Just like last time, Liu Bowen had to go back the same way he came.
Sitting in that small basket, on the top of the city wall, several of Zhu Yuanzhang's followers slowly pulled him up. To be honest, Liu Bowen felt ashamed of the scene at this moment.
He is the prime minister, and it is really degrading for him to sit in something like this.
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A quarter of an hour later, Liu Bowen slowed down a little, and then came to the familiar door. Familiar places naturally heard familiar voices, and Zhu Yuanzhang in the room was still doing familiar things.
Liu Bowen felt helpless and wanted to report what they had discussed, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up. Or rather, he did not give up, but decided to wait for a while. He estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang would not take too long.
After two quarters of an hour, Zhu Yuanzhang really calmed down.
But Liu Bowen outside the door hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's almost done."
In the room, Zhu Yuanzhang panted and said, "Sir, you are back. How did the discussion go?"
Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty, you have to come out and listen to how the discussion goes."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the beauties around him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Please wait a moment, beauties. I will be back soon."
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A moment later, Zhu Yuanzhang held his waist and walked in front of Liu Bowen.
"Sir, how did Zhang Wuji answer me?"
Liu Bowen quickly said: "Confer the title of King of Wei, and give him gold, silver and beautiful women."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh: "Leader of the evil cult, can you tell me where he will place me if I surrender?"
At this point, Liu Bowen made no secret of the matter: "In reply to Your Majesty, it is in Beijing, a large mansion."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "You actually want to control me."
After thinking for a moment, Liu Bowen continued, "That's indeed what Zhang Wuji meant, but he also asked me to convey two words to Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Just say whatever you want to say. Now that things have come to this, I can guess what he wants to say most of the time."
Liu Bowen said: "Zhang Wuji said that he is younger than you and you will not live longer than him, so you can enjoy the rest of your life in peace and don't have to worry about him doing something behind your back."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "Damn it, but what he said is true. He is much younger than me. I'm afraid I really won't live longer than him."
"What is the second sentence?"
Liu Bowen said: "The second sentence, the second sentence is that he is afraid of long nights and many dreams."
"Before midnight tomorrow is the limit of his wait."
Zhu Yuanzhang still smiled bitterly: "I guessed the second sentence, but the first one was a bit unexpected."
"Sir, please leave. Since it is a matter for tomorrow afternoon, let's not discuss it now."
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Liu Bowen and immediately turned back to his room.
Looking at Xiao Se's back, Liu Bowen couldn't help but sigh. With such a powerful hero, who wouldn't feel regret? Just think back to a few years ago, who was the one who wiped out Chen Youliang's 600,000-man army?
Who is that person who is always able to rally despite repeated defeats?
Liu Bowen fell into deep thought. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must have been at a loss.
He doesn't want to surrender, but he's really at the end of his rope. He wants to surrender, but he's afraid of losing face.
For an emperor, surrender is the only thing that is extremely difficult.
But Liu Bowen also saw in Zhu Yuanzhang the desire to live.
Otherwise, how could he become so crazy with the woman in the room.
After thinking about this, Liu Bowen actually had a bad idea.
That is, if Zhu Yuanzhang cannot make a decision, then I will make the decision for him.
There was a scene where the ministers died to advise Zhu Yuanzhang, so that he would know that it was not that he did not want to fight, but that his soldiers did not want to fight.
All his generals were captured, and hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out. How could he continue the war?
After thinking about this, Liu Bowen made up his mind: "Yes, let's do it."
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About a quarter of an hour later, Liu Bowen gathered all the generals in the city.
Most of them were young generals whose names he could not remember, and many of them he did not recognize, but these young generals knew big figures like Liu Bowen.
Liu Bowen said concisely: "Brothers, you are all military leaders in Xinwu City."
"I won't say much about the current situation. If Zhang Wuji wants to attack the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand it for even an hour."
"Your Majesty is a man who would rather die than surrender, but for us, we must never let Your Majesty fall into a situation where there is no hope of life or death."
"Only when people are alive can there be infinite possibilities."
Many young generals present were confused by what they heard. One of them said, "Sir, please just say what you want to say. We are all rough people and cannot understand those roundabout words."
Liu Bowen was also helpless. If the people present were all civil officials, he could probably just point them out, but when facing these people, he had to make his words clear.
Liu Bowen continued, "The Great Wei may perish, but our Majesty cannot die."
"Because only when His Majesty is alive, there will be all kinds of possibilities. Let's first find a way to make His Majesty temporarily surrender to Zhang Wuji, and then he can make a comeback in the future."
"Oh..." All the military leaders present understood.
They are all people who can see the situation clearly. If they surrender now, they will naturally have a better destination. If they wait until the city is broken before surrendering, it will be too late.
Among the military leaders present, there was one who suddenly realized something: "Sir, our emperor will certainly not surrender. If he didn't think about the people and soldiers in the city, he would have died."
"Your Majesty appreciates our loyalty, and we must do something for Your Majesty."
"How about we make a death-defying protest tomorrow morning?"
Liu Bowen was overjoyed, it turned out that not all the people present were fools.
"This brother is truly loyal and righteous, that's what I mean."
"We must make a life-threatening remonstration. Only in this way can His Majesty save his life. We will humble ourselves a little for now. In a few days, we will be able to make a comeback. Then, we will return to His Majesty's side."
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Liu Bowen had never been so shameless in his life, so much so that by the end of the discussion, he himself felt ashamed.
However, things have come to this point, and there is no other way. Doing this gives face to Zhu Yuanzhang and saves the soldiers and civilians in the city. If you think about it carefully, it is actually a good thing.
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