"Liu Tietou, you have done a good job" Zheng Peng nodded and said: "Whether it is progress or results, it has exceeded my expectations, now I will leave four words, I would rather lack than abuse, understand?" ”

Now the funds are not very in place, the road is built by themselves, there is no time limit, Zheng Peng's personality is either not to do, as soon as you do it, you will do the best, at least it is the best in the Tang Dynasty, and the steaming drive is still in intensive research, from Chang'an to Luoyang, the distance is hundreds of miles, even if it is smooth and smooth, it will be repaired for a few years, and the railroad track is a relatively late link, and it is really not in a hurry.

If you don't do it well, there will be problems in three days, and it will be a joke to make it.

Liu Tietou said with a serious face: "Young master, don't worry, the little one must do his best, if he doesn't do it well, this Wangniudun is the place where the old slave is buried." ”

For a person who is obsessed with craftsmanship and devoted himself to ironmaking, it is like living in a dream to be able to do what he loves unscrupulously and regardless of the cost.

Seeing that the mining and ironmaking were progressing smoothly, Zheng Peng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, just stopped for a while, and quickly returned home.

It's hard ahead, as long as all the work is on track, just keep an eye on the Changluo headquarters in the future, and you don't have to run around so hard in person.

Chang'an City has been filled with a faint sadness these days, Pei Guangting died of illness in the service, was fifty-eight years old, Li Longji was deeply saddened by Pei Guangting's death, not only ordered to abolish the dynasty for three days, but also ordered that Chang'an should not play drums and sing and do happy events within three days, and posthumously presented Pei Guangting who died of illness to the Taishi, and was loyal and dedicated, and was extremely grieved.

When he returned to the city, Zheng Peng began to see the weight of the phrase "there is no other Pei in the world", and there were many people who were entangled in white flowers and mourned all the way, all of whom ran to Pei's Mansion to offer condolences to Pei Guangting, and the people of Pei's Mansion even set up a reception office at the city gate to receive relatives, friends, protégés and former officials who arrived from all directions.

Zheng Peng sighed and said: "This pomp and circumstance was not so big when Yao Chong died. ”

"Of course" There are only two people now, and the cardinal naturally took over the conversation: "In terms of background, the Yao family is not comparable to the Pei family in Hedong, and Yao Chong made great contributions in the early days of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and later he was stubborn and self-serving, offended many people, and made a lot of mistakes, and made many enemies, that is, the emperor has never abandoned him, otherwise he would have left Chang'an, Pei Guangting is from the Pei family in Hedong, a famous family that has been inherited for thousands of years, and I don't know how many officials have benefited from a capital-based theory, and it is regarded as a holy book, with good popularity and high prestige, Besides, Pei Wu's relationship with Concubine Wu Hui and Gao Lishi is very good, but Pei Guangting is dead, and Pei's mansion can't be down, so it's strange if it's not lively. ”

Zheng Peng nodded, and accidentally saw a wine banner hanging in front of a restaurant called Drunken Eight Immortals, and a stirring spirit in his heart: This is the code that Huang San made an appointment with him, as long as he sees this code, it means that Huang San has something to find him.

Just wanted to walk into the restaurant, suddenly heard someone next to him shouting "stop the horse", and then a person leaned out of the window of the carriage, waved to Zheng Peng with some excitement and shouted: "Hey, Feiteng, I finally saw you." ”

This voice is a little familiar, Zheng Peng looked up, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Mr. Zhang, I haven't seen you for some days, don't come unharmed." ”

The person who greeted Zheng Peng was Zhang Jiuling, and Zheng Peng didn't expect to see him here.

Zhang said that before his death, he repeatedly recommended Zhang Jiuling as the successor to his bachelor of Jixian Academy, but it was unsuccessful, Zhang Jiuling was transferred to a foreign position, Zhang Jiuling was transferred to Guizhou (now Guilin, Guangxi) Assassin Shi and Lingnan Road according to the inspection of the imperial history Zhongcheng, and later Li Longji remembered Zhang Shuo's recommendation, and Zhang Jiuling is a capable person, last year he was transferred back to Chang'an, promoted to secretary and young eunuch, and deputy governor of Jixian Academy. In the following year, he became a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and a bachelor of Jixian Academy. In August, he was also informed.

