Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"It's a blessing in disguise, but safety is not a blessing?" Guan Xuqing looked at everyone and said calmly, "Everything has two sides. This matter seems to be a bad thing now, but from another point of view, it can also be said to be a bad thing." Good thing."

"You mean..." Zhao Bingjun asked anxiously.

Guan Xuqing smiled, picked up the phone on the table, talked to someone for a while, then put down the phone, and said to Zhao Bingjun and others: "The matter is clear, the situation is developing in a direction that is favorable to the empire, but just Even I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

Germany, Berlin, Chancellor's residence.

In a small room, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was sitting on a chair, calmly looking at Foreign Minister Hoyer sitting opposite him, his gaze was as calm as water.

"Please sign this proposal! Your Excellency the Prime Minister!" the security officer beside Adenauer, Yann, urged him in a sincere tone.

"Where is the Minister of Foreign Affairs?" Adenauer looked up at Yann contemptuously, then turned to Hoyer and asked.

"Mr. Ribbentrop is ill and resting." Hoyer looked at Adenauer and said in the same calm tone. "You don't have to wait for him." He looked at the proposal spread out on the table, "For the future of Germany, please sign the proposal.

Adenauer's eyes once again fell on the proposal that had already been stamped with the presidential seal on the table. He looked at the proposal for a while, raised his head, and said to Hoyer: "Do you think that this will allow Germany to Going strong?"

After hearing Adenauer's words, Hoyer closed his mouth.Adenauer sighed, "In my government, you are the first person to be nominated, and I respect and trust you the most, because you are my political teacher, I never thought that things would turn out like this step."

Hoyer looked at Adenauer and suddenly laughed, the laughter was full of bitterness.

"Why is history always so strikingly similar?" He said to himself, "I think that His Majesty William, after the defeat, said almost the same thing as you?"

After hearing Hoyer's words, Adenauer couldn't help being slightly taken aback. He stared at the other party closely, waiting for his next words.

"Your Excellency used to regard me as a role model to learn from. I actually feel ashamed." Hoyer looked at Adenauer in front of him and said a little lonely, "Does Your Excellency know who my role model is?"

Adenauer stared at Hoyer closely and shook his head.

"It was the original Kaiser Wilhelm II," Hoyer said.

Hearing Hoyer say the name of William II, Adenauer couldn't help being shocked.Hoyer seemed very satisfied with Adenauer's reaction. He knew that Adenauer should have figured everything out at this time.

Who is William II?

He was born in Berlin in 1859, the eldest son of Frederick III and Empress Victoria. After the death of William I on March 1888, 3, his father was crowned Emperor Frederick III but died of throat cancer shortly thereafter, and William II succeeded him as emperor in June of the same year.

William's brain may have suffered from a disease that caused brain damage.With such health problems, he may have developed an ambitious, impulsive and reckless personality, as well as an arrogant attitude towards problems or people.William's character caused his governance problems, such as the event of dismissing Bismarck.

Although William admired Bismarck before he became emperor, he immediately clashed with the iron-blooded prime minister after he took the throne.In fact, the young emperor was unwilling to be controlled by others, and wanted to grasp the supreme power to rule the empire.As a result, he dismissed Bismarck as prime minister in 1890.

It is worth noting that the prime ministers he promoted later were all senior civil servants, not political veterans like Bismarck.In fact, William wanted to avoid the appearance of a second Bismarck, because he believed that Bismarck was too bossy-all officials could only meet with the emperor if he was accompanied by him.Bismarck, on the other hand, had been vehemently critical of Wilhelm's policies after his retirement from government.On social policy, the opinions of the emperor and the prime minister are also full of differences.

Wilhelm II, impulsive and reckless by nature, failed to adopt a rational approach to German foreign policy.A good example of this is his love-hate relationship with his cousin who ruled England and Britain.For him, an armed conflict with Great Britain was "the most unimaginable thing"; however, as his plans for a massive naval expansion began, the rise of Germany worried Great Britain.

