Early the next morning.
Zhu Yuanzhang really tossed and turned all night long.
Liu Bowen was guarding outside the door.
He really wanted to shout, Your Majesty, it's almost done.
But after thinking about it carefully, I decided to forget it. Who knows how many happy days are left. If His Majesty is really exhausted to death, it may not be a bad thing.
At least the reputation will be better than surrendering.
It was not until half an hour later that the noise in the room finally stopped.
But Liu Bowen was very clear that this pause did not mean that both sides would stop fighting, but was just a temporary truce.
Liu Bowen knew that the opportunity could not be missed: "Your Majesty, it's time to take a rest. Your health is important."
Zhu Yuanzhang was also troubled and thought to himself, "What happened to my master recently? Why is he even doing the work of a eunuch?"
"Sir, you worked hard last night, you should go and have a rest."
Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether I rest or not, but your health is what matters."
"Come out and have something to eat."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought that it was right to eat something. At least only when he was full would he have the strength to fight again.
A moment later, Zhu Yuanzhang pushed open the door and saw that Liu Bowen's eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he had not slept at all last night.
"Sir, why are you doing this? This is the general trend. Why should you work so hard on yourself?"
Liu Bowen was also speechless, thinking to himself, "What is hard work? This is hard work for you. From Changsha to Xinwu, you have been working too hard these days."
Although he had this thought in his heart, how could Liu Bowen dare to say it out loud?
Liu Bowen led Zhu Yuanzhang into the lobby of the mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also wondering, didn't he usually eat in a place like this?
However, when Zhu Yuanzhang just walked into the hall, he saw dozens of military leaders, big and small, already waiting for him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and thought to himself, "What's going on? Are these bastards rebelling?"
However, the next moment, these dozens of military leaders, both big and small, knelt down in unison and said, "Your Majesty."
After hearing "Your Majesty", Zhu Yuanzhang's heart finally calmed down a little.
If you are willing to kneel, at least things won't be too ugly.
On the table in the lobby, there was a large steaming bowl with four baked buns next to it.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the bowl contained mutton soup, but he was still a little puzzled by the dozens of military leaders present.
He subconsciously glanced at Liu Bowen, but Liu Bowen said, "Your Majesty, please have breakfast first, and then we can talk."
Zhu Yuanzhang still felt a little uneasy.
As a suspicious emperor, when he saw these military leaders, he thought they were rebelling, but now it seems that this is not the case.
However, when he sat on the stool next to the table and looked at the mutton soup and sesame cakes on the table, he was still a little flustered.
Liu Bowen, who was standing by, saw it all. He really wanted to say that there was no poison in the mutton soup, but how could he say such a thing in such an occasion?
After thinking for a while, Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty, you should eat something first. This mutton soup was cooked this morning. I also drank a bowl of it. It was very fresh."
Liu Bowen's words were very concise, and even if Zhu Yuanzhang was stupid, he understood them.
So, he picked up the spoon in the bowl and took a sip. It was really fresh and had no taste of arsenic.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have eaten the most difficult meal in his life.
The sesame seed bun was very hard, and although the mutton soup was fresh, it was very hot.
So Zhu Yuanzhang broke the pancake into pieces and threw it into the soup bowl.
This is the way of eating, and I wonder if this is how the mutton soup with steamed buns in later generations came about.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's way of eating was to use a bowl of mutton soup to suppress four large pancakes.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not a fool. At this point, he had to say some things. It was impossible that there was no news about Liu Bowen leaving the city.
However, when Liu Bowen saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, he quickly knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, things have come to this point. The survival of Xinwu is a minor issue, but your safety is more important."
"Don't be too brave for a moment. Just be patient and submit to the evil cult leader Zhang Wuji temporarily. Then you can make a comeback in the future."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused. He couldn't figure out what Liu Bowen meant for a while.
However, just when Liu Bowen finished speaking, dozens of military leaders present knelt down on the ground in unison and said, "Your Majesty, please bear with the humiliation for a while and continue to pursue hegemony in the future."
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang understood what it meant.
To put it bluntly, the current situation is called forcing the emperor to abdicate, but to put it nicely, it is called begging me to surrender.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Liu Bowen who was kneeling on the ground, and thought to himself, "This kind of thing was most likely planned by this guy. He probably just wanted to save my face. But next, I still have to do something."
After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly and said: "How dare you! Although my Great Wei has just suffered a few defeats, you must not lose your fighting spirit because of this. Since ancient times, the Han and the traitors cannot coexist, and the kingdom cannot be half-hearted. Between me and that cult leader, only one of us can survive."
Liu Bowen didn't know where the tears came from, he just said with tears in his voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must not do this. You are the true dragon emperor. Who is Zhang Wuji? He is just a villain who has succeeded. It is just that God is blind. But, at this moment, Zhang Wuji has the upper hand after all. I and the military leaders present here are just insignificant little people, but Your Majesty is different."
"You are like a spark now. You need to suppress your edge temporarily. Later, when Zhang Wuji is not paying attention, you can set him on fire."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang almost spit out the bowl of mutton soup he had just drunk.
"Sir, I am the emperor of the Great Wei. How can I easily condescend to stand before Zhang Wuji? Let's not mention this matter again. When the city is broken, I will die to avenge the spirits of my soldiers in heaven."
After hearing this, Liu Bowen was also helpless: "Your Majesty, the spirits of the soldiers in heaven do not need you to report. It's all our fault, it's all because of Xu Da, Tang He and others who were incompetent. Hundreds of thousands of troops were lost at their hands. It's really unfair to you."
"The only thing we can do now is to avoid the limelight temporarily. I hope Your Majesty will consider the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Xinwu City and not act on impulse. Otherwise, how can we accomplish what King Gou Jian of Yue did?"
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