It's only been two days since the enthronement ceremony, everything is stepping up preparations, Shi Kefa is also desperate this time, patrolling various posts day and night, so as to be sure to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, and no one can delay such a major event because of his own opinions, otherwise there is really no need for him, the secretary of the military department, to do it anymore.

Cao Bianjiao also successfully received 60,000 soldiers and horses inside and outside Nanjing, and even the 10,000 sailors outside the city were also taken into his own hands by Cao Bianjiao, the most important thing is Jinyiwei, Nanjing Jinyiwei was also taken over by Cao Bianjiao, although Zhao Zhilong, Liu Kongzhao and others were uncomfortable, but there was no way, this is the new monarch's dictation, if you refuse, it is a rebellion, no one dares to do such a rebellious act, can only accept fate, lamenting that their luck is not good!

"Dashuai, someone outside the door asked to see him, he said that he was Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, and the other claimed to be Fengyang to stay behind Lu Jiude!"

Cao Bianjiao was looking at the documents in his hand, and the old porter knocked on the door of the study and reported at the door.

"Invite them to the main hall to talk!" Cao Bianjiao was also full of doubts, Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude, he knew these two people, when he was in Xuzhou, Huang Degong told him about the situation in the south, although these two people were not jumping up and down, but they were also behind the scenes, and now the two of them rushed to Nanjing from Fengyang to see themselves, but they were afraid that the purpose was not simple.

Cao Bianjiao also cleaned up at the moment, went to the main hall, after entering the main hall, he saw two people, and he could come out at a glance, the clothes and faces of the two people were completely different, Ma Shiying was calm and relaxed, and he was quite generous, Lu Jiude's face was thin and his face was beardless, but it was not difficult to distinguish.

"Wait! It's been a long time! The two of you came, Cao was rude, please take a seat! ”

"General Cao's words are serious, no one in Jiangnan knows at the moment, General Cao only led twenty people, and dared to break into the city of Beijing, where hundreds of thousands of thieves were entrenched, and quietly rescued King Ding and King Yong, this courage, no one can match, today, it is General Cao alone!"

Ma Shiying is worthy of being an old fritter in the officialdom, and he is also praising his face at the moment, he is no stranger to Cao Bianjiao, he has heard a lot of things about him, he, the governor of Fengyang, is the one who took over the military affairs of Jiangbei, the governor of Cao Bianjiao, and he still feels a little embarrassed when they meet again.

"General Cao, our family and Governor Ma heard that General Cao has welcomed King Feng to inherit the throne, such a big event, we are all anxious and eager to know the details, so we will take the liberty to come, I don't know what the current situation is?" Lu Jiude is very concerned about this situation, Fengyang is already on the front line, it stands to reason that they should not leave lightly, but now at this time, they can't take care of it so much, and no one cares about it.

Cao Bianjiao nodded and said: "It's been decided, the enthronement ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow, the two of you came just in time, you can participate, but Fengyang's defense, I don't know if the two of you can be arranged?" ”

"This ......" Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying looked at each other, both with embarrassed expressions, when they heard that Cao Bianjiao supported King Ding and King Yong to arrive in Nanjing, they were in a mess and hurried over, and they really didn't worry too much, just made a simple arrangement.

"Forget it, the two of them are concerned about the imperial court, so they messed up, Cao Mou won't ask more about this matter, so let's do it, Cao Mou immediately sent someone to preside over the military of Fengyang, in case the Dashun army takes the opportunity to sneak attack, Jianghuai is the Nanjing barrier, don't lose it, if the two of you agree......"

Cao Bianjiao will never let go of any opportunity to drill the camp, the defense on both sides of the Huaishui River, Cao Bianjiao is particularly concerned, it is impossible to ignore it, but with Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying here, he can't rush to interfere, but now that they are here, it will be different, if they want to stay, they must give up Fengyang, otherwise they can only go back in disgrace.

Cao Bianjiao used such a means as soon as they met, they were also very surprised, according to their assumptions before they came here, Cao Bianjiao was a martial artist, although he had the ability to make a decision, but he should keep a low profile in terms of momentum, but he didn't expect Cao Bianjiao to be so sharp, this is not to win them over, but to seize power.

"I say this, the two may have a misunderstanding, for the two, I know, Governor Ma, for Zhang Pu's posterity, thousands of miles away, this righteous act, so that Cao admired, I am the leader of the troops, in addition to military law is righteousness, so Governor Ma is a person, so Cao admired, and Grandpa Lu, can uphold the order of etiquette, before this always insisted on the Fu King first, it is also rare, compared to those who sway left and right, selfish people, far better than much!"

"General Cao has won the award, I dare not be ashamed!" At that moment, Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying hurriedly became humble.

Cao Bianjiao smiled and continued: "But at present, I only have half of the Ming Dynasty left, north of the Huai River, have been reduced to a place of thieves, if we can't stick to the Jianghuai defense line at this time, then Nanjing will be dangerous, so I am not dissatisfied with the two, but worried about the safety of the Huai River, the stakes in this, I believe the two can understand, and I hope the two can understand!" ”

In the face of Cao Bianjiao's sincere face, the two of them also lowered their heads and began to think about paying up and handing over the military power, so Cao Bianjiao can guarantee a reasonable arrangement for them, they don't know, but if they don't hand over the military power, it will be equivalent to turning their faces with Cao Bianjiao, and now Cao Bianjiao is in the limelight, but I am afraid that I will not be able to get any good fruit to eat in the future.

"This is the military talisman of the governor of Fengyang, and it will be handed over to General Cao for the time being, as a courtier, I am guilty of leaving the station privately, and I also ask General Cao to show the new emperor our loyalty, we are all thinking of the imperial court, and please forgive the new emperor!"

After a little consideration, Ma Shiying took the initiative to take out the military talisman he carried with him, and handed his hands to Cao Bianjiao's hand at the moment, at this time next to Cao Bianjiao, it is definitely a wise choice, after entering Nanjing City, they also heard a lot, Cao Bianjiao's conflict with the Donglin Party at the ferry, as well as the matter of accompanying the emperor, the era of Wenchen suppressing military generals has passed, not to mention others, it is a few chief military officers under his own command, and who will unconditionally obey his military orders, not to see if there is any benefit, instead of guarding an empty shelf, it is better to take the initiative to hand it over and open up the relationship with Cao Bianjiao, which is more weighty than tens of millions of gold!

"Governor Ma, you still understand people! Haha......" Cao Bianjiao also laughed.

Seeing that Ma Shiying made a move, Lu Jiude also respectfully handed over his seal, he Ma Shiying was willing to do it, why should Lu Jiude be reluctant?

"Let's stay, this next thing, Cao will find a way to arrange, he will definitely give the two of them a proper arrangement, and they will not be disappointed, in addition, Governor Ma, I have one more thing I want to ask Governor Ma to help, and I hope Governor Ma will not refuse!"

"General Cao, even if he orders!" Ma Shiying also hurriedly smiled and said, Cao Bianjiao asked him to help at this time, which would be tantamount to treating him as his own, what else did he have to worry about.