Chapter 2334: The Storm
"I'm just following my own ideas. I'm not going to help someone crush someone else. You should know who I am," Mackensen said.
"Your Excellency Marshal, the war is over. As a soldier, the biggest support is gone. I just suggest that you try to stay away from the storm area before the end of this storm. If, in this storm, the main messenger does not deliberately control If so, then I can clearly tell you that the losing party will be very miserable! Because this not only represents the failure of the first round of wrestling after the war, but more importantly, he let the compensation of tens of billions of marks go from Slip away from your hands. Tens of billions of marks! This money is enough for some people to take the risk to overthrow the king and emperor!"
"The Kaiser cannot afford to lose this war, because his authority has already been lost a lot in the domestic turmoil during the war, and another defeat will deal a fatal blow to the Kaiser's core supporters. Neither will the Parliamentarians, they The fundamental reason why it has been able to stand up to the present lies in those financiers, factory owners and some intellectuals. And they value money and interests the most.”
"Crown Prince Ruprecht cannot fail either. His identity and status are embarrassing. He is the future king of Bavaria and at the same time the regent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His eldest son will become the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the future, while the second son Will be the future successor of Bavaria, so well, is he German or Austrian?" Duke Albrecht asked rhetorically.
"This...." Mackensen was in a bit of trouble, because he didn't know how to answer the Duke. Do you want to say that Mackensen has a positive impression of Crown Prince Ruprecht? Certainly not, it is impossible for a person to be perfect in anyone's eyes. In fact, Mackensen was very dissatisfied with the inaction of the Kingdom of Bavaria in the early days of the German civil strife. Sometimes he also conspired to believe that Bavaria was also one of the driving forces behind the division of old Prussia, because to be honest, Bavaria is indeed one of the biggest beneficiaries.
Of course, this kind of inference and speculation is not too negative in Mackensen's mind. Otherwise, what should the Kaiser, who made frequent mistakes in the civil strife, and the parliamentarians who jumped up the civil strife deal with it? Although Mackensen is sometimes very honest, he is not straightforward. As the Duke said just now, it is really impossible to make do with it.
For the same reason, although Mackensen will not stand up and shout for the Kaiser and the parliament. But at the same time, he also has doubts about Crown Prince Ruprecht's choice, and the very important reason is that the status of the crown prince is a bit embarrassing. This status not only made him successful, but also restricted him! As a king, one must bear the weight of the crown, which is a matter of course.
"The interior of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is even more chaotic than ours, but this time, Crown Prince Ruprecht is in charge of negotiating matters with the UK, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has not even sent a single representative. Do you know what this means?" the Duke asked road.
"So, in the eyes of the Austrians, the Crown Prince himself is the representative of the Austrians?" Mackensen said in surprise.
"That's right, Austria is also extremely jealous of this feast. If the crown prince fails, then he will not only face a great loss of prestige and authority within the German Empire, but also a blow to his prestige within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. , which will directly affect the future Queen Mary. This is a chain reaction, and in the current situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is easy to cause accidents." The Duke said in a low voice.
"It seems that this matter is difficult to end well." Mackensen said with a sigh.
"As a Grand Duke of Württemberg, I would choose to stay out of it, but as a German, we must learn to control the situation. If you don't want to escape, then we must at least deal with things within our range,
We will control public opinion, and Marshal, you are still in charge of the Eastern Military Region of the German Empire, so you must also pay attention to the movements of officers and soldiers, and control the unstable factors in the occupied area. Do you understand what I mean? said Duke Albrecht.
The meaning of the Duke is very clear, what will happen to this big storm, who will win and who will die in the end, this kind of thing is beyond the control of the Kingdom of Württemberg and Mackensen, this is too big a matter. It was beyond their ability, however, to minimize damage from this storm. They want to try to stabilize the domestic situation. At least within the scope of their own jurisdiction.
"Okay, this is no problem." Mackensen nodded and said. A moment later, Marshal Mackensen left Duke Albrecht's car.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the situation is not as good as we imagined. If we have a showdown at this time, it will not be good for us." After sending away Duke Albrecht and Marshal Mackensen, Little Mao Qi said Huang said. Little Moltke generally seldom expresses his opinion on political issues, but it is obvious that Marshal Mackensen's performance this time made little Maoqi feel very uneasy, and it can even be described as fear. He could feel the rapid decline of the Kaiser's appeal to the Junkers. He knew what the root cause was, but he couldn't change it, because it was the Kaiser's ability that caused all of this, and Wilhelm II himself couldn't control the current complicated domestic situation. After adding the Grand Duke of Baden, he was also somewhat powerless. Under such circumstances, it was obviously not a good choice to choose a showdown with the opponent.
"Then what should we do now?" William II was also a little embarrassed about the current situation. "We have already sent a proposal to Ruprecht, some things are not something we can stop if we want to."
"Maybe the situation is not that bad. We are worried about the failure of the showdown, and the Bavarian side is also worried. The pressure on Crown Prince Ruprecht is no less than ours. We can see the situation first. If Ruprecht really wants to launch a counterattack, Then it will definitely communicate with the Austro-Hungarian Empire." The Grand Duke of Baden said after calming down.
"Then let's do this first. Don't let your guard down on the Parliament faction. I have never trusted them." William II thought for a while and said. And it was obvious that William II had something in his words. The superficial meaning was naturally that he couldn't trust the other party, but the deep meaning was, should he turn to other targets when it is unnecessary?
"Okay, I will pay attention." Grand Duke Baden nodded and said.
"In addition, don't start the public opinion offensive we prepared before. Even if there are conflicts within the German Empire, we can't let outsiders see the joke." The Kaiser thought for a while and said.
"Then what about the Parliament faction?" the Grand Duke of Baden asked.
"Send them a notice to show our attitude and let them think carefully. The game has just begun, and we cannot directly make the conflict public." The Kaiser thought for a while and said.
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