Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 495 Weimar Republic

Lenin paused, then went on to say: "Shame on all those who are not firm in their convictions, all who waver, all who are skeptical, and all who are intimidated by the bourgeoisie and listen to the cries of the bourgeoisie's direct and indirect helpers. In Peter Not the slightest wavering occurred among the mass of workers and soldiers in Grad, and elsewhere. Our party, united as one, firmly defended Soviet power and the interests of all working people, above all the workers and poor peasants. Interests! May all the working people be calm and firm! Our party, the party of the majority in the Soviets, is united in defending their interests, and millions of workers in the cities, soldiers at the front and peasants in the countryside The peasants support our party as always, determined to make peace and socialism triumph no matter what!"

Berlin, Germany.

The weather in Berlin today is not good.The sky was gray, and the howling north wind was blowing.At the gate of the Berlin Presidential Palace, Albert, who is about to take office as the new president of the Weimar Republic, as well as Prime Minister Hermann Müller, General Hindenburg of the Supreme Command, Ludendorff, Chief of the General Staff, and a large number of senior German officials, all Standing in the cold wind, looking anxiously towards the other end of the street.On the opposite side is the Reichstag building. A group of members of Congress were shivering in the cold wind wearing neat suits and bow ties.

The roar of salute guns sounded in the distance, and a long black convoy slowly approached. Hindenburg whispered to Albert: "Wait a while and be more vigilant, this guest is not easy to deal with."

Albert nodded suddenly.

The convoy stopped in front of the Presidential Palace. Dozens of Chinese military intelligence agents in plain clothes came down first, followed by ambassadors, counselors and staff members of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin, and then Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Senior Foreign Office official.

Without waiting for others to react, Hindenburg was the first to stride to the door of the first car, smiling and looking at the people in the window, his demeanor and demeanor were extremely respectful.

As soon as the car door opened, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, Guan Xuqing, walked out!

This time, he was invited to Berlin to attend the inauguration ceremony of Albert, the first president of the Weimar Republic. Before his arrival, he summoned Kaiser Wilhelm, who had taken refuge in Beijing. William was very angry when he heard the news: "Germany is the second Is the Reich over? No! The Weimar Republic? I don't even admit that I am the real master of Germany."

Guan Xuqing shook William's trembling hand and said, "William, your era has passed. Although you are unwilling to accept it, it has become a fact after all."

William was extremely frustrated, lowered his head and said, "Brother-in-law, are you going to attend this so-called presidential inauguration ceremony? I advise you not to go, you should know that Hindenburg is a conspirator, Albert is nothing more than He is just a puppet pushed to the front, and the actual power is still in the hands of Hindenburg. Think about it, is such an inauguration ceremony meaningful?"

"William, I can understand your feelings, but although Germany has changed hands, the friendship between China and Germany is still there. participated."

William nodded, he knew that Guan Xuqing would go, how could China give up its relationship with Germany because of a down-and-out king, "Well, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, since you have already made a decision, I can't say anything more, but I suggest that you must pay attention to that conspirator Hindenburg, he can bury his own monarch, and he can also do things that are not good for you."

"Okay, thank you for your advice, I will pay attention to it."

At this time, Guan Xuqing got out of the car, took a deep breath of the cold and humid air in Berlin, and felt that his mind was clearer, and the fatigue of the past few days was swept away. It seems that Berlin is really an exciting place .

In order to welcome the arrival of this distinguished guest, the streets in front of the Presidential Palace were under martial law, and Ludendorff carefully selected a hundred soldiers of the guard of honor of the headquarters guard.These people are all about 1.8 meters tall, wearing black woolen overcoats, black steel helmets, and polished high leather boots on their feet.Everyone held their Mauser rifles high, standing on both sides of the road like marble sculptures.

Hindenburg hurried forward, bowed to the Chinese emperor, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, welcome, you are very welcome!"

Guan Xuqing smiled: "General Hindenburg, I am very glad that we met again. The last time was in Hong Kong, China, and this time is in Berlin, Germany. I hope to have the opportunity to see you again in Beijing."

"It would be my great honor." Hindenburg turned his head and gave Ebert a wink. The new president hurried over and said to Guan Xuqing, "On behalf of the German people, I welcome you."

