"Did you hear that? The Xia people have made a mistake. ”

"What? Ganlong's children dare to do the same! ”

"They didn't take advantage of our Majesty's northern expedition, and the two groups of Yi people in Yunzhong and Henan were entangled with us again, so they wanted to take advantage of this."

"So what now? Is there any news from the imperial court? ”

"I heard that the prime minister has decided to resist the war, as if he said that no matter how hard it is, he must not let Yidi run rampant!"

"That's right! That's how it should be! Dignified China, can you still make the little Xixia bully? If Xixia really dares to fight, I will donate half of my net worth! ”

"Really? I heard that the treasury is really in trouble now, and some students have spontaneously taken to the streets to raise funds to help the Linxia Military Region...... Yes! Said Cao Cao Cao will arrive, look, the one from the East Street is not, why don't we go over...... Hey, how do you get to West Street? ”

"I suddenly remembered that my wife had to go back before noon! I need to hurry! ”

"Don't you live in the east?"

"I'm going west to buy something first!"

"What about donating half of your wealth?"

"We'll talk about it tomorrow!"

When Li Shifu entered Tanggu, there was talk of the tripartite forces violating the border everywhere on the street. The people were satisfied with the tough attitude of the Prime Minister's government, and the literati and students who controlled public opinion were even more enthusiastic, at least judging from the speeches and articles, everyone would definitely support the imperial court to the end!

The Han court's hardline attitude towards Western Xia caused public opinion in Tanggu to radically turn around almost overnight. Not to mention the soldiers, the literati who gave Zhi Yunwu a headache before also stood on the side of the government. Although the attack of Zong Bi and Zong Han and the covetousness of Western Xia made everyone feel worried, everyone felt that the Prime Minister's decision was completely right! Dignified China, how can it tolerate the invasion of the rats who steal from Ganlong?

Yang Yingqi did not use coercive force to silence the literati students who had opposed the government everywhere, but after Huaxia's self-esteem was stimulated, a more favorable public opinion environment was formed for the Han court - from Tanggu to Lanzhou, a slogan sounded unprecedentedly and uniformly: "Protect the homeland!" Fight against Yidi! ”

The slogan was simple and powerful — even with some blind impulses, but the prime minister seemed to be condoning them at the moment. Although some veteran and serious people feel that they should adopt a more robust countermeasure rather than take risks as they do now, they either dare not speak up under the current public opinion, or their voices are drowned out by the waves of anti-war voices, because the voices of the advocates of seriousness are never as loud as the voices of the hard-line ones—in this troubled world, it is far easier for those who have the tools of propaganda to stir up the emotions of the people than to calm them.

Although the invasion of foreign enemies posed a political and military threat, it suddenly boosted the morale of the Han government. By the day Li Shifu entered the city, no one dared to say a word of discouragement in public - unless he was ready to put on a "traitor" top hat. Even Ouyang Shi lowered his head and shut his mouth under the pressure of this public opinion, and Han Fang and his ilk suddenly became an honest follower.

Judging from the statement of the Han government, the Han army seems to be prepared for the worst: even if it fights against the sea in the end, it must maintain its dignity and hold out until the return of the Northern Expeditionary Army!

When the military and people of a big country have such an awareness, the power of the country is very terrifying, especially when each of the other four forces is weaker than it!

Li Shifu also felt this atmosphere when he walked on the streets of Tanggu. He fought bravely and wisely, but when he became famous as a young man and had a smooth career, he was relatively simple in politics, and he was convinced of the people's high enthusiasm: "The people's hearts are like this, so why worry about the border troubles!" ”

"Ahh There seems to be a general over there! ”

Someone pointed to Li Shifu, who was wearing a military uniform, and shouted.

"Ahh I recognize that it was General Li Shifu, who made great contributions when he broke the siege of Tanggu! ”

"Li Shifu? I heard that he is a good man in Shaanxi! But how do you recognize him? ”

"Before His Majesty's Northern Expedition, he awarded medals to ten young generals in the Huabiao Altar, and he was at the front, and I squeezed up to see what I had seen! You see others so tall and handsome, even if you see them from afar, you won't forget them! Besides, if you look at his military uniform and hat, it is worn by people with high ranks! How many high-ranking generals are there in Tanggu now? Still so young! ”

"Ahh That's really him. Do you think he will know something about Western Xia? ”

"Let's go up and ask!"

Before Li Shifu could figure out what was going on, he had been surrounded by a group of citizens, although everyone's faces were full of enthusiasm and respect, but this sudden encirclement still made Li Shifu startled.

"General Lee! How's the war going on in the summer side? ”

"Yes, yes! And Henan, is the Yellow River front stable? ”

"We'll be fine in Tanggu, right?"

"General Li, did you have a secret of military aircraft when you went to Tanggu this time?"

"General Lee......"

"General Lee......"

What wants to surround him is a group of enemies, Li Shifu still has the courage to draw his sword and kill him, or a group of fellow villagers like northern Shaanxi, then he can also talk to them about his hometown, but now he meets a group of Tanggu citizens, to deal with the relationship with these citizens, what is needed is not courage or resourcefulness, but a kind of political ability. As a young general who was very inexperienced in dealing with enthusiastic public, Li Shifu's first reaction was that he was in a hurry and could not say a word, and he suddenly regretted that he had come to the city in a military uniform today.

