When Liu Zeqing received Gao Jie's letter, he also seemed very surprised, Gao Jie and him, have always been well water does not interfere with river water, although the two are stationed in Huai'an, but they do not interact with each other, Gao Jie is stationed in the east of the city, and Liu Zeqing is stationed in the north of the city, has been stationed here for two months, but has only seen once, and it is just a routine meeting to divide the territory.

"Your general invited me to a banquet, why, I have no friendship with him, why did I suddenly become so attentive?" Liu Zeqing shook the invitation card in his hand, and also showed a sly smile, guessing that Gao Jie must have ulterior motives and would not be so boring and pretending to be generous.

The general who came to deliver the letter also responded at the moment: "General Liu may not know, the general Cao Bianjiao has arrived in Huai'an, today to my general's house, my general reprimanded, so my general set up a banquet to make amends to the general, General Liu is in Huai'an, the general has arrived, I have to accompany him, otherwise my general is rude, and the general also wants to see General Liu, so I am here to invite." ”

The news that Cao Bianjiao came to Huai'an, he naturally knew, and he also knew about Gao Jie's residence, as for reprimanding Gao Jie, he hadn't heard of it yet, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved, just a rogue, and now he is on an equal footing with him, he naturally looks down on Gao Jie, not to mention that Gao Jie surrendered to the court because he brought Li Zicheng a green hat, which made him feel ridiculous.

"Good! Since the general is here, I naturally want to go to the banquet to accompany me, you go back and tell Gao Jie, just say that I will go later! Liu Zeqing also promised it at the moment, Cao Bianjiao arrived, he was reasonable, and he had to meet him.

"Yes!"

Liu Zeqing's mansion is not very far from Gao Jie's mansion, the time to ride a horse can be reached with just a stick of incense, Gao Jie's time on the invitation is three quarters of Shen, Liu Zeqing arrived at Gao Jie's mansion at two quarters, Liu Zeqing did not believe that this was an ordinary banquet, so he brought a lot of soldiers and horses, and there were thousands of people who hugged him before and after, which was very beautiful.

"General Liu, come to me for a banquet, and bring so many soldiers and horses, see you outside!" Gao Jie also felt funny when he saw Liu Zeqing fighting like this, but he didn't show it on his face, no matter how many soldiers and horses Liu Zeqing brought tonight, it was impossible for him to leave, this was what Cao Bianjiao meant, and it was also what Gao Jie was willing to see.

Liu Zeqing said with a smile on his face: "Now the world is not peaceful, it is not safe to bring more soldiers and horses, no way, I, Liu, am not like General Gao, brave and good at fighting, I am old, not to mention timid, and my martial arts are also rusty, so I can only rely on these brothers under my command to protect it." ”

"General Liu's words are serious, you are not old, this time to invite General Liu, firstly, to catch the wind and wash the dust for the general, and secondly, the general wants to see General Liu! If General Liu brought so many people, would the general misunderstand! Gao Jie also said pointedly, you can't let Liu Zeqing enter his mansion with so many people!

"Then let them stay outside the mansion, I'll just stay with a few guards!" Liu Zeqing also thought about Gao Jie's words, and felt that it was the same at the moment.

"Please!"

At that moment, Liu Zeqing only entered Gao Jie's mansion with a team of personal guards, Cao Bianjiao was already waiting in the main hall, and when he saw Liu Zeqing coming, he also walked over with a smile and said, "General Liu, it's been a long time!" Since the farewell in Shandong, we haven't seen each other for almost two years, and the general's demeanor is still the same! ”

"Meet the General! The general laughed, he is old, he is no longer what he used to be, he just thinks about doing his best for the court again, and he will have no regrets in this life! "Liu Zeqing is an old fritter in the officialdom, and he knows very well what to say, and he is very good at what he says on these scenes.

"Now that everyone is here, General Gao, let's get started!"

"Yes!" Gao Jie also responded, and immediately got up one after another, so that the servants were ready for the banquet.

"General Liu, the imperial court thinks of your hard work, knows that you are old, and wants to transfer you to Nanjing, command the Imperial Forest Army, and protect the safety of the imperial city, I don't know what you think?" Cao Bianjiao poured a glass of water and wine, and said casually, this is testing Liu Zeqing's mind, if he knows how to advance and retreat, he can still discuss.

Hearing this, Liu Zeqing raised the wine glass in his hand, raised it at Cao Bianjiao, and saluted a glass of wine to Cao Bianjiao, as if he had guessed it a long time ago, and said with a smile: "General, although I Liu Zeqing is over fifty years old, I still want to serve the court for a few more years, and now the country is in an eventful season. ”

"Hmmm! General Liu can have such a lofty ambition, it is really admirable! Come, I'll toast you! Cao Bianjiao also took the initiative to toast Liu Zeqing.

"General Liu is the general soldier of Shandong, although there are many soldiers and horses in Shandong, but they are relatively scattered, the general is willing to go north to recover the lost territory for the imperial court, move to Tancheng first, Xu Tu goes north, what does General Liu think?" Cao Bianjiao asked tentatively again.

Liu Zeqing still looked very grinning, and said: "Don't hide it from the general, the previous counterattack on Shandong, my soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, 20,000 troops, and now there are less than 8,000 left, and there is no food supply in the imperial court, Liu is powerless, and there is a reluctant request, I want to move to Yangzhou, recruit soldiers and horses, and after I have enough food and enough soldiers, I will immediately go north, and I ask the general to agree!" ”

"Good! Since General Liu has this ambition, I am naturally willing to help, I will declare this intention to the imperial court, let you move to Yangzhou, and allocate you 50,000 taels of military salary. Cao Bianjiao was also silent at the moment, and Cao Bianjiao gladly accepted Liu Zeqing's stupid request.

Liu Zeqing heard this, he is also very happy at the moment, Huai'an this place, he is already a little tired of it, I heard that Yangzhou is rich and second to none in the world, and the women in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are graceful, he has long wanted to go, and now Cao Bianjiao is so happy, he is also looking forward to it.

"Thank you to the general, the last general will be smeared with his liver and brains to repay the court's grace, and after he has enough food and soldiers, he will immediately go north to recover the lost land, and he will never dare to work hard for his teachers." Liu Zeqing also swore with a sworn face.

"Come on! Come, drink, I won't talk about military affairs tonight, I heard that General Liu is also a master of wind and snow, and Cao also wants to see it! ”

"Haha...... The general praised it falsely, I don't dare to be it, but I just have a preference, the predecessors have said, there are three major pleasures in life, wine, sex, wealth, Liu is not good, not alcoholic, only in front of this beauty, there is always some uncontrollable, man, who doesn't have a little preference, general, I have a few dancing girls there, singing and dancing Miaoman, I am willing to send it to the general, in addition to the general's fatigue of state affairs, I can relax and have a pastime, and I hope the general will not refuse! ”

"Thank you very much! But it's disrespectful! Cao Bianjiao also laughed, the smile was so presumptuous, only Liu Zeqing didn't know, behind this smile was full of murderous intentions.