Chapter 414: Cooking Dogs
Long ago, Eric considered dismissing the local officials who disobeyed the orders of the central government and engaged in a soft confrontation with Berlin, as well as those who were close to him, and the cabinet members of prominent families in the capital, in order to further consolidate his centralized power.
This idea arose at several points in time, the earliest was in the early days of the founding of the country, because the federal government had just been established and did not have its own drip system, and he always felt that the presidency was shaky.
The second was to build an unbreakable foundation of national defense and the naval, land and air forces from scratch, at a time when different voices did not match Eric's policy ideas and were full of dangers. The other is the "Toth Incident" a few years ago, because he was not strong enough, Eric just took the opportunity to reorganize the cabinet in order to achieve the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.
However, a series of actions could not make those who are vexatious and always contradictory immediately alert, and some time ago, Eric even found that those opposition forces are not only to prevent Germany's arms expansion, but are coveting the presidential throne and even threatening Germany's future. In light of this situation, I'm afraid it's not just about killing chickens and setting an example.
The removal of Max was not a spur of the moment, and while Max was a loyal supporter of Eric throughout, his moderate advocacy was outdated and in stark contrast to the style of international diplomacy of the jungle. Therefore, Max's exit was a desperate move, and he himself was happy to end without a problem.
What Eric needs now is a strong supporter who shares his own goals, as well as those who have been hand-picked up by himself.
Grener is Eric's perfect helper in purging the dissidents, and in fact he is the scapegoat for the future. Climbing up from the trough of his political life, he had no choice but to do as he was told, and many of his own conditions met Eric's selection criteria in the long-planned plan.
This killing spree is actually after years of preparation and careful planning, although the budget for the next fiscal year is one of the triggers, but because of Sylna's careful guidance, Eric temporarily chose to put it down. However, if you don't die, you won't die, but Braun just moths to the fire, desperately slamming into the blade, and once again darkening the sky that had been quiet.
Braun blatantly ignored the majesty of the presidential palace and insulted Chief Grener to his face, leaving Eric with no choice, and he was determined to eliminate all opposition at that time.
Grener walked out of the president's office, his mind was in a mess, at this time, he didn't need to think about his own safety at all, but he couldn't bear it. As for himself, he is sure that after this "big thing" is completed, he will definitely be able to obtain the most basic security and living guarantees. At the beginning of his tenure, the president personally signed him a diplomatic immunity, allowing him to take his family with him to live quietly somewhere in Denmark or Norway of his choice.
However, Grener's worries are not limited to the fact that if this fails or any unexpected happens, even the current president will not be held accountable, and the entire ruling system will be affected, and the fate of the Federal Republic of Germany will be uncertain.
After thinking about it, Grener decisively picked up the phone.
"Hello! Please transfer 5802 and select the internal direct. Greiner decisively asked for the secret line of Hindenburg's office, ready to ask him for advice.
In this government circle, Hans Ludd spoke well, Hindenburg spoke, Sylna spoke, and even Annata could influence Eric. It's a pity that Hilna is not in Berlin, and the whip is out of reach; Hans Luther felt that he was "different" and did not want to deal with him; It is impossible for Ananta to disobey any order of the president, and to put it mildly; Thinking about it, Hindenburg was still willing to talk to him.
"Oh, it's Chief Mu. Is there something wrong? I can't hear what you're saying. I'll get back to Berlin later, or I'll wait until I meet the president. Hindenburg picked up the phone and rambled, not knowing what he was talking about.
"I'm sorry Your Excellency, but this matter must be said now, and you should have known what was going on before you met Mr. President." Grener was very frightened, a little nervous, and spoke in a hurry, so that Hindenburg was confused, thinking that something had happened to the president.
Grener hastened to detail several incidents that had occurred in succession over the past few days, and then hoped that Hindenburg would find a proper solution for himself.
Grener hoped that Hindenburg would intervene to stop this, and at worst narrow the scope of the attack.
Maybe Hindenburg was really confused, and after waiting for a long time and not hearing back, I heard someone on the other end of the phone urging the vice president to get in the car, but I couldn't wait for Hindenburg to speak. At this moment, his heart was about to jump to his throat.
"Okay, Your Excellency Chief Mu, I understand what you mean, I'm sorry, let's wait until I meet Mr. President." After Hindenburg finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Grener to reply, making Grener stunned and inexplicable.
It stands to reason that the president's secrecy is so strong that any conversation he has with the president is unlikely to be disclosed to a third party, except for some endorsement after approval. However, Grener also conducted a risk assessment before making a call, and anyone who could call would not pose any risk to Eric, even if there was a disagreement.
