In the Suiyang court, in Song Jun's bedroom, Zixi nervously mobilized the palace guards to start martial law. Half an hour ago, he had already received the news that the entire Suiyang City had been placed under martial law. In order to protect his own safety, he immediately began to save himself, first mobilizing palace guards to protect himself, and then sending messengers to various places to ask for help.

The palace guard, as a soldier of the imperial clan, his own people, came to protect him, and there was no problem with this. However, when he wanted to send envoys out, he was blocked, and all the envoys were stopped by the clan soldiers surrounded by the Le clan. Faced with this scene, Zixi could only stay inside the palace and wait for the changes in Suiyang.

I couldn't sleep all night, and on the second day, the officials of the Song State continued to go to court as usual, but the number of officials in the court was much smaller than before. Da Sima didn't arrive, and many of the nobles of the royal clan didn't arrive, but the Le family, as well as many small nobles and even traveling scholars, arrived as usual.

As soon as he saw such a scene, Zixi asked directly: "Suiyang has become the situation it is now, what do Xiangguo and Si Kou want to do?" ”

Hearing the monarch's questioning, Hua Rong immediately stood up and said, "Your Excellency! Last night, Sima Xiangshe and Taoqiu Junziyan colluded and conspired to cause chaos. Xiang She has been captured by me and Xiangguo, and Ziyan has escaped. When he arrives at Taoqiu, he will definitely mobilize the entire Taoqiu and rebel! I implore the king to immediately issue an edict to rebuke Ziyan, and ask for help from the surrounding neighbors to crusade against the traitors! In this way, our Song Kingdom can be peaceful, and the king can be peaceful! ”

Hearing Hua Rong's statement, Zixi understood the situation of the matter. Although the great Sima Xiangshe himself is Sima, he does not have much power in the country, and his disciple Yan has strength, but the strength is not in Suiyang, will these two people be so stupid to start a rebellion in Suiyang City?

However, for the ruler, the truth of the matter is not really important, it is the development of the matter and the way to deal with it that is the most important! Now that Le Cheng and Hua Rong are standing in front of them, it means that they have controlled the situation in the entire Suiyang and are the victors. As long as these two people are willing, they can let Suiyang and even Song Guo change their masters at any time, and there are not many choices he can make.

Zixi then asked, "How is Xiang She now?" ”

Le Cheng replied: "The traitor Xiang She has now been captured and imprisoned in the dungeon. ”

After getting the answer, Zixi did not hesitate, and immediately said: "The traitor is dissatisfied with the national policy, and the wolf is ambitious and plots to rebel. Up and down the Song Kingdom, anyone who can capture or kill Ziyan alive should be rewarded with ten thousand gold, and the land will be divided! ”

Hua Rong and Le Cheng glanced at each other, and they both showed self-explanatory smiles: The monarch is still very sensible!

Subsequently, Hua Rong and Le Chengcheng began to "return the favor" to Zixi, and some of the royal nobles who were controlled by Hua Rong at the banquet that day were released, and the scene of the Song court surrounded by Le's soldiers and horses also began to loosen, although Le Cheng did not completely cancel the siege of the court, but Zixi as Song Jun can be regarded as free to move.

Taoqiu, Dai Yan on horseback, galloped on a horse in just one day and arrived at his base camp.

As soon as Fang returned to Taoqiu, he immediately began to gather the generals of the army and arm all the trained troops, and the entire Taoqiu began to be under martial law. Such a tense atmosphere immediately shook the commercially developed city of Taoqiu. The merchants began to become cautious, and those who arrived in Taoqiu from all over the world also stayed in their dwellings and did not go out.

On the second day, the headline of Taoqiu Daily published an article signed by Dai Yan. In the article, Dai Yan explained to the people of Taoqiu why he had put Taoqiu under martial law: in Suiyang, he petitioned the monarch to send troops to Xiangyi to resist the invasion of Xiangyi by the Chu state. However, just when he got Song Jun's promise from the court, he was assassinated by Si Kou Huarong, and Xiangguo Le Cheng also mobilized the power of the Le clan to control the entire Suiyang!

Now the entire Suiyang has been controlled by Hua Rong and Le Cheng, the rebels around the monarch, when the entire Song Kingdom was in such a serious external trouble, Hua Rong and Le Cheng did not want to resist the external trouble, but only thought about their own selfish interests to launch a coup d'état, coerce Song Jun, stab a knife in the back, and do things that are painful to relatives and happy to enemies, these two people are heinous Song traitors!

Dai Yan said in the article that he will personally give a speech to everyone in the auditorium of Taoqiu University this afternoon, explaining to everyone his views on the current situation in the Song Kingdom, as well as the next actions of the entire Taoqiu!

The entire people of Taoqiu were completely furious when they learned the truth of the matter! Everyone can have such a good life now, what does it depend on, isn't it Tao Qiujun, a "virtuous son from heaven"? Now Hua Rong and Le Cheng are so hateful that they actually use the despicable means of assassination to deal with everyone's beloved lord, and coerce Song Jun to rebel, they must be punished! At the same time, the people of Taoqiu were also very interested in the views of the lord, and the whole Taoqiu, whether it was merchants, factory owners, workers, and even farmers in the countryside, all arrived at Taoqiu University in the afternoon and began to listen to the lord's speech.

