During the war between the Ming and Qing dynasties for several years, at this time, all areas that were easier to occupy were basically occupied by the Qing army.

On the western front, the Ming army relied on the Yangtze River and the rivers crisscrossing across the Hunan and Hunan, defended Hunan, the eastern front, southern Jiangxi, western Zhejiang, and southern Zhejiang all with mountainous and hilly terrain, which was not conducive to the Qing army's combat.

The terrain in southern Jiangxi helped the Ming army block the Qing army's attack, but the terrain was often not very rich in places with a dangerous terrain.

Now more than 100,000 Ming troops gathered in Ruijin, a small county in southern Ganzhou, and grain supply is entirely transported from outside.

Western Zhejiang, southern Zhejiang, and Fujian are not places where grain is produced, and transportation requires crossing mountains and ridges, which is extremely costly and difficult to maintain.

There is food in Huguang, but it is not easy or cost-effective to pass through the mountainous areas on the border between Hunan and Jiangxi and transport it to southern Jiangxi for a long distance.

Now the army stationed in Ruijin is very expensive. Zhu Yihai saw that Longwu could not welcome him into Zhejiang, so he did not force him. After all, he was a little hesitant about this, so after seeing Longwu make a decision, he ordered the Zhejiang army to evacuate one after another.

Zhao Ming then led a large army and returned to Fuzhou with Zhu Yihai, preparing to divide the seized materials.

After the Zhejiang Army left, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui also led their troops back to Fujian. However, Fujian is no longer owned by the Zheng family. The Zhejiang Army occupies the five prefectures of Fuzhou, Funing, Yanping, Jianning and Shaowu in the central and eastern Fujian, while the Zheng Army controls the four prefectures of Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xinghua and Tingzhou.

After the Zhejiang Army and Zheng Army left, Zhu Youjian, surrounded by a large army of Tang, left Ruijin. Before leaving, Zhu Youjian ordered that Ruijin's population would be reduced sharply, and the county would be revoked and merged into Yudu County, and ordered the Jinyiwei to destroy the county annals.

The army marched westward and arrived in Ganzhou three days later. Zhu Youjian still appointed Wan Ji to guard southern Ganzhou. However, when he was about to leave southern Ganzhou, Zhu Youjian made an unexpected move. Regardless of the opposition of the ministers, he would stay in Ganzhou with his younger brother Zhu Yuyou, who inherited the title of King of Tang, in Ganzhou and allow him to supervise military affairs.

Since Chengzu, the Ming Dynasty has been very strict with the vassal kings. It has changed the attitude of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang toward the vassal kings and strictly prohibited the vassal kings from interfering in politics and mastering the army.

Zhu Youjian was found out by Emperor Chongzhen because he raised an army to help the king, and ordered the king to be removed and imprisoned to the high walls of Fengyang.

However, at present, the world is in chaos, and the vassals are involved in the uprising and are in control of the army. Zhu Yihai is the vassal king to raise troops. In addition, the King of Jing, who is active in the Qihuang area of ​​Huguang, also has tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Qing army. The rules since Chengzu have been gradually broken.

Faced with the minister's reminder to prevent the vassal from becoming bigger, Zhu Youjian just said: "The country is in trouble, how can the surname Zhu sit on the sidelines!"

The world belongs to the Zhu family. The Ming Dynasty was about to perish. People with the surname Zhu must take responsibility. This is the reason given by Zhu Youjian.

However, this is just a cover. In fact, after Zhu Youjian experienced the incident in Fujian and examined the current internal state of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian wanted to use the power of his clans to regain the military and political power of the court and the local government.

He did not use all vassals, but in fact he only planned to appoint his brothers and clans who surrendered to him.

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty mastered many resources, but only suffered many restrictions were reduced to fat sheep and were slaughtered.

If the Qing Dynasty could have allowed Han gentry to recruit soldiers like the Qing Dynasty during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the financial resources of the vassal kings might have been able to help the Chongzhen court.

