Chapter 273: Temperance Card Up
Subtitle of this chapter: He, not a harlequin but the main character!
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Under the Alps, Athens on the Isar River – Munich.
Of course, just as the "Holy Roman Empire" has nothing to do with "sacred", "Rome" and "empire", Munich has nothing to do with Athens.
The city owes this nickname because in the sixteenth century it was the center of the German Renaissance movement.
After the last European war, it became the center of political turmoil in Germany.
On April 13, 1919, the Bavarian Soviet Republic was proclaimed in Munich.
"Fortunately", on May 3 of the same year, this revolutionary fire was extinguished by the "Freikorps".
To explain, the "Free Corps" is actually a volunteer army composed of veterans of the First World War, and the volunteer regiments established in Germany at that time were endless, with more than 120 teams and more than 400,000 people at their peak. The main force of the Karp-Lüttwitz coup d'état was such a volunteer army. (See Chapter 147 of Volume I, "Keep Blowing")
Amazingly, Munich has since become a hotbed of right-wing political movements.
As a traveler, our Master Yuan certainly knew that in two years, the city known as "Athens" would stage a "revolution" that was completely contrary to the spirit of Athens - the beer hall riots.
Although in 1923, this "revolution" was seen as close to a farce. However, the lead actor of this farce is destined to once again spread the wings of the German black eagle, and this time the shadow under the eagle's wings will hang over the whole of Europe.
And like the "Hanging Man", 1921 was also a very critical year for the man who was destined to become the "Highness of Temperance".
On July 29 of that year, the National Socialist Workers' Party of Germany held an extraordinary congress, at which "Temperance" officially became its chairman.
And the party elite completely agreed that all the traditions of the German Workers' Party were thrown into the sea, because it was impossible to build a new order on the old foundations. There is no longer parliamentary debate and democratic order within the party. After that, they will adhere to the "Führer principle".
Therefore, now it is related to "temperance" to be a real send-off and discernment.
I have to say that Yuan Yanqian felt that the time point he traveled through was too "coincidental", and many "small events" that seemed ordinary at the time, but would profoundly affect history, occurred in the time period where he is currently located.
Hey, it would be even more "bottom-up" if we could catch up with the conference that also took place in July......
"Do it dead! Pickup pickup. ”
"Master ball, can't I even think about it?"
"Host, you are about to get on a luxury cruise ship that can only be ridden by the big bourgeoisie, don't think about the red boat that only the proletariat can ride."
Our Master Yuan sighed in his heart, what Master Qiu said is reasonable.
So he began to pay attention to the pictures provided by the two "surrogates".
At this glance, he couldn't help but ask, "I said, why don't you come to the circus instead of the beer hall?" ”
"Excuse me, that person is giving a speech here today." The "Golden Red Shrine Maiden" in a hooded cloak replied in her heart.
As soon as Yuan Yanqian flipped through the historical materials of the master ball, he found that there were some subtle changes in history.
In the original timeline, there was indeed such a "circus speech" in February 1921, when Temperance gave an important speech at a circus called "The Crown".
The choice was made because the circus could accommodate a full 6,000 spectators, and the manager, who was also a member of the party, is said to have provided the venue for free to temperance.
Somehow, on this timeline, the conference didn't take place until June 5.
As soon as she walked into the theater, "Ms. Fate" couldn't help but let out a small exclamation: "Hey, why are there so few people?" ”
At about 7 o'clock, His Highness of Temperance received a frustrating call from the Crown Circus: there was very little audience in the hall.
"Lord Fool" said very firmly: "Well, don't be in a hurry. It's going to be crowded right away. ”
After 10 minutes, the situation was slightly better.
"Your Excellency Justice" said in a very complicated tone: "Neo, you are right again! ”
By 7:45 a.m., three-quarters of the seats in the hall were filled, and there was still a long queue at the entrance of the theater.
The head of the SCP Foundation laughed, "Yuri, when did I miss it?" ”
At a quarter past eight, the man appeared on stage......
At this time he was "filled with joy." Because "the hall was packed with thousands of people. It lay like a giant bomb in front of me. ”。
He wore a cheap suit that didn't fit well and was poorly cut. In full view, the expression is a little stiff, the movements are a little ridiculous, and of course, the signature mustache.
All this makes him look like a model in the dusty window of a photo studio in the Bavarian countryside.
"Future and Destruction" ......"
However, when he said the first word, the man suddenly became the flute player in German folklore.
Legend has it that there was a village that suffered a severe rat infestation. When the villagers were at a loss, a wandering musician in colorful clothes came.
He said that he had a way to get rid of the rats, and the villagers gladly made an agreement with him that they would pay him a sum for driving the rats.
The flute in the flower coat blew the magic flute that he carried with him, and the mouse ran out of the rat's nest and followed him to the rushing river.
But the villagers broke their promises, and the flute played again, and this time the children of the village followed him into the thick Black Forest......
What a legend for blowing and listening to the history.
Half an hour after the lecture began, he had already communicated with the audience and knew that the audience belonged to him. "Spontaneous bursts of applause" interrupted the man's speech from time to time.
After that, the venue fell silent and extremely solemn. "In this huge crowd, you can hear nothing more than breathing."
As soon as his last sentence was finished, the audience immediately erupted in thunderous applause.
"The German Land" was sung with the greatest enthusiasm, and the meeting ended with a singing voice.
The man who poured out people's feelings like a flood was himself intoxicated by this scene.
So he stood on the podium for 20 minutes, watching the people leave.
After that, he would go out into Munich in the dark of night and return to his small dark and cold rental house alone...... (Author's note: All in quotation marks are from "Mein Kampf" by His Highness Temperance.) )
However, in this timeline, as soon as he walked out of the theater door, he heard a man's voice in the darkness.
In very standard German, he said: "Congratulations, Mr. Adolf Hitler. Very good presentation. ”
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This chapter is mainly an excerpt from John Tolan's From Beggar to Führer