Chapter 1,266: Harboring Evil Intentions 1
Chapter 1266: Hiding evil intentions 1
The prince had long ago repeatedly weighed in his mind the problems he might encounter and the possibility of breaking the situation. If Germany wins safely, and if there is no major turmoil within Prussia, then the prince can guarantee that in the end he will be nothing more than the king of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the ruler of Bohemia-Moravia. His wife may not even be able to carry the crown of the Kingdom of Austria on her head. Because the Kaiser would never allow it! A fierce confrontation is possible as a result. After fighting a foreign war, do you still have to risk a civil war? The prince was unwilling to do so. Because the result might be that everyone is doomed, or Bavaria is doomed.
Therefore, even if the relationship between the prince and the Kaiser is good, the Kaiser will never show mercy at a critical moment, and this sign may be when Princess Mary becomes the Crown Prince. Fortunately, there was a tacit understanding between the prince and Fritz. The latter did not publicly express his support for his daughter, but instead added several new "competitors" for the heir. This makes the already intriguing battle for the crown prince even more confusing.
But in fact, this move distracted the support of Her Royal Highness the Princess's biggest rival, Archduke Karl, because Princess Mary's supporters have been slowly accumulated over more than ten years, and their interests have been tied to Bavaria and Princess Mary. Together, loyalty is guaranteed. They would not be swayed by the emergence of a few unknown competitors, but Archduke Carl was different. After all, Archduke Ferdinand was the previous heir. Before Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, who was Archduke Carl? After Karl became a contender for the heir, there was a battle, and he didn't have much time to cultivate direct lineage. And if the new heir wants to gain support, it would be better to poach Archduke Karl!
Let’s leave aside the internal situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for the time being, because in the prince’s eyes, it is not difficult to deal with the Austro-Hungarian Empire if he is ready to give up. Moreover, for some troublemaking nationalists, the prince believes that his knife is fast enough. . Historically, Horthy could quickly seize power in Hungary by using thousands of naval officers and soldiers. I have hundreds of thousands of troops in my hands, are you afraid of nothing?
Therefore, the most critical issue is still Germany's issue, or Prussia's issue! The prince wanted to turn Princess Mary into Queen Mary or Empress, but the biggest resistance came from the Kaiser. After all, after Princess Mary became the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, the power of the Ruprecht family became too powerful!
As the saying goes, flies don't bite unsealed eggs. If Prussia is united enough, the prince might as well go to bed. Just temporarily take control of Bohemia-Moravia, and then get some territory according to the previous agreement with Prussia, and be a thousand-year-old second-in-command. But it is a pity that although Prussia is powerful, there are a group of sharks inside waiting to share the profits! In this once-in-a-lifetime feast, there are too many people jumping out to share it! To make it clear, some people want to cause trouble! But the nature of the trouble is very different from that in history!
How did the collapse of the Second German Reich begin in history? Naturally, because Germany's defeat is inevitable, the German Social Democratic Party will naturally not let go of this opportunity to transform from the largest party in the Imperial Parliament to the ruling party! It’s just that the Social Democratic Party later lost control of itself.
Became the Social Democratic Party, the Independent Social Democratic Party, and the German (Communist Party). Then Friedrich Albert finally established the Weimar Republic through compromise with the military.
This is the collapse of the Second German Empire in history, but obviously, this process can only be used as a reference now and cannot be copied, because Germany will not fail this time! But the Social Democrats and the German big bourgeoisie still want to cause trouble! In the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests.
In fact, the struggle for power between democrats and conservatives in Prussia has never stopped. For example, as early as the summer of 1916, when German workers first demonstrated their presence through radical political strikes, it happened to be the time when Gustav Stresemann, an important member of the German National Liberal Party, proposed strengthening the rights of the Reich Parliament. At that time, a huge political alliance including the German Social Democratic Party, the German National Liberal Party, the Progressive People's Party, and the Center Party began to form. Although they had different understandings of the purpose of the war, one thing is certain, that is, the demand The Reichstag had greater powers in the future, and in October 1916 the same man proposed the establishment of a Constitutional Council.
In order to coordinate the reform requirements of Germany's four-party alliance, German Prime Minister Bertmann Hollweg proposed a controversial "new line" plan on February 17, 1917. To put it simply, this plan is to oppose Western-style democracy and implement "democracy plus imperialism." Incorporating new classes within the existing system.
However, even so, conservatives within Prussia still did not buy it. The Prussian Upper House (House of Nobles) criticized the Prime Minister's actions in a recall on March 19 and attacked the Imperial Parliament. However, Prime Minister Holweg is not a human being inside and out. The Prussian House of Lords, whose interests have been offended, naturally does not like him. Although the four reformist parties understood Holweg's speech on internal unity on March 14, they They still believe that reform must be carried out during the war. After reading the reformists, we know that once the war is over, what we said today will most likely be invalid...
If we push the time further back, the situation will become more complicated. On April 8, 1917, Holweg issued a new announcement, proposing the reform of the House of Lords and the future general, anonymous but anonymous The equal electoral system was actually a compromise with the conservatives in Prussia.
Naturally, the German Social Democratic Party did not buy into this announcement. On April 19, 1917, the majority of its party said in an unprecedented tone: "Immediately abolish all inequalities in civil rights throughout the country and in each state, and eliminate bureaucratic rule." , replacing bureaucratic rule with the decisive influence of people’s representatives”
At this point in time, Germany is still more than a year away from final defeat! At that time, the Nomanov dynasty had just ended, and Germany had every opportunity to concentrate its forces on a large-scale attack on the Western Front. Judging from the battlefield situation alone, it is too early to talk about Germany's defeat! What followed was a long confrontation between the parties in the Prussian House of Lords and Parliament. In the end, Germany's defeat was determined and the Social Democrats and radicals launched an uprising. This battle finally came to an end!
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