Just in case, Gao Jie still felt prepared, and ordered people to ambush in the mansion, not to act rashly, and he himself was also lined with soft armor, just in case, once there was a change, he would not be powerless.

"The general arrives at ......" Under the guidance of Shen Tingyang, Cao Bianjiao came to Gao Jie's mansion, Gao Jie and Xing were already waiting there, and when they saw Cao Bianjiao turn over and dismount, they also took two steps forward and saluted.

"The last general, Gao Jie, welcome the general!"

After Cao Bianjiao turned over and dismounted, he threw the reins and whip to the guards, and also stepped forward to help Gao Jie, and said with a very enthusiastic smile: "General Gao, it's been many years, General Gao's demeanor is still the same, I know that you are in Huai'an, I will inspect the Caoyun soldiers and horses, so I came to see you, how is it, everything is okay?" ”

"Thanks to the general's concern, after the defeat of the last general in Guanzhong, he was panicked like a lost dog, and was pursued by the traitor Li Guo led the army all the way, and his soldiers fought desperately to get out of the encirclement, followed by the last general to Huai'an, the former Huaifu Road Lord took pity on me and other lonely and helpless, and took us in, everything is okay, the general is hard, busy with official business, and came to visit the last general, the last general is deeply honored, remembering the days when he joined hands with the general to break the enemy, he felt that there were no regrets in this life!"

Although Gao Jie was born recklessly, he has been mixed in officialdom for almost ten years, so he naturally has already figured out this set of officialdom, and knows that he can not say anything, but he can't say less good things, and it must be right to say more of these words, seeing Cao Bianjiao's smile on his face, he was also slightly relieved.

"General Gao has said it, I'll wait in and talk, I also happen to have something to discuss with you!"

"Yes, General, please!" Gao Jie immediately led Cao Bianjiao and Shen Tingyang into the inner mansion, sat in the living room, and sent someone to serve tea, although he didn't like this set, but this was the rule, he couldn't break the rules, if it was him, it would naturally be much more enjoyable to drink.

After Cao Bianjiao took a sip of tea, he still maintained that smile and said: "General Gao, you knew Li Zicheng's personality back then, so he abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, although Li Zicheng is gaining momentum now, but rest assured, it won't be long before he Li Zicheng will be defeated, the reason why he was able to break through Beijing is that those civil officials in Beijing are shameless and traitorous to seek glory, on the other hand, Li Zicheng is lucky, he met a group of generals who have no loyalty to the martyrs, Tang Tong, Jiang Jiu, Wang Chengyin These traitors will not die well sooner or later, He Li Zicheng is not Liu Bang, let alone Emperor Taizu of this dynasty, you have fought for the country for many years, and you have worked hard, I know this, and the new emperor also knows, I have already played to the new emperor and promoted you to the knighthood. ”

"Thank you for the promotion of the general! The last general will be a liver and brain, serve the country, and repay the kindness of the general! Gao Jie also hurriedly got up and thanked him.

Cao Bianjiao waved his hand and continued: "You don't have to do this, this is what you deserve, naturally you won't be missing, don't thank me, this is the emperor's grace, if you want to thank the emperor, thank the emperor!" The other is the arrangement of your troops, tell me what you mean, how many soldiers and horses do you have now? ”

"Back to the general, when the last general came out of the pass, there were 7,000 people, and later recruited some recruits along the way, and now there are nearly 20,000 horses, the last general is guilty, and knows that he should not expand the army privately, and asks the general to punish him!" Gao Jie also gave a big discount, and did not answer truthfully, he actually has more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, but there are indeed only a few thousand veterans in the headquarters, and the rest are recruits recruited along the way, and their combat effectiveness is not strong.

Cao Bianjiao also thought for a while, and said: "Let's take some old and weak soldiers, leave 15,000 men and horses, the court will allocate 15,000 people to pay you, don't disturb the people, take care of the soldiers and horses you accept, I have formulated a new military law, this time I also brought you, from now on, the soldiers commit crimes, the commander sits together, if they harass innocent people, then I have to enforce military law, if you dare to disguise yourself as a bandit to rob, once discovered, the commander is demoted, and the offender is beheaded for public display, we have lost too much popular support, I can't stand the toss, General Gao is a person who understands righteousness, I believe you can understand my hard work and be able to do a good job in maintaining military discipline, right? ”

"That's nature!" Gao Jie was brought up by Cao Bianjiao's high hat, and it was hard to say anything, along the way, they did rob a lot of people, and they were all under the banner of Li Zicheng, now listening to the meaning of Cao Bianjiao's words, that is, accusing him, but Cao Bianjiao did not hold him responsible, but reassured him, judging from the current conversation, Cao Bianjiao did not intend to attack him.

"This is Mrs. Xing, I have also admired the name for a long time!" Cao Bianjiao also noticed the Xing family behind Gao Jie at this moment, and he also became pleasant at the moment.

When Xing heard this, he also hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Cao Bianjiao looked at this woman, but she was also quite coquettish, no wonder Gao Jie would oppose Li Zicheng for him, and Cao Bianjiao also said to Xing at the moment: "Madam, I heard that you are General Gao's virtuous helper, since this is the case, then you have to take a good look at him, good supervision, if General Gao does something wrong, you have to correct it in time, if he doesn't listen to you, you can talk to me, I will take care of him for you!" ”

"Thank you General, the concubine must urge Gao Jie, be cautious and law-abiding, and serve the imperial court!"

"Hmmm! That's good! The other is the matter of garrisoning, Huai'an is the residence of Shen Tingyang, the governor of Caoyun, Lord Shen, there are soldiers and horses stationed in Caoyun and Yandao, you are stationed here, I am afraid that it is not a long-term solution, I have chosen two places for you, one is Bozhou, the other is Suzhou, you choose! ”

Transfer Gao Jie's soldiers and horses away from Huai'an, this is one of the purposes of Cao Bianjiao's trip, Cao Bianjiao can not dispose of Gao Jie, but he will definitely not indulge him, otherwise he will not turn the sky, can only be stationed on the front line, along the Yangtze River, no other soldiers and horses are allowed to be stationed, this is the most basic principle of Cao Bianjiao, Bozhou and Suzhou are strategic places, one is connected to Henan, the other is guarding Xuzhou, they can only choose one of the two, there is no other choice.

Gao Jie was stunned all of a sudden, he didn't know how to choose, he didn't want to go to these two places very much, because they were places where he had to face the enemy directly, and if he went, he would go to war at any time, he still wanted to preserve his strength, but Cao Bianjiao's previous words had already dug a pit for him, so he praised him for his loyalty, and he wanted to give him a promotion, if he didn't go at this time, it would be tantamount to slapping himself.

"General, we are willing to go to Bozhou and defend the northern border for the imperial court!" Without waiting for Gao Jie to speak, the Xing family next to him had already made a choice.

Cao Bianjiao also nodded with satisfaction, this woman is really not simple, if Gao Jie categorically refuses or pushes back, he will never let him go, now that they are going to Bozhou, he will naturally not do anything to them, and will give them support, because they are guarding the border for the imperial court!

Cao Bianjiao also gave Xing Shi an appreciative look at the moment, and said with a smile: "Okay then!" You can prepare, within three days, after the integration of the soldiers and horses, I will personally review it at that time, and then send you to Bozhou, weapons and food will be allocated to you, General Gao, you are so blessed, go to a smart lady. ”

"That's it! Is that! Gao Jie also smiled bitterly at the moment, he was calculated by Cao Bianjiao, and he didn't dare to turn his face, so he could only admit it.