Neville Crockett leaned against the doorframe, clasped his hands to his chest, and said, "To me, the poems you are writing now are nothing compared to the Texas Constitution you drafted!" ”

"The Texas Constitution?" Lamar was stunned for a moment before he asked, "Have I ever written such a poem?" ”

"Of course," Neville said, "there are 205 pages, 2 prefaces, 17 chapters, 3 appendices, and 86,936 words. ”

"I forgot what I wrote!" Lamar said: "I don't write that kind of poetry anymore. I write about spring, summer, autumn and winter, and I write about heroes and beauties...... These are my favorite things. ”

"But I remember!" Neville recited: "Article 1, paragraph 1, Texas is a free and independent state, and he obeys only the constitution of the Union......

"Did I write it?" Lamar asked.

Neville continued: "Article 1, paragraph 2, states that the people of Texas have the right at all times to replace, reform, or abolish the government as they see fit, and this right is inviolable......

"Oh, it sounds like I did write it," Lamar said, shaking his head in a daze, "but so what? I don't write such poems anymore! ”

"But your people remember the poems you wrote, and they remember you as a great poet!" Neville walked in through the door, walked over to Lamar's desk, looked at him with blazing eyes, and said, "They need you now, and they're calling you!" ”

"But they abandoned me!" Lamar was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became agitated, and said, "They voted to expel me!" They betrayed me! They no longer believe in their ideals and freedom, but loudly reprimand me for delaying their wealth! They are all traitors! ”

"That's a Houston conspiracy, Mr. Speaker! The people of Texas have never betrayed you! The people of Texas will always hold on to their ideals and freedom! Since you left, the people of Texas have missed you all the time! ”

"Do they have them?" Lamar asked rhetorically.

"Under the manipulation of Houston and Austin, they live in dire straits! Mr. Lamar, it's been a long time since you've left your estate to look outside, and you really should go outside, to see what kind of life they're living now! Since you left, Texas is no longer the Texas it used to be! ”

Neville Crockett took out a crumpled newspaper from his body, spread it out and put it in front of Lamar's eyes, pointed to the bold black letters on it, and said: "Look at it, Texas has become a land of lies and falsehoods, the North has been rampaging on our land, but Houston is opening his eyes and telling nonsense, saying that the people's lives are getting better and better!" Is it really getting better? Mr. Lamar, you are wise, you also have a estate of your own, do you think your estate is getting better and better? ”

Lamar hadn't managed his own estate for a long time, but the growing laziness of the slaves was visible to the naked eye.

Lamar said categorically: "Of course not! ”

"The people are losing their wealth and the land of Texas is bleeding!" Neville Crockett said, "When you founded the Republic of Texas, was it your intention to torture your people? ”

The Republic of Texas was founded in 1837, and Mirabeau-Lamar was also the founding father, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Republic of Texas is his own flesh and blood.

Lamar said decisively: "Of course not! ”

"Poor people of Texas!" Neville Crockett sighed and said, "Not only have they lost their wealth, they have lost their lives, they are also losing their freedom, which they are most proud of!" Mr. Lamar, you are wise, do you think it is Zachary Taylor or Sam Houston who is in charge of Texas right now? ”

Lamar said without hesitation: "Do you still need to think about it? Zachary Taylor, of course, the bastard! ”

"We're thinking the same, Mr. Lamar!" Neville Crockett said, "Your people are the same as you think!" ”

Mirabeau Lamar looked at Neville Crockett in a daze, her lips twitched a few times, but she finally sighed: "Mr. Director, the American Federation is too powerful, I can't take the people of Texas to face the old gunfire in the North!" ”

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"Then take the Indians and face the old gunfire of the North, Mr. Lamar!" Neville Crockett said:

"What?" Lamar didn't get it.

"That's why I'm coming to you—there's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of us, Mr. Lamar!" Neville said.

"What chance?" Lamar sat up straight and pushed the paper off the table to the side.

"The Indians want independence, they built a White Rock city in the northwest, and they just killed Fremont not long ago, you know that, right?"

Lamar nodded.

"Compared to our determination to be independent, the Indians and those old northern people are the real undying enemies, but if they are given a chance to inflict heavy damage on the old north, they will never let go!" Neville said.

Lamar got to the bottom of it, and then followed up on Neville's topic, saying, "So, as soon as we fire the first shot in Texas, they're going to go south!" ”

"No, no, Mr. Lamar, we don't need to fire the first shot ourselves!" Neville Crockett said, "We don't have to face the old guns of the North, we're going to do these things with the Indians!" We just want independence and freedom, not bloodshed and sacrifice! ”

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"What do you mean?"

"The Texas Constitution gives the people the right to freely express their will, and we just need to unite our people, gather in front of Houston, and demand a re-election of the governor, and that's enough!"

"It's not going to work!" Lamar said, "Houston has a cannon in his mouth, and no one can beat him!" And what's the matter with the Indians? ”

Neville smiled and said, "As long as Texas is in chaos, the Indians will naturally feel that there is an opportunity, we are just making a game, and it will be the Indians who will really bleed!" ”

Lamar frowned.

The situation in Texas is quite complicated, with Americans and Mexicans, Indians and British, French, and Austrians in disguise...... Everyone is looking for opportunities, but everyone is waiting for others to take advantage of the fire.

Texans were also not united, with some moving closer to the Union, others wanting to insist on independence, and even those swearing allegiance to the Queen of Britain...... And in the twilight, maybe today you want to be independent, tomorrow you don't want to!

Lamar has sat in the Speaker's seat for many years and knows deep down that the hardest thing in the world is the hearts of people, especially the hearts of Texas.

The hearts of people in other places are like water, and there is a direction after all. Texas is a flock of birds that have opened their cages and are flying in all directions as they like!

But in this situation, he wants to make a comeback, but there is no other choice. If it weren't for Neville Crockett coming to him, he might have had to do it for the rest of his life.

"Are you sure about that?" Lamar asked.

Neville Crockett smiled, leaned closer, and replied heartily, "I'm the dignified Director of TIA, and if I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have come to you!" I'll tell you the truth, I'm on the line with that team in the woods of the Sierra Madre—"