Chapter 53: Coming (Part 2)
On November 13th, the weather in Rome was exceptionally clear, with no clouds in the blue sky, and the sun shone unhindered on the ancient city, bringing a touch of warmth to the citizens and dissipating the gloom that hung over their hearts.
People in the streets are talking about the fact that the German Führer, the apostle of God, arrived in Rome yesterday afternoon. Some people swear that he saw a motorcade of limousines flying German flags speeding into the Quirinal Palace. The guy was immediately denounced and dragged away by the gendarmes who arrived later. In such a sensitive time, you can't just talk nonsense.
Reinhart. Feng. Stade, at this time, is not only the new prime minister Badoglio, but in the minds of most Italians, this apostle of God is like the image of a great savior.
It is privately said that God sent this man to the mortal world, not only to save Germany, but also to save Italy.
The source of this claim cannot be ascertained, but the problem is that the Vatican has not reacted to this seemingly blasphemous statement. This can't help but make some overly brainy Italians wonder if His Majesty the Pope has obtained some divine revelation, after all, the whole world now maintains a secret connection with him.
Xu Jun arrived in Rome at about half past four in the afternoon of the 12th, and he and his main attaché were divided into two F200 special models, and the rest of the luggage and entourage were transported by four JU52s, and two squadrons of air force fighters escorted the group.
Xu Jun had been to Rome when he was studying abroad, but compared to later generations, Rome in the forties still retains its original style. Despite centuries of renovation by generations of dynasties, the storied city has long since lost its glory with the decline of the Kingdom of Italy, and the tall apartments lining the streets and the villas and gardens of the wealthy and wealthy are now in a state of decay.
The head of the empire was on a mission, and before completing the plan, he did not have the heart to enjoy the scenery, and after receiving the Führer and his entourage, the convoy that had been prepared in advance received the Führer and his entourage, and under the double escort of the Führer's guard flag team and the Italian army gendarmerie, he quietly passed through the city of Rome and drove into the Quirinal Palace.
The King of Italy and members of the royal family were still stranded in the Vatican at this time, and it seemed that Emanuele III would never dare to leave the Papal City until he received Xu Jun's face-to-face promise.
Badoglio was also uninterested in the king's return, and he was deliberating with the politicians in parliament about asking King Emanuele III to abdicate.
After all that had happened, it was clear that Emanuele III was no longer fit to be king, and the prime minister publicly declared that Italy had fallen to such a point that it was all the responsibility of the king alone. Had it not been for his support of the conspirators' attempts at a coup d'état, perhaps Mussolini would have been his leader by now, leading the Kingdom of Italy back to its glory in the Roman Empire.
Followers of the royal family in the past, such as those high-ranking nobles and politicians, are desperately dissociating themselves from the royal family at this time. Most of the die-hard members who still supported House Savoy have now been turned into corpses, dragged to the execution ground outside Rome and shot on the outskirts of Rome as members of the cabal.
Mussolini's assassination led to a new wave of conspiracy theories in Italy, directed at the royal family in hiding in the Vatican and the aristocracy that had been trying to restore their political privileges.
Badoglio was almost killed with Mussolini because he was at the scene of the assassination, so he cleared all suspicions about him. As for the little villain who fired the fatal shot, the police have come up with an investigation report, and there is a lot of evidence that he is a born bad breed, used by a conspiracy to subvert the group, to assassinate the best Prime Minister of Italy, the great Benito. Mussolini.
According to the police investigation report, the gang that planned this conspiracy behind the scenes is well-organized and has a large number of people, and it is not possible to clarify the exact list for the time being, but the police will definitely not give up halfway, even if it takes 10 or 20 years, to thoroughly investigate this case.
For this method of purging the opposition in the name of pretence, the Germans saw through it at a glance, this is all left over from the Nazi Party's play back then, I didn't expect Badoglio to be so skilled, and none of the guys who can climb to this height are fuel-efficient lamps.
Xu Jun is not interested in caring about this kind of chicken feathers and duck blood at all, anyway, the Eye of Odin is fully monitoring Italy, and besides, this kind of country is rich in various types of careerists, and it is not a bad thing to do it once in a while.
Since the king was not at home, Xu Jun lived in the Quirinal Palace without any psychological burden, and Badoglio even hinted to Werler privately that if the Führer liked the palace, he had a way to take it from the royal family and turn it into a residence belonging to the head of the German state.
Xu Jun did not respond immediately to this suggestion, he did want to get a holiday villa in Italy, and in his opinion Mussolini's Villa Tolonia was very good, compared to the palace is a bit too big.
The head of the empire did not meet with any Italian dignitaries and officials that night, but had dinner with Badoglio alone, and then the two of them had a conversation in the king's study, because only Xu Jun's henchmen were present, and no one knew the specific contents, only that in the records of the palace guards, the supreme imperial marshal left after midnight.
The rest of the night went uneventful, and the Führer slept with a pillow in the king's luxurious bedroom, waking up at nine o'clock the next morning.
PS: The second update, the eyes are a little uncomfortable, so I'll write here first, sorry for the small number of words, and the rest will be in tomorrow's big chapter.
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