Fortunately, one of the people in the crowd who had read a book for a few days stood up and shouted, "Everyone, be quiet! Let General Lee speak! ”

The crowd suddenly fell silent, and everyone stared at Li Shifu. This young man is so embarrassed, how do you know what to say here and now! The questions that the citizens asked him, such as the Xia Bian War, such as the Yellow River Front, don't say that he doesn't know, even if he knows, he can't say it on such an occasion! Seeing his stunned appearance, the man who came out just now said again: "General Li, you can at least say a few words." ”

If Yang Yingqi or Cao Guangbi were here, they might be able to calmly say something that is not related to military aircraft and can please the public, turning an embarrassment into a wonderful speech, but where does Li Shifu have this ability? He looked left and right in the crowd, and suddenly raised his hand and shouted, "We will surely win!" ”

No one spoke, the whole street was quieter than just now, Li Shifu saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly called out the slogan that he had just heard a few students raising their hands and shouting on the street: "Defend the homeland!" Fight against Yidi! ”

The street became quieter, and after a while, a young man on the periphery suddenly shouted: "Not bad! We will win! Defend your homeland! Fight against Yidi! ”

"That's right! We will win! Defend your homeland and fight against Yidi! ”

"We will win! Defend your homeland and fight against Yidi! ”

"Defend your homeland and fight against Yidi!"

"Defend your homeland and fight against Yidi!"

"Defend your homeland and fight against Yidi!"

……

The street was suddenly filled with euphoric slogans, like a hot boiling pot. Several Taixue students crowded over and hugged Li Shifu to the Huabiao Altar, the flow of people gathered more and more, and the slogans shouted louder and louder, like a giant drum and thunder. In the crowd, Li Shifu suddenly remembered that he had come to the city this time to find his father, hoping to see him, and struggled and said, "Wait, I have something to do...... etc......"

But where can anyone hear? The students hugged him to the Huabiao altar, and two student leaders walked up, one on the left was the student leader of Taixue, and the other on the right was the student leader of Guan Ning Xue's house in Tanggu to support him, and the student leader of Taixue grabbed Li Shifu's hand and shouted: "Defend your homeland and fight against Yidi!" The crowd shouted, and when the shouting stopped, the student leader began to speak. Then, the student leader of Guan Ning Academy took a step forward and also spoke, and Li Shifu completely became his background.

"Buzz—"

The charismatic young man standing in front of him was speechless, but Li Shifu couldn't hear what he was talking about, he only felt his head buzzing! The crowd below seemed to be buzzing as well—could you hear what the student was saying? Li Shifu doubted, but the people didn't seem to care about the content of the student leader's speech, but only cared about the passion he showed in his gestures, their enthusiasm on the one hand prompted the passion of the leaders on the stage, and at the same time was stimulated by this enthusiasm, the two interacted with each other, making the whole scene like a wave, and some people even went a little crazy.

At this time, the officials in Tanggu had received the news, and An Tahai immediately ordered to send troops to maintain law and order. The Han government, led by Yang Yingqi, was quite experienced with such mass gatherings – and this was not the first time – so the corresponding system was relatively well-developed. When the vigilante arrived, they did not drive away the crowd, but only occupied all the key points in the vicinity, displayed their weapons as a deterrent, and sent people to inform the civil leaders of the streets, districts, schools, and chambers of commerce and gangs to help maintain the situation.

Fortunately, the rally was not launched against the government, but in support of the war effort, so Antahai was not panicking, although he was a little worried.

Suddenly, the student leader took a step back, pointed at Li Shifu and said, "Everyone applaud our general!" ”

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Before Li Shifu could figure out what was going on, the thunderous applause turned into "boom, boom, boom......"

"What a glory......"

Some retired soldiers in the audience and soldiers who maintained law and order on the side were all envious when they saw Li Shifu's heroic appearance on the stage. But I don't know that Li Shifu is very uncomfortable in his heart at the moment, he is not like Zhi Yanchong, who has a clever means to guide the people's emotions, nor like Ouyang Shi, who has a strong political vanity, in the case of such a crowd of 10,000 people, Li Shifu can neither control it freely, nor feel drunk, but feels like a puppet at the mercy of others.

The eyes of the people were focused on Li Shifu, and they didn't notice that a big car leading to Xiaobianliang also stopped for a moment, and there were two white-faced scholars sitting in the car, one of whom looked out of the window, and his face turned pale with fright from the scene in front of him. Seeing this, the man next to him smiled slightly, shook his hand and said, "Lord Liu, don't worry, they are not rebels, the people of Tanggu still know how to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, good and evil, good and bad." ”

The pale-faced scholar reluctantly smiled and said, "What the prime minister said is true." ”

The person who is called the prime minister in Tanggu is naturally Yang Yingqi, and the person who is in the same car with Yang Yingqi is Liu Yu.

Yang Yingqi pointed to the crowd outside the car and said to Liu Yu: "Lord Liu, do you see how the people's morale is under the rule of my Han Dynasty?" ”

Liu Yu hurriedly said: "Like a mountain and a mountain, it cannot be shaken." ”

Yang Yingqi smiled slightly and said, "If Lord Liu praised something else, I should have been humble." But my great Han people's heart, it is indeed only described by the eight words of Lord Liu: like a mountain and a mountain, unshakable! With this people's heart, why worry about the injustice of the desert! Why worry about the remnants of gold! Why worry about the Northwest clowns committing crimes! ”

Liu Yu replied repeatedly, thinking: "If Li Shou is here, just throw him out, and he will be torn to pieces immediately!" Thinking that the relationship between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Han Dynasty was not yet solid, I couldn't help but feel a little empty, and the sound of thunder outside the car was scary, so I hurriedly said to Yang Yingqi: "Prime Minister, it's almost noon, it's better to go to Xiaobianliang first." ”

Yang Yingqi smiled and said, "Okay." Then he called Yan Qing and said: "You send someone to summon Li Shifu and ask him to come back to Xiaobianliang, I have something to explain." He also whispered: "Let those student leaders be more restrained, and accept it when they see it, and they won't be able to control the scene if they continue to make trouble!" ”

Then he ordered to set off, wheels and chariots, avoiding the crowd, towards Xiaobianliang.