Not long after, Tian Yang came to Wangjiang Road in a hurry, and saw his son being beaten, wailing there, but he didn't dare to pay attention to it, but entered the restaurant and asked Cao Bianjiao for his guilt.

"The criminal minister Tian Yang, plead guilty to the general, the criminal minister is not strict with his son, so that this evil animal dares to defy the king's law, he is really ashamed of the court, and he also asks the general to punish the crime!"

Seeing Tian Yang kneeling there, Cao Bianjiao also said quietly: "Lord Tian, you are also a scholarly family, your grandson Tian Zu, is now a student in Pingyuan County, I didn't expect you to have a son, and he made such a ridiculous decision to rob a woman from a good family in broad daylight, is it possible to ignore the laws of the imperial court, you are a person who is familiar with the law, you can tell me what to do?" ”

Tian Yang also sighed helplessly at this moment: "General, this son was born to a concubine, he doesn't learn anything on weekdays, and the subordinate officials want to do their best for the country, so they neglect to discipline him, since the rebel son has violated the national law, then the law of the country will be punished, and the subordinate officials will never complain!" ”

"That's good! You are also old, I see that you have aged a lot recently, so just say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown, I will let Ma Sili take over you, and then you will go home and take a good look at your son! ”

"The sinner obeys!" Tian Yang knows that his political career is over, and he is almost sixty years old, so go home and go home!

The next day, the main hall of the General's Mansion, in the lobby, a group of generals in the army gathered together, gathered here is not outsiders, they are all children of the Cao family clan, the people present, the most unfortunate are the general flag, many people are thousands of generals, and even a few generals, in the army of the Cao clan no less than 300 people, this is still after the previous wars, many people are killed on the battlefield, otherwise it will be more, it is also rare to gather together, many people are away for a long time, so excited.

Just yesterday, after Cao Bianjiao witnessed the feat of the relatives of the civil and military officials in Nanjing, he then went to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple and other places, and they were carefully interrogated, and they also found a lot of problems, the ugliness in the army is the worst, and now the military power belongs to the General's Palace, and the officials of the six departments have no right to review, and the military department is in charge of law and discipline, and not everyone can be fair and selfless. For this reason, they had a sleepless night last night, because he had already seen the problems in the imperial court from the matter of Tian's father and son.

This is the first time in more than three years that Cao Bianjiao has convened the Cao clan in Beijing, at this moment, the two sides of the hall have gathered dignitaries, only the upper lord is waiting for the position, that is Cao Bianjiao's position, no one dares to touch it.

With the sound of heavy and crisp footsteps, the lobby quickly fell silent, and everyone waited for Cao Bianjiao to come in with supreme respect.

"Meet the General!" Nearly 100 people in the hall stood up to salute and saluted in unison.

"Brothers and uncles are exempt!" Cao Bianjiao raised his hand slightly, laughed loudly, and looked very polite. There are so many people, and there is no way to place them all, only a few older ones can do something, and then Cao Bianjiao glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "I haven't been together with you for a long time, I miss it very much!" I'll get together again to discuss some things, and by the way, I'll talk about the old days, and we won't delay, hehehe! ”

"It's a pleasure for us to be here! Hahaha——— "Everyone in the hall echoed with a smile, and everyone laughed, Cao Bianjiao personally met their relatives, which is naturally worth being happy.

After everyone laughed, Cao Bianjiao raised his hand slightly, and the hall suddenly quieted down, everyone was sitting or standing, and there was silence in the lobby, and the needle drop could be heard. I saw that Cao Bianjiao gradually restrained his smile, his expression became serious, and after a while, he said calmly: "I, Cao Bianjiao, can have today, in addition to the emperor's trust, I am also fortunate to have all the clansmen to help each other, for more than three years, almost all the large-scale wars of our army have participated in it, the results are remarkable, the contributions are indispensable, the war achievements are temporarily recorded, the court has also been rewarded, look at everyone's complexion, they are all doing well!" ”

Before everyone could be modest, Cao Bianjiao's words turned sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "This time I went to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and also summoned the military capital, to be honest, it is very sad, where is Cao Xuan, the commander of the Beijing Zuowei Battalion?" In February last year, you took a fancy to a house outside Suzhou, and as a result, you pressed the army and asked the other party to sell it to you for 300 silver dollars, in fact, the house was worth at least 500 silver dollars, but is there such a thing? ”

"The guilty general is convicted, please surrender the general!" At first hearing Cao Bianjiao mention this, one of them immediately got up and knelt down to plead guilty and confessed his guilt.