The concentration of so many people at the University of Taoqiu has increased the pressure on the defense. However, the enthusiasm of the people was so high that if the speech was held in the auditorium, the entire auditorium would be overcrowded, and the government had to urgently adjust the location of the speech to the open square of the university.

Even in the open square, it can only accommodate more than 10,000 people, and the government has to screen a small number of people from the large crowd to ease everyone's enthusiasm.

In the afternoon, Dai Yan arrived at Taoqiu University on time. Standing on a temporary high platform, he held an iron horn and began his speech in front of the tens of thousands of Taoqiu people in the audience:

I am fortunate to be able to stand here today.

Half a month ago, the state of Chu brazenly invaded Xiangyi and seized our coal mines, iron mines, and iron works. In order to prevent our property from being infringed upon, I once protested to the state of Chu, but the state of Chu ignored my actions in the slightest. Out of respect for the monarch and our thousand-year-old country, I went to Suiyang and made a wish to the monarch.

We Taoqiu don't need Suiyang's help, we only need Suiyang to give a nominal support, as well as some logistical support. I believe that with this support, we in Taoqiu can mobilize our own forces to resist the invasion of the Chu people and reclaim our own property!

However, such a small demand could not be realized. The monarch once agreed to my request, but Hua Rong and Le Cheng, the lackeys of the Chu State, were unwilling and even assassinated me, kidnapped the monarch, and staged a coup d'état! If it weren't for the bravery of the accompanying guards and the help of Da Sima Xiangshe, I would not be able to stand here today and speak to you!

The rebellion of Hua Rong's Le Cheng is not only the misfortune of the Song Kingdom, but also the misfortune of the world. The actions of these two people are destroying the foundation of the entire Song Kingdom, and at the same time, they are setting a bad example for the world! If the courtiers rebel and will not be punished by the righteous people, will the princes and feudal lords be able to sit in their positions safely?

To this end, I will mobilize the power of the entire Taoqiu, declare war on Suiyang, clear the wicked people on the side of the monarch, save the monarch, and return the Song country to a bright future! I hereby implore the princes and feudal lords of the world to express their understanding and support for my actions, and Ziyan is deeply grateful for this!

As the lord of Taoqiu, I declared war on Suiyang, not for myself, but for everyone, for the entire Taoqiu! You may want to say: Cao Gong, now that I have a wife and children in Taoqiu, a stable job, and a good fortune, why do you want me to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy and put my life in danger?

I am not against a comfortable life, in fact, since I took charge of Taoqiu, I have been providing everyone with a stable and comfortable life, so that everyone can be fed and clothed, and I never want to put everyone in danger. However, in fact, a comfortable life did not come out of nowhere, and when the Chu people saw the wealth of Taoqiu, they would rob everyone of their property in Xiangyi. Without the coal of Xiangyi, we have to face the cold in this winter; Without iron, our factories will shut down, and our farmers will not be able to produce efficient yields, do you want to find yourself in such a situation?

In addition to a stable life, we, as Song people, also need to have dignity. Relying on their own strength, the state of Chu never cared about the dignity of our Song state, they called us back and forth, regarded us as fat sheep, wantonly demanded tribute from us, and plundered the land and wealth of our Song people. And what our government and government can do is always protest and compromise, which makes us have no dignity, makes our territory less and less, and makes our Song people's space for activity smaller and smaller!

Destiny Xuanniao, descend to give birth to business! As the descendants of the Dayi merchants, we should be a dignified people with a wide range of activities, but now we are weakened. I have to say: we need dignity, we need a vast territory, we need space for movement! And all this would never have been possible when Song traitors and traitors like Hua Rong and Le Cheng were in power! Since they came to power, all they have been able to do is compromise and protest!

You have to remember that a country that only compromises and protests is a country without bones! A government that only knows how to protest is a government and government without bones! When our dignity, territory, and living space are trampled on, we still shamelessly protest against the land administration and government, we don't need it! Everyone in the entire Song Kingdom will abandon them in the end!

I'm very proud of the people who came here to listen to me. There are very few people who have no bones like this! In front of me is a nation with thousands of years of unyielding blood! This blood once flowed in the veins of our ancestors, and they faced the invasion of the Chu people back then, even if they were dissected and cooked, and Yi Zi was eaten, they never gave in! Now, they're bubbling inside our bodies, you tell me. Do you want it to cool!

The grim situation facing Taoqiu, and even the Song Kingdom, is definitely not something that can be solved by protest, negotiation or even compromise, it needs to be solved with iron and blood!

As your sovereign, I swear to heaven that I will lead you together to give you a dignified identity, a comfortable life, and enough space for your children and grandchildren to move! Haotian God is above, if Ziyan breaks his promise, he will be punished by heaven and die!

Thank you!

In order to let everyone hear Dai Yan's speech, the organizers in Taoqiuyi Mansion also specially arranged for more than a dozen people to scatter everywhere to truthfully preach Dai Yan's speech. This speech, which covered the entire square, made everyone's hearts surge, and immediately ignited the flame in the hearts of Taoqiu's people!

After the speech, many people were there shouting: Lord, when will you attack Suiyang? I'll kill those traitors with you!"

The entire square of Taoqiu University was instantly filled with a frenetic atmosphere!

And this kind of fanatical atmosphere will soon spread throughout Taoqiu, and even with Taoqiu's army, throughout the entire Song Kingdom!