In fact, Zhu Yujian had already made a choice when he heard that his two uncles might take over the throne of Tang Wang. At this time, when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen had also offered him unexpected benefits, how could he still hesitate, and immediately replied excitedly: "The sinner is willing to choose the second choice!" ”

In his bones, he actually still has a passion and wants to make some achievements. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been hot-headed, and he would have violated the ancestral system to lead the army to King Qin.

As for the fiefdom of the Tang King, to change the fief from Henan to Dongwu is equivalent to leaving the land of the ancestors, which may have a psychological barrier for others, but for Zhu Yujian, it has little impact.

He doesn't care much about these things compared to what he thinks is important. This point has also been reflected in the original history, and it has not changed because of the emergence of the butterfly effect.

In the original history, after Zhu Yujian ascended the throne as emperor, he put forward the idea of uniting with the peasant army to fight against the Manchu Qing Dynasty and implemented it. Maybe later generations didn't think there was anything, but in that environment at that time, the world thought that Emperor Chongzhen died at the hands of the peasant army, so if he wanted to sit on the throne of the Ming Dynasty, he had to avenge the emperor, how could he still join forces with the peasant army! But he, Zhu Yujian, withstood such pressure from public opinion.

At this time, after listening to Zhu Yujian's choice again, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile and said: "This is to expand the territory, and you will have to govern the vassal country in the future, whether it is a dragon or a worm, the key lies in yourself." You are indeed reading these books that I asked you to read before, and you are indeed reading them seriously. That's good, I can rest assured, it seems that I chose you to do this! ”

After praising him, Emperor Chongzhen became serious again and said: "The change of the title of the vassal king is a matter of whether the Ming Dynasty is prosperous or not. Therefore, you must succeed in this first case. For the sake of Daming, for your own sake, you have to work hard. After I destroy Jianyu and free my hands, the focus of the Ming Dynasty will also focus on Nanyang. By that time, how much land you have seized, then how much fiefdom you have in the Tang Kingdom, everything depends on your own efforts! ”

If Zhu Yujian is a master who eats and waits for death, and only knows how to enjoy happiness and happiness, then this heavy responsibility will definitely not fall on him. However, Emperor Chongzhen still saw Zhu Yujian's shining point, and he also had some expectations in his heart, I don't know how high Zhu Yujian's achievements will be?

"Sinners must work hard to live up to your majesty's high expectations!" Zhu Yujian 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 telling him some more things, he asked him to follow him out of the Jinyi Wei Prison, and then convened the cabinet to start a formal discussion of the matter.

When the cabinet ministers heard Emperor Chongzhen's will, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. To be honest, the matter of this vassal king, as long as anyone with a little discerning eyes, can know that this is the stubborn disease of the Ming Dynasty. But after all, this is the emperor's family matter, and as a courtier, he can't change these, even Zhang Juzheng, who was powerful in the early Wanli period, didn't dare to do more. Now that the emperor has proposed a complete solution, they are naturally overjoyed one by one.

After some discussion, the following conclusions were reached.

First, Zhu Yujian, who is still the grandson of the Tang dynasty, can be officially canonized as the king of Tang and return to the fief to prepare money and grain. The auction of the fields cannot be moved for the time being, otherwise the movement will be too great, which will make the vassal kings of various places suspicious, and if they join forces to make trouble, the pressure of public opinion will be too great, and it 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 will go to Yunnan again as a minister to coordinate and control the surrounding provinces, and make preliminary preparations for the attack on Dongwu first.

Third, after the Tang king raised money and grain in the fiefdom, he was escorted by the Jinyi guard to Yunnan to meet Min Hongxue, and then began to recruit troops and prepare for the war. And the Tang King himself selected the subordinate officials to be used in the future, so as to avoid chaos after the hole was laid.

Fourth, after everything was ready, the imperial court took the opportunity to announce the guilt of Dongwu, and publicly changed the title of Tang King, announced the new policy of the vassal king, auctioned off the old land of the former Tang King, and officially attacked Dongwu and included Dongwu in the Chinese territory. Make the division famous, destroy its country and deter the surrounding vassal states.

At the end of the meeting, Emperor Chongzhen announced very solemnly: "This matter is the top secret of my Ming Dynasty, if anyone dares to leak it, if it is known by me, regardless of the size of the official position, they will be severely punished!" ”

The implication is that this can only succeed, not fail. These people present are all the highest officials in the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally understand the seriousness of the matter and dare not disobey it. Of course, if it weren't for the miraculous performance of the factory guard in the past six months, maybe someone would have other thoughts.

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

The imperial court does not need to pay much grain, it is all paid for by the Tang King, and then goes to the Yunnan-Guizhou border to recruit troops and horses, which can be regarded as solving the local employment problem and driving the development of related industries. As long as it can be guaranteed that the flames of war will be burned in Dongwu, this war will definitely not be a loss-making business for the imperial court! This is also due to the accumulation of the Ming vassal king after successive dynasties, there should be enough money and grain to fight a protracted war, otherwise, in the end, the court will have to deal with money and grain, which is a burden for the Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing in this matter is that it can also solve the problem of domestic feudal kings. In addition, Da Ming can also directly extend his influence to the Indian Ocean through Dongwu, and if you really have to count it carefully, the benefits brought by this thing are really too many to count.

Therefore, the action of this matter was very fast, and on the second day, Min Hongxue was ready to leave Beijing.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and then explained to him: "After Min Qing arrives, there is a person named Ba Dengding, who will go to Min Qing at my behest to find you." He is a native of Mubang and should be familiar with Dongwu affairs. However, it is difficult to say whether this person is reliable or not, Min Qing can send more people to collect Dongwu's information first, so that he knows himself and his opponent. While our army is not moving, if possible, we can also support the opposition forces in Dongwu and cause internal friction ......"

Emperor Chongzhen actually knew that these things he commanded, Min Hongxue, as a feudal official who had experience in leading troops and returned from a victory, naturally knew it. But this fact is too important, and he still takes the trouble to carefully explain all the points he can think of.

Emperor Chongzhen himself may think that he will do some useless work, but on Min Hongxue's side, he was greatly surprised. He didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen was so young and had never led soldiers, but he could say 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 be taught, and finally bowed down.

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not have to rest, and the chamberlain told him that Xiong Wencan, the former governor of Fujian, had arrived in Beijing.