Chapter 905: Johnson's Inaugural Address

Robert Lee was silent for a long time, and he didn't know whether he was moved by Wang Feng, or understood Wang Feng's determination to split the United States from the sophistry that seemed to be well-founded, and after sighing heavily, he chose to leave without saying a word.

Wang Feng also knew that his friendship with Robert Lee had come to an end, and for the sake of their respective countries and nations, he could only part ways with this respectable old man, but there are always giveaways and gains in life, and he has no regrets.

In the afternoon of the same day, the confessions of Sherman and Grant were disseminated, and suddenly, the whole United States was boiling, and the American Emperor became the buzzword of the year in the United States in 1864. More people are starting to think.

After all, for Americans, the emperor is more terrible than the division of the country.

In the next few days, all kinds of gossip about Lincoln emerged, such as Lincoln's childhood, which was not a concise chronicle of poverty, as he himself said, but a local village tyrant, with a height much higher than his peers, he was brave and fierce from an early age, stealing chickens and dogs, and liked to bully children younger than him.

Another example is that Lincoln's first fortune came from the five dollars that were discovered by the fraud and then robbed at gunpoint, and Lincoln's mother did not die of illness, but saw that he was not a weapon and was angry to death, and then Lincoln suddenly woke up, swore in front of his mother's grave, and made a life similar to that of China. Death is also the oath of the ghost male, and in this life he must stand on top of everyone's heads, and trample under the feet of those who have offended him and mocked him.

It was also revealed that Lincoln's favorite books to read were "Caesar's Biography", "Charlemagne's Biography", "Hooray! Alexander" and other biographies of famous emperors in ancient Europe, you can see the problem from these books alone. In addition, Lincoln's experience of accepting $500 from a murderer to exonerate him while he was a lawyer, as well as some of his misinterpreted words and deeds and in-depth analysis of attitudes towards blacks after entering politics, appeared intensively in various newspapers and magazines in the South, and even non-Republican-controlled newspapers in the North began to reprint them.

The so-called lie told a hundred times became the truth, and under the continuous bombardment of public opinion, the whole United States formed a vigorous crusade against Lincoln, and Lincoln was completely defeated, but was not sent to court. Because of the lack of evidence, all statements against Lincoln were hearsay.

On 7 November, the day before the general election in the northern part of the United States, the Supreme Court of the Union announced the sentences of more than a dozen war criminals, including Grant and Sherman, who were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 40 years. Later, at the Senate and House of Representatives held on the same day, the permanent independence of the Confederate States of America was approved by a large majority. Bill never to merge with the United States of America and enshrine it in the Constitution of the Union State.

So far, Wang Feng's trip to the United States has achieved a perfect result.

The next day, the general elections in the north began as scheduled, but they had no effect on the south, not surprisingly. The Democrats won the election, and Johnson was elected president, declaring in his victory speech: I regret that I am not happy that I am elected president, because I am facing a divided America. The biggest issue on my hands is the reunification of the United States, and I don't know if it can be done in my hands, but I will do everything possible to bring about the reunification of the North and the South during my term of office.

The past four years have been the darkest four years in the history of the United States, millions of people have died due to the civil war, countless homes have been destroyed, I and my Democratic Party are deeply saddened, we need to reflect on what makes the South and the South enemies of each other, whether such a tragedy can be avoided, we must take this as a warning, we have also worked hard for four years to fight against the war, and today, we finally have the ability to stop it.

Does this mean that I now solemnly declare that the Confederate forces will cease their war against the South unconditionally with immediate effect, that the North and the South will maintain the military demarcation between the North and the South until April 12, 1861, and that they will renounce any attempt to unify the United States by force at any time? No, by no means, as I said earlier, I will work for the reunification of the North and the South, but the Democratic Party and I will use peaceful means to bring about reunification.

It may be a long process, 50 years, 100 years, or even longer, but it is much better than war, and the federal government will exchange the most sincere remorse for the forgiveness of the people of the South, and will also increase its investment in the South, and first of all bring about reconciliation between the North and the South economically and culturally, and I believe that time will prove that our sincerity and perseverance will succeed.

In the near future, the Federal Government will send a delegation to conclude an armistice with the South, and with regard to the treatment of black slaves, I declare that the Emancipation Proclamation, promulgated from 1862, is unlawful and invalid, and that it will be abolished, and that the Federal Government will henceforth not express its views on the abolition of slavery, and that it is up to the states to decide whether or not to abolish slavery......

Johnson's inaugural speech attracted a round of applause, after all, the war has been fought for four years, not only has it brought heavy damage to the people of the South, but even the people of the North are tired of it, and if the war can end in a short time, they can endure it a little longer, but the two successive defeats of the army and navy have buried the hope of ending the war, and the anti-war voice in the North has risen.

The next day, Wang Feng issued a telegram congratulating Johnson on his election as president of the federal government, looking forward to the bright future of Sino-US relations, and cautiously welcoming Johnson's speech, saying that the Chinese Government will look at his words and observe his deeds, and support the United States and the North and the South in realizing peaceful reunification on the basis of full reconciliation and mutual understanding, but has repeatedly reiterated that it resolutely opposes any form of reunification and attempt by force, that the premise of reunification must be peace, and that the Chinese Government will make unremitting efforts to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy and to rebuild the alliance countries.

This was followed by a similar telegram by Durresley and Olivier on behalf of the British and French governments, respectively.

On 20 November, a huge delegation sent by the U.S. federal government, headed by Secretary of State McCranium, arrived in Richmond, and when the delegation entered the city, the streets were filled with angry people.

"Yankees fuck off!"

"The people of the south don't need the hypocrisy of the north!"

"Insist on the trial of the number one war criminal, executioner Lincoln!"

The North should make sincere compensation for the huge losses in the South! “

All of a sudden, the hustle and bustle shook the sky.

In the carriage, one of the attendants said helplessly: "The people of Richmond seem to hate us. ”

McCailun spread his hands and said helplessly: "Who told us to lose the war, if there is no intervention from the Chinese, Richmond will be razed to the ground by us sooner or later, they are not qualified to express anger at all, hey, forget it, bear with it, we are here for reconciliation, and at the same time there are more important goals, in fact, such a scene, we have long expected it, haven't we?" “

(To be continued.) )

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