On April 28, there was a light rain wafting in the sky of Fengyang, and Cao Bianjiao leaned back, standing quietly under the porch, letting the silent rain hit his face, which was very comfortable. The matter of Huai'an has been resolved, Liu Zeqing was corrected on the spot, which can be described as very happy, and tens of thousands of soldiers under him were also reorganized by Cao Bianjiao, and all the 7,000 old and weak who were laid off were placed in Tuntian, Sheyang Lake, and the rest were incorporated into the sequence of the regular army. Gao Jie, who knew the current affairs, was also happy to take 15,000 men and horses to Suzhou to garrison after receiving the military salary, guarding the border for half of the Ming Dynasty.

Cao Bianjiao also came to Fengyang from Huai'an, the city of the capital that he is not unfamiliar with, he has issued a military order, except for the generals he designated to garrison various places, the rest of the people have led the army to Fengyang to join the division, all the wind and clouds are surging, Cao Bianjiao can not sit idly by, that is not his Cao Bianjiao's style, a year ago he may have been afraid of Li Zicheng's many people, but now, he will no longer worry about the limited number of people and horses to defeat Li Zicheng.

"Big brother, at the moment, my uncle is still staying in Yuezhou, He Jin is staying in Yiling, Zhu Wende is staying in Jiangling, Feng Ju is staying in Chengtian, and the rest of the generals are all coming to converge, this time I brought 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I met Zuo Liangyu on the way here, and he also asked me to say hello to you on his behalf!"

The first to come to the convergence was Cao Dingjiao, who brought General Cao's old background, with them, Cao Bianjiao also felt a lot more at ease, hearing Cao Dingjiao's words, Cao Bianjiao also felt funny.

"Zuo Liangyu greets me, hum! He is dissatisfied with my monopoly on the decision, this is a demonstration to me, don't look at him Zuo Liangyu is old, he doesn't have much enterprising spirit, but that is when dealing with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, if there is such a thing as grabbing credit, he Zuo Liangyu has to retract even if he stepped into the coffin with one foot. ”

"No, wasn't he very friendly with his eldest brother before, did he still want to send troops to deal with us, then he was a rebel?" Cao Dingjiao felt a little unbelievable, was Cao Bianjiao a little worried, after all, when he saw Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu was very polite!

Cao Dingjiao's naivety, so that Cao Bianjiao is also very helpless, this kid is a good hand at charging into battle, but in terms of political scheming, that is an idiot, at the moment Cao Bianjiao also explained: "He wants to send troops, that's for sure, but he has no excuse, once he finds an excuse, he won't care about any old feelings, this is politics, my stupid brother, I don't know how many people are worried about your brother and my position as a general, Zuo Liangyu is not weaker than me in terms of age and prestige, and has hundreds of thousands of troops, Although it is a group of rabble, it is also a large number of people, if you really want to fight, it is not good for the country, I don't want to start a war with him, but if he really ignores the overall situation of the society, I don't mind letting him regret being the enemy of me! ”

Cao Dingjiao really doesn't understand politics, and when he heard Cao Bianjiao's words, he still didn't understand the mystery here, but he didn't ask anything more, and he didn't know how to understand it when he asked, so he simply didn't think about it.

"Your marriage with Ruolan, I am going to schedule it in June, you are not young, settle it earlier, she is a lover, since you like her, she is also willing, then do it earlier!" Cao Bianjiao also chatted with him about personal matters at the moment.

Ruolan in Cao Bianjiao's mouth is naturally Niu Ruolan, at the beginning they persuaded Lin to cultivate, and the inside and outside should take Yiling, the Niu brothers and sisters were captured by them, Cao Dingjiao didn't know which tendon was wrong, it was love at first sight for that Niu Ruolan, and Niu Ruolan also admired Cao Bianjiao's bravery, the two hit it off, and they almost ran firewood.

Cao Bianjiao also made a fuss about this matter, persuaded Niu Wancai, his sister fell in love with Cao Bianjiao's younger brother, he had nothing to say, in such a situation, he could only surrender, Cao Bianjiao didn't expect such an ending in the end, but everyone was happy, and he was happy to see it.

"Now Fengyang has 50,000 soldiers and horses, you help me look at the point, I am ready to go north to the Central Plains next month, when you are the vanguard, I have already played you as the chief military officer, serve the court well, although the first emperor had a misunderstanding with me Cao Bianjiao, but in the end he still gave me what he could give, which can be regarded as a grace, and the current emperor is also supported by me, and I also trust me, I can not live up to the trust of the two generations of emperors, for the generals, loyal and brave to defend the country, this is where the righteousness lies, at any time, we can not lose the righteousness, Otherwise, we're just a bunch of lonely ghosts. ”

"Don't worry! The little brother will take care of this! ”

The next day, Zheng Hongkui, the chief soldier stationed in Zhenjiang, also arrived in Fengyang, for this person, Cao Bianjiao is also very interested, because he is a member of the Zheng family in Fujian, the Zheng family, is a big family centered on Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhilong from a small pirate, more than ten years, taking advantage of the Ming Dynasty's internal and external troubles, in the southeast coastal area is to support the army and self-respect, and also from Fujian and Zhejiang to Taiwan, Penghu and other islands, to establish his Zheng family's rear, for Cao Bianjiao, Zheng Zhilong sooner or later has to deal with it, Now let's learn more from Zheng Hongkui here, and slowly think about the countermeasures in the future.

"Your Zheng family was not a wealthy family in Fujian back then, but because of Zheng Zhilong's management over the years, it has begun to grow gradually, for Zheng Zhilong, I have also heard of some, pirate background, and later loyal to the imperial court, helped the imperial court to clean up the coastal troubles, but has done a little too much over the years, dominating the southeast sea line, becoming an official thief, not allowing other merchant ships to go to sea, must have his nod."

"What my brother did, the last general only knows a little bit or two, since the first emperor Chongzhen left home in the twelfth year, he has not gone back, I have not a very good relationship with my brother Zheng Zhilong, what the general said, in fact, I also know a little bit about these years, my brother has been living in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he is not deeply concerned about what loyalty and patriotism, he is profitable, it can be said that he is mercenary!"

"People are not sages, there is nothing wrong with good profits, but when you harm the public interest with selfish interests, then you must be vigilant yourself, you are a martial artist, served as the commander of Nanjing Jinyi Guard for three years, this time after the new emperor ascended the throne, I transferred you to Zhenjiang as the chief soldier of Zhenjiang, I also value your talents, I hope you can keep your heart, serve the court with peace of mind, and it is not difficult to honor your ancestors!"

"The last general will remember the teachings of the great general! The last general also knows one thing, Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Sen has arrived in Nanjing, studying in Nanjing Guozijian, my nephew is completely different from his father, studious and cautious, has the ambition of Kunpeng, and is a thousand miles of my family! ”

"Studying in the country? It is a talent, the country should pay attention to it, the country is eventful, and more talents are needed to serve, my general is not a three-headed and six-armed Nezha, let alone a seventy-two changed Sun Monkey, but also needs the assistance of your loyal and courageous generals in order to win the battle and recover the old land. ”

"The last general must follow the general to the death and swear allegiance to the imperial court!"

Cao Bianjiao also helped up Zheng Hongkui, this person's reputation above the officialdom is okay, this Cao Bianjiao has also investigated, since he can not follow Zheng Zhilong, but take the Wujinshi exam himself, it is enough to prove that he pays attention to orthodoxy and has a heart of reverence for the court, which is enough.