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Chapter 1115 The biggest shame(1/2)

Zhu Zhen's tone was full of disdain and ridicule.

Previously, because he angered Daning and led his army to attack, he was forced to cede territory to pay compensation. At that time, the Wei State stood aside and watched, but now the same thing has happened to the Wei State.

This gave him a sense of balance and a sense of schadenfreude.

"Are you happy?"

Zhu Wen said: "The biggest shame in the history of Daliang happened during my reign. Don't you know?"

"I regard myself as the Martial Emperor!"

The people accompanying him were as silent as cicadas.

Zhu Zhen chuckled and his face immediately changed. He did not expect to offend his father's brow.

This points to him.

Don't forget how big a fool you have been.

Emperor Wu paid compensation and ceded territory. This is indeed the greatest irony.

"Father, don't worry, I will remember the humiliation and take revenge to the death!"

Zhu Zhen expressed his stance.

He has not forgotten it, but has always remembered it.

"You must remember too!"

Zhu Wen turned to the accompanying generals and officials.

"We will take back double the land we lost!"

"I will definitely remember the humiliation and swear revenge to the death!"

Everyone imitated Zhu Zhen and expressed his stance.

"Where is Wen Xing?"

"I'm here."

The governor of Shangyun Province came forward.

"I heard that the original Liang people in Beilin Province were unwilling to move, and many people even ran away. Is this true or false?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is true."

Wen Xing said: "The last time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came, he ordered a blockade at the border. If anyone came to Qingzhuang, he would directly arrest them and join the army. But the blockage got worse!"

"Now, not only the aboriginal people from Shangyun Province are traveling there, but even the residents from Xishan Province are also traveling there..."

"Is it that serious?"

Zhu Wen frowned.

"What's so good about Beilin Province? Why do the people of the Liang Kingdom ignore the vassal state? Don't they know that Beilin Province has been ceded to Daning?"

"They are all ignorant and cunning people who listened to Daning's lies and betrayed the country!"

Zhu Zhen said: "This is Daning's plan. They promised to implement benevolent policies, tax exemptions for Liang people, and proposed to protect private property from infringement. In short, they were similar false claims. In fact, they treated Liang people like pigs to be raised.

If they are fat, then kill them for meat!"

"This is a tactic to attack the heart."

Zhu Wen immediately raised his vigilance.

"Go over there and have a look."

There were reports about this when he was in Bianjing before, but he didn't pay attention to it.

Now I heard it was so serious.

It stands to reason that when Daning occupied the land of Liang, the people of Liang should resist with indignation, but now it is completely the opposite.

Beilin Province is located on the border and is considered a remote and desolate place in the entire Liang Kingdom. But now it has become a hot spot for people to flock to. Isn't this a slap in the face of the imperial court?

Zhu Wen wanted to see the real situation, so he immediately arranged to lead the way.

Beilin Province is adjacent to Shangyun Province. What was once a provincial boundary has now become a national boundary. In fact, there is no clear division.

Because Daning did not completely occupy the entire Beilin Province.

Beilin Province is very large. If you want to occupy it, you must invest a large amount of troops and face the intrusion of the Liang army. Therefore, it is better to take a step back and leave a buffer zone.

As for Liang Guo, he was afraid that Daning would find excuses, so he also did not dare to cross the border, but honestly stayed outside the border.

Zhu Wen asked to visit the border.

His face looked very heavy during the whole journey.

He did see the truth. He saw several waves of refugees.

Ten people, hundreds of people.

Different sizes.

They were dressed in tatters and were mostly young and strong, with few women and children. Judging from the fact that they were traveling in the direction of Beilin Province...

Seeing Zhu Wen's face getting darker and darker, Zhu Zhen scolded him directly: "Didn't I tell you that we would arrange for troops to be stationed to strictly guard the border and not to pass by at will?"

"At a time when Liang State is recruiting troops on a large scale, isn't the loss of these young men and women a loss?"

"Is it because the border troops don't have enough manpower?"

Zhu Zhen turned to Fan Cang, the commander of the town's frontier army.

Fan Cang looked troubled.

"The borderline is so long that there are always some oversights. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"The town border army is 300,000, and the newly formed border army is 300,000, totaling 600,000 troops...but they can't hold the border?"

Zhu Zhen said angrily: "These are Liang people. If they are from the enemy, can't you defend them?"

"Okay, stop pretending in front of me."

Zhu Wen interrupted directly.

"The brigade is stationed here. I'll go over and ask."

He gave an order.

He led the crowd on horseback towards the refugees.

There were about thirty people, and when they saw a group of soldiers coming, the refugees looked panicked.

But they were surrounded and had no way to escape.

"Where are you going?"

Zhu Zhen scolded him directly.

"us……"

"We won't do anything to you."

Zhu Wen signaled Zhu Zhen to shut up, and he dismounted and asked in person.

Wearing only a casual military robe, no one else knew he was the current emperor.

Zhu Wen's attitude made these refugees slow down a little.

"We are going to Beilin Province."

"Why?"

Zhu Wen asked: "You are Liang people, why do you want to pursue the enemy country?"

"Why, it's not like I can't survive here!"

A young man stood up.

"You are here to arrest us, right? I heard that soldiers often patrol the provincial borders, and anyone found going to Beilin Province is taken to the army."

The young man obviously knew something about the situation.

He also dared to speak out.

"The corvee taxes are increasing, and all the young and strong laborers are being forcibly recruited. How can we survive?"

"Yes, we were asked to smelt copper and iron. All the iron tools at home were confiscated and recast. We didn't even have farming tools. How could we survive?"

"Now that Beilin Province is under the rule of Daning, corvee taxes are exempted. When we go there, we can get land and provide food. We can live there!"

A few people who were not afraid spoke clearly.

"Trickster!"

Zhu Zhen said coldly: "Liang Guo supports you, but now you are talking about the good things of other countries. You are treason!"

"Come here, capture them all and take them back to the army!"

Immediately a large number of troops came over.
To be continued...
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