Walking into the radio studio of the Limerick Telegraph Building, Natsuki took a deep breath. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHe had made an impassioned national address here not long ago, and at this moment he was like a boxer who had stepped into the ring for the first time, his fists clenched, his expression stiff, his body trembling slightly, and the shocking scene on the street appeared in front of him from time to time, and his heart seemed to be pressed against a huge stone, and he was almost breathless.

After receiving the technician's signal, Natsuki concentrated his eyes, and after a few seconds, he said in a deep voice:

"All Irish nationals, I am your King, Joachim Franz Hubert of the House of Hohenzollern. Just now, on Victory Street in Limerick, in the midst of the crowd celebrating St. Patrick's Day, I was shot and almost died, but fortunately, St. Patrick's protection, I am now able to stand here unharmed, but I am extremely saddened by the fact that many innocent Irish people died in the attack - among them the old man in his twilight years, the lively and lovely children, the kind and beautiful girls, the hardworking and honest men, they are members of society, they are the love of their families, Irish citizens whose right to life is inviolable, yet they were killed by such a despicable attack......"

"A few minutes ago, our soldiers found the attacker's hiding place, but unfortunately we were not able to capture him alive. With no hope of escape, he ended his sinful life with a single bullet. It doesn't end there, it's impossible for one person to bring a rifle to Limerick's central city, it's impossible to show up at the right time and the right route, so we have reason to believe that it was a premeditated attack. I swear in the name of the King of Ireland that the investigation will continue until the culprits are identified, and that these criminals will be punished as they deserve......"

"Since the day I came to Ireland, there have been people who hate me, fear me, hate me, and even want to take my life, but I, King Joachim of Ireland, have never been afraid of the threat of the enemy, and on the battlefield I can stand still in the face of the guns of the largest warships, and I can stand tall in the face of the impact of warships of tens of thousands of tons, but what happened today has changed my mind. My soldiers and I may defy death, but innocent people deserve to be protected and deserve to survive in times of war and in these extraordinary circumstances. If my death will bring eternal peace to Ireland, and all Irish people can live in happiness, then I will throw myself into the arms of death without hesitation, but even if I die for Ireland, my soul will still guard this kingdom, just as the great St. Patrick's ......"

At the end of the heavy speech, Natsuki let out a long breath and turned to the door of the broadcast studio, and behind the viewing window of the broadcast studio, many people had tears in their eyes, and even hid their faces and wept. They mourn for the tragic death of their compatriots, they are moved by this spirit of "I don't go to hell, I will go to hell", and they are extremely proud to have such a monarch who is willing to give his life and soul to the country.

Outside the door, most of the weather-beaten German officials maintained their inherent calmness, with a look of approval and even admiration in their eyes. Although such a temporary broadcast could not guarantee a high listening range, it was a wise move to seize the initiative and the moral high ground, which was similar to the British government's public opinion strategy in wartime, and that touching last sentence was destined to go down in history.

By the time he walked out of the studio, Natsuki had gone from being a frustrated man who escaped the battlefield to a determined fighter. After leaving the telegraph building, he went straight to the General Staff of the Three Services in Limerick's North District, along with Prime Minister Horders, War Secretary Perev and other military and political dignitaries, which is the highest-level military installation, not to mention heavily guarded, with very strong and complete command facilities and a team of officers on standby at all times. If war suddenly breaks out one day, this will be the first choice for the head of state to control the overall military situation at the first time - Natsuki and the military and political dignitaries in power gather here, as if giving people the illusion that they are about to make a big move

The General Staff of the three armies was not far from the palace, but there were two ways from the telegraph building to the palace. Natsuki felt that the attacker should have a backup plan, and it was possible to be attacked again if he returned to the palace directly, and if he was not careful, he would follow in the footsteps of Archduke Ferdinand, not to mention the grievances of death, Ireland would fall into chaos nine times out of ten, and all the previous efforts would be in vain, how could he be worthy of the person who missed him day and night.

The Irish military and political officials sat down and felt that the Protestants in the north were the most suspicious, and the attitude of the German and native officials was surprisingly unanimous in their tendency to retaliate, that is, to punish them severely. The only dissenting voice came from Natsuki, who did not approve of the use of force to suppress the Protestants in the north, even if the evidence was conclusive, and should not extend the attack to the entire Irish Protestant community, after all, almost one-fifth of the more than four million Irish people were Protestants, and taking extreme measures would mean self-defeat, and even cause the country to irretrievably turn downhill before it could reach its prosperity.