Grener spent the whole morning in a panic, until before lunch, when he had to pick up the phone again.
"Pick up 5803." Grener said very decisively to the operator.
Someone on the other end quickly picked up the microphone: "This is ...... Who are you looking for? ”
"Oh, hello! I'm Grener, and I'm looking for Mr. Prime Minister. He's not here? When will you be back? Well, please inform Your Excellency Chancellor that I have something important to see him at noon at the Richthofen Hotel, section A, 28. Okay, that's it. Grener hung up the phone, grabbed a coat, and ran outside.
In the corner of the hotel, Grena, who was waiting for a long time, did not order food, and the waiter asked him to pay for it several times. Seeing that the meal time had passed and the guests were almost gone, the figure of Hans Luther never appeared at the gate.
Just when Grener was disappointed, Hans Lutheran hurried in. Looking at the scene in front of him, Hans wondered that this old fellow would ask himself to meet in such an upscale place alone.
"I'm sorry, I'm late. Is there something going on, Your Excellency Chief Mu? Hans Ludd noticed that Grener looked a little nervous, as if he were a fugitive.
Grener hastened to Hans to sit down, and briefly told Eric of his intention to eradicate the list of dissenting men, and told the Vice President that he had already been informed of the matter.
"Grena, Grena, you are a fool! Even if you don't want to live, don't drag the whole country to die for you alone! When Hans Ludd heard this, he went straight into a rage.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please make it clear." Grener is a bit confused right now.
"As the president and chief of staff, you should be of the same mind as the president, and even if you don't agree with the president's approach, you can't call everywhere to publicize it!" Hans looked around and said very warily.
"I've conducted a risk assessment, and now you and the Vice President know about it." Grener hastened to tell the truth.
"Listen to Mr. Grener, I haven't heard anything about this matter, I don't know what you just said, and I can't give you advice." With that, Hans left Grener and left.
In the empty hotel lobby, Grener was at a loss.
Hans Luther's words were like a wake-up call that woke up to Grener. As the president and chief of staff, this kind of rush to the doctor is simply a naked betrayal, and he directly betrays the president. Fortunately, neither of the two people who answered the phone would do anything bad from it, but at least the person who answered the phone would never trust the hastily appointed president, and it was even possible that he would secretly persuade Eric to change him.
"Damn, at such an age, what to do is still like an underage child, it seems immature at all." Grener scolded himself while quietly giving himself a slap in the face.
Back in his office, Grener ate a bite to eat, and then began to sort out his emotions. He was eager to hear that things had taken a turn for the better, but this was only self-deception, and even Hindenburg was pretending to be confused about it, and Hans was afraid to avoid it, which fully showed that as long as Eric made up his mind, he could not pull it back.
Grener lay on his back with his head in his hands, and his mind began to wander around in a daze again. God, although there are only 531 people on the roster, this is only the part marked as treason...... There are even more people involved in convictions, and this wide net is cast out, almost emptying most of the central and state governments of the federal government.
Grener didn't bother to think about it, and it seemed like his Grenner's idea to tell anyone about this kind of lack of morality, because in the eyes of others, Eric would never do that kind of rabbit and dog cooking. The reason is simple, after the military rebellion was suppressed, who did Eric order to kill? Nope! At that time, Eric could have solved all his old opponents at once, and he didn't. Why have you endured until now? Isn't this a louse on a bald head?
After more than a decade of political career, Eric is no longer the young man he was at the beginning, and he no longer has to worry about the government having to face dysfunction in the event of a big fight. This action will certainly not paralyze government agencies, correspondingly, after so many years of talent accumulation, I am afraid that the list of fillers has been drawn up a long time ago, and the front foot catches people, and the back foot fills the vacancies, almost seamlessly.
This plan, which only a few people know about except for Grener, who served as the overseer, has always been implemented by Hansklug. Hansk Luger was the intelligence chief who had been in charge of all the intelligence agencies in the Federal Republic of Germany, and this kind of work was originally within the scope of his profession.
With the National Guard, it's easy, fast, and in place to do anything. Recruiting soldiers, dispatching troops, and framing are Hansklug's forte.
Since the National Guard usually obeys the orders of the Hanseatic Palace, it can also get all kinds of information from the CIA at any time, which can really be said to be close to the water. Over the years, Hansklug has become more and more satisfied with his job.
All this has been carefully arranged by Eric for more than ten years, the puppet president who was elected by everyone at the beginning, finally intends to start purifying his power structure, and he is going to do it.
In Eric's view, real democracy is just a lie, power is the real thing, and he has to hold on to it.