The scene in Pantai City was bleak and few people were walking on the streets.
After the explosion at the General's Mansion, Alibai began to take action.
The operation went very smoothly. No one in the barracks could explain Ishbu's mysterious death, and no one thought he would be assassinated.
After taking out the forged military order, Alibai took over the military camp smoothly and doubled the military pay.
After that, Fang Zhengyi secretly searched the city for food and controlled prices!
At the same time, an operation of clearing the countryside outside the city was launched, and all the people, livestock and other supplies were gathered inside the city.
The news of the sudden death of the core officials of the Jin Dynasty could not be concealed, and many people knew about Fang Zhengyi's invitation letter.
Upon learning of the collective death of important figures, many family officials were greatly shocked, but by the time they reacted, they dared not move at all... The reason was simple: Ali Bai had his own army at hand, and he had already captured several minor officials who reacted the fastest and resisted the most fiercely.
Your Majesty is fighting in the front, and no one can solve this problem. The best solution is to wait.
They watched anxiously as Ali Bai led his troops to take over the granaries and silver vaults of the dead officials, but they could do nothing.
The city is now filled with public resentment.
Prices have skyrocketed, with all kinds of food and daily necessities increasing tenfold!
Originally, ordinary people had the habit of storing food, but before the mobilization of the Wutu army, they had already taken advantage of the people in order to fight a desperate battle, which resulted in many people being left without food and having to live one day at a time.
Now only big families and big grain merchants have grain to sell.
Small families dared not move rashly, and large families and grain merchants were controlled by Ali Bai.
Robbery, arson, theft and other vicious incidents began to increase gradually.
The timing was gradually approaching the point that Fang Zhengyi was satisfied with.
On this day, a huge stage began to be built on the main road of Pantai City.
The stage was so large that it almost covered the entire main road, and people in the front and back were unable to pass normally.
The space under the platform was empty, where a large amount of supplies were stored. The houses on both sides of the street were also requisitioned in advance to store supplies.
Fang Zhengyi was looking at the construction site, and Alibai was accompanying him. He asked, "Teacher, is it really necessary to use such a large area? Won't it be demolished in the future?"
"No, it is necessary. This is where the most people can gather. You should choose this place for your first speech. We will decide whether to demolish this place or not later." Fang Zhengyi said, turning his head to look at him: "How is the preparation of the manuscript I gave you yesterday?"
Alibai hesitated for a moment: "It's...it's okay."
"Alright? What do you mean by okay? You will be giving a speech in front of thousands of people. You must show your best attitude, the spirit of a king, and leadership style. If you don't have it, you need to keep practicing. Go back and continue practicing. You must carefully consider every movement and the tone of every sentence I wrote above. You still have one day." Fang Zheng frowned and said.
He is now striving for perfection and there cannot be any mistakes.
If Alibai doesn’t have enough control over the masses, there will be problems if Wutu sends people back to the city later.
Alibai nodded after hearing this, and asked half-doubtfully: "Thousands and tens of thousands, will there really be so many people coming?"
"Haven't we sent soldiers to notify every household? People all over the world love to watch the fun. Even if you spit, people will watch. You are the second prince after all. Can you have some confidence in yourself?" Fang Zheng glanced at him and saw that he was still hesitant. He said, "If you have any other questions, I will help you solve them."
Ali Bai forced a smile: "Nothing... I'm just... nervous. There are so many people around, I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing."
"Hey, why are you so nervous?" Fang Zheng sighed, turned around and walked in front of Ali Bai, and said seriously: "My disciple, your life before was very conventional, but now the situation has changed."
"Let's not talk about you, let's talk about your teacher. In fact, your teacher is the same as you. When I was young, I just wanted to follow the rules and then reach my ideal position step by step."
"But what happened later? The world gave your teacher a hard slap in the face. I died and then came back to life. Only then did I realize that there are no bullshit rules in this world. Before that, I had always set limits for my life."
"Don't be afraid of making mistakes. How wrong can a prepared manuscript be? Be brave. The most important thing is to show your momentum and let the people see that there is hope in following people like you. You must be domineering, fierce, boiling, and burning! You can do it. The army is already under your control. Success is just a step away from tomorrow. Go!"
"Okay!" Alibai's blood boiled with enthusiasm. He nodded heavily and turned to leave. The moment he left, he turned back again, looking confused: "Teacher, what does it mean to die and come back to life?"
"That's a metaphor, don't dwell on it."
.......
The day goes by quickly.
The time for the public speech was chosen in the afternoon. If it were not for the subsequent procedures, Fang Zhengyi would have preferred to choose the evening.
At night, people are exhausted and easily enter an emotional state.
However, considering the poor lighting and the chaos that could easily cause problems, we finally gave up.
The area in front and behind the huge stage was already filled with people.
Countless people looked curiously at this huge stage that took two days to build.
They received notice one day in advance that there would be a show that everyone would love to watch here today.
But he didn't say what it was specifically, we only know that the second prince took the stage himself.
Anyway, I'm free now and hungry anyway, so I might as well go out and take a look.
The people were talking about it.
"The Second Prince came on stage himself and built such a big stage. Do you know what he is doing?"
"Hiss... Such a big platform, don't you know!"
"Don't tell me you're going to fight Wolf Three..."
"No matter how many times he plays, the Second Prince cannot act in person!"
While the people were talking, Alibai had already walked to the center of the stage with his back straight, dressed in military uniform and surrounded by soldiers.
A microphone stand was set up in the center with a large loudspeaker on it.
As soon as he arrived, the soldiers who had brought him immediately walked to the edge of the stage and drove the people away, holding hands and blocking them outside.
There was an empty space at the edge of the stage, and three soldiers were standing there, each holding a stack of wooden boards, standing in the left, middle and right positions, with their backs to the people and facing Alibai.
Fang Zhengyi was also below, commanding three soldiers.
The boards those soldiers hold are 'teleprompters'.
I went back and thought about it yesterday, and felt that Alibai was still unreliable, so I made a human PPT and asked them to follow Alibai's rhythm to turn the pages.
Everything was ready, and Fang Zhengyi made a gesture to Ali Bai from below.
Alibai kept taking deep breaths, and when he saw Fang Zheng give the signal, he straightened his back and walked to the loudspeaker.
With a light press of their hands, the people gradually quieted down.
“Today we stand here, on the land of the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, a land watered by our ancestors with their blood and dignity…”
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