In the mansion of Cabinet Minister Zhu Dadian, drums and songs and dances were playing. Zhu Dadian smiled, sat upright in the hall, looked at the graceful figure in the hall with a smile, and danced to the drum music...... The man of singing and dancing, tall and tall, with outstanding appearance. This woman's name is Li Zhenli, she was originally a famous singer in Qinhuai River, and her reputation is loud, today he is at home with wine, invites literary friends to come, and specially calls Li Zhenli to dance and sing for pleasure.

Before, he was busy with military affairs in the southwest, and he was busy raising and dispatching, but he was not in much mood. Now that the New Year is approaching, the Southern Ming Dynasty court has been governed for a year, and the situation in all aspects has gradually stabilized, which has also made Zhu Dadian relax and be in a good mood. Naturally, he wanted to enjoy it.

Zhu Dadian was very relaxed, just enjoying Li Zhenli's singing and dancing with relish. At this moment, a group of samurai came from outside and broke directly into the lobby, where everyone gathered around.

"I'm so interested, I really have a little bit of 'the merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the Houting flower across the river', I thought that the officials of my Ming Dynasty were all clean and self-righteous people, gentlemen who read poetry and books, but I didn't expect to close the door, that is, this virtue ......"

Zhu Dadian was also startled when he saw someone coming, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"General...... The general is coming, why don't you let people report it, and the next official will go to greet him. ”

Cao Bianjiao glared at him, sneered, and sat down directly on the top of the position, everyone was standing there, looking at each other, a little overwhelmed, and more scared.

"Liu Changzuo, the director of the Ministry of Officials, Lang of the Ministry of Rites, Han Tai, and the Minister of General Affairs have experienced Zhang Kuang, okay, good!"

Cao Bianjiao's voice was good, and immediately made everyone kneel, they were all in awe of Cao Bianjiao, and they couldn't stand on the ground at the moment, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, but Cao Bianjiao didn't mean to let them get up, and moved his fingers and continued: "Liu Changzuo, I heard that Tongzhou Zhixian is your brother-in-law, he was recommended by you, very good, just three months after taking office, he dared to reach out to the people to ask for money, and the fire consumption stipulated by the court was returned to the public and continued to be sent to the people. ”

"The subordinate official knows no one else, please punish the general!"

"A few people present, what Liu Changzuo did is also your specialty, don't want me to list them one by one, go back, write your resignation, take what you took from the people, give me double spit out, after handing it over tomorrow, give me to get out of Nanjing, go back to my hometown, if I do unrighteous things in the local area in the future, you know my means."

"Yes!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Cao Bianjiao's move was tantamount to letting them go, and they would not be punished again, and they finally saved their lives, which was already a great blessing.

Without waiting for them to settle down, Cao Bianjiao smashed on the table in a circle and scolded: "If anyone dares to play tricks with me, I will make your life worse than death, from now on, I don't want to live a peaceful life one day, I can know your deeds, I know your details, and remember this for me." ”

"Yes, yes......" Everyone hurriedly promised, who dared to be careful.

Cao Bianjiao waved his hand and repelled them, and there was only one Zhu Dadian left among the officials in the field, Zhu Dadian knew very well that he had planted it, what kind of person was Cao Bianjiao, it was impossible to bring troops to him for no reason, and it happened to be at this time, I was afraid that Cao Bianjiao would already know what they were doing here today.

"Master Zhu, tell me about you, what should I do with you, should I send you to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple for approval, or should I let you be like them? The first emperor Chongzhen fourteen years, you sat in Fengyang during the period, because of greed and was impeached by Fang Shiliang, Yushi Zheng Kunzhen and others, the first emperor read that you have contributed to the community, did not pursue, Chongzhen sixteen years, your son Wanhua thief for the disaster in eastern Zhejiang, the first emperor ordered to confiscate your family property to show punishment, and did not punish you heavily, after the current emperor succeeded to the throne, not the past, but also to reuse you, appointed you as a cabinet minister, is a product of the official position, I didn't expect you to be a dog can't change the, death does not change, the life of the court is just a little better, You are so greedy again, let me say you, you are a Jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli, and you are already an old minister of the Four Dynasties, don't you feel ashamed in your heart? ”

"The general forgives the crime, the subordinate officer is guilty, please punish the general!" Zhu Dadian also bowed his hands, he and Cao Bianjiao are at the same level, so naturally they will not kneel down to survive.

"I've arranged it for you, you can also hand in your resignation, tell the old man to return to his hometown, your old friend Ye Shaoyuan has set up a academy at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, teaching and educating people, you can also go to help, do some practical things, I will give you the Jiupin official's money, all the things in your house, except for a few books and a few clothes, you don't have to take it, except for your family, a servant is not allowed to bring, they will help you dispose of it, you go to write a resignation letter now, leave tonight, I don't want to see you in Nanjing tomorrow, otherwise maybe I will change my mind!"

"The sinner obeys!" Zhu Dadian also went to the back hall to write his resignation with interest, all this he did on his own, he had no complaints, Cao Bianjiao was already very tolerant, and he had no intention of complaining.

Cao Bianjiao looked at the singers present, and also got up and walked forward, came to the middle, and looked at the woman in front of him, it was Li Zhenli, Li Zhenli was over thirty years old, and her charm was strong.

"You are Li Zhenli, right, I know you, two months ago, Tian Yang of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division wanted to marry you as a concubine, on the night of marriage, due to the Tian family's jealousy of the woman, he pulled out of the cave room and beat him to half death, it was Zhu Dadian who came forward to save you and put you in the house as Kabuki, right?"

"General Hui, that's exactly the case!"

"But he didn't save you with kindness, but your face was good, his old wife in his house was fifty years old, old and decrepit, so he saved you, and since then you have been recuperating in his house, tonight is the third time you have come out to socialize, the first time your injuries have not healed, but he still let you sing and dance, you can't refuse, right?"

"How does the general know?" Li Zhenli was also very surprised.

"Of course I know, because I am a general of the imperial court, as long as I want to know, even what marks you have, I can know, but don't worry, I have no interest in this for the time being, you go back to the house with me, Li Xiangjun is very worried about you, the stepmother, and often talks about you in front of me."

"Xiangjun is where you are, General?"

"Exactly! After Hou Fangyu ran away, she has been living in my mansion, accompanying my concubine Kou Mei'er, you can also live in it, anyway, I am not often in the mansion, there are more female dependents in the family, and it is more lively, Liu Ruis and Bian Yujing are also there, you will not be lonely if you go. Cao Bianjiao felt that his mansion had become a little Qin Huai, Qin Huai Bayan, there were four of them living in his mansion, Kou Baimen and Liu Ru were his concubines, which were just bright and bright, but Li Xiangjun and Bian Yujing were just sojourners.

"Cheap concubine, thank you for taking it in, the general!"

Not long after, Zhu Dadian also wrote his resignation and handed it to Cao Bianjiao, after Cao Bianjiao read it, he felt that there was no problem, and he left at the moment, leaving the deputy general Ma Bao to look at Zhu Dadian and send him out, so you don't have to worry about the rest of the things.