Zhu Zhen knew well what kind of dilemma the Liang State was facing now. After the defeat, the national power was greatly reduced and the damage caused was extremely serious. The young and strong labor force was lost, and production was completely stagnant, especially the lack of population. This cannot be made up for in a short time...

At that time, there were more than 1.5 million Liang troops who went on the expedition. After the war, statistics showed that after excluding the casualties and escapees, only 150,000 troops were gathered in the end.

More than tragic can be described.

This country has been completely ruined and its foundation has been destroyed. It will take at least more than ten years to recover.

It was precisely because Zhu Zhen knew this that he traveled thousands of miles to seek peace. He wanted to win a breathing space for Liang Guo...

The king of a country abandons his dignity and condescends to a lower position.

But Emperor Yuanwu Guan Ning didn't even give him this chance!

He hates it!

Hated to the extreme!

At the same time, there was endless fear in his heart, and there was not much time left for Liang Guo.

Zhu Zhen knew very well that when Emperor Yuanwu refused to sue for peace, he already had plans to annex Liang... He wanted to completely eliminate the Zhu family's regime.

He was terrified.

As an emperor who rebelled and killed his brother to seize the throne, if the Liang Kingdom was destroyed in his hands, he would be the eternal sinner of the Liang Kingdom!

Zhu Zhen racked his brains very hard.

The first thing he did was to arouse Liang Min's fighting spirit!

The previous high-profile peace petition was to show his responsibility as an emperor and to restore his reputation as a rebel emperor who seized the throne...

From then on, he started planning.

Now, he wants to continue this game...

He crazily preached the horror and abomination of Emperor Yuanwu, hoping to inspire the courtiers' determination to fight, but he ignored the principle that too much is not enough...

The result is polarization.

The courtiers did not gather their fighting spirit because of this, but instead became even more depressed...

During the court meeting, some courtiers gave direct advice.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to send envoys to visit Daning again to seek a way to peace..."

This advice immediately confused Zhu Zhen.

I have been working on it for a long time and even went out to promote it myself. Are all these words in vain?

Why would anyone want to seek peace with Daning?

"I would like to ask for advice. Please ask Your Majesty to send another envoy to visit Daning to seek peace. The previous peace request was rejected, perhaps because our country failed to agree to Daning's conditions. Can we continue the peace talks?"

Then, another courtier stood up.

After these two people finished speaking, five or six more people stepped forward one after another.

All the courtiers and dignitaries had such advice.

Zhu Zhen was really stunned. He had never thought that such a situation would happen.

You know, when he proposed to go to Daning to seek peace, the courtiers warned him not to go, but this has changed...

"Why?"

"Why?"

Zhu Zhen asked questions one after another.

Immediately some court officials stood up.

"Reporting to your majesty, as your majesty said, Emperor Daning is so murderous and terrifying, Daning's army is unparalleled and invincible, and our country, Liang, is weak, so how can we be Daning's rival?"

"In such a situation, what else can we do except seek peace?"

As soon as this statement came out, Zhu Zhen was stunned.

Then, other courtiers agreed.

"When the army went out, our country, Liang, had more than 1.5 million troops, but now there are only more than 100,000 troops left. Liang country was once the strongest country in the mainland, but now it is so weak. Since Daning refused to sue for peace,

, I have the power to win, so I ask Your Majesty to be considerate of the people of Liang and continue to seek peace!"

"As your Majesty said, Emperor Daning killed people like hemp, and passed through the border like autumn wind sweeping down leaves, leaving no life alive. We don't want to be massacred!"

"Your Majesty, please put away your warlike intentions, start a new era with the people, and rest and recuperate!"

There was a loud shout.

Zhu Zhen's expression was extremely ugly. It was only now that he realized what the problem was!

Precisely because he preached too much about the horrors of Emperor Yuanwu, instead of arousing the fighting spirit of the courtiers, it actually made them afraid!

This is the natural fear of the weak when facing the strong!

He said that Emperor Yuanwu killed people like hemp.

These people are afraid.

He said that Emperor Yuanwu liked to dissect people.

These people are even more scared.

He said that Daning's army was very powerful, and his original intention was that they should also aspire to become stronger, but the courtiers lost their will to fight out of fear...

That's why!

It's just that... Zhu Zhen was speechless for a moment. How could such a thing happen?

Isn't this a big own mistake?

Judging from the words spoken by these courtiers, it is clear that they are truly fearful.

Zhu Zhen understood.

The failure of the war not only defeated Liang Guo, but also everyone's fighting spirit.

The Liang Kingdom at its peak was unable to defeat Daning, and it is even less possible for the Liang Kingdom now.

Looking up at the high mountains, I feel intimidated.

But this was not Zhu Zhen's original intention, he wanted to inspire fighting spirit!

Pang Shigu, the prime minister of the Liang Kingdom and a veteran of three dynasties, knew the holy will best, and this strategy was the result of discussions between him and your majesty. Seeing that such a situation occurred, he was quite anxious.

"Everyone, the Emperor of Daning is prolific in killing people. If he marches into the Liang Kingdom, we will definitely be massacred. Because of this, we should boost our morale and fight against Ning wholeheartedly!"

"Build up morale and fight against Ning with one heart?"

"Is it unfair for the prime minister to say this?"

Wu Yong, an official in the Liang Dynasty, asked loudly: "With the current national strength of our dynasty, how can we rival Daning?"

"Only with the remaining remnants of the army?"

"You said that Emperor Daning was killing people like crazy, and we were still resisting. What would be the final result?"

"Do you think not enough people have died in Liang Guo?"
Chapter completed!