August 13, two more days is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather in Anqing is still a little warm, the trees are still verdant and green, there is no autumn color, the Anqing mutiny has ended, from Liao Yingdeng's trouble, to the day of the ambush, only six days before and after, it came so suddenly, the calm was so abrupt, the people of Anqing have not yet reacted, the matter has passed, Liao Yingdeng died, it is a good thing to be happy, but Cao Bianjiao's big killing, but the people felt shocked and afraid, That's why he was given the title of "King Cao Yan".

Xu Shiyin, the new governor of Anqing who hurried from Nanjing, was also confused and stunned, when he had not yet arrived in Anqing, he had already received the news that Anqing's matter was solved, and it was Cao Bianjiao's doing, but when he heard what Cao Bianjiao was going to do, he was a little shocked and dissatisfied, Cao Bianjiao was too vicious.

"General Cao, the matter of Anqing has been resolved, this Fuzi will explain to the imperial court the original situation, should General Cao also return to Fengyang Station, after all, it is the place where the ancestors are buried, and now Li Zicheng is making a mess in Henan, I am afraid that he may invade Fengyang at any time!"

Xu Shiyin is issuing an eviction order, he is not grateful to Cao Bianjiao for his righteous act of quelling the rebellion, nor does he not understand Cao Bianjiao's intention to execute those people, but Cao Bianjiao killed so many people, and he didn't even say hello to him, the governor of Anqing, he still has some mustard in his heart, and the civil officials in the middle and late Ming Dynasty despised the military generals, and that kind of innate arrogance made him also unbalanced in his heart.

"Governor Xu, guarding Fengyang, is the responsibility of the commander, naturally it is an unshirkable thing, the Anqing mutiny, but also within the scope of the commander's duties, in fact, for the governor of Xu, the commander is still quite respectful, but what the commander wants to talk about is that now the world is in chaos, the first is in the people's uneasiness, the land of Jiangbei, although it is not as rich as Jiangdong, but it is the barrier to defend Nanjing, must not be lost, if it is not suppressed by thunderbolt and thunder, once it is light, there will inevitably be people who will follow suit in the future, Jiangbei is chaotic, Jiangnan is difficult to peace, I hope that Governor Xu can understand the difficulties of this marshal, and this marshal is ordered to the governor of Jiangbei military affairs, which is to ensure that Jiangbei is as stable as Mount Tai, and will never allow small people to run rampant, Anqing is the throat of the two rivers, and I hope that Governor Xu can understand this. ”

"Ben Fu didn't mean anything else, General Cao misunderstood......" Xu Shiyin also hurriedly explained, he could understand what Cao Bianjiao did, and he didn't want to make anything inconsistent because of these things.

Cao Bianjiao stopped him and said, "Okay! Governor Xu's meaning, Ben Shuai has already understood, there is no need to say more, there will be a period in the future, this time Ben Shuai killed so many people, this matter of recovering the aftermath also needs Governor Xu to be able to deal with it properly, there is a lot of work! ”

"How dare you!"

Cao Bianjiao didn't stay in Anqing for too long, only four days before and after, and then returned to Fengyang with soldiers and horses, and now the war in the north is a tense time, and he doesn't have time to delay these things, and the reorganization of the army is the most urgent thing for Cao Bianjiao at the moment.

"Big brother, Anqing's matter was settled so quickly?" When Cao Bianjiao returned to Fengyang, Cao Dingjiao didn't expect it to end so soon, and thought that Cao Bianjiao would be delayed there for ten days and half a month.

"It's just a little bit of trouble, why bother so much!" Cao Bianjiaoyun responded lightly, not taking this matter very seriously.

"There is one more thing, eldest brother, I just got the news, after Zuo Liangyu was defeated in Zhuxian Town, he led the remnants to retreat to Xiangyang, fortified in Fancheng, built warships on a large scale, and also drove the young and strong people of Xiangyang Mansion to enrich the army, and wantonly recruited nearby rogues, many surrendered thieves and soldiers went to annex, and there were already more than 100,000 horses."

"A group of rabble, don't be afraid, Zuo Liangyu is also pitiful! In the battle of Zhu Xianzhen, he led the army to flee first, originally wanting to keep his strength, but he didn't expect to be ambushed by Li Zicheng, and as a result, he suffered heavy losses, and most of his soldiers and generals died. ”

Cao Bianjiao is actually more sympathetic to Zuo Liangyu, and admires him very much, a veteran soldier, decades of hard work, from a pawn to today's thief general, the difficulties can be imagined, Cao Bianjiao also empathizes, it is all in exchange for his life, if it weren't for Yang Sichang's bastard countermeasures, he wouldn't have let Zuo Liangyu be detached from the court, Zhu Xianzhen battled, he was reluctant to go, but remembering that the supervisor Hou Sui was his old superior, and he had the grace to recommend him, he still went routinely, I didn't expect to pay such a big price in exchange for favor, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that have been tossed up over the years are all elite, but in the battle of Zhu Xianzhen, almost the entire army was wiped out, and a few of them escaped, and the generals of his cronies were almost nothing, and the sourness in his heart at this time can be imagined.

"Zuo Liangyu is also old and confused, this person is still righteous, you sent someone to Xiangyang, didn't you capture a few good horses last time, send one to Zuo Liangyu, and tell him that I, Cao Bianjiao, am willing to be friends with him, if he needs anything, just open his mouth, I will definitely help if I can help!"

Cao Bianjiao also wanted to win over Zuo Liangyu at this time, Zuo Liangyu was old, over fifty years old, after so many blows, there was not much time left, Cao Bianjiao stretched out a friendly hand at this time, also in order to be able to do some big deals with him in the future.

"Big brother, why be so polite to him, those horses are all good horses, worth a hundred gold, isn't it a waste?" Cao Dingjiao was a little reluctant, and he didn't know Cao Bianjiao's intentions, on the one hand, he was saying that Zuo Liangyu was incompetent, and on the other hand, he was going to marry him, and Cao Dingjiao was also confused.

Cao Bianjiao glared at him, and said patiently: "What do you know, although Zuo Liangyu is defeated now, he is a veteran, let's get along with him, there will be many benefits in the future, don't talk nonsense, just do it!" ”

Cao Bianjiao said this, Cao Dingjiao also nodded, obeyed the order, and went to prepare, Cao Bianjiao's words, he didn't dare not listen, today's Cao Bianjiao is no longer the Cao Bianjiao of the early years, in addition to being brave, it is more profound, Cao Dingjiao can naturally see the changes, and he is more in awe of Cao Bianjiao's brother.

Cao Bianjiao sighed, there are already a lot of people around him who can fight, but there is no one who can plan for him, and he is also very distressed at the moment, since the imperial examination system, you want to find a minister who can be used, it is really difficult to ascend to the sky, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the goal of the literati is one, to be an official, for this goal, they study the four books and five classics hard, where are there many people who know the army and politics, too few. If only one of them could share the burden for him, he would not be so hard, he would have to worry about everything, and he would be very tired.