Chapter 460: The First United Nations Summit Fourteen
And just after he finished speaking, representatives of Western countries with interests in China stood up to speak one by one, and the content of what they said was almost the same. But when William II stood up to speak for the last time, he hesitated because he
Having been observing Li Ningyu's expression, William II was a little wavering about this new son-in-law.
Because it can be seen from many things that Li Ningyu seems to be a person who accepts softness rather than hardness, and this incident is obviously a slap in the face of Li Ningyu and the Far East Group.
Wilhelm II was born in Berlin in 1859. He was the eldest grandson of William I and the eldest son of Frederick III and Queen Victoria. However, a breech birth occurred when he was born, which caused him to suffer from a brachial plexus birth injury since he was a child.
His left arm atrophied, but in order to make up for this physical defect, William II received strict military training since childhood, and was especially good at equestrian. In 1877, he entered the famous University of Bonn, specializing in law and national studies.
If William II was an unfortunate person from birth, there were also many lucky things in his life, because after the death of William I in 1888, his father was crowned Emperor Frederick III, but died 99 days later.
Suffering from throat cancer, Wilhelm II succeeded to the throne as Emperor of the German Empire in the same year.
The relationship between Germany and the Far East, both in the past and now, can be said to be profound.
Before Wilhelm II became emperor, he admired Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister. However, after he came to the throne, he immediately had a huge conflict with the iron-blooded prime minister.
But the root cause was mainly because Germany at that time was directly entering an imperialist society from a feudal society, and the old bureaucratic class represented by Prime Minister Bismarck could no longer adapt to the changes in production relations and the resulting social changes.
So William II ordered Bismarck to resign, and then he appointed Caprivi, Hohenlohe, and Bernhard. However, he gradually discovered that these three people were not as good as the experienced Bismarck. By this time, Bismarck had already joined the Far East Group.
What is certain is that Wilhelm II had a far-sighted vision for domestic affairs, such as the reform of Prussian electoral laws. It was precisely because of Wilhelm II's tolerant attitude towards socialist organizations that he won positive reviews from the public in the German Empire.
But at the same time, Wilhelm II also implemented imperialism in Germany because he felt that it met the needs of the German ruling class at that time.
Therefore, he actively promoted the famous world policy, which was highly militaristic. Wilhelm II wanted to use overseas colonies to allow Germany to expand and find its next position in the sun. By gradually revising the naval plan, he implemented Tire
The Pitts Plan was to speed up the naval expansion of the German Empire and greatly catch up with the naval power of the British Empire. Since then, Germany has been unwilling to lag behind the United Kingdom in the navy and actively strived for German military hegemony at sea.
In Li Ningyu's memory, Wilhelm II's life was full of mixed reviews, because he indirectly provoked the First World War.
The famous trigger of World War I, the Sarajevo Incident, was because his good friend Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Crown Prince of Austria, was assassinated in Sarajevo. After learning of the death of his friend, William II was greatly shocked, so he immediately went to the
Austria-Hungary provided assistance and insisted on supporting the latter in suppressing the secret organization that planned the assassination, and even allowed Austria-Hungary to use force against Serbia, which was suspected of being behind the organization.
Wilhelm II originally wanted to sail to the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the incident subsided, but his military ministers suggested that he sail to the North Sea as usual every year.
It was precisely because of such a trivial suggestion that Western countries believed that the German Empire would intervene in this incident. Wilhelm II would use this incident to enhance Germany's national prestige and even launch a war. However, Wilhelm II did not care about this incident.
It was very sensitive, and after Austria-Hungary issued the "ultimatum" to Serbia, Serbia immediately expressed its acceptance of all terms except Article 6.
At the last moment before the start of World War I, William II actually wanted to persuade Austria to resolve the matter peacefully. However, before the Austria-Hungary Empire learned of William II's opinion, the 84-year-old Austria-Hungary
Emperor Joseph I took the initiative to declare war on Serbia in the grief and anger of losing his beloved son.
The root cause of the outbreak of World War I was actually the result of the aggressive nature of European imperialist countries. As a representative figure of German imperialism, Wilhelm II could actually influence the situation of the war in some aspects, but he could not decide the outcome of the war.
Happen or not, this is the inevitable law of historical development.
As the Far East Group rose step by step in Asia, William II's original ambition to expand overseas colonies also expanded a little bit. Therefore, in the early stages of the development of the Far East Group, Germany's help to the Far East was still great, but with Bismarck
Joining the Far East, the Far East and Britain's defection in Africa brought about a freezing period in the relationship between Germany and the Far East.
At first, Li Ningyu had hesitations about whether to establish an alliance with Germany. However, with the rise of the Far East Group, there was bound to be a political alliance. Therefore, the Far East Group, which was living in the cracks at that time, would be in the UK.
Germany, the two Entente countries, under the influence of the Central Powers, were divided and united, united and divided.
But today's Far East Group is no longer needed, because whether it is economy, military, population, or territory, the Far East Group has long broken through all the shackles and completely stood in the East. Otherwise, there would be no politics like Princess Louise and Li Ningyu.
marriage.
Although political marriage is a marriage between a man and a woman for the political interests of one party or the group to which one party belongs, there is usually no emotion and the basis of love exists. One party or both parties form a marriage relationship driven by interests, and they are also sacrificing themselves to each other.
happiness, thereby satisfying political and economic goals.
However, this kind of political marriage that does not consider personal factors is not entirely for political purposes in Li Ningyu's eyes. After all, Li Ningyu understands that men can have three wives and four concubines without worrying about finding an emotional one.
For a long time, as a woman, I am afraid I can only place hope on my own destiny, so this is why Li Ningyu did not break through the last layer of shackles with Princess Louise, but this incident affected William II's judgment. He thought that he
His beloved daughter is not favored by Li Ningyu.
But with Li Ningyu's angrily leaving last night and the Far East Group's attitude today, William II seems to be hesitant. Although he does not want the German Empire to lose its leased land in Asia, if it is an alliance with the Far East Group, he would rather
He chose the latter because every step he took in the Far East left him with too much influence.
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