Unfortunately, he tried to justify his foreign policy with good intentions, but repeatedly made serious mistakes that made foreign relations worse.The most famous example is his interview with the British press in 1908.To promote the friendly relations between Germany and Britain.However, in a moment of impulsiveness, he even offended Britain, France, Russia and Japan.Because of his fierce remarks, even his subordinates were silent.And he himself kept a low profile for several months after the incident.However, the incident in the newspaper has caused William to suffer a serious psychological blow.In fact, during the last decade of his reign, his reduced involvement in government affairs was not anticipated by general commentary at the time.

Who Controls Ups and Downs: The Third World War (Closed Volume) Chapter 180 Kaiser Wilhelm

Wilhelm II practiced imperialism to show Germany's growing national power.He actively promoted the famous world policy, with a strong militaristic color.He wanted to use colonial expansion to find "a place under the sun" for Germany, changing Bismarck's previous Eurocentrism with Germany at its core.Through the new naval programs in 1897 and 1900, he implemented the Tirpitz plan to speed up the expansion of the empire's navy and catch up with the naval power of the British Empire.This ran counter to Bismarck's policy of trying to maintain good relations with Britain.As a result, during naval exercises in 1889, the British Navy invited Wilhelm II and Tirpitz to demonstrate its military strength.Germany has always been unwilling to lag behind Britain in the navy, and actively strives for maritime hegemony.

After the outbreak of World War I, as the final decision maker of wartime state affairs, William had to bear too heavy a burden.As the war continued, he relied more and more on the opinions of his subordinates, so that the empire became a military dictatorship, controlled by Hindenburg and Ludendorff.During the war, William's strategy vacillated between frustration and fantasies of victory.Even so, the German Kaiser remained an important symbol of the country.He can still oversee military production, award medals and give speeches of encouragement to soldiers.

Although Germany won the First World War, the huge war dragged down the German economy. When the German Revolution broke out in Berlin shortly after the war, William was at the German Army Headquarters in Belgium.He was very surprised by the mutiny and wondered whether he should abdicate.Until then, he believed that he could retain the title of King of Prussia even if he was forced to withdraw the title of Kaiser of Germany.However, in order to seek political unity, the prime minister, Prince Maximilian of Baden, suddenly announced that the above two titles of William would also be abolished.Wilhelm's emperor was lost.

Then, at Wolfenstein, Chief of the Staff Ludendorff resigned and was replaced by Wilhelm Gröner.Grener assured the Kaiser that, under Field Marshal Hindenburg, the German army would retreat into Germany without suppressing the revolution.Therefore, the Kaiser had to abdicate.The empire had lost its last support, and even Hindenburg, a general who supported the emperor all his life, could only persuade William to abdicate.

Under various pressures, William went into exile in China, where he was protected by his old friend and sister's husband, the Emperor of China, until now.

During his stay in China, he kept inviting distinguished guests to his home and paid close attention to European affairs.He had hoped that Hitler would help him restore the dynasty, but the Nazi Party never got his wish.However, he deeply appreciated Hitler's success in solving Germany's political and economic difficulties.

A baffling "brilliant monster," as one British scholar jokingly called it.A sketch of the state of mind and personality of this extraordinary ruler reveals the extent and nature of the emperor's anti-Semitism.Let the world see how similar his worldview became to that of Adolf Hitler in painful exile. In 1888, at the age of 29, he inherited "the heaviest crown in the world". "He is a child, a child who can't grow up." In the 30 years of his reign, he has always been a childish emperor, manic, conceited, sadistic, and considered mentally ill and abnormal in thinking by the French foreign minister.

"We also want to claim territory under the sun for ourselves." He dreamed of opening up colonies for the German Empire, so he took the lead in launching the First World War and became the victor alongside China.

But after the war, the crown was knocked down by the domestic revolution, and he lived in Beijing, seeking political asylum from the Chinese emperor until now.

He lived through the history of the German Empire from national unity under Bismarck to self-destruction under Hitler.

"May I boldly speculate that the death of the president is related to William II, is that true?" Adenauer managed to calm himself down after a long time. He said, his body shaking slightly. At that time, Adenauer was obviously extremely angry.

