"I hope that the death of the Kaiser can bring peace to the world!" American President Wilson expressed his expectation at the first time, but he was not a real pacifist. It was the military and political expansion of Germany that frightened him and most American politicians. The huge military empire would never be satisfied with one Britain, and perhaps the whole world would be included in the pockets of Germans in the near future.

"Dead?" In the new imperial palace in St. Petersburg, Tsar Agreni was more surprised than thinking about what kind of influence it would bring to Russia after the death of the German emperor. After all, at this time, Russia was a vassal state and joined the forces of the German allies. After five months, foreign wars have greatly weakened Russia. In addition, Russia’s foreign wars continued to lose in Nicholas’s era. Although Russia’s population and land area are still huge, the strength of the empire is not as good as before. What Agreni needs to do is not only to consolidate the throne, but also to calm down and rebuild its image abroad. In this case, it is very necessary
"What? It’s unbelievable! " In Vienna, this music is old. Emperor Joseph was surprised or surprised. More than five months ago, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife brought incalculable influence to this country. In addition to the terrible war, Joseph also lost the only heir of the empire. The word "assassinated" was simply synonymous with the devil for the emperor of Austria-Hungary, who felt that he had been in the coffin for a long time. The issue of imperial succession was his most worrying.
"Is the German army still attacking? Let’s ask for an armistice negotiation! " When King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy summoned the cabinet, he lamented that Italy was also a few countries that were still at war when the new year came, and the allied forces were still advancing to Rome. Just this morning, Germany and Austria invested nearly 400 thousand troops to storm the Bologna defense line. Although Italy still had a considerable number of troops, the morale of its officers and men was already very low
"Who dares to provoke that horrible beast?"
People who are neutral and wait-and-see want to know who will be responsible for the assassination. Although Germany has not announced the heir to the throne at this time, the assassination of the Kaiser will never end easily. The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor has led to a world war, and people are uneasy about what the death of the Kaiser will bring.
General Hirao Dongxiang, who led the US Navy’s fleet "passed by" not long ago and just returned to Tahiti Port, also learned the shocking news at the first time. Dongxiang paid more attention to the attitude of Germany towards the United States and Japan led by the new emperor. Although the Japanese fleet and the American fleet met in the eastern Pacific a few days ago, the Japanese naval generals in Dongxiang deeply felt the strength of another powerful navy in this ocean. The tonnage, firepower and navigation of the main warships of the US Pacific fleet did not fall in the wind in front of the joint fleet formed by the Japanese 1st and 2nd fleets.
On the bridge of "Sandali", Dongxiang silently watched the Japanese warships in the harbor. Although many of these warships are huge and full of guns, quite a few of them have participated in the Japanese-Russian naval battle. At this time, the first-line warships in the hands of the Japanese navy are the old warships such as Shejin, Hehe, Anyi and Samo. Compared with the Japanese navy, the navies of major countries are too few and they intend to control the Pacific region. When the American fleet returns, Dongxiang predicted that "the imperial navy will inevitably be in the near future."
This prophecy has also been blessed by Japanese naval generals, just like the stimulation brought by the Qing navy at the beginning, the Japanese navy has a new goal
At 7: 00 p.m. on January 1st, the special train that Chentian and his party took slowly stopped at a small distance near Caen, France. There was a military airport, where two Owl bombers and a small group of Hummingbird fighters were dying. At this time, most German soldiers had learned the news of the emperor’s death. Everyone’s face was written with heavy sadness, and when Chentian appeared, the soldiers’ eyes were full of reverence and expectation.
The crew of the "Owl" was so excited that they almost couldn’t speak when they learned that the acting emperor was going to Berlin by his own plane. Each of them held their chests high and saluted so forcefully. The main reason why the "Owl" bomber was chosen instead of a civil aviation plane was that Germany had the longest flight, the highest safety performance and the best communication equipment at this time, and its bomb bay could be temporarily converted into a spacious passenger cabin.
Although the facilities in the temporarily modified cabin are a little crude, Chen Tian is still satisfied with two telegraph machines, two tables and a small camp bed here, which is enough to ensure that he will be fully prepared psychologically and physically when he arrives in Berlin.
"We will land in Cologne and refuel halfway through the temple. We are expected to arrive in Berlin in 11 hours!"
The pilot looked nervous when he spoke, and Chentian nodded silently to him. He was still very confident about the imperial pilots and planes. Five minutes later, the fighter plane first rose, and the bomber where Chentian was located also flew off the ground in a roar.
After watching the fleet go away, the soldiers saw them off on the ground in the morning and returned to the station under the guidance of officers.
"The temple will become our new emperor!" A young private carrying a Mao Se rifle followed his companion closely.
"Of course! The temple must go back to Berlin to ascend the throne this time and find out the murderer of the emperor. I think it must be the damn British who sent assassins! " Speak is a big Hu who is also carrying a Mao Se rifle.
"The temple is really young!" Another private’s words are full of pride. In his opinion, although he has never seen William II in his life, it is not bad to see the future emperor.
"This is nothing. I was only 29 years old when I became king!" Otherwise, an older scholar said that the sadness these people felt when they learned that the emperor had been assassinated seemed to have been swept away with the appearance of Chen Tian.
"I envy you! I don’t know whether the old emperor is better or the new emperor is better! " At first the private muttered.
"Ahem …" The first lieutenant pretended to cough, and the soldiers kept their mouths shut.
"Good emperors and bad emperors are all our emperors!" Lieutenant thought so in his heart.
