The Return of the King chapter 050

Although this was not the first time I heard Colonel Mainz express this view, this time Marshal Hindenburg paid more attention to it.

"I understand. If that's the case, then I'll leave all this matter to you, and I won't ask any more questions!"

Marshal Hindenburg is very smart. If he has to intervene in everything, then at most he will be able to cultivate a follower without his own opinions, and will not be able to cultivate a leader.

If he wants Mainz to take on a big responsibility in the future, he can He must learn to let go and give him the opportunity to be on his own. In this process, all he can do is to give the other party the bottom line. Regardless of success or failure, he must stand behind Mainz to protect him and avoid this person who has an infinite future. The young man has gone astray!

Of course, he will never allow others to attack the young man he values!

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On August 11, 1919, Friedrich Ebert, who had just been elected President of the Weimar Republic, promulgated the first constitution of the Weimar Republic——"Weimar Constitution!

The purpose of this constitution is to establish a parliamentary democratic, federal republic.

In order to achieve this goal, the existing state system must undergo drastic reforms. For example, the powers of the original states will be completely abolished. These states will no longer be countries, but will become republics under the rule of the Republic. a state.

Although in terms of purpose, this constitution can greatly strengthen the power of the central government and be more conducive to integrating the power of the entire country. This kind of integration is of great benefit in both peacetime and wartime, but this constitution The contents of the constitution are a bit too radical. Such contents were not dared to be advanced when the iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck was alive, let alone the Weimar Republic, which was in turmoil at this time?

The power of the Weimar Republic was not stable at this time, and there were not many people supporting them in the country. The workers had revolted before, and they naturally did not like the new government that suppressed them.

Most of the interests of the Junker nobles are tied to the military and local governments, neither of which are on the side of the federal government. Although it has been greatly weakened, the military is still the largest powerful faction in Hans at this time. After all, they have 100,000 of the most elite soldiers selected from millions of troops!

Therefore, the attitude of the military is extremely critical. However, President Abbott's relationship with the military is not good at this time, so the military's attitude is ambiguous, neither clearly expressing approval nor standing up to oppose it.

As for the attitudes of various states, they are very consistent. They strongly oppose this constitution!

This is actually easy to understand.

During the Second Empire, each state actually had a lot of power.

The Second Empire was actually a mixture of centralization and federalism.

The king of each state was not only the monarch of his country, but also the Senior officials of the Hans Empire and kings with titles can enjoy privileges throughout the country, so they will naturally maintain and support this country.

After all, this country can provide them with a guarantee of security and allow them to enjoy power.

They have no reason.

No support for the Second Reich.

Moreover, the power of each state is not limited to this. They also enjoy the power to establish diplomatic relations with other countries, send envoys abroad, and even establish their own army.

Take Bavaria as an example. Until the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this country still had its own envoys stationed in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Moreover, Bavaria also had a large number of its own troops in the country, and it also retained its own Ministry of War and The General Staff, the armies of Bavaria and other states will only obey the emperor's orders during war and jointly go out to conquer foreign enemies in the form of a country.

General Ruprecht, the son of the last King of Bavaria, was even promoted to the high position of field marshal due to his outstanding performance in battle!

And Bavaria is not the largest country in Hans. The largest country in Hans is obviously Prussia!

Albert's constitution not only harmed the interests of countries such as Bavaria, Württemberg, and Saxony, but also seriously harmed the interests of Prussia.

However, at this time, King William II of Prussia had already gone into exile, and William II's son, Crown Prince William, was also in Windmill Country, so Prussia actually lacked a leader. Therefore, Prussia's reaction was not very drastic. The only thing that might be abnormal was, Probably East Prussia, which had become an enclave.

At this time, facing the constitution of the Weimar Republic, various states are brewing a conspiracy. If no one comes to stop them, this conspiracy may evolve into a civil war. The Hans Empire, which has finally gathered, may even So it falls apart!

"The Crown Prince of Bavaria, Field Marshal General Ruprecht, has returned to Munich, the capital of Bavaria. The royalists are gathering to prepare for his coronation. If their actions are successful, Bavaria will become the fuse of the civil war!"

In the German Army headquarters in Hamburg, Marshal Hindenburg looked very serious.

Although the army's attitude towards the Weimar Republic government was not very good and they were very dissatisfied with the provisions in this constitution that restricted military power and reduced military expenditures, they He did not want to see the empire that had taken generations of people's efforts fall apart, so after Marshal Hindenburg learned the news from Mu Nihei, he immediately made a decision to send an elite force to Mu Nihei as soon as possible.

Nihei, no matter what, they cannot sit back and watch Bavaria secede from the empire, let alone allow a civil war to break out in the empire!

"Do you think General Ruprecht will accept the royalist nomination and ascend to the throne?"

Mainz is not very familiar with Ruprecht and has not dealt with him much before. The areas the two parties are responsible for are not in the same area, so he does not understand this person's character.

And Bavaria's situation at this time , the attitude of the Field Marshal of the Second Empire is undoubtedly the most important and critical!

If he insists on being crowned, then he will definitely accept the good intentions of the royalists and immediately summon the army to prepare for the next possibility. Prepare for the coming war!

Once the opponent does this, the situation will be very unfavorable, and war may be inevitable!