Zhang Jiuling is a late bloomer, but unfortunately when he was reused, he was already fifty-five years old, and he had the intention to return to his hometown to retire, and after several twists and turns, Li Longji did not agree, but instead made Zhang Jiuling's younger brothers Zhang Jiugao and Zhang Jiuzhang close to their hometown, so as to take care of their mother.

Because of a little matter in the ancestral hall, Zhang Jiuling went back to his hometown to deal with it, plus his body was not very good, and he also wanted to recuperate in his hometown for a while, which was also the reason why Zheng Peng didn't see him when he returned to Chang'an.

The ancients attached great importance to their posthumous affairs, and found a famous person to inscribe the inscription, which was a very face-saving thing, Zhang Jiuling had a good official reputation, and was a famous writer, Pei Guangting also admired him very much, and put forward his own ideas before he died.

"Fortunately, this old bone can't die, but it's soaring, and it has become a champion, and the future is really limitless." Zhang Jiuling said with a sigh.

Who would have thought that an obscure and even somewhat flawed small trader in the past would become the hottest figure in Datang, and in order to reward him, even the legendary champion was given to Zheng Peng.

The most rare thing is that Zheng Peng is not yet thirty years old and has an unlimited future.

"Where, I was lucky to make a little contribution, and I didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Master Zhang."

Without waiting for Zhang Jiuling to be modest, Zheng Peng immediately asked: "Bachelor Zhang's itinerary is in such a hurry, but is it for Pei Shizhong's business?" ”

"Exactly" Zhang Jiuling said calmly: "The emperor has a decree to let a certain person go back to Chang'an to write a Shinto inscription for Pei Liancheng, and he will be promoted." ”

Zheng Peng's heart moved, his eyes rolled, and he quickly said mysteriously: "Chang'an City is gloomy and dark, and the starlight is dim, but there is a red light on Bachelor Zhang's forehead. ”

Zhang Jiuling will be overflowing, but unfortunately when he was young, his official luck was not smooth, even with the support of nobles, he could not get on the throne smoothly, a few times, that is, after Pei Guangting's death, Li Longji began to rely on him, if I remember correctly, Zhang Jiuling will be promoted to worship the prime minister, this is the beginning of Zhang Jiuling's glory.

A turnip and a pit, there are people in important positions, there is no particularly big fault, and it is not easy to remove him, especially an old minister with outstanding merits, in order to take care of their dignity, if they do not take the initiative to resign, or repeatedly resign, they will be able to do the moment before they breathe, it can be regarded as "people don't leave, tea is not cold", that is, Pei Guangting's "pit" is vacant, and Zhang Jiuling, who has been depressed, ushered in an important turning point in his official career.

"Hey, Feiteng can also do Mai physiognomy?" Zhang Jiuling asked curiously, with a hint of expectation in his tone.

Zhang Jiuling was born in a family of eunuchs, rarely famous, and decided to worship the prime minister early in the cabinet, but unfortunately the sea is boundless, and he has struggled for decades, seeing that he is getting old day by day, he is a little deflated in his heart.

If someone else said such a thing, Zhang Jiuling would laugh it off, but it was Zheng Peng who spoke, and his credibility was much higher.

Zhang Jiuling didn't believe in those physiognomy, but he was very optimistic about Zheng Peng, you must know that Zheng Peng is a big celebrity around the emperor and has a close relationship with many officials, could it be that Zheng Peng heard something in advance?

If he can fulfill his wish and enter the cabinet to pay respects, Zhang Jiuling will still be very happy.

"A little bit of fur, do you want to make a bet?" Zheng Peng pretended to be mysterious.

Zhang Jiuling shook his head: "Next time, I will make an appointment to talk about it in detail, there is no need to bet, the emperor is still waiting for a certain and a certain farewell." ”

Chased Zhang Jiuling back to Chang'an in an urgent way, Li Longji was still waiting, and Zhang Jiuling didn't dare to talk too much, for fear that the emperor would be impatient.

"Okay, find a time to talk about it, and Master Zhang will walk slowly." Zheng Peng replied.

After Zhang Jiuling left, Cardinal asked in a low voice, "Uncle, do you want to go back to the house first, or go to Pei's Mansion to condole?" ”

Zheng Peng shook his head: "I'm not in a hurry, do you see that wine pretense?" ”

"See." Cardinal said simply and directly.

"That's the code for me and Huang San to agree to meet, and I don't know what is going on with him, go, go in and sit, just rest." Zheng Peng said as he walked towards the Drunken Eight Immortals Tower.