Originally, Zhu Youdong also wanted to go to Tongren in Qiandong and Shi'en in Xiangxi to see. However, Tan Shuanghua said that news came from Myanmar that Wu Sangui and others knew about the military situation in Yunnan and were stepping up their plot to kill Yongli. As soon as Zhu Youdong heard this, he no longer thought about going to these places, and directly asked Lin Zhuang to inform the garrisons in Sichuan.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office moved from Baoning to Chongqing, Zhang Huangyan and others from Kuidong also rushed to Chongqing to converge, and Cheng Deyi of Chengdu led his army to Chongqing. Zhang Yongquan was appointed governor of Sichuan and formed a Sichuan garrison army of 6,000 people. The political envoy of Sichuan was moved to Chengdu, and Hu Jijiang was the governor of Sichuan. The rest of the people all moved to Chongqing, and because the Pingyuwei led by Lin Kejia did not participate in too many battles, they were not expanded.

Zhu Youdong promoted Niu Qiushi, who stayed in Guangyuan, to be the general army of Baoning, formed a garrison of 6,000 officers and soldiers to defend various passes in Baoning, and then asked Lin Kejia to go south to Chongqing with Pingyuwei. The guards who stayed behind in Kuidong were transferred from the Fifth Army of Song Gaoju to form the Sixteenth Army, and Liu Tichunren, the Duke of Anhui, commanded the envoys, Wang Jiayu and Wu Zhiqi served as the general soldiers of the guard, preparing to go out of Kuidong and capture the area of Xunyang Mansion.

After Zhu Youdong's arrangement, he always felt that the troops were not enough, and the troops in the direction of Hanzhong and Huguang were still insufficient. But then I thought about it, now there are 110,000 troops in Yunnan, and the entire army of the Restoration Army has reached 200,000, if the army continues to expand, I am afraid that the military needs alone will collapse the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

Thinking of these, Zhu Youdong had no choice but to put aside the idea of expanding the army for the time being. But when passing through Zunyi, I saw that the terrain of Zunyi Mansion was dangerous, and the passes were even steeper. Zhu Youdong also asked Yang Yuwa to serve as the chief soldier of Zunyi, recruiting 6,000 troops in Zunyi to strengthen the defense of passes in Zunyi.

Zhu Youdong was on December 27, the sixteenth year of Shunzhi, and set off from Kunming to return to Sichuan. By the time Zhu Youdong arrived in Chongqing, it was already the fifteenth day of the first month of the seventeenth year of Shunzhi. It was the Lantern Festival, and when he had just arrived in Chongqing, Zhu Youdong asked the soldiers who followed him back to Sichuan to relax. Yuan Zongdi was also driven back to Chengdu by Zhu Youdong and asked him to accompany his family.

Zhu Youdong looked at Tan Shuanghua who was following him and said, "Don't you plan to go back and have a look?" Tan Shuanghua said: "What if you go back?" Maybe it's a little annoying. Zhu Youdong said: "Oh, I didn't see why you were worried, why did you suddenly have something to worry about?" ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "After the New Year, I will be seventeen." Last year, before I ran out, my grandmother was asking for me to find my in-laws, and you said it was annoying. Zhu Youdong was stunned for a moment, although Li Xiao said that he would let Tan Shuanghua follow him, but he hadn't even sorted out Li Xiao's matter yet. If you let Tan Shuanghua pass through the door first, it won't be like it. Besides, what are you now? Can you go directly to the door and say that the girl will be your concubine?

Seeing that Zhu Youdong was stunned, Tan Shuanghua suddenly became angry, he said this as a woman, but Zhu Youdong didn't say anything, he really let himself follow him without a name. Seeing this, Zhu Youdong said: "There are some things that are not easy to say now." We all have to wait now, if we take a step forward, we will be doomed. ”

Tan Shuanghua said a little angrily: "I'm not talking to you about Myanmar. Zhu Youdong said: "I can't give you any explanation now, I think I can give you a name when I have a name." Otherwise, I don't think your family will say yes. ”

When Tan Shuanghua heard Zhu Youdong say this, he was also happy in his heart, and said: "Who said no, when you were still a double marquis in our family." Besides, isn't Wanxian also the world of the Restoration Army now? After speaking, Tan Shuanghua actually showed a rare daughter's posture and ran forward happily.

Zhu Youdong was stunned, he just said his thoughts casually, how could he still be happy. Zhu Youdong caught up with Tan Shuanghua and said: "I don't know the bottom of my heart, why are you still happy?" Tan Shuanghua saw Zhu Youdong's blank look, and smiled: "I won't tell you." ”

Zhu Youdong was even more confused, and he didn't understand the mentality of these little daughters at all. Zhu Youdong didn't find a daughter-in-law in his previous life, he was honest, and he never fell in love. How do you know that in this era, Tan Shuanghua is already very happy with his words.

