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Chapter 657 What a drama

The Provisional Executive Committee can not only remove George from his post, but also try him in absentia and sentence him to death.

The question is who to send to carry out the task.

George is not Nicholas, who is deserted by everyone.

George not only has millions of soldiers under his command, but also has the help of a number of allies such as Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, etc., and can also bring in more colonial vassal troops from East Asia.

The most important thing is that George's fiefdom of Amur is a self-contained system and does not need to rely on St. Petersburg at all.

On the contrary, St. Petersburg's dependence on Amur industrial products is growing.

George did not care about being "dismissed". What he hated now was not Kerensky and other clowns, but the grand dukes headed by Mikhail.

It is absolutely true that a fortress can only be breached from within. The Russian Empire did not perish at the hands of traitors, nor did it perish under Nicholas, but was destroyed by these greedy and shameless grand dukes.

It would be fine if Mikhail didn't dare to succeed to the throne.

The most disgusting thing was that Mikhail left a small tail for six months, which made George unable to find a suitable reason to join the army.

Pavel was equally disgusting. He was the first Grand Duke to defect, which not only led to the collapse of morale in the Guards, but also gave legitimacy to the Provisional Government and the Provisional Executive Committee.

After Nicholas signed his abdication, Nicholas the Younger sent a telegram swearing allegiance to the motherland and the new state system.

Subsequently, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich also sent telegrams to pledge allegiance to the Provisional Government.

What was dramatic was that right after they switched on the call, they received an arrest warrant from the Provisional Executive Committee.

Alexander and Boris were arrested.

Young Nicholas hurriedly fled to Constantinople and asked George what he should do.

"Aren't you loyal to the Provisional Government? Then go back to St. Petersburg to be dealt with—"

George's opinion of little Nicholas has changed.

Although Nicholas the Younger was stubborn, he was countless times stronger than Mikhail simply because he refused to become regent.

It was through this that George confirmed that the chaos in St. Petersburg had nothing to do with little Nicholas.

Many rumors about the Queen and Rasputin in St. Petersburg first spread from the small circle of the royal family. Because only members of the Romanov family could enter and leave the palace freely, outsiders had no idea what was going on inside the palace.

To put it bluntly, ordinary soldiers didn't even know about Rasputin, and they had no chance to interact with him.

"My allegiance is to the interim government, not the interim executive committee."

Little Nikolai was very sad. Anastasia was trapped in St. Petersburg. Although she had not been arrested yet, she was under house arrest.

The situation changed too quickly, and little Nicholas was caught off guard. All his property was in St. Petersburg.

At the same time as issuing arrest warrants for members of the Romanov family, the Provisional Executive Committee also announced the confiscation of all property of the Romanov family.

"So did the provisional government you were loyal to protect you?"

George sneered, saying that grand dukes like young Nicholas were too naive and did not understand the cruelty of the power struggle at all.

Grand dukes like Nicholas the Younger possess innate power and wealth, and they can decide the fate of countless people with just a word.

So they have no idea how much those who are dominated and fooled by them hate them.

Young Nicholas thought that by issuing a telegram he could continue to retain power and wealth like the British aristocrats.

The Provisional Executive Committee's initial political demand was Nicholas' abdication.

The political demand now has become to overthrow the empire.

It is ridiculous that the Russian Empire, which was hailed as the "Gendarmerie of Europe" for suppressing the European Revolution of 1848, was eventually overthrown by the people.

It is hard to say who the “people” here are.

Of the 84 members of the Provisional Executive Committee, 63 were Hebrews.

"George, I know about your relationship with Nicky. Nicky has been arrested. Aren't you going to do something?"

Little Nicholas knew that his feelings for George were not enough to make George make up his mind.

George looked at his watch and asked little Nicholas to go to the lounge and wait for a while.

There is a lounge in George's office for naps. Sometimes George works too late and stays in the office.

As soon as little Nicholas entered the lounge, Christie called and said Colonel House had arrived.

This was Colonel House's second visit to Constantinople, the last time being to attend Polis' wedding.

House was born into a wealthy banker family. His father, Thomas, was an agent for the Rothschild family in Europe during the American Civil War.

In 1912, House published an anonymous novel called "Philip Drew: The Administrator". In the novel, House showed amazing insight, and the future world he described in the book was surprisingly similar to the future America.

House served as an advisor to several Texas governors from 1894 to 1904, during which time he was awarded the honorary rank of colonel, despite having no military experience.

House is also a Hebrew.

