"General Feng, dare to ask General Cao how many days will he be able to come to Wuchang to meet us, I can't hide it, my Dashun army is in danger, the longer the delay, many people will die of famine and disease, we can't watch it!"

After resting in Wuchang for one night, Song Xiance and Li Guo also went to inquire about Feng Ju and inquire about Cao Bianjiao's news, from Jinzhou, it has been fourteen days since they came out, and they don't know how many people have died because of this, they are also worried and anxious.

"Don't ask him, I've already arrived, things came suddenly, I didn't have any preparations, after receiving the news, I also need to discuss with the ministers, so I came a little late, but don't worry, we are still allies, I will let people transport a batch of grain and herbs from Xiangyang by water, in order to solve your urgent needs."

"I've seen the general...... Feng Ju saw Cao Bianjiao coming, and he hurriedly walked up to see it.

When Song Xiance and Li Yan heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Stand up, please sit down and talk!" Cao Bianjiao looked very polite and invited them to take a seat.

"The intention of the two, I already know, for me, to be able to cooperate with the Dashun army again, this is a good thing, but the words are still clear first, I am also conditional, the rest of the Dashun, you can switch to my Daming, accept the arrangement of my Ming court, for your previous things, the past is not to blame, posthumously Li Zi became the king of Shun, you can continue to treat him with imperial courtesy in private, but in official matters, you can only be called by the king of Shun, for your new emperor Li Zijing, you can inherit the title of King Shun, hereditary replacement, What do you think of these arrangements? ”

"Then how will our soldiers and civilians be settled?" Song Xiance asked.

Cao Bianjiao replied: "The army is organized into my Ming army, as the new army of the Ming Dynasty, keep the strong and strong, go to the old and weak, and you will command a part of it, and the rest will be under the command of the General's Mansion; The people are divided into three parts, one is placed in Yunyang Mansion, one is placed in Xiangyang Mansion, one is placed in Wuchang Mansion, there are three government offices to resettle, allocate acres of land for cultivation, distribute grain seeds, as the people of the Ming Dynasty, they were originally the people of the Ming Dynasty, when I was the first emperor Emperor Sizong, hard work, but the courtiers formed a party for personal gain, did not think about civil affairs, specialized in attacking traitors, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, the court could not make ends meet, making the people's livelihood chaotic, but my Emperor Sizong is a rare diligent monarch through the ages, Even Li Zicheng only asked for the king of the northwest when he entered Beijing, and now he can be regarded as getting what he wants, I don't know what you think of such a placement? ”

"What about my old ministers of Dashun?" Li Guo also asked.

Cao Bianjiao continued to reply: "Use the materials, for example, Song Junshi, I also hope that he can serve as my general, anyway, for everyone, we will be properly settled, there is a county to govern the county, there is a state to govern the state, there is a national talent, enter the dynasty as a courtier, for the talented, then I can only say that I can't help it, go back and be an honest people." Your title in Dashun can be retained, but you need to be demoted by one level, without fiefdom and with money. ”

"Thank you, General!" Song Xiance also thanked him, Cao Bianjiao valued him, this was his honor.

"In addition, I want to tell you a piece of news, your earlier military advisor Li Yan of Dashun is now serving as a servant in my yazhong, so you can rest assured, if Li Yan hadn't gone to the Huai River to inspect the defense on my behalf these days, he would have come with him this time. But I've already sent him a letter asking him to go to Xiangyang, and when you go back, you can go to Xiangyang to meet him!" ”

Cao Bianjiao also threw out their old friend Li Yan, he knew Li Yan's status in the hearts of these people, if it wasn't for Niu Jinxing's frame, Li Yan would not have left Li Zicheng, so he asked Li Yan to come, but also wanted to say something inconvenient for him to say through Li Yan.

"Li Yan is now under the general's account?" Li Guo and Song Xiance were very surprised, they didn't expect Li Yan to go to Cao Bianjiao's tent, this was what they didn't expect, when Li Yan fled, they all knew the reason for this, but at that time Li Zicheng was very fond of Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen also once called for Li Yan, but was scolded by Li Zicheng, and no one said anything since then At this time, they were also out of helplessness.

"Exactly! Li Yan and the red lady are working under my account, the twists and turns, after you see Li Yan, you can ask him in person, for your Dashun army, I Cao Bianjiao is very welcome, I know that the reason why you started the incident back then, was also forced to be helpless, corrupt officials and corrupt officials were rampant, the corpse of the minister of the DPRK and the central government was vegetarian, you rose up to resist, but today, it is not compared to yesterday's matter, Dashun is already yesterday's irreparable thing, even if Li Zicheng is reborn, it is also the case, think about this time last year, you still occupy Shaanxi, Shaanxi's, six or seven million households, more than 400,000 soldiers, there is something to do, but in less than half a year, Shanxi, Shaanxi lost everything, the reason for this, you should also think about it, I sincerely invite you to join me Ming, together to resist the Qing army, you want to avenge the previous revenge, why don't we be, half of my Ming Dynasty has fallen, it is also a national enemy, everyone's purpose is the same, you surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and you also have an identity, it is much stronger than exile everywhere, military rations, I won't deduct you from just because you're not my descendant, you can rest assured. ”

Song Xiance also whispered a few words to Li Guo at the moment, and then Li Guo stood up and said: "Don't hide it, general, my army is not short of silver, after my Dashun army entered Beijing, through the torture of wages, obtained 40 million taels of silver, before the evacuation of Beijing, almost all of them were transported to Shaanxi, but unfortunately nearly 10 million taels were lost in Shanxi, after the defeat in the battle of Huaiqing, my emperor ordered me to secretly hide more than 10 million taels in Shangluo Mountain, of which more than 10 million taels were hidden in the Luoshui area, my emperor thought, Henan and Shaanxi are the foundation of my foothold, so I want to make a comeback here, but unfortunately time is not waiting for me, there is still a part of us carrying, there are still a million taels, we are actually lacking food and medicinal materials. ”

"I know about this matter, when King Li Chuang entered Beijing, because of the lack of military supplies, there were those corrupt officials who hated Beijing, so he did a lot of torture, but I didn't expect to get such a huge wealth, 70 million taels, when I first ordered 100 officials to donate, but only got 10,000 taels, it is really chilling to think about!" Cao Bianjiao was also sad and helpless.

"I remember that at that time, from the home of Zhou Guozhang, Zhou Guozhang, the father-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen, more than 700,000 yuan were searched, as well as several boxes of antiques, pearls and jade, which were also worth a lot of money, as well as Wang Ji, a businessman in Huizhou at that time, with millions of family dollars, dozens of pawn shops, ministers of the DPRK and China, and tens of thousands of family assets abound......

"That's it! Those criminal ministers, that is the crime deserved, death is death, my court has no mercy for them, now since you are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, then go back and discuss, after determining the time, I will wait for your news in Xiangyang, when the time comes, I will send someone to receive the defense of the Jinzhou area, and then you will come out in batches, I will be properly settled. Cao Bianjiao also didn't have the heart to listen to Li Guo talk about these past events, and he was upset when he listened.

"That's good! I'll go back first and give the general an answer as soon as possible. ”