The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2092. Boiling news

【Who is right and who is wrong? Is Hari Seldon just a scapegoat? Ocean Star Holographic Network will launch a special report for you - Whose fault is it to use violence to vent your incompetence? 】

[Did Hari Seldon neglect his duties, or was the Grand Duke’s policy misinterpreted? Who is the person standing between the Duke and the people? 】

Almost all news media have the same tone. They use various methods, channels and angles to condemn the administration represented by Francis Underwood and express their support for Hari Seldon.

Many experts have also come out to express their own comments. They all believe that arresting Hari Seldon now only shows that Francis Underwood has lost his ability to control the situation.

The one-sided media voice almost immediately pushed Francis Underwood's Prime Minister's Office into the forefront of the limelight, putting him under tremendous pressure from public opinion.

[Francis Underwood’s policy is completely capitulationist and appeasementist! He blindly advocates peace and victory, ignoring the reality that the galaxy is still shrouded in the clouds of war! If it is victory now, then please tell us where the uprisings that are happening one after another in the Galactic Empire come from? ! 】

[The current Governor-General is a spy of the Galactic Empire! They are traitors! We must be wary of the corrupt and rigid vested interest groups now appearing in the Principality of Dawn! 】

[The slogan "I am a natural disaster" still rings in my ears! But someone wants to tame us into gentle sheep! 】

[Didn’t our failures in the previous three natural disasters sound a wake-up call? People who don’t know think we have taken over the planet Coruscant! Little do we know that we still can only settle down in a corner! The road to survival is still long and the journey of struggle is still difficult and dangerous. What is needed now is the unity of all of us! 】

The growing public opinion almost caused the holographic network of the Principality of Dawn to explode. However, in the face of such calls, the relevant dignitaries of the Prime Minister's Office, headed by Francis Underwood, were just pretending to be dead. They closed all comments and stopped all press releases, and just kept doing what they wanted to do.

A few days later, the Prime Minister's Office, which had been silent for a long time, finally issued a statement: The government of the Principality of Dawn will be committed to balancing the relationship between armaments and people's livelihood in future policies, so as to allow the people to live a happy life as much as possible. Extreme policies will not appear. The principality always puts the well-being of the people first and hopes that striking workers can return to work as soon as possible. New policies will be promulgated soon.

Afterwards, Prime Minister Francis Underwood also came out in person to hold a press conference, where he explained the reasons for the arrest of Hari Seldon and his interpretation of the recent policies of the Principality of Dawn. He also assured at the press conference that war would not break out and that the Dawn Principality would do its best to avoid this worst-case scenario.

However, the thousands of reporters from major media who were present did not buy it at all. They made a lot of noise at the scene and questioned Francis Underwood with all kinds of tricky questions.

[Excuse me, Mr. Prime Minister, when you said that war will not break out, is this just your unilateral wishful thinking, or do you mean that you have reached an agreement with the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Army? 】

[Prime Minister, Grand Duke Tang Xiao of Liming has repeatedly emphasized the dangerous situation surrounding our Principality of Liming. So what makes you make the judgment that peace is the right path now? 】

[Mr. Prime Minister, can a sheep that puts down its arms avoid being eaten by a lion? If you think it is possible, then I will support your policy. 】

[According to our investigation, many riots were all caused by immigrants. Can these immigrants understand the policy goals of the Principality of Dawn? If you can’t understand, then what are the previous actions of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Interior? 】

Seeing Francis Underwood's face getting increasingly ugly, Chief of Staff Douglas Stamp couldn't bear it anymore. He walked up to the stage, pointed at the reporter who made the most noise and said loudly: "That's you! You What are you trying to stir up trouble here? We are thinking about the interests of the people, but you are just thinking about the private equity fund that that guy Zemo gave you!”

This unfounded accusation immediately caused an uproar at the scene. Countless reporters stood up and cursed and criticized. The scene fell into chaos for a time. The press conference ended in a hurry amid the curses.

The next day, as many as hundreds of news media jointly filed a lawsuit against Douglas Stamp, accusing him of fabricating baseless rumors to slander the news media and tarnish the impartiality of the news. And asked Douglas Stamp to immediately produce the evidence he said. If he cannot produce it, then he must apologize in public and accept legal sanctions!

Such a huge public opinion storm also triggered more chain reactions.

In the Haven Star District, many factories and companies that had experienced strikes were besieged by some people. Many people held up various slogans and flags, surrounded their factories and shouted slogans.

[The Principality of Dawn has given you a home, but you are just sitting back and enjoying the benefits! 】

[Go back to the Galactic Empire! Go back to that 'easy job' that works 20 hours a day! 】

[Peace forged with the blood of countless warriors is not a market for you to bargain with! This is our city wall made of steel! 】

[You can resign now if you don’t want to work! Give up those precious job opportunities to those who really want to work hard! 】

Not only that, under the promotion of the invisible behind-the-scenes mastermind, hundreds of societies were established in the Principality of Dawn almost overnight. These societies are all loyal societies that support Grand Duke Tang Xiao of Dawn and the Principality of Dawn. There are even some radical organizations among them, such as those that promote the supremacy of the Fourth Civilization, advocating that only those who awaken from the mothership and their direct descendants are the real superiors, and immigrants from other parts of the galaxy are just inferior organizations.

Some of these societies are very large in scale, and even registered as political parties, preparing to participate in elections and enter politics!

Many parades began to appear outside the Prime Minister's Office of Francis Underwood. These parades held up the huge holographic projection of Tang Xiao and the picture of Hari Seldon holding up his handcuffed hands. The participants in the parade shouted various slogans and angrily scolded Francis as a traitor. The situation was out of control for a time.

"Look... I didn't lie, right? General Ling." Helmut Zemo held a glass of red wine in one hand and adjusted the angle of the holographic projector with the other hand, so that the image projected on the other side was in the most appropriate position.

"The media is your weapon. It is really powerful." Ling Liang said.

"There are some things that he doesn't do, and I can't do them either. So, in a sense, Francis Underwood has helped us." Zemo adjusted his glasses and sneered.