Of course, this matter has its pros and cons, and the pros outweighs the disadvantages. In fact, it can be implemented when there is no way.

In Ganzhou, where Zhu Youjian was temporarily staying, Zhu Youjian summoned the Tang King Zhu Yuyou, the Yu King Zhu Yue, and the three brothers to discuss the matter in the palace.

In the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the two emperors and one king of Tang vassals died in resistance to the Qing Dynasty. Longwu died in Tingzhou. Shaowu was captured and went on a hunger strike in Guangzhou. Zhu Yue, the last Tang king, resisted the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong for more than ten years, and finally died of suicide during the battle in Wencun.

At this time, Zhu Yuyou and Zhu Yue entered the room and saluted Longwu, "I'm here to see the emperor brother!"

"Let's just flat." Zhu Youjian reached out and pointed to the seat beside him, letting his two younger brothers take their seats.

The Tang King Zhu Yuyou looked a little frightened, "The emperor's brother kept me and my brother in charge of the military commander in southern Gannan, and asked the emperor's brother to take back his orders. I dare not take on such an order."

"You don't have to panic, sit down first!" Zhu Youjian smiled at Zhu Youyou, but Zhu Youyou did not get up. Since Chengzu, the emperor has been very careful about the vassal states and did not allow the vassal kings to control the army. In order to show that they have no intention, the vassal kings basically do not touch the army.

Zhu Youjian sighed when he saw this and could only explain: "Today I summoned you and I have something important to entrust. Now that the country is in trouble, there are barbarians outside and warlords inside. All I can rely on is you and your blood relatives. You must stay in southern Jiangxi, and you must also take responsibility and go south to Guangzhou."

After hearing Zhu Youjian's words, the two of them knew that he was not tempted, but wanted to use them, and their faces showed surprise.

Zhu Yuyou was silent for a moment. He could understand Longwu's intentions, but he was still worried: "Brother, this is incompatible with the ancestral system!"

Zhu Youjian said in a deep voice: "When will the Ming Dynasty's ancestor system remain unchanged? Taizu abolished the prime minister and established a cabinet in the sect. Moreover, during the Taizu period, there were already plans to govern the vassal states. Now the power of the world has fallen. If people with the surname Zhu are no longer used, the country will be owned by others sooner or later! Don't worry about it!"

Zhu Youjian paused, stood up, and stood in the hall with his hands behind his back. "Since Emperor Yizong, the imperial court has been defeated in civil and foreign wars for many reasons, but one of them is very critical, that is, the soldiers are the generals and do not obey the orders of the court. Since Jiashen, the Northern Barbarians have quickly occupied the Central Plains. The reasons are: First, the Northern Barbarians can fight, and second, the generals holding military power are greedy for life and fear death, and are afraid of the enemy surrender. These people who command the army have a lot of thought and lack the courage to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Faced with the Northern Barbarians, for them, they are still rich and prosperous after surrender, but for the Zhu family, they must coexist with the country, so there is no way out. Although I have overcome the crisis, the generals and the governor are not trustworthy, and there will inevitably be no more Zheng Zhilong. I am the only one I really believe in now."

Previously, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were guarding against the vassal kings mainly because the vassal kings were the main threats to the throne, so they had to guard against the vassal kings.

Now, the Qing Dynasty was threatening the Ming Dynasty, as well as those warlords and local officials of different surnames. The threat from the vassal kings has become much smaller.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian decided to loosen the vassal kings and decided to reuse his two brothers, let them take power, and then become his arms.

Although hidden dangers may arise in the future, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages at this time. Zhu Youjian decided to use the vassal states to take back the power that fell behind and re-establish the emperor's authority. Other matters will be dealt with later.

Zhu Yuyou and Zhu Yue looked at each other and understood that after passing through Fujian, Longwu did not believe in the generals and governors below, and wanted to control the army by himself. He clasped his fists in a deep voice, "I understand!"
Chapter completed!