In fact, this is also due to his identity, if Zhu Youdong is still a farmer at the beginning, does he have this time to fall in love? All day and night, it is firewood, rice, oil and salt, all of which are short in the parents. But now Zhu Youdong is a warlord with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, which is a future that women can rely on, especially in the world of this era.

If a woman has such a husband, not only will the woman herself be prosperous and wealthy, but even the woman's maiden family will follow the chicken dog to heaven. Of course, some people continue to curry favor with Zhu Youdong, and for Zhu Youdong's concern, even if it is an unintentional word, some people will flock to it.

Don't talk about women, even men can't do the same! Literati, generals and soldiers are all the same, Wan Niance's flattery of important officials, Yuan Kuoyu's dedication, and Li Tingming's gratitude. These people are all because of the power that Zhu Youdong holds now, Zhu Youdong has not fully understood it yet, but he just feels that when he says a word, someone will smile and praise a person, and suddenly this person will be full of energy.

looked at Tan Shuanghua, who was constantly walking away, and turned his head to greet Zhu Youdong from time to time. Zhu Youdong shook off his mind, and some messy thoughts followed. Tan Shuanghua said: "What were you thinking just now?" Why didn't you leave all of a sudden? Zhu Youdong said: "It's nothing, by the way, are you really willing to follow me like this?" ”

Zhu Youdong's question was very straightforward, Tan Shuanghua's face suddenly turned red with shame, and he saw that the guards around him were all following from afar. Approached Zhu Youdong and said, "What do you mean by following, Sister Li Xiao agreed." Zhu Youdong said: "Do you know? At the beginning, Li Xiao was because he wanted to reorganize Kuidong, and the conditions they put forward. If there is such a day, Li Xiao will be right. ”

Tan Shuanghua said in a low voice: "It's nothing, it's still early." Besides, if there is a day, you can really be free for the two of us, I don't know how many more you have married. Zhu Youdong looked at Tan Shuanghua and said, "You are not unhappy at all?" Tan Shuanghua sighed: "So what? Aren't you like that when you're an ordinary person? Although it is stipulated that only one wife can be married. ”

Zhu Youdong asked suspiciously: "Alone?" Didn't they all say that they were three wives? How did he become a person. Tan Shuanghua glanced at Zhu Youdong and said: "Look, just now I said that people were unhappy, and now they won't show their tails." Still thinking about three wives and four concubines. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "No, I just asked." If I could, I could give you a good name. Tan Shuanghua said: "It is said that he is talking about three wives, but the real thing is that he can only marry one wife." But those ministers in the court, all parties trade forces, and the position of a wife is definitely not enough, so after letting people become officials, they will divorce their original wives. There are also conditions for this divorce, if there are no seven outs, and there are three non-returns, there will be a divorce there. So someone came up with the idea of a flat wife, that is, there are two positions of equal wives. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Flat wife? And what is the seven out of the seven you said? How can there be three non-returns? Tan Shuanghua said: "The status of the flat wife is lower than the original wife, that is, the status of the wife, that is, to imitate the emperor, there can only be one queen, but under the queen, there are two concubines, three ladies and other titles, but the status is not as high as the queen." ”

Tan Shuanghua glanced at Zhu Youdong again, and after seeing that Zhu Youdong understood, he continued: "Seven out and three non-return, that is, the conditions for divorce and those circumstances cannot divorce your wife." Zhu Youdong said: "There are also regulations here?" Tan Shuanghua said: "Of course, otherwise, with your men's virtues, you don't think about this today, and think about that tomorrow." Are there still reconciled couples in the world? ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Then what are they?" Tan Shuanghua said: "Seven out, after the woman is married to her husband's family, if she is childless, adulterous, not caring for her uncle, tongue, theft, jealousy, and evil disease. With these seven vices, a man can take them back to his parents' house and marry someone else. If you do not divorce your wife, it is a felony to take another wife and stop her from marrying. Zhu Youdong said in his heart: "This is the same as the crime of bigamy in later generations." He asked Tan Shuanghua again: "These are not appropriate, what about the three non-returning?" ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "The three no-return refers to having no place to return to marry, mourning for three years, being poor and rich after being poor, when your wife who wants to divorce has these three situations, you must not divorce your wife." Zhu Youdong said: "So that's the case, I thought it was ......." ”

Tan Shuanghua said: "Why? I won't be so quick to divorce my wife. Zhu Youdong said: "Of course not, do you think I look like a divorced wife?" Tan Shuanghua said: "That maybe, who knows if you are thinking about this all day." Zhu Youdong also persuaded everyone to know what he wanted to know, and said: "Let's go forward, and then go back, now in this war era, there are not many people hanging out in the market." ”

