Chapter 45: Before Death
Otto von Bismarck, the current chancellor of the German Empire, and the greatest chancellor in the history of the German Empire, is not one of the kind. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
From an ordinary member of parliament to a diplomat, from a court minister to the prime minister of the empire, and then concurrently as a foreign minister, in charge of parliament, and in command of hundreds of officials, he went all the way to the pinnacle of imperial power, the position above ten thousand people under one person, and then stood there for thirty years.
In the past 30 years, he has experienced countless ups and downs, he traveled around the European continent for the first emperor, suppressed rebellions for conservatives, sheltered the little emperor from the wind and rain, fought for the country to recover Austria, and campaigned for the political reform of reformers...... He made an indelible contribution to the German Empire.
That's the status of merit, that's the trust of loyalty, and that's the nobility of ability.
Therefore, even the most die-hard conservative aristocrats did not dare to speak out in front of him and ignore his orders.
Therefore, he is the noble Prince of Bismarck, the Duke of Lauenburg, and so far, the only foreign prince of Germany.
Although he was never crushed by the weight of the body, he was always so energetic and resolute, as if his roar, his will, still echoed in your ears.
But now he is 83 years old, old enough, enough to return to the arms of the Lord.
The Prime Minister's mansion is not far from Charlottenburg Palace, only two streets away, the house is not large, and it is not very lively on weekdays, and it is not at all conspicuous in the extravagant mansions of many great nobles.
But here today, it is full of people, noisy, and the vast majority of people's faces are full of panic.
In one of the rooms of the chancellor's mansion, a group of people were in the top echelons of the German Revolutionary Party.
"Why did you faint suddenly, when I met the Prime Minister the day before yesterday, wasn't it good?" the man in the aristocratic dress couldn't hide the panic in his eyes.
"Yes, a few days ago, when the prime minister scolded those conservatives, he was still full of anger, how can you say that it will fall?" The fat man with a big belly was also blind.
"Surely, it must have been poisoned by the Conservatives! Otherwise, the Prime Minister has always been good and decent, how could he say that he will fall ill when he is sick?" the man in the bowler hat blushed and was excited.
"Alas, didn't Master Forsman say that the weather has changed too much in the past few days, and the Prime Minister's body and bones have not been very good in the past few years, and this time he fell ill, not poisoned. Master Forsman is a royal physician, and he can't lie to you?" said the round-faced young man softly.
"What do those attendants do, the weather changes greatly, and they don't know how to take care of the prime minister, they are all a bunch of waste!
"What's the use of talking about this now, kill them all, and the adults will wake up?" The man in the aristocratic dress was distraught and broke the armrest of the chair at once, causing everyone in the room to fall silent for a moment.
After a while, the round-faced man with glasses said: "Alas, all the doctors in the city have come, and even the royal doctors have brought the royal secret medicine, and they are all helpless, and now they are ......."
"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over......" The big fat man still looked crazy and kept muttering to himself.
"No, no, no, it's not over yet, there's still the Holy See! Don't they have a secret method? Aren't they a holy medicine? Aren't they a special medical priest? No matter how much it costs or how much it costs, ask me to ask for it, go and ask for it!" the man in the bowler hat stood up at once, and shouted like crazy.
"Lord Silver Eagle went to the Holy See last night, but he hasn't come back yet, I'm afraid it's ......," the round-faced man with glasses explained in a low voice, his voice full of sadness.
"Why can't he be invited now? Is he the stepchild of an adult? Without an adult, how can he have today's status? If the Holy See refuses to beg! Go and kneel! There is still no one invited? Do you really want the adult to die?" The man in the bowler hat still looked crazy.
"Enough!" burst into applause, it was the man in the aristocratic dress, their leader.
It's just that his lips trembled a little, his hands trembled a little, and his face was full of sadness.
Again in the panic of the town, he said with great difficulty: "What if the Holy See sends people? There are so many big ones that are helpless, and the priests of the Holy See are afraid that their role is limited! This is not the first time, and everyone does not know the physical condition of the adults, this time, the adults are afraid that they will really not be able to hold on." Let's think about what to do in the future!"
"In the future? where is there anything in the future? in the parliament now, in the court meeting. There are still a few of our people? There are more than a dozen departments, large and small, and only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still in our hands, and when the prime minister is gone, those conservatives will come back, and there will be no one left!" The big fat man laughed wildly: "Hahahaha, it's all over, everything is over, everyone go home and rest, and reform Germany? Save Germany? Reform a fart! Save a fart! Just let it rot, it's best to rot clean!"
"What are you talking about...... Even if the adult really can't do it this time, we will inherit his legacy and carry on the reform!" the round-faced young man couldn't help but retort.
"You want to carry it out, after so many years, haven't you seen it clearly? Every time we happily celebrate the passage of the decree, which time has it been properly implemented by the following? Reform is simply a dream! Our Shabi Revolutionary Party is a joke at all! Which of those big and small parties has succeeded in the end? We have only relied on the protection of the prime minister to not be exterminated, and we still think that we are so great? I can be regarded as having seen through it, I want to reform, I want to seek death, you go, I can't afford to play, I won't play with you! Labor and management will return to Leipzig tomorrow, and it would be good to be a country noble!"
"What do you mean? Stop!" shouted twice to no avail, but the forgiving young man still didn't have the courage to stop him.
"Hahaha, it's scattered, it's all scattered, who still wants to leave, then let's go, don't say I didn't give you a chance!" The man in the aristocratic dress looked around and looked at everyone.
People left the room one after another, and gradually, only a few people remained, and it was desolate......
In contrast to the bleak scene here, in the headquarters of the German National Socialist Party, a group of people were discussing very fiercely, and one by one they were arguing.
