Chapter 14: The Joys and Sorrows of Men

After the French surrender ceremony at Versailles, the German armies remained in place and would not be redeployed until the French were disarmed, which lasted about a week. A special team of three people, Kluke, Hindenburg, and Heilingen, was fully responsible for the surrender of the French, while Chentian, Falkenhein, Bavaria, Ruprechit, Duke of Württemberg, and Moltke returned to Berlin with the Kaiser. After the surrender of France, the Kaiser will convene a Imperial Council on the future direction of Germany, so this Imperial Council is particularly important, and all important German figures will be present.

In the special carriage of the Kaiser's special train, Wilhelm II sat silently in his chair, holding his head with one hand and seemingly closing his eyes in contemplation. Chen Tian sat alone in front of him, and the calm atmosphere made him feel a little embarrassed. The emperor's hat was placed on the table, and his pale hair made Chen Tian think about it.

After 26 years on the throne, how much pressure is he carrying?

Is Germany in his hands proud or uneasy about Germany's transition from a European power to a world hegemony?

Encountering the pain of losing a son in old age, why is his face still so resolute?

"Gigi, I almost grew up watching you!" Wilhelm II's lips moved, but his eyes were still closed.

It was an extremely deep and slow pace of speech.

"As an important figure in Germany's future, I am always amazed by your growth, but I don't know when this surprise turned into a worry. Germany needs a good prince, but if this person is strong enough to peek into the throne, then Germany's stability is under great threat. The collapse of powerful empires in history all began with internal strife! ”

Chen Tian didn't know what to say, so he simply responded.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor!"

"You're better than Prince in many ways, and you two might be better suited to play each other's roles, but that's not going to happen. You may feel that the world is unfair to you, and you have every right to complain, but this is the way this world is! The Emperor said as he raised his left hand, the one that had been injured and shrunk from birth.

Chen Tian looked at the hand carefully, the emperor generally liked to hide it behind his back, that was a fact he did not want to mention, although the people of the whole world knew it. Many believe that the disability of his left hand left a psychological and physical wound on Wilhelm II, a trauma that created his arrogant, pompous, conceited and capricious character, and some even say that the mistakes of one midwife left a terrible mark on history.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am very satisfied with my current identity and role, and it is my Gigi to be able to fight for Germany. The most glorious thing in William's life! Chen Tian wasn't sure if what he said was really what he said, maybe it was a half-truth.

Wilhelm II slowly opened his eyes, he just glanced at Chentian, and quickly turned his gaze to the outside window.

"Over the years of my reign, the monarchs of Europe have always taken my words as wind in their ears. Our nation is the most resilient and industrious in the world, and our country is the most promising in the world, but there are many shameless people in this world who insult and despise our nation and country. This world is full of unfairness! Now we are telling them with our fists that we are Germans and that we deserve respect! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, we are moving towards this goal! The French fell at our feet, the English trembled at the sight of our names, and now the world no longer dares to look down on us! ”

Despite this, Chen Tian knew that Germany's footsteps would not stop there, and the Germans would not stop to enjoy the peace until there was no country in the world that could compete with Germany.

The Emperor withdrew his poor left hand and jumped on to another topic.

"We now have to face another very serious issue, one that is closely related to the future of Germany!"

"Your Majesty, are you referring to the attitude towards the British War and the United States?" Chen Tian asked tentatively, the time between the emperor's two sentences was really a bit long.

"No, Gigi, it's about the future of our Germany!" After the Emperor finished speaking, there was silence again.

Throne!

Chentian's mood jumped all of a sudden, as if he had taken a self-feeling exam, and now he was waiting for the teacher to announce who was number one between himself and his competitors.

"Unity within, unity among the people, this is our Germany!" Chen Tian muttered softly, coping with this silent time.

"There can only be one crown prince in a country, and the people should fully support this one-of-a-kind crown prince, and we must not give enemies and conspirators the opportunity to subvert the country! But our poor Prince could only lie motionless in bed. ”

"I am confident that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will soon wake up and bring stability to our country again." Chen Tian is still not sure if he is sincere in what he said, maybe it is the opposite.

"The situation in Prince cannot be hidden from my people for long, so we have to think of another way! For the sake of the stability of our country, I would like to resolve this issue at this Imperial Council! ”

The Kaiser still didn't make it clear, and Chen Tian had to figure it out carefully.

When Chentian left the Emperor's carriage, Wilhelm II closed his eyes again, as if something was brewing in his brain.

"Your Royal Highness!" Falkenhain, who was waiting in another carriage, stood up.

Chen Tian just nodded at him, he didn't want to say anything, and he didn't have anything to say.

The Emperor's special train slowly drove into the Berlin train station with a group of people with different moods.

For the German generals, it was a great feeling to be back in Berlin and the mood of the crowd became cheerful. The streets were filled with Berlin citizens holding flowers and flags to welcome them, and this enthusiasm made the generals forget the cruelty and bloodshed of the war for a while, and if they could bring the news of victory to the people again and again, the German people who had lost their relatives on the battlefield would also smile with tears in their eyes.

However, as soon as they stepped into the palace, everyone's mood became heavy. It was clear outside, but the suffocating clouds hung over this gorgeous palace.

Prince lay quietly on the bed, looking as calm as he had never been awake, his chest heaving slightly from breathing. Although the Emperor had the best doctors from everywhere, Prince's condition did not improve, and he was kept alive by liquid food and intravenous saline. (Intravenous infusions began in the 17th century, and saline injections were first used in the treatment of cholera patients in 1831. )

The queen seemed to be crying every day, and her once beautiful face was now haggard. Many German princes, including Prince Heydrich, stood silently, and many admirals led by Tirpitz returned to Berlin because of the Imperial Council.