"We all admire China very much. You should know that a Chinese sage said that the so-called people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least! Why not kill one person in exchange for the prosperity of the country!" Hoyer said loudly , "But for the great cause of the rise of the German nation, anyone who stands in the way can be killed! No matter who! Even the president! You can also be killed!"

After verifying his guess, Adenauer uttered a loud roar, jumped up from his chair, and wanted to pounce on Hoyer.Yann and the three security officers beside him hurriedly grabbed him and pressed him firmly back onto the chair.

Hoyer looked at Adenauer, with a mocking look in his eyes.

After struggling desperately for a few times, the furious Adenauer stared into Hoyer's eyes and suddenly calmed down.He gave up struggling, shook his shoulders, and signaled Yann and others to let go of him.

Yann and the others looked at Hoyer hesitantly, Hoyer nodded, and Yann and the others let go of Adenauer's hand.Adenauer tidied up his messed-up clothes casually, looked at Hoyer, and asked calmly: "What are your next actions, can you tell me?"

Hoyer stared at Adenauer without speaking.

Adenauer smiled slightly, took the pen that had been prepared on the table a long time ago, tried it on a piece of white paper, and after confirming that he could write, he used the pen to stamp the proposal with the presidential seal on the table He signed his name fluently, just like he usually signs some documents, without any hesitation.

After Adenauer signed his name, he capped the pen and placed it on the table.

"Can we talk now?" Adenauer asked in a very relaxed tone.

Perhaps because Adenauer was still a little uncomfortable with the "role change" just now, Hoyer watched the other party sign his name on the proposal, and looked a little dazed when he heard the other party's question.He just came back to his senses.

The official residence of the German Chancellor, the living room.

"Please express your condolences, Prime Minister." China's special envoy Gu Weijun looked at the haggard Adenauer and said, "The Chinese government, His Majesty the Emperor and myself are deeply saddened by the death of the President, but the matter has come to an end, and you must Be strong."

"Thank you." Adenauer replied in a weak voice while nodding.

"Please forgive my rudeness, because the matter is of great importance. There are some things I have to ask you, Prime Minister." Gu Weijun took a photocopy of the proposal from a Chinese official, and stared into Adenauer's eyes , and asked, "This illegal proposal has the seal of the president of your country and your own signature on it. We have confirmed its authenticity. What I want to know is that you signed this proposal voluntarily. Or did someone* force you to sign it?"

"They forced me to sign it." Hearing Gu Weijun's question, Adenauer became nervous again.

"According to the information we got, they originally planned to elect the former Kaiser Wilhelm II as the head of the German Fourth Reich after the successful coup d'état, and let the former Nazi deputy head of state Hauss be the prime minister of the new government. The UK launched a retaliatory action." Gu Weijun said, his eyes suddenly became sharp, "You know what this will mean."

"It's them * mine. I don't know anything about all of this." Adenauer seemed to understand something from his gaze, and couldn't help but feel his heart shattered. He almost replied in a pleading tone, " I am willing to take responsibility for the mistakes caused by my weakness."

Gu Weijun looked at Adenauer whose forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and could not help but smile slightly, "Okay, I understand."

When Adenauer heard his tone suddenly become amicable again, he was relieved, "I believe that many people will behave the same as you when facing the same thing. These mistakes are not yours. You have no responsibility for what happened, and you don't have to feel guilty about it."

As Gu Weijun said, he took out a small brocade box from his pocket and handed it to Adenauer, "This is a gift from Imperial Prime Minister Liang Qichao, please accept it."

Adenauer took the brocade box nervously, and opened the lid carefully.

On the red velvet lining inside the brocade box is a precious bloodstone seal covered in bright red.

Adenauer picked up the seal and looked at it. Three vigorous and powerful seal characters were engraved on it - "Peace is the most precious".

"Master Liang learned seal seals from a master seal master in China in his spare time, and asked me to hand them over to you." Gu Weijun said, "I hope you can understand that the peaceful life of the German people today is hard-won, and the imperial government does not want to see this. You can kill each other."