"Hey, I see, this is an opportunity, if the Prime Minister is gone, the revolutionary party will definitely suffer a heavy blow, and eighty percent will fall apart, and when the time comes, we will absorb some masters to come in and strengthen our own strength, wouldn't it be beautiful?" Minister Muller frowned and shook his head.
"What's so good about this, what's the use of absorbing those noble children, don't bring the stinky problems of their nobles to our party and make it a miasma. Minister Eva objected.
"You can't look at it that way, these people also have a patriotic heart, but they don't use the right place and go the wrong way, only if we have the right teaching, we can also walk on the right path. Intelligence Minister Franz spoke.
"Yes, yes, those little nobles are still quite rich, recruit them in, won't the work of your finance department be so hard? "It was the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff who spoke.
"The key is that most of the children of the nobility have family martial arts, and our merit point system is not attractive enough to them, and who knows what they think? Planning Minister Strassel didn't seem to agree.
......
After some debate, the topic came to an impasse, and everyone also turned their attention to the Sang Wei giant on the main seat, hoping that they would make a suggestion.
Deputy General Headquarters Chief Klose looked at the party leader Adolf, who had been silent, and looked at the chief of staff Matt, who had always been silent, hesitated for a while, and then spoke first: "I think, there is no need to be in such a hurry, wait and talk, after all, the outcome of the matter has not yet been determined, what if the Prime Minister survives this time?"
Seeing that his sleek and unnutritious speech was glared at by everyone, he added a few more words and expressed his attitude: "Let's wait and see, if we go up to contact now, it is still a little dangerous, in principle, I still support the admission of some people, but we must do a good job of screening and screening, and don't let people with ulterior motives get in."
Then he respectfully turned his head to look at Adolf on the side: "Mr. Adolf, what do you think?"
After a long silence, Adolf's frowning brows relaxed, and he said slowly: "Let's wait and see, don't be so anxious, after all, as soon as the revolutionary party falls, we will bear the brunt next! Those conservatives want stability, and their tolerance is limited." When we reach a certain point, we will inevitably be met with a head-on attack by them, and then they will be driven to be an obedient dog that bites for them. When the aliens are expelled, they can kill us again and eat meat, which is very good. ”
"So, what do you mean?" asked Deputy Minister Klose, too, seriously.
"Don't make too many moves yet, let's see the situation before ......" Adolf touched his chin and dissolved the meeting without saying anything: "Let's all go back first, just as usual." ”
Everyone left one after another, and only Adolf and Zhang Ang were left in the conference room.
Adolf turned his chair, looked at Zhang Ang, and said, "What you said is true?"
"Of course!" After confirming that everyone was far away, Zhang Ang said decisively: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, as you said, as soon as the revolutionary party falls, we will be directly exposed to the eyes of the conservatives." We are still in the stage of development, and it is not suitable for us to be this up-and-coming bird for the time being, so we have to let this revolutionary party support it in front of the stage for a few years. ”
"However, without the support of the Prime Minister, they won't last long. Adolf was puzzled.
"It's okay, I'll go to the Prime Minister's Mansion later, if I can, try to save his life and let him survive. Zhang Ang thought about it and said directly.
"But this information says that the prime minister only has one breath left now, and he didn't lose his breath by relying on the secret medicine of the royal family, so he can save himself? Adolf's face was full of surprise.
Zhang Ang laughed and strode out of the door: "It's okay, don't say you're not dead, even if you're really dead, I have a way to bring him back to life and last a few more years!"
In the scorching summer, when the sky changes, the sky changes, and the original clear sky suddenly becomes cloudy.
Dark and dreary dark clouds gathered and shrouded, and in the blink of an eye, it was the raindrops the size of beans that fell, and in a short period of time, they turned into pours.
The Berlin Cathedral in the city of Berlin was also shrouded in this dense rain curtain all of a sudden.
At the entrance of the cathedral, another person did not care about the dense raindrops, and knelt firmly on the ground, and in a short time, a small puddle of water accumulated under his feet.
This man was dressed in straight black, with silver hair and a straight posture, but he changed shape in the heavy rain, and the whole person became embarrassed.
In front of him, there was a short cane, and on the head of the cane, a silver eagle's head was lifelike.
This man kneeling in front of the Holy See is the captain of the Royal Gendarmerie, one of the most powerful people in Berlin, Lord Otto Nelz, the "Silver Eagle"!
But the doors of the cathedral were still closed, as if they had never been opened.
Berlin Cathedral is the largest papal see in the city of Berlin and the residence of Patriarch Luther in Cardinal.
Lord Luther had been working in this cathedral for decades, but since ten years ago he had been living in seclusion, rarely seen by outsiders, and the Holy See had a very reduced number of daily activities, except for the weekly services, which would accept believers, and the rest of the time the doors were closed, and in the city of Berlin, there had been no sense of existence, and gradually, it was forgotten by those who were not believers.
And now, a "big man" in the city of Berlin is kneeling in front of the cathedral and not saying a word.
The raindrops were still falling, and the dark clouds still seemed to be indissolvable, and the raindrops were pounding on the green glazed tiles of the cathedral, on the white walls, on the cold iron door.
But Lord Silver Eagle still knelt, and in the torrential rain, there was not a trace of trembling.
Finally, the door of the Holy See was opened.
It was not the red-robed patriarch who came out, but an old man in a gray robe: "Go back, we won't save him, and we won't be able to save him! Since he did such a desperate job ten years ago, why do you ask to come here now? Go back, go and spend the last time with him." ”
Once again, the door was closed, and everyone knew that it would not open again.
(To be continued.) )