Chapter 903: The Great of America
It's very simple to get rid of Sherman, and it's very simple to get Grant, you just need to do the same, although both of them soon know that they have been deceived, but their hearts have been eroded by the devil, and they are no longer pure, and they can only go further and further on the road of depravity.
Wang Feng did not have much contact with Robert Lee, a man of noble character, who loved the United States more than himself, he opposed slavery, believed that slavery hurt whites far more than blacks, and his only motivation to fight the federal government was only a different understanding of the Constitution, and if Washington made major concessions, Robert Lee might not have expressed his stance to return to the Union.
Wang Feng is reluctant to tear his face with Robert Lee, and it may be a better way to deal with it not to meet, so Wang Feng communicates with Britain and France mainly with President Davis in Richmond, this is an out-and-out politician, and a representative of slave owners, and Robert Lee is essentially different, he is completely for slave owners, and he is the most staunch supporter of the theory of state rights, former US President Polk once appointed him as a brigadier general for his outstanding performance in the Mexican-American War, commanding the militia brigade, but was refused.
Davis believed that according to the U.S. Constitution, the authority to appoint officers rests with the states, not the president, and eventually, in recognition of his military exploits, the governor of Mississippi appointed Davis to serve as a re-election to the U.S. Senate, and the Senate appointed him as chairman of the Federal Military Commission.
It's also an interesting person.
On 1 November, on the eve of the Northern election, the trial of Grant and Sherman and a large number of high-ranking officers of the Northern Army was held in the Supreme Court of the Union in Richmond.
The charges against the above-mentioned high-ranking officers of the Northern Army are mainly war crimes, indiscriminate killing of civilians, and damage to property. After reading the dozen-page dossier, the Richmond government acted as the prosecutor for contempt of the Constitution, and demanded more than 10 years in prison or even the death penalty for war criminals, and demanded a huge civil compensation of up to $95 million on behalf of the Union State.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Union is an old fellow named Brigg. At this time, he said: "Now is the time for the defendant to plead." ”
More than a dozen defendants all refused to hire a lawyer, and Grant said first: "I do not agree with the prosecutor's accusations, although I have committed unforgivable crimes against the people of the South, and I am deeply repentant, but I am instructed by others, and as a soldier, I must obey orders as my duty." Therefore, I can only assume the responsibility of being an accomplice and sentence me to death as the mastermind, and I am not convinced. “
Sherman also said: "We were all ordered by Lord Lincoln to carry out the exterminating massacre of the South, and although I have made similar statements publicly, I am only relaying Lord Lincoln's order.
As the war against the South continued to be lost, Lord Lincoln summoned me and Grant to his office and said, "I ask you to change the shape of the war at once, and that the kind of gentlemen's war in Europe is not for the United States." Only the most brutal slaughter can turn the tide of war, and you must put away your mercy. Think of yourself as a killing machine, killing all southerners who dare to resist, or have the potential to resist, burn down their houses, and rob their property so that they will feel afraid. War can develop in our favor.
I remember Grant objecting at the time: we are all Americans, and it was only because of a deviation in the interpretation of the Constitution that the Civil War was caused, and this can be resolved by negotiation, and your orders will push the South further and further. until permanent secession from the Union.
Lincoln said, "Then kill all the southerners, we have more than 20 million people in the north, and we can immigrate to the south......"
As soon as these words came out, the audience suddenly became noisy.
"Lincoln is so hypocritical, pretending to be a good guy? I was almost touched by his farewell speech! “
"This guy is a disgrace to the American people and should be sent to the gallows, sentenced to death immediately!"
"Slander, it's all slander!"
Wang Feng and other dignitaries respected their identities and could not make noise in the courtroom, but the reporters didn't care, the reporters from the south expressed their anger loudly, accusing Lincoln of being a butcher, while the reporters from the north defended Lincoln, the courtroom was in chaos, the two sides had a clear position, and there was a mess.
Rob Lee took a deep look at Wang Feng, he had asked Wang Feng to hand over Grant, Sherman and other senior northern generals to the custody of the Southern Army, but Wang Feng refused on the grounds of protecting the safety of the northern prisoners, at that time, Robert Lee knew that Wang Feng was thinking of being a prisoner, and then looked at Grant and Sherman's speeches today, it was obviously bribed.
At this time, he regretted that he had brought Wang Feng here, but it was easy to ask God to send God, the president did not speak, he had no right to ask Wang Feng to leave the United States, and Wang Feng made it clear that he wanted to split the United States to the end.
Sure enough, Buduang could have stopped the quarrel in the court, but he still waited for a while before he slammed the gavel and shouted, "Silence, silence!" ”
The noise gradually stopped, but the reporters on both sides were still blushing and staring at each other.
Buduange added, "Mr. Sherman, please continue. ”
"Good!" Sherman added: "Grant and I were stunned, but Lincoln advised us that history is always written by the victors, and that if we finally defeat the South, who will remember the sins we committed?" On the contrary, I and you will be recorded in history as American heroes, admired by future generations, and our Republican Party is already in danger because of the defeat in the war, do you want to see the young Republican Party fall apart and become a joke?
No, I don't allow it, I'm the leader of the Republican Party, I have to save the Republican Party, even if the Republican Party is built on the bones of the people of the South, I will not hesitate to do it, I want Lincoln's name to be associated with the Republican Party forever, so that people will think of me Lincoln when they mention the Republican Party. “
Sherman said vigorously, his voice echoed the audience, and Grant added: "At that time, Sherman and I were a little scared, because in our impression, Lincoln has always been gentle and elegant, and has never been so crazy, but Lincoln laughed and said: My idol is the French Emperor Napoleon III, the legendary experience from commoner to president to emperor is fascinating, I am crazy to study everything about him, I dream of becoming the American Emperor."
And waging war is the best way to gain fame, and the emancipation of the black slaves will enable me to gain the support of four million black slaves, and with the fame I have gained, I can become the American Emperor unprecedented.
As long as you help me with your heart, I will surely make you dukes in the future, hereditary repudiation, honor from generation to generation, and join my Lincoln family in the United States! (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you for the monthly pass of the wind returning to the flowers, and the reward of the power of the deaf gong~~~~