Chapter 545: The Emperor's Death (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Initially, Crown Prince Wilhelm wanted to force Wilhelm II to return the crown prince to him. However, later, under the persuasion of everyone, he decided to go further, that is, let Wilhelm II abdicate early, and he succeeded directly ahead of schedule.
Compared with becoming the crown prince again, directly succeeding to the throne as the emperor is undoubtedly more tempting and more convenient. If he becomes the crown prince, Wilhelm II will still be the emperor, and the power will still be in his hands. In other words, Wilhelm II could repose him as crown prince at any time, which would be too unsafe.
If he succeeded directly to the throne as emperor, there would be no more of these problems. After becoming the emperor, all the power is in his hands, and no one is restrained, he can do whatever he wants, and no one can threaten him anymore.
In contrast, Crown Prince William will naturally choose to succeed directly to the throne as emperor. In that case, it will undoubtedly be more beneficial to him.
All, after meeting Wilhelm II, Crown Prince Wilhelm directly had a showdown.
"What? How dare you force me to abdicate? Wilhelm II was furious. He never imagined that Crown Prince William would dare to be so bold and have such great ambitions. This was a great disappointment for Wilhelm II. After all, he loved Crown Prince William very much before. Even after Qin Tian showed outstanding talent, he did not immediately depose Crown Prince William's throne, but waited until he became a vegetative person, and only let Qin Tian inherit the throne as a last resort.
In the eyes of Wilhelm II, he was already benevolent to Crown Prince Wilhelm. But I didn't expect that Crown Prince William would do this to him now. This made Wilhelm II very disappointed and very sad in his heart.
However, he also had a hint of happiness. That is, it was fortunate that the position of crown prince was passed to Qin Tian, otherwise, he would never have known that Crown Prince William was such a person.
"Father, you are already old, and it is time for you to enjoy your old age in peace. The government affairs of the empire are so heavy, let me handle it. Crown Prince William said. Now, he has fully revealed his ambitions for the throne. Now that this is the case, there is no way back at all. Therefore, he only has one way to go to the dark.
"You're trying to usurp the throne! I will never say yes! Wilhelm II sternly refused. European monarchs have always been succeeded by princes after their deaths. There are very few who abdicate early. In addition, Wilhelm II was also a person who cherished power very much, how could he easily hand over the power in his hands? That would make him worse than killing him.
"Father, don't be obsessed!" Crown Prince William's face was ugly. He did not expect that in such a situation, Wilhelm II would also refuse to pass on the imperial throne to him. This also made Crown Prince William's thoughts more extreme.
In the mind of Crown Prince Wilhelm, the reason why Wilhelm II was reluctant to pass on the throne to him was entirely because Wilhelm II liked Qin Tian more. This made him unacceptable. After all, he was the most illustrious son of Wilhelm II all along. He thought that Qin Tian couldn't compare to him at all except for a little luck. However, Wilhelm II valued Qin Tian more, which undoubtedly made him very jealous.
"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and it seems that you have no other choice." Lieutenant General Plitwitz said from the sidelines.
The other generals who came with Crown Prince William also nodded their heads one after another.
They have already staged a mutiny this time, and if they don't succeed, then they will have no choice but to die. In such a situation, of course, they will do their best to ensure success. If Wilhelm II was obsessed, they would have to go more extreme.
"Plitwitz, you ungrateful fellow, I won't let you go!" Wilhelm II stared viciously at Lieutenant General Plitwitz.
Lieutenant General Plitwitz couldn't help but be frightened, after all, Wilhelm II was the emperor! If Wilhelm II had survived this catastrophe, he would have been dealt with him. When the time comes, he will be dead. This also made Lieutenant General Plitwitz determined that this plan would definitely succeed.
"Little Moltke, I have always considered you my closest friend. I didn't expect you to do this to me? Wilhelm II looked at Moltke with disappointment in his eyes. You know, they are playmates who grew up together, and after he became emperor, they leaned on Moltke Jr. as his humerus and always reused him. Even if Moltke Jr. made a big mistake in commanding the Western Front, he did not hold Moltke Jr. responsible, but only relieved Moltke Jr. of his duties. In the eyes of Wilhelm II, this was already a special preferential treatment for Moltke the Younger. But now, Moltke Jr. is taking revenge on him.
"Your Majesty, since you removed me from office, we have ceased to be friends. I am certainly responsible for the failure to accomplish the predetermined goals on the Western Front, but the responsibility should not be entirely on me, right? But you made me a scapegoat. Can this still be considered a friend? Moltke asked.
Wilhelm II was speechless. It is true that the operation on the Western Front did not achieve the intended goals, and there are many reasons for this. But who made Moltke Jr. the commander? If he doesn't come out and take responsibility, who will? Wilhelm II must not be left to bear the blame himself.
"Father, our time is running out, please issue an edict of abdication!" Crown Prince William urged.
They were able to succeed in this mutiny, solely because Wilhelm II was unprepared. The longer it drags on, the more likely it is that things will happen. After all, the army in their hands is only more than 10,000 Praetorian Guards. Once it is noticed by others, or if Qin Tian, who is far away in France, knows, the consequences will be unimaginable. Qin Tian casually sent troops into Berlin and was able to suppress them. Therefore, they could only try to seize the time and force Wilhelm II to abdicate before Qin Tian and the others reacted. In the name of Wilhelm II, he tricked Qin Tian into Berlin and put him under house arrest. When the time comes, it will be considered a complete task.
"Delusion! I will never abdicate! Wilhelm II said through gritted teeth.
"Father, don't force me!" Crown Prince William was furious.
"Forcing you, are you forcing me or am I forcing you? You bastard! Wilhelm II was furious, rushed in front of Crown Prince Wilhelm in three or two steps, and slapped him with a slap.
"Smack!"
Crown Prince William was slapped in the face, and the force was so great that he directly fanned him under the wheelchair, half of his face was swollen, and a trace of blood was left along the corner of his mouth.
"Damn! I'll kill you! Crown Prince William was furious and pulled out his pistol.
"Bang!"
The shots rang out, and Wilhelm II clutched his chest and fell to the ground in disbelief.