At the gate of Nanjing, the inventory is much stricter than ever, hundreds of soldiers are lined up inside and outside, checking the passers-by, meeting young girls, and eating some tofu, and performing the inventory task beautifully.

"General Cao, there is only so much this official can do, you and I both know the current situation in the imperial court, it is the time for me to wait for loyal ministers and good generals to serve the country, and I hope that the general can send troops earlier and stabilize the situation in Huguang, this matter must be a general!"

"Master Shi rest assured, Cao has a grudge against these rogues, the first uncle died tragically in their hands, this hatred, Cao will not forget, Cao's parents died when he was young, but he was brought up by his first uncle, Cao will not let them go whether it is public or private!"

"Then the official is waiting for the news of the general's triumphant victory!"

Shi Kefa personally came to see Cao Bianjiao, although he didn't like Cao Bianjiao very much, but he could also see the current situation clearly, Zhang Xianzhong was revived, Li Zicheng was huge, Zuo Liangyu, who defended Huguang, did nothing, and collapsed again and again, if Cao Bianjiao also sat idly by, he really didn't dare to imagine what kind of changes would happen at that time.

When the group came to the gate of the city, the guards who checked it also immediately stopped Cao Bianjiao's team, and Shi Kefa was also very surprised by such a change, he was the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and he held the military power of the entire Nanzhili, but he didn't know anything about such a thing, and naturally his face was a little displeased.

Shi Kefa tried a look at the guards beside him, and at that moment the other party also stepped forward to ask, and quickly reported: "My lord, it is the people and horses arranged by Zhu Guobi, the prince of Baoguo, the concubine married by the prince of Baoguo last night was attacked by a group of gangsters on the way to welcome the relatives, and the bride was robbed, so the prince of Baoguo sent soldiers and horses to search everywhere. ”

"Bastard! What right does he have to transfer troops for personal gain, a concubine is robbed, then it should be handed over to Ying Tianfu for disposal, he dares to mobilize the army privately to find him for me! Shi Kefa is also very angry at the moment, what kind of virtue Zhu Guobi is, he knows it very well, arrogant and lascivious, he will endure it without being him Shi Kefa, after all, Zhu Guobi is noble, but now it is not arrogant, but public weapons are used privately, if he doesn't care, everyone will act like this in the future, then he is a military department Shangshu is also an ornament, and the garrison soldiers and horses in Nanjing cannot become their private soldiers!

"Master Shi, Cao doesn't want to interfere in these things, so let's leave first!" Cao Bianjiao also wanted to take the opportunity to leave, and didn't want to delay too much here, after all, he was a thief.

"Good! Then don't send it, let General Cao see the joke! ”

"Farewell!"

Cao Bianjiao left Nanjing so smoothly and rushed to the mouth of the river, where his sailor warship was waiting, and after getting on the boat, Cao Bianjiao also laughed, this time he made a lot of money, and he got what he should take, and brought back a beauty with his hands.

"Big brother, Miss Kou is so beautiful, do you want to ......"

Cao Bianjiao glared at him and said with a smile: "Isn't it okay for the eldest brother to do this, by the way, second brother, you should also get married, go back and help you find a good family for your brother, we have to leave a bloodline for the Cao family, and unfilial piety is great!" ”

"There is one more thing, big brother, after all, we have robbed Zhu Guobi, I am afraid that this matter will not be hidden for a long time, if Zhu Guobi finds out, will it be ......?"

"What will happen, does he still dare to bring someone to fight me, even if he borrows ten guts, he doesn't have the ability! When we come ashore, we will spread the news and humiliate him. "Cao Bianjiao didn't take Zhu Guobi to heart at all, just such a person, if he Cao Bianjiao is still jealous, he doesn't have to mess around.

If it was at another time, Cao Bianjiao would not dare to be so arrogant, but now it is different from the past, the phenomenon of corruption in the imperial court, that is well known, the prestige of the Ming Dynasty has collapsed in the hearts of the people, who can bring them welfare, so that they can live a good life with peace of mind, they will follow whom, this is why Li Zicheng is so popular, because Li Zicheng's slogan of "Welcoming the king does not pay food" has reached the hearts of the people, even if Cao Bianjiao is so domineering, who can care about him, The soldiers and horses under his command ate his Cao Bianjiao's grain and his Cao Bianjiao's salary, and if he relied on the imperial court, he would have starved to death.

After returning to Fengyang, before Cao Bianjiao's ass was hot, the people from the court arrived.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Pingliao General Cao Bianjiao, in the suppression of bandits, did not fight, resulting in the defeat of Sun Chuanting's persimmon garden, there was a loss of the emperor's grace, remembering that he had served the country for many years, and still had loyalty, took his title, and transferred the chief military officer of Yuezhou......"

"Thanksgiving!"

The arrival of this holy decree is actually not out of Cao Bianjiao's surprise, isn't this the case with the imperial court, Sun Chuanting was defeated in Nanyang this time, then someone must take responsibility, Chongzhen also needs Sun Chuanting to suppress bandits, naturally he will not deal with him, as for the emperor himself, it is even more sage, and there will be no mistakes, those ministers in the court are all loyal and virtuous, of course, there will be no mistakes, then if you calculate it, who is at fault, naturally it is Cao Bianjiao,

"Marshal, this ......" Everyone surrounded them, and Cao Bianjiao was demoted inexplicably and transferred to the general army of Yuezhou, which was really unacceptable to them. Although it is still the general soldier, but this Yuezhou general soldier, it does not account for much weight, the garrison of the Yuezhou Mansion is only, and the name is under Zuo Liangyu, everyone feels unfair.

"What's it called...... Just obey the order, isn't it a demotion, this is a great thing, if I Cao Bianjiao can't even bear this, what big things do I want to do, what big things can I do, shut up for me, although I, Cao Bianjiao, was transferred out of Fengyang. But our foundation has not collapsed, Hushan (Huang Degong), don't you continue to serve as the chief soldier of Fenglu, you have to take care of this Huainan Tuntian matter, and Governor Yang is the chief soldier of Anqing, so we don't suffer a loss! ”

Cao Bianjiao calculated, he actually didn't suffer a loss, his foundation in Fengyang has been solid, Huang Degong is his person, Yang Wenyue is also half, now they stay, they can protect their own interests, and he also stretched his hand to Hunan, where it has not been affected by the war, occupying the belly of the Yangtze River, the shape of the landform is like a horseshoe opening to the north, the northeast is the Mulian Nine Mountains, the east is the Luoxiao Mountains, the west is the Wuling Mountains and the Xuefeng Mountains, the south is the Nanling, the central is the Central Hunan Basin Group, To the north is the Dongting Lake Plain in the Two Lakes Basin. The Xiangjiang River, Zishui, Yuanjiang River and Lishui are the four waters of the three Hunan provinces, which flow into the Dongting Lake, and then inject the Yangtze River from Chenglingji. Attacking and retreating, it is a good place that can be used as a foundation.

"Hushan, the people and horses of Jiangbei in my department will stay and hand them over to you to command, and the rest of the people and horses will go to Yuezhou with me, and I will also transfer the water division, let Weng Zhiqi go with me, I need people who can fight in the water."

"The last general will act according to the orders of the marshal, and the marshal can rest assured that there is a general, and no one dares to destroy the foundation left by the marshal."

"Okay, with your words, I'm relieved, let's go down and prepare, and set off in two days!" Cao Bianjiao waved his hand, signaling that they were all going down, and he needed to sort out his thoughts.