486 King Shen's Self-Redemption
When leaving the construction site, knowing that Zheng Peng was meeting Zhang Jiuling, Lan Duo found an inn to live in Boling in order to avoid suspicion, and then went back with the team after watching the excitement.
It is a rare opportunity to witness the marriage of a famous family or a grand marriage.
The city is much more lively than outside, there is still a month before the married girl, the troupe is stationed, singing the festive play every day to warm up the atmosphere, there is still half a month before leaving the pavilion, the entire Boling's inn has been wrapped by Cui Yuan, which is convenient for guests who come to help or come in advance, and the accommodation is all inclusive.
With Cui Er here, Landuo's matter is naturally a trivial matter.
It's okay if you don't come, it's a good day, and it's good that there is one less person to lift the bar around.
"Young master, there are a lot of people, is your matchmaker promoted again?" When he was about to Nanqiao Station, Zheng Fu suddenly said in surprise.
Zheng Peng looked around, only to see a lot of people standing at the gate of Nanqiao Station, there were post guards, officials, healthy servants, and guards with knives in bright armor.
Zhang Jiuling is erudite and talented, and he is deeply liked by the great master Zhang Shuo in the literary world, and the two have the same surname, Zhang Shuo treats him like a clan brother, and thanks to Zhang Shuo's support, Datang has another appearance.
It's just that Song Jing is still in power now, Zhang said that he hasn't returned to the core of power, and Zhang Jiuling can't be promoted anywhere.
Getting closer and seeing a familiar face, Zheng Peng said with some surprise: "Cousin Jin? ”
"Yo, isn't this General Zheng, a few of our old guys are talking about you."
Seeing that Jin Tang gave himself a bow, Zheng Peng said while returning the salute: "You're polite, Cousin Jin appears here, could it be that King Shen is inside?" ”
Jintang is the confidant guard of King Shen Li Chengyi, who was trained from a house slave since childhood, and is loyal, he will follow King Shen wherever he goes, when Zheng Peng was reduced to a hawker, Lu Shu inadvertently said that the iron plate pork offal is better than the braised meat, Li Chengyi got a fat pig for Zheng Peng, and Jintang also dialed the sword to Zheng Peng at that time, and he remembered it deeply.
"The prince is inside, General Zheng should go in quickly, in addition to the prince, there are other nobles."
Zheng Peng made an appointment with Jintang to have two drinks, and then walked to the inside of Nanqiao Station, where Ah Jun and Zheng Fu were blocked out.
It's not wrong, when he went in, Zheng Peng saw the Yicheng surnamed Sun in Nanqiaoyi, like a subordinate, running out with a big kettle and running in to pour water for people.
As soon as I approached the lobby, I happened to see Zhang Jiuling at the door.
"Hee-hee, big matchmaker, thank you for your hard work."
Zhang Jiuling's eyes lit up when he saw Zheng Peng, and he quickly smiled and said: "Hehe, if you want to drink this cup of matchmaker wine, you should work hard, Feiteng, amazing, I heard that you built a bridge in Boling, which is more beautiful than Yongji Bridge, it is really amazing, and I really convince you." ”
"You know that, too?"
"The matter of Feiteng and Miss Boling Cui is known to the world, you built a bridge for Boling, for the benefit of the people, this matter has long been rumored to be a beautiful talk, a certain is in Chang'an, and from time to time I hear that you are witty to build bridge piers in the river, and from time to time I also hear that the bridge piers have survived the first few floods or something, can you not know, by the way, the bridge was built?"
"Coincidentally, it was just done today."
If it is not completed, Cui Yuan's old boy will not agree, as for the benefit of the people, Zheng Peng really doesn't dare to wear it, mainly because Cui Yuan forced it.
Zhang Jiuling seemed to think of something, and pulled Zheng Peng inside: "Patronize and talk, go quickly, there are still many nobles waiting inside." ”
When I entered the lobby of the post station, I saw that there were really many nobles: Gao Lishi, Yao Chong, Li Chengyi, these three random ones, they were all influential figures in Datang, but they didn't get together here.
