emperor, and is close to those powerful people in Chang'an, the emperor also specially approved him to play at any time and go straight to heaven, what do you say?" ”

When Zheng Peng heard this, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Just having the upper play is enough to make him squeeze into the ranks of the three tigers, amazing." ”

I didn't expect Cui Yuan to be so open in the imperial court, and he was still a leader in inheriting a thousand generations of families, no wonder he was so arrogant and domineering.

I was about to ask what the history of this Cui Yuan was, but I didn't expect Cui Xiyi to suddenly sigh and say leisurely: "Actually, this uncle of the Cui family is also a poor person." ”

"Pathetic? No way? He is the leader of the Bolingcui clan, and he has the emperor's grace to bathe, how can he be pitiful? Zheng Peng couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know why, Cui Yuan's wives and concubines are in groups, and his wives and concubines give birth to many children for him, but like a curse, most of his children died before the age of seven, and I don't know how many times the white-headed people sent the black-headed people, and finally only one son grew up, this son of his, smart, studious, seems to be born to be the best among people, I heard that Cui Yuan also poured great effort into him."

"Unexpectedly, this son, who has always been obedient, had a great dispute with his father on the marriage, and finally eloped with a folk girl on the eve of the wedding.

When Zheng Peng heard this, his heart became even more depressed for a while.

Cui Yuan has many children, most of whom died before the age of seven, which is likely to be a genetic disease, and there may be a chance to solve it in the future generations with advanced science and technology, but in Datang, he can only resign himself to fate, according to Cui Xiyi, that Lu Shu has become his only relative, so it is more difficult to find Lu Shu by himself.