Chapter 10 Can the Tsar Be Saved?

Just when Hessman thought that the important conversations tonight were over and they were about to enjoy a sumptuous dinner, things took a turn for the worse. No, not some twists and turns, but something happened that had far-reaching consequences and almost put Hersman in trouble in the future.

The origin of the matter turned out to be Ms. Chloe von Heinsberg's talkativeness. When Hessmann followed William II into a restaurant with golden walls covered with oil paintings, Chloe was talking to two ladies, one of whom was very tall, older, and had an unsightly face. Rectangular face with large nose and mouth. The other was young and beautiful, and looked a bit like Wilhelm II - the German emperor was good-looking and must have been a handsome boy in his youth.

When the three women saw the emperor coming in, they all stood up and curtsied. The Emperor nodded to them, and then his eyes were drawn to Chloe.

"Your Majesty, I am Chloe Maria, Countess of Heinsberg (Chloe's middle name)." Chloe quickly introduced herself, "I am the female companion of Major Hersman."

"It turns out you are the daughter of Count Heinsberg. I have seen you before." William II smiled and gestured with his hand, "You were only a little older then." He turned around and looked at Hessman. It seems to be saying: You kid is lucky enough to hook up with a countess.

"This is my wife, Augusta Victoria." The Kaiser pointed to the woman with a rectangular face.

"Your Majesty!" Hessmann stood at attention and bowed to the German Empress. The queen just nodded slightly at him, looking very proud.

"This is Victoria Louise, my daughter." William II pointed at the beautiful young lady again. She was the Princess of Prussia and the Duchess of Braunschweig.

"Your Highness." Hessman also bowed to Victoria Louise. He saw the good-looking princess extending her right hand in a drooping pose, and quickly took the princess's right hand with both hands and kissed it gently. The back of the hand - this is the kiss on the hand.

"Ah, since we are all here, why don't you sit down?" William II strode to the main seat at the head of a long dining table - an attendant in colorful clothes stepped forward and pulled out a chair, allowing the emperor to sit on it. Others also sat down in their designated seats. Hersman sat next to Princess Victoria Louise, and Chloe sat opposite her.

Liveried palace attendants came in and began serving food and wine. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the emperor began to chat with everyone.

"What were you talking about just now? Why do I think the ladies are not happy?" William II didn't know how to see that his wife, daughter and Chloe's faces were a little heavy. Anyway, Hersman was Didn't notice this.

"Father, Ms. Chloe Maria mentioned the Czar." Victoria Louise said with a somewhat sad tone. "She met the Tsar's family in Tsarskoye Selo."

The princess also met the Tsar's family, just when she was getting married in 1913, and she had a good impression of them. Moreover, the tsar's queen, Alexandra Feodorovna, is also the princess's cousin - she is the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England, and William II is the grandson of Queen Victoria (or the eldest grandson, if Victoria is not so fertile) , William II's mother might be Victoria II, and William II is the King of England).

"Have you met Nicholas?" William II frowned and looked at Chloe. "How is he? Is he depressed?"

"I can't tell, because I only saw them from a distance." When Chloe spoke, she looked at Hessman with an apologetic look. She had mentioned this to Hessman a long time ago. During the time when Hessman left Tsarskoe Selo, Chloe had seen the Tsars family more than once, and she also knew that their situation was very difficult and dangerous. Out of respect for the royal blood, she once asked Hessmann to try to rescue the Tsar, but was firmly rejected.

"Far away?" William II was stunned, "Is their whole family prisoners?"

It is normal for the Tsar and the Empress to be under house arrest. They are the criminals of Russia! But the four Grand Duchess (the Tsar's daughter) and Crown Prince Alexei are innocent, they are still children.

"They may die!" Victoria Louise answered for Chloe in a sympathetic tone, "Chloe Maria said: Their whole family may be executed!"

"Execution of the whole... family?" William II looked at Hessman, "Is there such a thing?"

Hessmann was silent for a moment and nodded: "I think so...the soldiers guarding them are very hostile to them. In fact, the entire Petrograd proletariat is very hostile to them. So much so that the British government is not willing to Accept the Tsar's family's request for asylum."

"What? Britain refused?" William II couldn't believe it. "Is this true?"

"It's a rumor, but it should be quite credible." Hersman said, "In fact, the leaders of the Russian Provisional Government don't want to embarrass the Tsar's family, but they don't have much real power... The Tsar's family has been garrisoning in Petrograd. Under the control of the Provisional Government, these garrisons were controlled by soldiers' committees."

"So what now?" The Kaiser seemed to have become interested in Nicholas II's family. The British did not want the Czar because they had no vision. William II thought he had a good vision.

"Now they are in Tobolsk, Siberia, which was sent there before the August Revolution. Kerensky was worried that if the Tsar was left in Petrograd, he might fall into the hands of the Bolsheviks." Hersman said carefully, "But now their family is still a prisoner of the Bolsheviks."

"It's terrible!" Victoria Louise stuck out her tongue, "Will the Bolsheviks kill them?"

"That's hard to say." Hersman knew the tragic end of Nicholas II's family in history, but he didn't want to save them. "As far as Lenin's original intention was, he didn't want to harm the Tsar's family, and the officials of the Provisional Government arrested in the August Revolution were also released. But the Bolsheviks only firmly controlled Petrograd, and the Soviets in other places were mostly complex, with all kinds of people."

"That means Nicholas II's family is in the hands of a group of anarchists?" William II thought for a while, "Can we save them? I think the Tsar is still useful, right? He is at least a good collateral!"

Of course we can! In history, when William II wanted Ukraine, Comrade Lenin dared not refuse to give it. What else could a Tsar be reluctant to give up? Anyway, Germany is about to make a desperate bet on the Western Front and will not cause any trouble on the Eastern Front. But what is he here for? William II is about to lose his own throne, so how can he restore Nicholas II?

"Your Majesty, we can certainly ask the Bolsheviks to treat the Tsar's family well, that's no problem." Hersman said slowly, "But I'm afraid they will have great concerns about sending Nicholas II to live in Germany."

"Are you worried that I will support the restoration of Nicholas II?" William II asked.

"Yes, my Majesty." Hersman said, "Although this is impossible... Because if we support Nicholas II, Britain, France, and the United States may support Lenin. Moreover, most Russians are anti-German, and Lenin and the Bolsheviks are the few Russians who are relatively pro-German."

Lenin is indeed pro-German! There is no doubt about this. Hersman has heard Lenin say more than once in public that "we should learn from Prussia" - learn the rigorous and diligent spirit of Prussia.

"No, no, no, I will not support the restoration of Nicholas II now." When William II was speaking, the waiter brought up a plate of roasted lamb sirloin, which was very fragrant and very attractive. The emperor picked up a small knife that was sharpened very quickly and began to cut the lamb. "Now Russia is a piece of raw lamb, and it is not easy to swallow even if you cut a piece of meat. But the future is uncertain, so I have to hold the knife in my hand first, so that I can act quickly when the time is right. Major Hessman, do you understand what I mean?"

If you are still the German emperor by then... Hessman thought gloomily: But if we really get the Tsar's family here, it is not useless at all. At least we can use them as bargaining chips after Germany's defeat-if Britain, France and the United States want to interfere more vigorously in the Russian civil war, it is still necessary to use a Tsar to unite the various White Armies, right?

Thinking of this, Hessman stood at attention: "Your Majesty, I will find ways to bring Nicholas II and his family to Berlin!"

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