Chen Tian walked up to Queen Victoria and whispered a few words of comfort, but the queen did not react. Chen Tian glanced at Prince on the bed again, and then silently walked to Heydrich's side.

Father and son looked at each other for two seconds, their eyes looking complicated, and then they walked out of the room side by side and into a corridor of the palace. Heydrich pulled out a very delicate cigarette case, which looked like it should be silver. Although he knew that Chentian never smoked, he still opened the box and sent it to Chentian.

Chen Tian took out a cigarette from it without hesitation, for people who don't usually smoke, it doesn't matter what brand of cigarette it is. Naturally, the lighter was provided by Heydrich, and the two of them finished smoking a cigarette without saying a word.

"I have seen the first and second plans for landing in England, both of which were made by the emperor. One before the prince's accident and the other after the prince's accident, the two plans seem to be not very different, but they are treated differently in some details. This kind of detail largely determines ......" Heydrich's last words were kept low in voice, "the fate of the first wave of landing troops!" ”

Chen Tian sighed shallowly and smiled bitterly.

This is almost a guessable result, last time it was intended to borrow the hands of the Russians, this time it was replaced by the British.

Since ancient times, loyal ministers have not been afraid of death, and since ancient times, loyal ministers have no good death!

"If nothing had happened to Prince, would you have come to my rescue if I landed in England with my troops according to the first plan?" Chen Tian asked a little gloomily, his ears not only waiting for Heydrich's response, but also paying attention to the movements nearby.

Within the range of their conversation, no one appeared for the time being.

Heydrich looked ahead with a serious expression, and although it was a bit redundant to discuss the issue in this situation, he did not evade it.

"It is better to die on the battlefield than to die at the guns of your own people! This is politics, the politics of a country! ”

The desolation in Yue Fei's heart turned out to be this kind of taste.

Chen Tian nodded, Heydrich was right, this is the politics of a country. If you are an ordinary person, then you can become a hero or even a god of war in Germany. But he is a prince, the legal second in line to the German throne.

"Do you hate the Emperor?" Heydrich asked softly.

"You can hate, or you can't hate!" Chen Tian silently put his hands in his pockets, using his body temperature to revive his cold hands. The first strike is strong, and the second hand suffers, he has engraved this sentence into his heart, if this situation occurs again next time, he will definitely not become a good sheep like before.

"I'm sorry!" Heydrich still looked ahead, as if in repentance to God.

"Don't be sorry! I can understand that I was too naïve to understand what real politics is! Chen Tian found that his heart was so cold, but he didn't know what to use to warm it.

"I'm not a good father, I want to see my son better than everyone else, but I ignore the problem behind this. As I said before, I'm not a good person to get involved in politics, but I don't want this weakness to be inherited from you! Heydrich was still repenting.

"I'm afraid my current performance has dashed your hopes!" Chen Tian was a little self-deprecating, it was a sad conversation between two men.

"Come on! Whatever you do, I will support you and support you spiritually! Heydrich said very calmly.

Chen Tian originally despised this kind of "spiritual support", but if something happened, his family would need someone else to take care of him, and Heydrich would be a good father-in-law and grandfather.

"Thank you!"

"Good luck! It looks like even the heavens are starting to favor you! Heydrich held out his right hand.

Chen Tian stretched out his right hand, and it turned out that Heydrich's hand was warmer than his own pocket.

"I have a long way to go, this road is full of thorns, and I will complete your unfinished task!"

Two days later, on December 5, 1914, snow had fallen in the sky and the whole world was dressed in a silver coat.

Imperial Palace, Berlin, Germany.

"Ladies and gentlemen! By beating France, we have taken a solid step! ”

The emperor, wearing a helmet and a sword at his waist, stood in front of the throne and spoke loudly.

"Oh......"

Leaders, ministers and dignitaries cheered, and the whole of Germany was still tightly embraced.

It was a full two minutes before the Emperor had the quiet he needed to continue speaking.

"Thank you for all that you have done for our country in the first four months of this war, the soldiers at the front with their weapons in their hands, and the workers in the rear with their own hands, defending the honor of Germany! Every victory of the empire is inseparable from the joint efforts of everyone! Some people are asking when our war in Germany will not stop. I would say that we lived to fight and will die to fight, and we will fight forever for as long as our country needs it! ”

It was a heart-warming phrase that the entire hall cheered on.

"Today, I have two very important things to announce to the nation. First, our Crown Prince Prince. William, who has been in a coma since his last injury, no one knows when he will wake up. All this is the fault of the British, and we vow to make the British pay for it! ”

At this time, anyone who had peaceful illusions about the Anglo-German war had to face up to the reality that either Britain would fall or Germany would fall, otherwise these fanatical Germans would not stop fighting against Britain.

"Second, our rightful second-in-line heir to the throne of the German Empire, Gigi. Wilhelm, from now on, will act as the Crown Prince of Germany. If Prince. William wakes up before I abdicate, then he will regain the power of the crown prince; But if the heavens did not favor our poor Prince until I abdicated, then Gigi. Wilhelm will become the next legitimate German emperor! ”

For this decision of the emperor, the people did not know whether to cheer or be silent, to cheer for the fate of Gigi and to be silent for the fate of Prince.

"Long live Germany!"

Chentian's shouts reverberated throughout the hall.

Immediately, everyone shouted.

The German people quickly accepted the reality that the old crown prince had been turned into a "plant" because of the despicable British, and that the new crown prince would lead them to more victories with the emperor.

Who is the more suitable heir of the old and new crown princes, no one cares about this issue.

From this day on, Chentian became the "Acting Crown Prince of Germany".

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