The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2091: Boiling News

  2092: Boiling News

[Who is right and who is wrong? Is Hari Seldon just a scapegoat? Ocean Star Holographic Network will present you with a special report - Using violence to vent incompetence, whose fault is it? ]

[Is it Hari Seldon's dereliction of duty, or is it that the Grand Duke's policies have been misinterpreted? Who is the person standing between the Grand Duke and the people? ]

Almost all news media spoke with the same voice. They condemned the administration represented by Francis Underwood through various means, channels and angles, and expressed their support for Hari Seldon.

Many experts also came out to express their opinions. They all believed that arresting Hari Seldon now would only mean that Francis Underwood had lost control of the situation.

The one-sided media voice almost immediately pushed Francis Underwood's Prime Minister's Office to the forefront, causing him to suffer enormous public pressure.

[Francis Underwood's policy is completely capitulationist and appeasing! He ignores the reality that the Milky Way is still shrouded in the shadow of war and blindly advocates peace and victory! If victory is achieved now, then please tell us where the uprisings that are happening one after another in the Galactic Empire come from? ! ]

[The current Governor's Office is a spy for the Galactic Empire! They are traitors! We must be wary of the corrupt and rigid vested interest groups that have emerged in the Principality of Dawn! ]

[The slogan "I am the natural disaster" still lingers in my ears! But someone wants to tame us into gentle sheep! ]

[Hasn't our failure in the previous three natural disasters sounded the alarm? People who don't know think we have already taken over the planet Coruscant! Little do they know that we are still only able to live in a corner! The road to survival is still long, and the journey of struggle is still difficult. What we need now is our unity! ]

More and more public opinions almost caused the entire holographic network of the Principality of Dawn to explode, but in the face of such calls, the relevant politicians of the Prime Minister's Office headed by Francis Underwood were just playing dead. They closed all comments and stopped all news releases, just doing what they had to do in silence.

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 strive to balance the relationship between armaments and people's livelihood in future policies, and let the people live a happy life as much as possible. Extreme policies will not appear. The Principality always puts the welfare of the people first. It hopes that the striking workers will return to work as soon as possible, and new policies will be promulgated soon.

Afterwards, Prime Minister Francis Underwood also came out in person to hold a press conference, and explained the reasons for arresting Hari Seldon and his interpretation of the recent policies of the Principality of Dawn. He also assured at the press conference that the war would not break out and that the Principality of Dawn would do its utmost to avoid the worst possible situation.

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

[Excuse me, Prime Minister, when you said that war will not break out, is this just your unilateral wishful thinking, or have you reached an agreement with the Galactic Empire or the Rebellion? ]

[Mr. Prime Minister, may I ask that Grand Duke Tang Xiao of Dawn has repeatedly emphasized the dangerous surrounding situation of our Dawn Principality. What made you conclude that peace is the right path now?]

[Prime Minister, can a sheep that lay down its weapons avoid being eaten by a lion? If you think it can, then I will support your policy.]

[According to our investigation, many riots were caused by immigrants. Can these immigrants understand the policy goals of the Principality of Dawn? If not, then what did the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of the Interior do before? ] Seeing Francis Underwood's face getting uglier, Chief of Staff Douglas Stamp couldn't bear it anymore. He walked up to the stage and pointed at the reporter who was making the most noise and said loudly: "It's you! What are you trying to do by fanning the flames here? We are thinking about the interests of the people, but you are just thinking about the private equity fund that Zemo gave you!!"

This groundless accusation immediately caused an uproar at the scene. Countless reporters stood up and cursed and accused. The scene was once in chaos. The press conference ended hastily amid a chorus of curses.

The next day, hundreds of news media jointly filed charges against Douglas Stamp, accusing him of fabricating rumors without any basis to defame the news media and tarnish the fairness of the news. They also demanded that Douglas Stamp immediately produce the evidence he said. If he could not, he would have to apologize in public and accept legal sanctions!

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

In the Haven star area, many factories and enterprises where strikes had broken out were besieged by some people. Many people held up various slogans and flags, surrounded their factories and shouted slogans loudly.

[The Principality of Dawn gave you a homeland, but you just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor! ]

[Go back to the Galactic Empire! Go back to your 20-hour "easy job" every day! ]

[The peace built with the blood of countless soldiers is not a market for you to bargain with! This is a wall we built with steel! ]

[If you don’t want to work, you can quit now! Give up the precious job opportunity to those who really want to work hard! ]

Not only that, under the promotion of the invisible mastermind, hundreds of societies were established in the Principality of Dawn almost overnight. These societies were all loyal societies that supported Grand Duke Tang Xiao of Dawn and the Principality of Dawn. There were even some radical organizations, such as those that advocated the supremacy of the Fourth Civilization, arguing that only those who awakened from the mothership and their direct descendants were the real superiors, and that immigrants from other parts of the galaxy were just inferiors.

Some of these community organizations are so large that they are even registered as political parties, preparing to participate in elections and enter politics!

Outside Francis Underwood's Prime Minister's Office, many marchers began to appear. These marchers held up the huge holographic projection of Tang Xiao and the image of Hari Seldon holding up his handcuffed hands. The participants in the march shouted various slogans, angrily calling Francis a traitor, and 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 opposite side was in the most appropriate position.

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

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