Despite the cheers from below the stage, Qin Ze remained solemn. He raised one hand, and the crowd gradually calmed down, suppressing their excitement.

But the excitement on everyone's faces was palpable.

Although they were in Nangang, while the land invaded by Fusang was in the East China Sea, they were all people of the same country, and were compatriots. Now that the ambitious Fusang had been destroyed, it meant that they would never be invaded again, and this sea would be at peace.

At this moment, even the most stubborn old scholar had to admit from the bottom of his heart that the person in front of him, compared to Jin Fengluan who was weak to outsiders but ruthless to his own people, was more deserving of the title of a ruler.

Everyone looked at Qin Ze with reverence. Qin Ze, his face solemn, ordered the freed bearded man and others to come forward. Then, he said in a resounding voice:

"Today, we have returned in triumph and stand once again on the land of my Yan Kingdom. The words I am saying to you now are not for the purpose of seeking credit or for you to praise my achievements."

"Whether it was the battle against Japan or other enemies, it was accompanied by the sacrifice of countless compatriots! But without sacrifice, there is no victory!"

"This land on which we depend for survival has a history of thousands of years and has given birth to countless heroes. This vast land was built by our martyrs with their blood and sweat. Today, we will once again shed our blood and sweat. Only by making the same sacrifices as our martyrs can we achieve victory after victory!"

"I want to protect my home and country, to prevent others from bullying me and trampling on my dignity."

At this point, Qin Ze's face turned red, and he raised his fist, shouting:

"Then you must always remember that you are people of Yan! To be a person of Yan, you must have bones as hard as iron and blood as hot as fire!"

"When those enemies who try to bully us attack, we must fight them back fiercely until we shed our last drop of blood!"

"Beat them until their heads are bleeding, beat them until they kneel on the ground and wail in pain!"

We must let them know that the people of Yan are not cowards. We are not afraid of bloodshed or sacrifice. We dare to fight against all enemies. Anyone who wants us dead should be prepared to have their head cut off!

Qin Ze turned slightly to look at the bearded man, Qing'er, and the others carrying Jin Changge on his back, then shouted excitedly:

"Just like them! This is what the people of Yan should be like! This is the pride of Yan! We will never yield! We will never compromise! We are always ready to give our lives for our country and fight the enemy to the very end!"

boom!

A roar like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami erupted from the crowd. At that moment, regardless of gender or age, everyone who heard these words stood tall and proud, their eyes burning with fighting spirit!

Qing'er was so excited that she burst into tears. At that moment, she suddenly noticed that Jin Changge on her back seemed to move slightly.

Qin Ze then walked towards Mai Lirui, who was being held under the guillotine. He stood there, then faced the crowd below and said:

"Watch closely, this bandit has come to my Yan Kingdom and is trying to force us to sign a humiliating treaty that cedes our sovereignty!"

He picked up the document and then said angrily:

“Every single one of these lines tramples on our dignity! These bandits treat our Yan Kingdom's land as their meal! They treat us Yan Kingdom people as slaves they can drive around at will!”

“They want to drink our blood, eat our flesh, devour us completely, and make our children and grandchildren serve them like cattle and horses, forever trampled under their feet!”

"Tell me, can we, the people of Yan, allow them to humiliate us like this?! Can we allow our children and grandchildren to be born as slaves, deprived of their freedom, and forced to grovel before these bandits for their entire lives?!"

"Absolutely not!!!" The people's faces were flushed, their fists clenched, and their roars echoed through the sky.

"The last country to humiliate us was Fusang. Do you understand why that tiny country dared to covet our Yan Kingdom?!" Qin Ze said angrily.

The people fell silent, but the answer was already in everyone's heart.

Qin Ze continued angrily, "Because they think the people of Yan are weak, that in war we will only surrender and run away, and would never dare to fight them to the end! They think we will only lose to them!"

"And what caused all of this?!"

Qin Ze then roared in an even more explosive voice:

"In less than three years! That corrupt and incompetent Kim dynasty has already turned our great nation into one that everyone can bully!"

“When I first arrived in Beiliang, bandits were everywhere. They killed, burned, looted, and robbed! On the border, barbarian horses invaded, burning, killing, and plundering. Men were enslaved and women were forced into prostitution. Beiliang was so impoverished that the people were already starving. When I arrived, it was a living hell!”

"Why did those people become bandits?! Because they couldn't survive as ordinary people! So they resorted to robbery, to take the lives of their own people in exchange for their own!"

"Why did the Hu and Ma dare to enter the pass? Because the border defense forces were weak and incompetent, lacking both soldiers and provisions, and the imperial court neglected them, which allowed the Hu and Ma to act with impunity!"

"This is what the Great Gan of the past was like: the rich feasting while the poor froze to death on the streets! A country that, under the leadership of the Kim dynasty, had become rotten and devastated!"

Qin Ze took a deep breath, looked into the distance, and then said:

“Our vast land was once so prosperous and powerful, with all the world submitting and all nations paying tribute. But in just a few short years, everyone has become vulnerable to our bullying.”

"Even so, as long as this land exists, as long as we exist, we can still make it vibrant again, prosperous, and strong!"

The people were deeply moved, and some even had tears in their eyes.

Qin Ze looked at them and then said in a loud voice:

"The era of great struggle is now history. What we need to remember are the past humiliations! Only by remembering those humiliations that are etched into our bodies like a brand can we strive for progress and once again earn the title of 'great nation'!"

"Today, as I set foot on this land, I want you to know that we have changed dynasties, been reborn, and become the Yan Kingdom!"

We are not weak; we are a powerful nation with vast lands and millions of indomitable people! We can generate earth-shattering power! We can crush the flesh and blood of any enemy who dares to invade our land! Qin Ze raised his fist and waved it with exhilaration!

Meanwhile, the people below the stage raised their fists, expressing their heartfelt approval with high spirits.