Cao Bianjiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "As a general of the Beijing camp, you have also made many military exploits in Sichuan and Henan before, I will give you a chance, a heavy staff of thirty, a fine of half a year, and a reduction to the general, can you be convinced?" ”

"The last general is convinced, and he is willing to be punished!" Cao Xuan answered.

Cao Bianjiao bowed his head slightly, waved his hand, and the two armor soldiers took him down to be tortured, and he was executed in the general's mansion.

Cao Bianjiao's expression was solemn, and he continued: "Where is Cao Juan, as a general guarding the customs at Hukou, at the beginning of your tenure, you were still conscientious, but in less than half a year, you dared to make private profits, and even forced to buy and sell, causing innocent people to die tragically, and the crime is unforgivable!" Come on, pull Cao Juan out and behead him! ”

"Great General, slow down!" Just as Cao Bianjiao ordered the beheading, Cao Wenyao immediately got up and said urgently: "The general is angry, although Cao Jian has made a big mistake, he has always been loyal to you, and there is only one son in his family, although there is an unforgivable crime, let him wear the crime and make meritorious service!" I beg the general to forgive him for the time being, let him continue to serve in front of the army, and make meritorious service for his crimes, please think twice! ”

However, Cao Bianjiao closed his eyes slightly, ignored it, and seemed unmoved. At this time, everyone got up one after another to intercede for Cao Juan. Cao Bianjiao's eyes widened slightly, still unmoved, without the slightest sign of relenting. Seeing that Cao Bianjiao had made up his mind, Cao Wenyao also got up and knelt down and said: "He is what I brought out from my hometown, and he is my son and nephew, if you want to punish Cao Juan, please cut off my old bones first!" ”

"Uncle, please get up quickly, torture and kill your nephew, how dare your nephew ask your uncle!" Cao Bianjiao's eyes opened suddenly, got up and walked in front of Cao Bianjiao, helped him to sit down, and then sighed lightly: "Alas, it's okay! Since you all intercede for Cao Juan, spare his life for the time being, and send him to Liuzhou, Guangxi, to be a catcher for me, if it is done well, re-activate, if it is still dead, it will not be spared! ”

"Thank you, General!" A group of intercessors responded to the prayers, and at this moment they also knew that Cao Bianjiao was going to move the tiger.

Cao Bianjiao waved his hand lightly, signaling the generals to get up, and then said in a deep voice: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped!" Drag Cao Juan out with a heavy staff of sixty! ”

As Cao Bianjiao's voice landed, a soldier had already stepped forward to pull Cao Jian away, and everyone in the hall had already begged for mercy to save Cao Jun's life, but I am afraid that I will not be able to get out of bed for a month under the sixty military staffs. Hearing the sound of cane punishment outside the door of the house, everyone in the hall was stunned and thoughtful.

Just when everyone in the hall was thinking about it, Cao Bianjiao said solemnly: "Although everyone is rich and noble, we still need to continue my Cao's loyal and simple heart, and must not be negligent and slack, and should abide by their duties and do their jobs well. Today's things, let's stop here, rob other people's land, give me back, rob people, send me away obediently, don't take what you shouldn't take, don't do what you shouldn't do, if today's things happen again, there will be no forgiveness! ”

"Yes, follow the orders of the Great General!" Everyone bowed down to answer the order, and their backs were cold, and cold sweat broke out.

Then Cao Bianjiao smiled and said: "Tonight, the General's Mansion has a big feast, please drink happily and rest when you get drunk!" It's rare for everyone to get together, and we hope to have a good time! ”

"Ugh!" Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard this, and they all replied tremblingly: "Yes......"