Needless to say, these people all came to Boling to drink the wedding wine of Cui Yuan's granddaughter out of the pavilion.
The Bolingcui clan, a famous family with a heritage of more than 1,000 years, although its current influence is not comparable to before, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still an existence that cannot be ignored.
Even Gao Lishi appeared here, needless to say, this is Li Longji's best reward for Cui Yuan's dedication to the Tang Dynasty over the years.
Zheng Peng bets that there must be a holy decree of reward on Gao Lishi.
King Shen is a noble idle king, Yao Chong retired from his high position and is now in a semi-retired state, it is normal for them to appear here.
The thoughts in his mind were like electricity, but Zheng Peng didn't dare to slack off, and immediately said respectfully: "Zheng Peng has seen the prince, Yao Kaifu, and Gao Gonggong, but I don't know that the three of them came from afar, and they have missed the welcome, please forgive me." ”
Among the three, in terms of energy, it must be Gao Lishi who is the biggest, but Li Chengyi, the king of Shen, has the most noble status, Yao Chong is the oldest, and when it comes to official positions, Gao Lishi is not comparable to Li Chengyi and Yao Chong.
The officialdom is very particular about seniority, and Colliers has a high position, but he has always been very low-key and can be a man, and I believe he will not mind.
Gao Lishi smiled: "They all said that they were about to be the groom's people, full of spring breeze, today I see, if this is the case, General Zheng does not have to blame himself, our family is on the order of His Majesty to celebrate Cui Yushi this time, as for you, hehe, when I return to Yuancheng, I will invite our family to drink two cups of wine." ”
Thank you again when you return to Yuancheng?
Hearing this, Colliers will also go to Yuancheng.
That's right, he can be regarded as a meritorious man to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Longji can't say anything about such a big thing as getting married.
"Definitely, definitely." Zheng Peng agreed again and again.
Yao Chong smiled: "The old man and Cui Yuan have been colleagues and friends for many years, and he is married to his granddaughter, so this cup of wedding wine must be drunk." ”
Speaking of this, Yao Chong said with some regret: "I wanted to marry Lao Cui, kiss and kiss, but I didn't want Feiteng to take the lead, but it was cheap for you." ”
Han one, what are your two sons, don't you count them in your heart, and the difference in age is also a bit big, Cui Yuan helped Lu Shu pick a husband who is a member of the Taiyuan Wang family, and he didn't put your two sons first, can you blame others about this?
In his heart, Zheng Peng said with a smile: "Yes, fortunately, I took the lead, otherwise I wouldn't have anything to do, Yao Kaifu is an elder, and I ask the elders to take care of it." ”
Li Chengyi, who was on the side of "Yao Lao", suddenly smiled and said: "Don't look at Zheng Peng's troubles, he is really a must, this king saw him as a hawker in Guixiang back then, and he was fortunate to eat the teppanyaki he made. ”
Speaking of this, Li Chengyi seemed to think of something, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Feiteng, this king is quick to talk for a while, expose your disgraceful past, and bear more." ”
Don't slap people in the face, don't expose people, hawkers are cheap business, now Zheng Peng is a general, has a knighthood, and also married the daughter of the Boling Cui family, and then Zheng Peng is a hawker, it seems a little inappropriate, Li Chengyi is bold and righteous, and he has a ranger spirit, dare to act, say the wrong thing, and immediately apologize to Zheng Peng.
Everyone thought that Zheng Peng would be embarrassed, but they didn't expect Zheng Peng to say with a straight face: "I was forced to make a living that day, and I did work as a hawker, but Feiteng didn't steal, robbed or kidnapped, and made money with his own hands, I don't feel ashamed, I don't hide it from you, even now, although he didn't show up, he still has property in his name, and the prince doesn't have to blame himself." ”
Zheng Peng did not hide it, nor did he hide it, he generously admitted that he still had a property, but let the people present nod secretly.