Tan Shuanghua saw that there was no one in front of him, and said, "Otherwise, don't go, there is no one in front." Then the two began to return. Zhu Youdong was secretly thinking: "It seems that this marriage with Li Xiao really can't be pushed off, forget it, let it be." At present, the main thing is to resist the Qing Dynasty and put the overall situation first. But marrying two wives was unthinkable before. Hahaha. ”

In the next few days, Zhu Youdong didn't have any major incidents, but some civil affairs reported from various places, and Zhu Youdong didn't make any major changes, and directly asked them to implement the old system first. But there is only one Di newspaper, which is from the Chengdu government newspaper. It is said that the gentry of Chengdu Mansion demanded the restoration of the old Ming system and the exemption of the gentry from taxes. In addition to the war and military disasters in Chengdu Prefecture in recent years, it also asked for a tax exemption for Chengdu Prefecture for three years.

Then there was the approval of He Qi, the governor of Chengdu Prefecture, and finally transferred to Hu Jijiang, Hu Jijiang felt that there was nothing wrong, so he reported it directly to Zhu Youdong.

Zhu Youdong saw it, and gave it directly to Yuan Kuoyu, saying, "How about you look at this matter?" After Yuan Kuoyu saw it, he said: "It is said that there is nothing wrong with He Qi's handling, or it will be directly approved?" Zhu Youdong saw that Yuan Kuoyu didn't have any opinions, and asked: "What qualifications do these gentry have, let me exempt them from money and food?" Did they contribute to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty? Or did you pay for the anti-clearance? ”

Yuan Kuoyu saw that Zhu Youdong disagreed, and asked, "What does Hou Ye mean?" Zhu Youdong said: "When He Qi was transferred to Chongqing, he said that he would assist in handling military affairs." Let me know it. Then let Tan Xinchuan be the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, and let Tan Xinchuan see me first. Yuan Kuoyu said: "Then how to deal with this matter." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "When Tan Xin comes, we will explain to him." It's a good time to clean up these people. Seeing this, Yuan Kuoyu said: "Master Hou, are you thinking about it, after all, these gentry represent the world's scholars?" If it provokes the rebellion of the world's scholars, it may be even more difficult to resist the Qing Dynasty. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Now I'm afraid that if they don't object, the Manchu Qing can beat them to the ground with a knife, so I will directly step them into the soil." If it weren't for these people, Daming would have collapsed like this. As for the gentry who support us and contribute to the great picture, we will also give rewards. ”

Yuan Kuoyu saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he had to do this first. Now people from all over the place are gathering in Chongqing, and Zhang Huangyan, Wang Xi, Hong Yuao and others from Kuidong have also rushed over. Zhou Dazhu, Deng Jiushao, Lin Kejia and others from Baoning also came, but Hu Jijiang took some officials to Chengdu Mansion.

Yuan Kuoyu came out and went to inform Tan Xinchuan, and after a while, Tan Xinchuan and Yuan Kuoyu came to Zhu Youdong's place, only to see that Zhou Dazhu was also there, and immediately Tan Xinchuan said to Zhu Youdong: "Master Hou, what are you looking for me?" ”

Zhu Youdong was talking to Zhou Dazhu, but after seeing Tan Xinchuan, he said: "I asked you to go to Chengdu Mansion to be the prefect." When Tan Xinchuan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Master Hou, I was a military general before, I can't do this prefect, don't spoil Lord Hou's big things." ”

Zhou Dazhu also said: "Yes, Hou Ye should consider other people, after all, General Tan is a soldier, let him govern civil affairs, I'm afraid it will be a little powerless." Zhu Youdong said: "What I want is that he is a military general." After speaking, he told the Chengdu government about the report.

Zhou Dazhu said: "It's nothing, there are not many gentry in Chengdu Mansion now, and many of them have been killed by the rebels, even if they are exempted from taxes, there is not much money." "Zhou Dazhu has always been arranging in the rear, and he knows these things very well.

Zhu Youdong said: "It's not a matter of a few dollars, if we agree with the gentry of Chengdu Mansion, what about Chongqing Mansion?" What about the whole of Sichuan? What about Guizhou, Yunnan? Where does the money and food come from for our army? Shall we collect from the newly relocated people, who have not yet grown grain in their fields? ”

was said by Zhu Youdong, Zhou Dazhu and Yuan Kuoyu immediately understood. Zhu Youdong preached to Tan Xin again: "When you go to Chengdu Mansion, you must resolutely collect money and food, and you can use special means when necessary. When the gentry came, they did not see them shouting for tax reduction, but now they are shouting. Why do they think that the Manchus are orthodox? Such a trend must be resolutely combated. ”