One day in early June 1867,

In a cell in Mexico City.

General Thomas Mejía, a former military high-ranking member of the Second Mexican Empire, sat in the corner of his cell, quietly watching General Mariano Escovi, a high-ranking military officer of the United Mexican States, who walked into his cell.

"My compatriot, why do you continue to be loyal to that ignorant and backward feudal lord? We in Mexico are bound to a more enlightened future! ”

"A democratic, self-reliant, egalitarian, republican United Mexican States exists!"

"Let's build such a Mexico with us!"

"For the sake of us all Indians, we are the real compatriots, join us."

This is not the first time General Mariano Escove has come to persuade General Thomas Mejía.

"I will not give in to you unfaithless people who have no faith and the Lord."

"I once promised His Majesty the Emperor that I would shed every drop of blood for His Majesty the Emperor!"

"I have made up my mind, unless I breathe every breath of air freely with Your Majesty, I would rather die!"

"Those of you who dare to rebel against His Majesty the Emperor will surely be punished by God in the end."

General Thomas Mejía's resolute attitude made General Mariano Escovi silently shake his head and walk out of his cell.

Why did the government of the United Mexican States, as a representative of democracy, go all out of its way to win over such a person with a strong feudal mentality?

General Thomas Mejía was one of the Indian generals who repeatedly challenged Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War.

Now that the United States and Mexico are on good terms, especially between the United Mexican States and the Yankee government in the United States, the generals of the United Mexican States can no longer openly provoke and insult the American government.

The U.S.-Mexico War more than ten years ago cost Mexico nearly half of its territory, such a great humiliation, coupled with the undefeated myth of the "Devil's Army".

Let the army of the United Mexican States always have a hint of fear when facing the "devil army" of the hero company.

The inclusion of such high-ranking generals who once dared to insult the federal government of the United States of America is a self-evident boost to the morale of the United Mexican Army.

Out of many considerations, President Benito wanted to woo this "compatriot general."

It's a pity that neither President Benito nor the government of the United States behind him expected that the other party was a foolish person.

It was not only the Indian general who was willing to use the burial to strongly oppose the execution of Massimiliano I.

The giants of French literature, Victor Hugo, the father of the Italian nation, Giuseppe Garibaldi, the President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, and even some moderate "apprentices of the horse teacher", were not in favor of the direct execution of Massimiliano I.

Not to mention the "verbal and written criticism" of those "imperial relatives" of Massimiliano I in Europe.

Interestingly, Lord Tom Smith, who was the "chief royal knight" of Massimiliano I, did not make any public arguments.

Tom still sat firmly in the Smith Building, the base camp in Houston, Texas, watching the constant battle reports from John on the front line.

Win streak!

John commanded hundreds of thousands of "security guards" and continued to storm the entire territory of Mexico.

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June 19, 1867,

At three o'clock in the morning, there was not the slightest light in sight.

President Benito insisted on executing the top leaders of the Second Mexican Empire, headed by Massimiliano I, outside the outskirts of Querétaro, despite the dissuasion of many dissuasions.

Before execution,

"I really miss Your Majesty who just came to Mexico on the spot, and we swore allegiance to Your Majesty together."

"The two of us sit together, in high spirits, and finally have a noble lord to whom we can be allegiant."

"Time has passed, but I didn't expect you and me to be now..."

"These people who have no faith actually dare to execute Your Majesty, the world is really hot and cold, and the people's hearts are not ancient!"

"Minister Thomas Mejía, you and I will meet in heaven."

"General Miguel Miramón, the Lord will protect you forever, and you and I will see you in heaven."

Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía, who arrived at the execution site first, embraced each other and confided in each other about their loyalty to His Majesty Emperor Massimiliano I, reminiscing about the past few years.

After the clergy had celebrated Mass for Mass, Massimiliano I was taken to the place of execution in solitary confinement, on the outskirts of Querétaro.

Massimiliano I wore a black uniform and wore the Order of the Golden Fleece inherited from the Knights of the Golden Fleece of the Duchy of Burgundy by the Habsburgs on his chest.

"Give this to my queen mother. Please tell her that I still miss her on my deathbed. ”

Maximiliano I gave the hat on his head to the Hungarian chef who had been following him since Austria, telling him to express his longing to his mother.

"Don't be psychologically burdened, kids."

"You fight for your dreams, and so do I."

"You and I share the same dream, both to build a better Mexico, but on different paths."

Massimiliano I shook hands with each of the young men executed one by one, gently patting them on the shoulder.

Encouraging these young people who are fighting for a better Mexico.

Encourage these dreamers who are striving for their hometown.

Encourage these executioners who are about to execute themselves.

Massimiliano I, calmly facing his death, went to the place of execution, and stood tall in the face of the musket executioners sent by the United Mexican States.

"I will forgive the people of the world, and I hope that the people of the world will forgive me."

"For the good of the country, I am willing to shed my blood, long live Mexico! Long live independence! ”

"The kids are aiming, aiming straight ahead!"

Massimiliano I shouted as he pointed to his chest full of medals.

Shots rang out, and Massimiliano I, along with the rest of the remaining "foolish" high-ranking members of the Second Mexican Empire, fell.

"Brother! I don't disgrace the Habsburgs. ”

"Even in the face of death, I accept it calmly like a true nobleman!"

"The Habsburgs will reign over the world!"

No one knows what Massimiliano I had in his head at the end, people only know him as a "puppet", a puppet of the Second French Empire.

Such heavy news quickly spread to the ears of every upper-class person in Europe and the United States.

The members of the Habsburg royal family, as well as the high-class nobles who were supported by Napoleon's royal family, Spain, the Netherlands, England, and other countries, were thus executed.

What's more, the entire European aristocracy did not fail to sell face to the Habsburgs, and almost all the nobles wrote letters to the government of the United Mexican States to intercede after the arrest of Massimiliano I.

Under these circumstances, President Benito still ignored all resistance and insisted on the execution of Massimiliano I.

In order to curry favor with the Habsburgs, one of the most powerful royal families on the European continent, every European aristocrat published various articles to "bombard" the government of the United Mexican States.

Tom, who learned the news, was lying on the desk with great "grief", crying!

Crying and crying, Tom stopped crying, got up and walked behind a painter who was painting beside him, and looked at his drawing board.

"No, you can't draw this, redraw it."

"Yes, Mr. Smith."

"You have to draw that feeling, hear me."

"Mr. Smith, what does that feeling feel like?"

"It's the kind of person who sees this painting and has the feeling that the death of the emperor is to me like the death of the Twelve Apostles. Do you get the idea? ”

"Ah~... I understand, I understand, please bow back to your original posture. ”

Tom lay on his desk, put on a "just bankrupt" expression, and began to cry sincerely.