By the time the German Führer arrived, the banquet had already begun for almost fifteen minutes, because the greetings had been made in advance, and everyone had expressed their understanding, and this bit of face had to be given.

The style of this buffet is open-plan, without too many etiquette constraints, and the purpose is to provide a more relaxed environment for guests to communicate and communicate.

Of course, food is also essential, especially when the Führer is still a top foodie, in order to prepare for this banquet not only dispatched the culinary team of the Chancellery, but also specially invited the chefs of several famous restaurants in Berlin, and some even directly performed live, cooking delicious food for the guests on the spot.

In the corner of the ballroom, the orchestra played soft and soft music from the Berliner Philharmoniker, a well-known orchestra in Europe at the time, many of whom wore the title of music professor.

The conductor is the orchestra's music director, William. Mr. Furtwängler, the famous conductor and composer who had gained great prestige in the European music scene for his opposition to the Nazi literary policy, lost his position as music director of the Philharmonic Orchestra that year.

It's just that the conductor's reputation in the cultural field is so high that it is regarded by the German people as a national wealth of Germany, and the Nazi Party cannot ignore the existence of such influence.

So Goebbels made a judgment that was in line with his personal values and logic, and he took the initiative to play the role of peacemaker between the stubborn musician and Hitler.

You must know that Furtwängler was a fierce man who once called Hitler an "enemy of mankind" in public, and if he dared to do this in other small roles, I am afraid that he would have been sent to a concentration camp by the Gestapo a long time ago, not to mention that he also has a wife with questionable blood.

Goebbels had already figured out the artist's temperament, so he made a deal with Furtwängler, the details of which were not recorded in writing except for the parties. What is certain is that Goebbels issued a proclamation after this, declaring that the conductor recognized Hitler's leadership of German cultural policy, and that all his previous words and actions were only personal views from an artistic point of view, and not politically charged with them.

Since then, Furtwängler has been able to return to his role as music director of the Berliner Philharmoniker and has been allowed to continue his concerts on stage, while attacks and harassment of the artist have ceased within the Nazi Party, and he has been given a new passport to travel around the world at will and to make any non-political statements in the media.

The actual deal may have been much more than what appeared to be, and the conductor was protected by Goebbels and the German Ministry of Culture in the days that followed, and even relied on this relationship to shelter some Jewish artists, including his wife of "semi-Aryan" ancestry (the paternal line was of Jewish descent and was not recognized by the Jewish community).

Of course, with Furtwängler's political status, it was impossible to save everyone he knew, and in that crazy and cold era, he had to ensure his own safety first, so Furtwängler had to make some compromises, as an artist under Nazi rule, he had done enough, and at the same time had no more choice.

Now that the cultural environment in Europe has changed dramatically, and the new European hegemon has been established, there is no longer any anti-Nazi rhetoric on the market.

Most of the left-wing artists who had been active in the European literary and artistic scene have fled to Asia and the Americas, and they must be careful in what they say and do when they get there, because legend has it that some big brother has been watching them from the outside.

The New World was still in the image of Europeans as a land of sin, and it was not a legend that a few people died there. Perhaps those people are sought-after cultural people in Europe, but they are just ordinary people on the other side of the ocean.

Think you're great if you've painted a few oil paintings and written a few satirical articles? Ever dived in the Hudson River with a 50-pound cement block? Don't worry, there are opportunities for practice.

There is a saying that the winner is not subject to any blame, otherwise it will prove that your victory is not thorough, and now the overall public opinion in the European literary and artistic circles has turned around, in addition to proving that Germany's victory is very thorough, by the way, it has also tested the discipline and character of European media people.

Of course, there are also some media people who adhere to principles, and they look like iron-clad tough guys who would rather bend, but most of them have been casually cleaned up by their own supervisory agencies before it is Germany's turn to send someone to take action.

In particular, mention of the speed at which the British media has turned the tide of the wind cannot be measured even by the best Swiss computers, and what Xu Jun admires most is that they are able to play word games so wonderfully that they can even give people the illusion that their arguments have been like this since the beginning and have not changed for decades.

"With all due respect, Your Excellency the Führer, I was on a trip to Portsmouth just last week." James. Viscount Stewart gracefully picked up a glass of French champagne from the silver tray in the waiter's hand.

"How's the situation over there now?" Xu Jun handed the plate in his hand to the waiter standing next to him, and took a glass of whiskey from the other party's hand.

"Oh, you won't believe what I see, Your Excellency the Führer. The Royal Navy had righted the battleships Lone and Paris, and the damage to these two ships was much less than I had expected. Viscount Stewart shook his champagne glass slightly, with the reserved smile of the English aristocracy on his face.

The former King Hideward VIII, who later became the Duke of Windsor, was a world-famous lover who did not love the country but was beautiful.

If he is really willing to give up the crown for love, I'm afraid even he can't deceive himself. So when he learned that he would be regent of the British Empire, he returned to the capital on a Luftwaffe plane almost before the war on the outskirts of London burned out, and the next day he took his wife to Buckingham Palace.

It is said that the charming Mrs. Simpson has now made Buckingham Palace her home, and it seems that she dreams of wearing the Queen's golden crown, and pouting Edward all day long to prepare for the restoration.

To be honest, the time for the restoration was fleeting, and there might have been some hope if it had been a few years earlier, for Edward had a good reputation among the common people of England, and everyone was quite sympathetic to the king's plight.

But in the years that followed, the duke's pro-German tendencies quickly caused him to lose ground in the hearts of the British people, especially after the outbreak of war on the Western Front, and almost everyone began to doubt the duke's loyalty to the British Empire.

Although Britain eventually lost to Germany, it does not mean that everyone will change their opinion of this member of the imperial family, it has nothing to do with whether he is close to Germany or not, but the duke's personality has been stained.

Xu Jun also saw this problem, so he did not allow Edward VIII to be restored, even if he was ideologically inclined to Germany.

What this man has done before, including his political leanings and those public performances, is actually all about taking back that crown.

The German Führer thought that this man might be exploited, but he could never be regarded as a reliable ally, but His Royal Highness the Prince Regent obviously did not know this, and he thought that Germany would stand firmly on his side. In order to expand his influence in the British government and opposition, Edward also recruited a large number of down-and-out nobles as henchmen, and he placed them in Parliament and various government departments, and intended to seize the power of the cabinet.

The Viscount Stewart standing in front of Xu Jun now is the personal envoy arranged by the regent in the special envoy.

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