Guan Xuqing took a look at the new president. He was in his forties, but his hair was thinning out of shape, and his body was so thin that it seemed that a gust of wind could blow him into the sky. His face was so pale that there was no trace of a president. Courageous, like a corpse worker in a mortuary, he couldn't help laughing in his heart, thinking that Hindenburg's play is not true, and after thousands of choices, he found such a puppet president. Anyone can see what's going on at a glance.But it’s enough to know this kind of thing well. It’s really inconvenient to expose it. Guan Xuqing held Albert’s withered hand and said with a smile: “On behalf of all the people in the Chinese Empire, congratulations to Your Excellency for being elected President of the Weimar Republic.”

"Thank you, thank you Your Majesty the Great Emperor" Albert suddenly became a little incoherent in front of Guan Xuqing.

At this time, Prime Minister Muller, Chief of General Staff Ludendorff and others successively came to meet with the Chinese emperor, and then the host and guest walked into the gate of the presidential palace.

"Attention all!" Ludendorff shouted fiercely. "Crack!" All the soldiers of the guard of honor lined up there, after hearing Ludendorff's sound similar to an air raid siren, knocked on their heels skillfully, making a consistent sound, and then stretched their bodies straight like a spring. .And the heads of the guards of honor were raised high, and their eyes were all fixed on the front sight of their guns, and they put on an unusually solemn look.

When the Chinese emperor walked into the ceremony hall surrounded by everyone, the guard of honor standing at the door violently pulled out the long command saber hanging from his waist, and then moved the wrist holding the saber handle up and down a few times, The shiny blade drew a few beautiful saber flowers in the air, and then he put the blade parallel to his body.

"Salute!" Ludendorff ordered again.

"Wow, pop!" All the soldiers of the guard of honor straightened their arms at the same time, waiting for the distinguished guest to review.Guan Xuqing looked at the orderly guard of honor and nodded slightly towards them. He thought that the military appearance of Germany was the best in the world. Then he walked slowly in front of the team, and the soldiers of the guard of honor paid attention to him. .The line was not very long, so it was over in just 1 minute, and then under the guidance of officials from the German Foreign Ministry, it took the position of the VIP seat.He looked left and right, and it turned out that the heads of state and dignitaries of various countries have already made it here, including British King Edward VII, Italian Prime Minister Giolitti, French Prime Minister Briand, Emperor Franz of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and American President Roosevelt. Political leaders from many countries were present.As soon as Guan Xuqing sat down, people moved closer to what he was doing. You must know that China is now the largest creditor in Europe, and major European countries are receiving loans from the Eastern Aid Program. Guan Xuqing greeted the heads of state calmly, Talking and laughing.

Hindenburg looked at the guests from all over the world in the VIP seats with satisfaction. When everything was arranged, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and habitually raised his wrist to look at his watch. At 11:40, the ceremony was still underway. It took 20 minutes to start, and in my capacity, it seems that there is no way to experience it for myself.Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly, alas!Who asked him to drive the Kaiser down, and he was the highest officer of the German military. Although Germany is a country that advocates the military, people are more resistant to military usurpation. If you want to reach the peak of the highest power in the German Empire, you must go through A long transition period, during this transition period, Albert is the best puppet candidate.

Hindenburg shook his head, intending to ask his subordinates to strengthen the security of the presidential palace, but before he could step out, someone stopped him from behind: "General!" The security officer guarding Hindenburg rushed from behind. Come up, "Your Excellency, I hope you will accompany me to the military parade!"

"Ah! Got it!" Hindenburg looked nonchalant on the surface, but he couldn't help being happy in his heart. It's no wonder that Albert, a wimp who has never seen such a big world, must be at a loss in his heart at the moment. Without Hindenburg by his side, Of course he felt that he couldn't handle it.

He thought so in his heart, but when he stepped on those marble steps, his mood gradually became heavier as the steps got higher and higher.So he let out a heavy breath, and then looked at the people around him, and found that they were all smiling at the moment, and it seemed that they were also very nervous at the moment.The flashlights of journalists from all over the world were beeping incessantly, and the eerie blue-white light pierced people's eyes.

Accompanied by General Fritsch, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, Albert slowly walked down the steps in front of the presidential palace and stepped onto the red carpet. It doesn't seem very smooth.Hindenburg instructed in a low voice beside him: "Look more natural, is your father dead? Why do you have a mournful face and a smiling face? What did I tell you beforehand?"

Albert cheered himself up, while Hindenburg's eyes were firm and majestic, while taking steady and powerful steps, he saluted to the guard of honor.The guards of honor were very excited to see the new head of state and respected General Hindenburg. They straightened their backs and shouted loudly: Long live Germany!Long live the Weimar Republic!
(End of this chapter)