None of the people here are ordinary people, who doesn't know about things like Zheng Peng? It's useless to hide it, Zheng Peng generously admitted, it seems that he is above board.
Now I have a little ability in my hand, who doesn't have a little property in my hand, just relying on the little output in the field and the meager income, it is estimated that it is difficult to feed a large family.
Or Gao Lishi will be a man, seeing that the atmosphere is a little embarrassed, he immediately said: "Feiteng's craftsmanship is indeed very good, speaking of which, our family has not tasted it for a long time, I wonder if there is any luck to taste it again tonight?" ”
"Feiteng, did you hear it, Gao Gonggong spoke, presumably you won't refuse, anyway, one more person is one more pair of chopsticks, and I want to taste it, otherwise this matchmaker will be too wronged."
"Count the old man" Yao Chong also said with a smile: "The prince and Gao Gonggong are both well-informed people, they both say that it is delicious, it must not be much worse, how can it be wiped out tonight." ”
Isn't it just to make an iron plate, simple, Zheng Peng immediately patted his heart and said: "If you don't dislike it, I will make a fool of myself tonight, but I haven't prepared anything, and I haven't done it for a long time, so a few people may have to wait a little longer." ”
The people present are all well-known figures in the Tang Dynasty, and it is not ashamed to cook food for them.
Now is a rare opportunity to make friends, Yao Chonghe and Zhang said that they don't deal with each other, but he and Zhang Jiuling are not cold, which shows that they handle public and private affairs very well, Zheng Peng's creed is: Don't offend me, I don't offend people, just can't be friends, and it's best not to become enemies.
Zheng Peng let people slaughter a pig and a sheep, took a lot of pork chops and lamb chops to marinate, and then picked a good pig into the water and began to deal with it.
When he was cleaning the large intestine of the pig, he accidentally saw Li Chengyi rolling up his sleeves and skillfully cutting the pork belly on the side.
Zheng Peng was taken aback, and hurriedly put down the work in his hand to dissuade him: "Lord Wang, let go, let go, how dare you work hard for this kind of rough work, just let me come." ”
"It's okay, I heard Feiteng say last time, these things will be more delicious if you do it yourself, this king goes south and north, often does it himself, and suddenly itchy, even if it is a stealing teacher, Feiteng won't mind, right?" Li Chengyi said with a smile.
"No, no, then there is Lord Lao." Zheng Peng said with some gratitude.
said that he wanted to steal the teacher, it was just an excuse, Li Chengyi should be embarrassed to expose his "short" just now, because of his words, he wanted to make food, he was just a down-and-out hawker before, and it was normal to make food, but now it is not what it used to be, now he is a general with a title, and he married the daughter of the Boling Cui family, and then he made food, which violated the principle of a gentleman who cooks far away.
In order to make up for his mistakes and show goodwill, Li Chengyi took the initiative to help.
There is a layer of meaning: the prince personally did it, and this matter was spread out, and no one laughed at Zheng Peng.
It is rumored that Li Chengyi is the prince who is the least like the prince among the brothers, he likes to travel everywhere, and once regarded himself as a ranger, like cooking, and he really didn't do much to do it, it can be seen that when he does this, he has no psychological burden.
"Lord Wang, is there really such a statement?" Gao Lishi immediately smiled and said: "For this delicious mouthful, our family has also opened up, and we can't be a chef, so let's give Feiteng a shot." ”
King Shen did it, and as a slave, he couldn't let the prince serve him, and he paid it back, Gao Lishi didn't dare to slack off, and immediately started to move.
Yao Chong just hesitated, and quickly rolled up his sleeves and said: "Interesting, interesting, the old man's age, many things have been seen, lest it is just a quick appetite, those delicate things can't be done, add charcoal to the little work, leave it to the old man." ”