"Long live Italy!"

"Long live the Leader!"

On the afternoon of November 4, Mussolini finally arrived on the outskirts of Rome with 100,000 black shirts, and was confronted by the members of the Young Italian League, some of whom were watching the lively Roman citizens and the policemen who were maintaining order.

Under the organization of Contini, the Young Italian Alliance made the welcome ceremony very grand, very atmospheric and pompous, especially in line with the appetite of Mussolini, who loved vanity, and Contini's speech at the welcome ceremony was more in line with Mussolini's ideas:

"Today, tens of thousands of young members of the Italian League, citizens of Rome have come to greet the arrival of the leader and the Black Shirts, this is not an ordinary welcome ceremony, it is a major event in the life of the Italian nation, an important milestone in the history of Italy, it means that the Italian people who are staggering forward in the dark have a guiding light, it means that the great and proud Roman spirit has a new inheritance, we are welcoming the standard-bearers who transform the country, bring hope and rebirth to the nation, and welcome the great saviors of the 40 million Italian people......

With him, the country will see hope, all darkness and sin will be swept away, and the order, stability, prosperity, and prosperity that we desire will soon come...... I swear that the Alliance of Young Italia will always be loyal to this great and sacred mission, always follow the leader, and use our collective strength to fight for a brighter future for Italy! ”

After the king invited Mussolini to form a cabinet in Rome, not only did Grandini completely side with the Young Italian League, but even the alliance became hot.

A few days ago, Contini was facing the crisis of disbanding just because he was called by the police to "discipline", but after the time came, it suddenly grew to tens of thousands of people in just a few days, and although some veteran directors and officials were unwilling to absorb those opportunistic elements who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and did not want to let Bo Ji Gongzi, who had no merit but had no merit, put on their heads as vice presidents, Contini easily persuaded them.

"Potty didn't contribute much to the organization before, but his presence allows the police to help us in the future, and that's his contribution."

"While others are now a bit more utilitarian in joining the organization, the more members, the more vocalizing the organization, the more prominent we are in the eyes of the leaders, and we will soon face graduation and job hunting, and if we want to get a place in the executive or legislature, the alliance is the best cornerstone – we are the party's youth guard! Leaders want to transform the country, who else can we trust if we don't believe it? Who else can you rely on if you don't rely on us? We had to organize not only the Roman students, but also the secondary and higher education institutions of Milan, Turin, Naples, Palermo, Bologna, Venice, Florence, etc...... Would you rather be a member of the 200 or would you rather be a member of the 200,000 people? ”

"If you think that the leader will be like the previous prime ministers who only served for 1-2 years and then step down, then I will say these words in vain, if you believe that the leader can last 20 years and even promote us, then you must unswervingly follow the party...... This welcome ceremony is an opportunity to show what we are capable of. ”

Although college students are still very young, most of them can make a name for themselves among students, most of them have their own understanding of politics and power, although they may not be able to understand Contini's behavior of taking advantage of the situation, but it does not prevent them from thinking about their future life path. They know very well what kind of members the Black Shirts are, most of them are veterans, the unemployed, and the frustrated, and there are only a very few people with high social status like the old Ciano, and Mussolini does not even have a serious secondary school diploma. It's time to form a cabinet! This group of college students believes that they can also get a piece of the pie with their own means and relatively high cultural quality.

Under this persuasion, the directors accepted Contini's idea and exerted 120,000 efforts to organize the welcoming ceremony. Contini naturally knows that the rapidly expanding youth league is a group with no real core, but as a 19-year-old, this is the only biggest platform he can fight, and if he wants to enter Mussolini's eyes early, he must show his unique ability to climb up early. Moreover, his father, Ciano Sr., made it very clear in his telegram that Mussolini had verbally agreed that Contini would take up the post of Italian youth leader, and although the leader often had the problem of making random promises and then regretting and not admitting it, at least not yet, if he could jump on this step and stand firm, Contini's future would be bright.

Sure enough, after listening to Contini's speech, Mussolini, instead of feeling the slightest disgust, thought that he spoke very well, and that he was worthy of being a top student at the University of Rome, and praised everyone for having such an academic level. Since little Calais is so interesting, he also has a few words of praise:

"Thank you for welcoming me and supporting the cause of the Blackshirts! In you, I see strength, I see light, I see a bright future and a bright future for Italy! I will do my best to lead you to a new history of Italy! With that, he waved his hand very imposingly, "Forward!" ”

"Hooray!"

The crowd let out a huge shout, surrounding Mussolini and his close comrades-in-arms to the city of Rome, Mussolini was going to beckon Contini to be by his side, but was politely rejected by Contini - this is Mussolini's moment of being in the limelight, he will not be stupid to grab this kind of scenery, the old Ciano in the crowd saw his son, nodded slightly, and was very satisfied with his performance of knowing how to advance and retreat, thinking that after a few months, his son has matured a lot.

The other generals under Mussolini, especially the henchmen who had a good relationship with the old Ciano, all "tsk" and praised one after another: "Calais, this young man is good, I like it very much......"

Upon arrival in Rome, Mussolini thanked Grandini for maintaining order, confirmed Contini's matchmaking, and accompanied him to the palace to meet the king. In fact, even if Contini didn't intervene in such a kick, Mussolini would not mess with Grandini, who was in control of the Roman police, but now with this relationship, and Podzi is now considered Contini's main assistant, the Grandini who reciprocated the favor said a lot of good things about the Young Italian Alliance - this organization is carried up, and his own son can follow suit, right?

In order to show his strength, the satisfied Mussolini invited Emmanuel III to review the troops on the second day, and the 100,000 Blackshirts lined up in a formation, passed through the review stand in a shocking formation and drilled in order to show their majesty and invincible strength, and the last phalanx of the procession was the Young Italian League, which had just joined the Blackshirts, led by the famous Contini, also before the king. Faced with such a large force, and Mussolini's rather respectful attitude, the king became more and more convinced that it was right to hand over power to Fascist.

It wasn't until the evening of the third day that the settled Ziano father and son took the time to sit down and talk.

"Calais, the leader is very satisfied with your performance and organizational skills, thinks you are a good material for politics, and wants to ask you if you would like to work with him after graduation, and he intends to make you a young leader of Italy......" said Ciano Sr.

"What do you think?"

Old Ziano mused: "I think it's an opportunity, but it's better to keep a low profile, you are still young, and there is still a long way to go." ”

"I think so too, so I want to start a newspaper while continuing my university studies, focusing on propaganda for young people, intellectuals, and the middle class, and of course, with some support from the party."

"Running a newspaper?" Old Ziano asked suspiciously, "We have our own newspaper......

Contini took out a bunch of manuscripts: "This is the article I wrote, I plan to publish it as a new newspaper, do you think my level is good enough to be an editor-in-chief?" ”

Old Ciano took it and was immediately fascinated, and the title was very impactful: an ism, a party, a leader......