House was much smarter than the people in the Provisional Executive Committee. He came to Constantinople this time on behalf of Britain and France, hoping that George could continue to lead the Balkan Alliance against the Allies.

House expressed his regret over Nicholas' abdication.

George kept smiling, his heart calm.

The vast majority of those who were trained in the United States and sent back to Russia were Hebrews. More than half of the Hebrews in the Provisional Executive Committee had been trained in the United States.

So who overthrew the Russian Empire?
"marshal--"

House's way of addressing George has changed. The last time he came to Constantinople, House called George "The Honorable Grand Duke Yuriev."

"Marshal, if Russia continues to fight, it will inherit the Russian Empire's gains from the war."

House painted a rosy picture for George, regardless of whether George was willing to eat it or not.

"What does Russia's profits have to do with you Americans?"

George was curious. The United States had not yet entered the war, so it had no right to talk about benefits.

"The unrestricted submarine warfare launched by Berlin is a serious violation of the free trade advocated by the United States of America. Washington is considering joining this just war to end the chaos in Europe."

George really didn't like the sense of ownership that House showed.

What House meant was that America was Europe's savior.

You can't wait. Most restaurants in Paris refuse to serve Americans because of their rudeness. The only thing left is to hang a sign on the door saying "Americans and dogs are not allowed" -

This is also not true. Anywhere a dog can go, an American can definitely go too.

Catherine never was turned away when she took her dog to dinner in Paris.

"That's awesome!"

George seemed very happy and warmly welcomed the United States to join.

George knew that the Americans were there to get a bargain.

The so-called unrestricted submarine warfare affecting free trade is all nonsense. The real reason is that Germany’s foreign exchange has been exhausted and the United States is no longer profitable.

Unlike Britain, France and Germany, their industrial capabilities are rapidly improving over time and are gradually able to meet their own needs.

Germany was in blockade and lacked industrial raw materials, which it could only import from the United States through Denmark.

Even the so-called "free trade" of the United States is nonsense.

When the international situation is favorable to the United States, it vigorously promotes free trade.

When the international situation is unfavorable, the United States increases tariffs, jumping back and forth between the two.

The two-party system in the United States has provided sufficient reasons for the United States to jump back and forth, and they have truly understood the game of politics.

After seeing House off, George asked Christie to "invite" little Nicholas out.

Little Nicholas had fallen asleep on the lounge chair by the window, and a few empty bottles were scattered on the carpet beside him.

This man is useless.

George's biggest problem now is how to prevent the Balkan war zone from being affected by St. Petersburg.

After Nicholas abdicated, within just one week, soldiers' committees were established in all Russian troops on the northern front, and the power of officers was severely dispersed.

The taste of power is so tempting, who can resist the temptation of power, especially those who have never had power.

But they don't know that power is also dangerous.

The Balkan Corps' defense line has been connected to the Russian troops on the northern front. Vasily and Andrei are worried that the troops will be affected by the Russian troops on the northern front.

George sent a telegram to Vasily, asking the Romanian Kingdom's troops to be responsible for physically isolating the Russian defense line close to the north.

Thanks to backward technology, the soldiers didn't even have radios, so physical isolation was possible.

As to whether the Romanian army was affected by the Russian army on the northern front, that was Ferdinand's problem.

Ferdinand did not abdicate. He directly issued an official document, stating that anyone who dared to shake the morale of the army would be killed without trial!

Ruzysky waited for Alexeev for a long time, but he said goodbye to George and prepared to return to the Northern Army Group.

George warned Ruzynski that if he returned to Army Group North, he might be liquidated by the Hebrews.

Newspapers in Constantinople have begun to report on the evil deeds of the Hebrews. Now everyone in Constantinople knows that the chaos in the empire was caused by the Hebrews.

"Marshal, as long as the Empire needs me, I will be loyal to the Empire."

Ruzynski’s starting point was Russia.

“Is the current empire still an empire?”

George smiled bitterly. Although the Constitutional Convention had not yet voted, George knew that the empire was gone.

The Russian Empire finally fell.

Luziski said nothing. He had not expected it to turn out like this.

Ruzynski forced Nicholas to abdicate in order to have him pass the throne to Alexei, and then find a grand duke to serve as regent to reduce the queen's influence on the empire.

There is no problem with Nicholas passing the throne to Mikhail. As long as Mikhail can be tough, the empire can continue to fight.

No one expected that Mikhail, who had been jumping around and creating a "tough" personality some time ago, would not dare to become the Tsar because of fear. This completely shattered people's last bit of fantasy about the Romanov family.

(End of this chapter)