In Berlin, the remnants of the last night’s celebration have not been swept away, but in just a few hours, the cheerful and relaxed atmosphere has been replaced by deep sadness and depression. There are few pedestrians on the streets carrying long guns. Guards soldiers can be seen everywhere, and many armored vehicles patrol the streets in front of the palace. Thousands of citizens come to the emperor to mourn and cry, but the palace is silent.
In the palace conference hall, the ministers and generals looked tired after a sleepless night. Usually, William II called a command meeting here, but now things have changed. People are very unhappy when they look at the seats swinging at one end of the conference table.
Bernhardt Von Bilo, a 66-year-old imperial minister, is holding his hand in front of the window. Through this window, he can just see the back garden of the palace. Now it is covered with thick snow. The soldiers of the deputy armed guards patrol the corridor and search for the palace surface. However, from the current situation, it is still unclear to trace the assassin. The biggest problem is that no one has seen the assassin like a hand, let alone what the assassin looks like.
In addition to the prime minister, there are nearly 30 imperial dignitaries sitting in this conference hall, including the minister of finance, the minister of industry and agriculture, the minister of shipping, the minister of six armies, and the minister of the navy. During the meeting that lasted for more than three hours, the ministers expressed their views on the succession of the emperor’s assassination. In the assassination of the emperor, everyone reached a unanimous conclusion that the murderer should be found and severely punished at all costs. However, on the question of who will inherit the throne, the ministers supported Prince and Chen Tian.
Supporting Prince believes that the emperor’s declaration on December 5 th is equivalent to his last words. If Prince wakes up, he will be restored to the status of German emperor. After the death of the emperor, he will naturally ascend to the throne and succeed to the throne. Regardless of Prince’s physical condition, such as the Imperial Palace and the government, he will help him manage the country well. This view is based on secretly spying on more ministers.
The navy minister Erpitz, who supported Chentian school, believed that Prince was in fact and fulfilled the emperor’s power and righteousness. The empire must not be handed over to such a capable person, and Chentian’s exploits and abilities are obvious to all. He is fully qualified to become the new German emperor.
In addition to these two factions, there are still some people who have not expressed their opinions for the time being, including Billo, Minister of the Sixth Army Falkenhayn and several other ministers.
The navy, including Marshal Bohr and Marshal Miller, all the naval generals present at the meeting agreed that the acting emperor should inherit the throne. On the other hand, there are some differences in the 6 th Army. Because the 1 ST, 5 th, 7 th and 3 rd regiments are busy with the war in England, the commanders of these 5 regiments did not attend the meeting. The representatives of the 2 nd, 4 th and 6 th regiments attended the meeting. The commanders of the 2 nd, 4 th and 6 th regiments, General Karl von Billow and Duke Ruprexit (king of Bavaria) tended to support Prince, while General Billow was optimistic about Ruprexit, the acting emperor, and never said a word.
The ministers seemed tired after a long argument. At this time, most of the people in the meeting room were silent. Just now, hot coffee was brought in by the guards. The first one, Erpitz, sat on the left side of the long conference table with a tight face. He was a veteran of the empire and a founder of the navy. However, now supporting Prince has a slight advantage in the number of ministers. I am afraid that Prince’s "personal sphere of influence" has been built for a long time, and ministers will consider their future status and exhibition.
Erpitz took a casual glance at Falkenhayn, and the attitude of the minister of the six armies now puzzled him, because in his view, Chentian helped Falkenhayn a lot in the French battlefield. If the first regiment had not taken the lead in breaking through the defense line of the Seine River in France, perhaps the Falkenhayn field would not have been much better than before, and after that, the German six armies swept across France and then successfully landed in Britain. These magnificent achievements made Falkenhayn and his six armies look great. At this time, in the eyes of Chinese people, he has become a Hannibal hero.
Falkenhayn’s eyes were fixed on the coffee in front of him. When the strength of the two factions supporting Prince Gianluigi was similar, he and his attitude became the key to determine the heir to the throne.
But no one knows what he is thinking, and people also don’t know what they are planning at the window.
And after a pause, Erpitz doesn’t want to say anything at this time. At present, the empire is still in a war period. If the Admiralty and the 6 th Military Department support Chentian, then the political ministers will have to make concessions.
After a long time, bernhardt Von Bilo turned around and his eyes fell on Falkenhayn’s body. Now the opinion of the 6 military departments is the key to one vote.
Most people in the audience followed their eyes to the minister of the 6 th Army, with Erpitz and his naval generals sitting in front of them. Maybe they thought they should believe in the integrity and honor of the soldiers.
After becoming the focus of attention, Falkenhayn slowly raised his head. He took one look at each other and then looked at Erpitz.
At the moment, the whole conference hall is horribly quiet.
"I think" Falkenhayn turned his eyes to Xiang again. "His last words made it very clear that since Prince’s Temple has woken up, it is up to him to perform his duties as emperor again!"
The ministers who supported Prince suddenly clapped their hands warmly. Biloxian nodded slightly, but Erpitz’s face didn’t change a bit. He knew that this was politics and hated politics.
At the moment, it is obvious that the result is not announced.
A few seconds later, Erpitz got up silently and walked to the door without saying a word, and then the naval generals present stood up one after another. They protested the stupidity and selfishness of those cheering people. After Bohr, Miller and others left the conference hall one by one, to everyone’s surprise, King Rupert of Bavaria also left without saying a word, and then General Karl von Billow walked out of the conference hall with an angry face.
If Renee knew what was going on here, he would be deeply disappointed that he had no chance to kill Prince himself. More importantly, he never thought that a loser could compete for the throne.
But this is politics!