In fact, when Zhu Youjian heard that his two uncles might take over the position of King of Tang, he had already made a choice. When he heard that Emperor Chongzhen had offered his unexpected benefits, how could he hesitate and immediately replied excitedly: "The sinner is willing to choose the second choice!"

In his bones, he still has a passion and wants to make some achievements. Otherwise, he would not have been so angry that he would have violated the ancestral system and led troops to defend the king.

As for the fiefdom of the King of Tang, it was necessary to change the fief from Henan to Dongwu, which was equivalent to leaving the land of his ancestors. This may have psychological barriers to others, but it had almost no impact on Zhu Youjian.

He would not care much about these things compared to what he thought they were important. This was reflected in the original history and did not change due to the emergence of the butterfly effect.

In the original history, after Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and became emperor, he proposed to join forces with the peasant army to fight against the Qing Dynasty and implement it. Perhaps people in later generations did not think that there was anything, but in that environment at that time, everyone believed that Emperor Chongzhen died at the hands of the peasant army. Therefore, to be on the throne of the Ming Dynasty, one must avenge the previous emperor. How could he join forces with the peasant army? But Zhu Youjian withstood such public opinion pressure.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhu Youjian's choice again, and nodded with a smile and said, "This is to expand the territory and govern the vassal states in the future. Whether it is a dragon or an insect, the key lies in yourself. You are indeed reading these books I asked you to read before. This is very good, and I can rest assured. It seems that it is correct to choose you to do this!"

After praising him for a while, Emperor Chongzhen became serious again and said: "The re-election of the vassal kings is related to the revival of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, your example must be successful. For the Ming Dynasty and for yourself, you must work hard. After I destroy the Jianlu and free up my hands, the focus of the Ming Dynasty will also focus on Nanyang. By then, how much land you have seized, how much fiefs of your Tang Kingdom will be in the right place, everything depends on your own efforts!"

If Zhu Youjian was a lord who was waiting to die and only knew how to enjoy happiness, then this important task would definitely not fall on him. However, Emperor Chongzhen still saw Zhu Youjian's shining points and was also somewhat expectant in his heart. I wonder how high Zhu Youjian's achievements will be?

"The sinner must work hard and live up to your high expectations!" Zhu Youjian knelt down and kowtowed to the ground. At this time, he was excited and full of fighting spirit.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, and after he told him something, he asked him to follow him out of the Jinyiwei Edict Prison, and then summoned the cabinet to start formally discussing the matter.

The ministers in the cabinet were overjoyed when they heard the will of Emperor Chongzhen. To be honest, as long as anyone with a little sensible eyes could know that this was a stubborn disease of the Ming Dynasty. But after all, this was the emperor's family affairs, and those who were ministers could not change these things. Even Zhang Juzheng, who was powerful in the early Wanli period, did not dare to do anything more. Now that the emperor has proposed a thorough solution, they are naturally overjoyed.

After some discussion, we came to the following conclusions.

First, Zhu Youjian, who is still the grandson of Tang, can be officially enthroned as the King of Tang and redirected the fief to prepare money and grain. The auction of fields cannot be moved for the time being, otherwise it will be too loud, which will make the vassal kings in various places suspicious. If they unite to cause trouble, the pressure on public opinion will be too great, which will add a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Second, the auxiliary minister Min Hongxue was familiar with the border affairs of Yunnan and Guizhou, and once led the army there to quell the rebellion. Therefore, Min Hongxue was the general secretary of the imperial envoy to Yunnan again, coordinated and regulated the surrounding provinces, and made preparations for the attack on Dongwu first.

Third, after the King of Tang raised money and grain in his fief, the Jinyi Guard escorted the King of Tang secretly to Yunnan to join Min Hongxue, and then began to recruit soldiers and prepare for war. The King of Tang himself selected the officials to use in the future to avoid chaos after the cave was captured and no one was in charge.

Fourth, after everything was ready, the court took the opportunity to announce Dongwu's crimes, publicly changed the title of King of Tang, announced the new policy of the vassal king, auctioned the old land of the former King of Tang, and formally attacked Dongwu, and incorporated Dongwu into the Chinese territory. It was famous for its troops, destroyed its country and shocked the surrounding vassal states.

At the end of the meeting, Emperor Chongzhen announced very seriously: "This matter is the highest secret of my Ming Dynasty. If anyone dares to disclose it and I know about it, no matter the size of the official position, he will be punished strictly!"

The implication is that this matter is only allowed to succeed, not fail. The people present are all with the highest official positions in the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally understand the severity of the matter and dare not violate it. Of course, if there were no such magical performance as the factory guards over the past six months, there might not be anyone else's thoughts.

After the matter was arranged, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

The court did not need to pay much money and grain. The Tang King paid the money and then went to the border areas of Yunnan and Guizhou to recruit soldiers and horses, which could solve the local employment problem and drive the development of related industries. As long as the war was guaranteed to be burned in Donggo, this war was definitely not a loss-making deal for the court! This was also a loss for the Ming Dynasty's vassal kings to accumulate over the years, and they should have enough money and grain to fight a lasting war. Otherwise, they would have to pay the court to get money and grain in the end, which would be a burden for the Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing about this is that it can also solve the problem of domestic vassal kings. In addition, the Ming Dynasty can also directly extend its power to the Indian Ocean through Togo. If you really need to count it carefully, the benefits brought by this matter can't be counted.

Therefore, the action of this matter was very rapid. The next day, Min Hongxue was about to leave Beijing.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and then told him: "After Min Qing arrived, there was a man named Badending, who would go to find Min Qing according to my will. He is from Mubang and should be familiar with Dongwu's affairs. However, it is hard to say whether this person is reliable or not. Min Qing can send more people to collect Dongwu's intelligence first, so that he knows himself and his enemy. When our army is not moving, if possible, he can also support the opposition forces in Dongwu's country and cause internal friction..."

Emperor Chongzhen actually knew that Min Hongxue, as a rank of officials who had the experience of leading troops and returned from winning the battle, knew about these things he ordered. But this fact was too important, and he still did not bother to explain all the key points he could think of.

Emperor Chongzhen himself might think he would do some useless work, but at Min Hongxue's side, he was greatly surprised. He did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen was so young and had never led a soldier, but he could tell so many things to pay attention to. There were even a few places that he didn't pay much attention to.

Min Hongxue was willing to receive teaching and finally passed away.

However, Emperor Chongzhen had no rest, and the eunuch reported that the former governor of Fujian Xiong Wencan had arrived in the capital.

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