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Volume Three, Chapter Thirteen: The Emperor's Trembling (4)

(The welfare chapter has come to an end for the time being, and the VIP chapter will continue tomorrow. Also, after reading this chapter, search for Friedrich-Albert, the finale has almost been laid.)

The exquisite and sophisticated door of the Charlottemberg Palace Conference Hall slowly closed, and the crisp sound of locks rang out in the silent parliamentary hall. In conjunction with the disappearing backs of the young man, he hit the tried-tested hearts of countless bigwigs in the empire with a terrifying momentum, making them feel an illusion in their lives:

Just like the door that isolates the best naval officers of the Empire, the victory of Germany was blocked by them who were arrogant and short-sighted.

"That, the descendant of the Kiel fisherman, the poor boy who grew up on the pier, left without justifying anything?"

He knocked the rebellious Navy God of War to the ground and stepped on it hard so that he could not turn over. This is the scene that Emperor William dreamed of since the outbreak of the European War.

Just as Arthur Belford, the most outstanding legendary leader in the history of the British Empire in the 20th century, played the horn of reform; just as David Betty, who was frightened by the Allies, was acquitted; just as John Jelico, who carried the eager expectations of the British people, took office as Chief of Staff of the British Navy, he remained silent for more than a month after the Naval Battle of Portsmouth. Even the German Emperor William, who presided over the promotion of Heidi Sileme to Admiral at the Charlottemberg Palace, finally "love" of the politicians and people of the Allies, lived up to expectations, showed his sharp fangs and pointed the butcher knife at Heidi Sileme, who became the symbol of the spiritual symbol of the Imperial Navy.

Even William's most wonderful dream, he did not expect that the process of overthrowing the Navy God of War would be so smooth and the ending would be so dull. Without the verbal battles like the military court after the Battle of Jutland, nor the political storm that triggered a naval commotion, Heidi Silem just gave up a few harsh words and surrendered.

From the day when Silame proposed "slowing down the construction plan for the main ship to ensure the balance of the proportion of the main ship and the supporting light warship", the emperor did not like this little guy who hindered his naval plan. He put a little pressure on Tirpitz to exile Silame overseas, but he did not want to boldly transfer Silame back to the land with lightning speed. Since then, Silame, who has been taken care of by many naval generals, quickly became a towering tree, rising rapidly under the noses of William Von Hohenzollern, and became an opponent that even the emperor could not easily shake in just over a year.

Yes, William is no longer unhappy with Sylem, but wants to get along with it. Unlike the small naval lieutenant back then, Sylem's prestige has penetrated from the navy to all classes of the empire. Even two political storms have failed to suppress the young people, but instead allows Sylem to enter the upper echelons of the empire at a faster speed.

The contradiction developed into 1915. Not only did Silame realize that his life was in danger after the war, but William also began to worry that Silame, who had accumulated enough prestige after the war, would pose a threat to the Hohenzollern family.

The confrontation with Silem was endless. When Emperor William obtained information about Heidi Silem's union from his younger brother Prince Henry, he not only found out that Heidi Silem's application for joining the union, but also secretly arrested Albert, a member of Congress who presided over the Kiel Dock Porters Union.

After obtaining the most information, the emperor instructed the Junker conservatives to expose all this to the newspaper, used the traditional emperors to stay away from politics to kidnap the creed-abiding military officers' corps, and used the trade unions to incite the sensitive nerves of moderate Junker landlords, thereby differentiating Heidi Silem's most determined supporter - the industrial and commercial class.

The emperor had planned for a long time. Before launching an emergency meeting of the Navy and Army, William had imagined the scene of the arrogant Heidi Sileme refusing to resign, and the royal family set off a public opinion frenzy and ousting the heretics. However, Heidi Sileme, who likes to fight against him, just gave up so simply and resigned so resolutely, without complaining, crying, or gaining sympathy. He only left a bleak back and left, and the emperor's carefully designed sarcasm could not be used.

Thinking of the murderous aura that Silame showed when she stood up from her position, the fierce momentum of pushing away the seat, and the shocking words that Prime Minister Bateman Holwich said through the shocking words, William was vaguely afraid that he would get up, and many strange thoughts emerged in his heart, surprised why he did not feel much pleasure when he solved his opponent but his wish.

There should be pleasure, and you can enjoy the relaxed pleasure of your soul and the joy of humiliating your enemies. However, whenever William remembers the back of Silem, the closed door, and the loud saying "I am still a hero of Germany, and you are nothing except the title of the king of the fallen country." William trembles.

The emperor was trembling, while his generals and officials were silent.

Falkenhein, Chief of Staff of the Army, did not dare to see Silem's back as he was away, and he had no courage to be honest with everything. Although he was amazed at the "Overlord Plan" that could destroy France, he knew that this plan had been still in the womb.

Even though the imperial emperor beat his generals and important officials more than once, Marshal Scher, who was impatient, still wanted to leave. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief of the Ocean Fleet, Franz von Hippel, stopped the Navy Minister.

Admiral Hippel copied the Berlin Chronicle and browsed the full text word for word, trying to figure out the conspiracy behind it.