The Kingdom of Ireland is a constitutional monarchy rather than a monarch, the power of the monarch is limited by the constitution, and various affairs such as internal affairs, foreign affairs, and military affairs are responsible for special functional institutions, but since the establishment of the country, its operation mode is closer to the monarch **** than the constitutional monarchy, which is naturally related to the strength of the monarch and the particularity of the internal political pattern. Even though all the high-ranking officials felt that an iron fist should be adopted, Natsuki's tolerant and gentle views became the final decision of the Imperial Cabinet meeting.

However, with the energy of the northern Protestants, and the Irish government is tantamount to a mantis arm as a car, today's vicious incident is ironclad behind the foreign forces, everyone unanimously felt that Britain is the most motive, they sent Edward **** to express friendship, secretly use ruthless means to undermine the stability of Ireland, so as to take advantage of the chaos.

Natsuki did not object to the analysis of his vassals, knowing that the British must be inseparable from this matter, but he could not be sure whether the position of the British royal family was instigated, acquiesced or ignorant - judging from the historical case reference, it cannot be ruled out that some radical officials with a certain amount of power acted behind the royal family's back.

The Imperial Cabinet meeting lasted more than two hours, and most of the time was spent expressing indignation and heated discussions among officials, during which new news from the outside world was constantly being sung. The German royal family and government were quick to express their condolences to the King of Ireland who had been attacked, expressed strong indignation at the attackers and those behind the scenes, and declared their support for the Irish government to take all legal actions. This was followed by the British royal family and the government, who immediately expressed their condolences to the victims of the incident, strongly condemned the attack on the legitimate monarch of a country by heinous means, and then sent a second official telegram, hoping that the Irish government would remain calm and refrain from leading the matter to religious differences on impulse.

The British government's fears were not unfounded, and although Natsuki's speech after the attack did not point out the involvement of northern Protestants in the attack, some angry Irish Catholics spontaneously took action. In the capital, Limerick, tens of thousands of citizens surrounded and tried to storm the city's only Protestant church, fortunately with the intervention of the police and garrisons, there were no casualties, but in other parts of Ireland, in towns where Catholics and Protestants coexisted, bloodshed was inevitable, and especially worse, some Catholic police and militia took part in attacks against Protestants, so that casualties went beyond group fighting, The tendentious behaviour of some of the garrison units also contributed to the clashes - where Catholics predominated, the troops who went to maintain order were slow, and where Protestants predominated, the opposite was true.

Instead of delivering his third national radio address in a day, Natsuki resorted to administrative and military orders to defuse the crisis, but fortunately, most of the clashes were caused by a momentary upsurge in popular sentiment, and with the intervention of government officials and the military, the unrest in most places was brought under control before dark. In the evening, the Irish government issued a new announcement through the radio, only two Limerick citizens were killed by bullets in the shooting that day, the remaining 22 victims were killed by the stampede caused by the chaos, all the injured were treated in time, and the gunman who directly caused the catastrophic incident has been preliminarily determined to be a foreigner, using a Mauser 1898 rifle.

Although the attackers used Mauser rifles, few people pointed their criticism at the German government, after all, Krupp's products sell well all over the world, and many countries use Mauser rifles as standard weapons, and they are also widely circulated on the Irish black market. Later that day, the Irish Prime Minister secretly met with the French ambassador to Ireland because, judging by the attacker's tattoos and the ornaments he was carrying, it was possible that he had been a French soldier.

After the end of the war, France's military strength was greatly weakened, and most of the professional soldiers were forced to retire from active duty, or return to the fields, or work as mercenaries.

It was obvious that the French government had no motive or energy to concoct an attack on the King of Ireland, so it was not necessary to worry about the involvement of the gunman as long as it could be proved that the incident was the personal act of the gunman, and was quick to agree to the Irish government's cooperation in a thorough investigation. Things finally began to turn for the better, but that same night Catholic churches in several cities in northern Ireland were humiliatingly attacked - unknown persons set fire to them or splashed paint, refueling the anger that Catholics had so easily suppressed.

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