The Royal Military Academy in Rio de Janeiro, a military academy created to consolidate the monarchy's rule, became a secret stronghold against Pedro II's rule.

Dodoro da Fonseca, Floriano Pescito, and Proudent de Morais, three careerists with real power in the Brazilian imperial army and politics, gathered together to secretly plot a military coup d'état to overthrow the monarchy.

"The counterinsurgency war in the six northern states is coming to an end, and the troops loyal to His Majesty the Emperor will be transferred back to Rio de Janeiro in a month at most, leaving us with little time to prepare."

52-year-old Deodoro?? Fonseca tapped his right hand on the table and said cautiously, "My troops have been stationed in Tresópolis in the name of a change of guard, and General Atrenota, who is in charge of defending the western defense line of Rio de Janeiro, has promised to support our righteous actions,

When the time comes, as soon as the troops we have arranged for in the city to take control of the palace, General Atrenotta will release the line as planned and allow our troops to enter Rio de Janeiro. ”

"There are a total of 35,000 troops stationed in and around Rio de Janeiro, and General Atrenotta has only more than 4,000 troops under his command, and without the cooperation of the guards guarding the palace, I am afraid that you and some of your student officers will not be able to control the situation in Rio de Janeiro."

Petosau disagreed with Fonseca's plan, retorting: "It will take a lot of time for the 60,000 counterinsurgency troops to return to Rio de Janeiro, we can completely postpone the date of the coup d'état, we don't need to delay it too long, the coup will be put in 17 days, and when the local army of São Paulo stationed on the front line and the central army have been replaced, I will immediately order the troops of the state of São Paulo to move to Rio de Janeiro, with the assistance of the 20,000 garrisons of São Paulo, the chances of capturing Rio de Janeiro will be greater." ”

"There are a total of 50,000 troops on the front line who are confronting the Han army, and General Petoshao is not afraid that the Han army will take the opportunity to fight after withdrawing 20,000 elite troops at one time?"

Fonseca said coldly, "And General Petrosau, don't forget, there are still 30,000 Imperial Central Army loyal to Your Majesty deployed on the front line in Paraná, if your army is on the way to Rio de Janeiro and the news leaks, can you try to guess whether the Central Army on the front line will stay in the garrison and faithfully resist the attack of the Han Chinese, or will it turn around and crusade against your army?" ”

"I believe that the officers of the state of São Paulo will be able to keep it a secret, and that the real purpose of the transfer of troops will not be discovered by the central army at the front."

Whoever gets his army into Rio de Janeiro first will have more power in the new government, and Fonseca and Petrosso are the most militarily powerful of the factions currently involved in the coup plot, and Fonseca is the only potential rival of Petroso, excluding the republican leader Morais, who has made it clear that he will not seek the first Brazilian presidency.

"The Han army is heavily assembled on the front line of Paraná State, and the front-line garrison troops cannot be easily mobilized."

Seeing that Petrosau and Fonseca could not agree on the transfer of troops, Morais advised that "Han and Paraguay are both great enemies of the state, and the key to overthrowing the reign of Pedro II is to control the garrison army in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the royal guards guarding the palace."

Prior to his assignment to Victoria's military commanderhood, General Fonseca was the Headmaster of the Royal Military Academy, which is much easier and safer than simply moving troops from the front, with about two-thirds of the middle and lower rank officers in the Royal Guard coming from the Royal Military Academy. ”

Morais carefully balanced the interests of the two sides, and continued: "It is too risky to transfer back 20,000 troops from the front line at a time, if only 10,000 troops are transferred back, leaving 10,000 troops to defend the front line in Paraná together with the central army that has changed defenses, it can not only provide follow-up assistance forces for the Rio de Janeiro operation, but also stabilize the front front, and then wait until the operation in Rio de Janeiro is successful, and then order the frontline troops to obey the general's command in the name of the central government, what do you think?" ”

"Mr. Morais, if you and General Fonseca can agree to one condition to me, I will not only accept your proposal, but also voluntarily give up the opportunity to run for the first presidency of the Republic."

Considering the current situation in Brazil, Morais's proposal is most conducive to the success of the coup, but after accepting the other party's proposal, Pescioca is completely at a disadvantage in the presidential competition with Fonseca, Fonseca's influence and appeal in the Brazilian government and the people are much higher than Pesochato's, in terms of experience, qualifications and political skills, Fonseca, who participated in the suppression of the uprising of the "Coastal Party" in Pernambuco in 1848, has more advantages, and has the prestige and ability to combine it with the glory of planning a military coup. It will be very difficult for Pesciocto to bypass Fonseca and become the president of the Brazilian Republic.

After several comparisons and analyses of the strength of the two sides, Peshoto wisely made another choice.

"Please."

"After the success of the republic, the front-line troops of the state of Paraná must be integrated and merged with the troops of the state of São Paulo, and the post of military governor of the state of Goiás is recommended to be filled by General Grestal."

"You may agree to your terms, but you must promise that the three states of São Paulo, Paraná and Goiás will be administratively independent, and that you and General Grest will not interfere in local political decision-making, and that you will not contravene the unified decree of the republican government."

"As long as the military orders issued by the republican government are passed by the parliament, the troops stationed in the three southwestern states will be at the disposal of the central government."

The three of them agreed on the distribution of power after the coup d'état, and then began to plan and analyze the key points and steps of the coup to seize power.

"After our efforts, the British Minister Sir Auston has promised not to interfere in the political changes within Brazil, and without the intervention of the British Minister and the more than 10,000 expeditionary fleets under the name of General Gordon, the pillar used by His Majesty the Emperor to maintain his tyrannical rule can be said to be crumbling, and the rest will only need our slight force to knock His Majesty Pedro's crown to the ground."

Morales played the eloquence of a good politician and instigated: "Most of the officers of the Guards in the city of Rio de Janeiro choose to rebel against the tyranny of the imperial power, and His Majesty Pedro's loyal servants are scattered and disintegrated, and then we only need to echo inside and outside, cooperate with the guards and the city defense army to occupy the palace, and control His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Isabella, who lives outside the city, and the rule of the Brasagan dynasty will collapse and collapse." ”

"The 60,000 counter-insurgents are Pedro's last support, and for a week after the coup d'état, Rio de Janeiro must be blocked from the outside world, and the remnants of the royalists will be cut off from the counterinsurgency."

"Around the residence of Admiral Garcia and Duke Frobert, there are people we arranged to secretly monitor, and they will not be allowed to escape from the city on the night of the coup." …………