Hippel understands Silame's anger. The young man tried his best for the empire, but in the end he was betrayed by his own people, which would be difficult for anyone to accept. Understanding is understandable, but Hippel is the commander-in-chief of the Ocean Fleet and the second in command of the Navy at this stage. What Hippel has to consider is destined to be much more than Silame, whose mind is hot.

Silame's unjustified resignation and departure will undoubtedly cause him a lot of trouble. When the slander of the Berlin Chronicle spreads tomorrow, and the bigwigs present are jealous of the scene of Silame's resignation, there may be many neutral factions standing in the anti-Silem camp.

Hippel never believed that Silame would have any connection with the union. Although the young people were not strong in willpower, they were still considered standard emperors. German soldiers have always been away from politics, especially in ideology.

In fact, every big shot present knew that this was a conspiracy against Silem. Hippel dared to say that most of the big shots were the planners and accomplices of the conspiracy, but Hippel, who acted in every move, could not use this to argue and declare Silem innocent.

Under the huge photocopy of the front page, the Berlin Chronicle reviewed Silame's resume in detail.

"In April 1915, at the party meeting of the Social Democratic Party Schleswig-Helstein branch, the Social Democratic Party, which gradually divided into three factions, was quarreled endlessly. The rightists who followed Shederman and Albert continued to support the war, while the leftists in Carl Liebknecy and Rosa Luxembourg accused the rightists of ignoring the fact that the normal democratic order of the empire was damaged, and advocated that the Social Democratic Party, the largest party in Congress, should call on other parties to re-execute Congress functions and supervise the war. Its left leader Kautsky then revealed that General Heidi-Heidi-Silem was the most vicious minion of Blunt, the head of the right, to achieve "chauvin socialism".

We accidentally discovered the application for the induction of Silem that year in Kiel, and learned that General Heidi Sileme, who was born in poor background, worked as a porter at Kiel Wharf after graduating from high school. In July 1894, Albert, a current Social Democratic Congressman, presided over the expansion of the porter union of the Kiel Wharf. Since General Sileme's mother Hathaway died, Sileme was not at Kiel Wharf at the time, so his application for the induction was written by his friend, from Augsburg, and now the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Schleswig-Helstein State. Because General Sileme was admitted to the Keel Naval Academy, he hurriedly ended the porter work, and the matter was left alone.

There is no evidence that Silame has joined the Social Democratic Party, but he has a close relationship with the membership proof of that year, Bronte, which has been confirmed by Friedrich Albert, a member of Congress who accepted General Silame's application for the membership. In addition, General Silame's father also joined the German Whaling Union, which may have an indirect relationship with the general and the workers' organizations."

The narration of less than five hundred words has always hated the Navy and Heidi Sileme's Berlin Chronicle: First, it admitted that Sileme did not join the Social Democratic Party, and then changed its writing style, and it seemed to be on an objective standpoint, but in fact it used a large amount of "detailed" information to forcibly instill one-sided views into the audience. As for some ambiguous and even large-scale articles in the chain of evidence, it did not mention any words.

Hippel keenly grasped the loophole in the narration of the Berlin Chronicle. Just as he was about to question Prince Henry, Boer, who seemed to have entered a state of meditation, took the lead in attacking.

(---Gorgeous dividing line--)

"Silem, are you not willing to be impatient even if you defend yourself?"

Chief of the Navy General Staff Hugo von Boerku sat in his seat and was stunned. He was able to stand strong in an era when famous generals such as Tirpitz, Ingnoll and Hutsendorf emerged and stood together. General Boer was naturally not a shallow person, but all this was too fantasy and ironic.

Many years ago, in order to reduce the empire's mistakes in military and national affairs, Hard-vang Schánhorst and August von Gneisenau founded the General Staff to weaken the role of the king, an uncertain factor that may determine the success or failure of the war. After the Franco-Prussian War, the German military command system was also considered to be the most efficient and excellent in the entire Europe and even the world. But now it seems that the so-called "best" is nothing more than the German fantasy - military and national affairs are a dream game in the parliamentary hall of the Charlottemberg Palace?!

"Ten minutes ago, I was relieved to fantasize about retirement early and making a stage for young people with more ideas and motivation, but now it seems that this is just my wishful thinking."

Since taking over the post of Chief of Staff from General Hutsendorf, Hugo von Boer rarely expressed his views on imperial strategies and senior personnel, and was cautious about his duties as the General Staff, but this does not mean that Boer allowed the navy he loved to fall into crisis.

From the first Naval Expansion Act in 1897 to the detonation of the European War in 1914, it was the peak and glorious seventeen years of the Tirpitz era. Tirpitz himself, Ingnor, Hetsendorf, and Poll, who led the rise of the navy, had all kinds of shortcomings due to their own limitations of the times, but it is undeniable that they can always stick to their bottom line while compromising and giving in.

Just as after the Battle of Jutland, he spoke for Heidi Sileme for justice, and Boer once again spoke for the young man he was optimistic about.

"Your Majesty, I believe this application is not a forgery, but after all, there is no signature from Silem himself, so the Navy does not accept this ending!"
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