The time is a gloomy afternoon in early 1908, and the location is an ordinary forest in the German countryside. ◎Smart children remember to update with super fast handwriting. ◎
Although this forest is ordinary, it is not ordinary. It is the private land of a large family, and among the pines and cypresses is buried one of the greatest people of this family in the past hundreds of years.
In the beginning, well-dressed gentlemen and gorgeous ladies came from time to time to disturb the tranquility of this pine forest. Nearly a year later, only members of this family still come to try to gain some inspiration from this great man. But now,
Except for a few familiar faces appearing on taboo days, this pine forest is quiet almost all year round.
But on this day, a familiar face who often appeared in commemorations of the death of the sun came here in the cold wind.
She was obviously a young girl, and the men's military uniform could not cover up her femininity at all - in fact, this army uniform subtly highlighted certain sexual elements in her body, giving her a unique
A special charm.
Her stature is definitely an anomaly among the Germans, even among the Orientals who are often derided as yellow-skinned dwarfs.
The girl took the bouquet and walked through the silent pine trees to the simple tombstone.
"Grandpa" the girl placed the bouquet on the small stone platform in front of the tombstone. "Nearly half a century ago, when the emperor decided to take Lorraine and Alsace from the French, you said that this would make us half a century old."
A century later, we have to fight France to the death. Now the war we have been preparing for for many years has not yet shown its signs, but the German Empire is facing a new threat."
The girl squatted down, took out her handkerchief and gently wiped the words on the tombstone. At the same time, she continued to tell the people sleeping in the tomb: "The Russians have a terrifying weapon, and in order to deal with the threat posed by this terrifying weapon,
We have to turn to the Chinese who you once dismissed for help. Grandpa, I will leave for China soon to supervise the actions of those Chinese as your Majesty’s special envoy. Grandpa, I sincerely hope that the wisdom and courage you have given me can help
I have fulfilled this sacred mission."
The girl did not spend more time praying for the blessings of her deceased ancestors. She stood up with neat movements, turned and walked towards the carriage waiting at the entrance of the pine forest. Behind her, Otto von Bismarck was passing the bust sculpture on the tombstone.
Silently staring at her granddaughter's back.
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Wilhelmina, the former Queen of the Netherlands and now the Queen of Germany, looked at her husband who was pacing anxiously in the room and sighed deeply.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was an eccentric man with many incomprehensible quirks.
For example, he likes to collect military uniforms. His wardrobe contains more than 300 sets of military uniforms from different countries. Wilhelmina even saw a set of naval officer uniforms from the Qing Dynasty that had been replaced by the Chinese Federation! William II not only likes to collect
These military uniforms also like to be worn on one's body, as if showing off something.
Wilhelmina believed that this was probably due to the disability of his left arm: he was trying to hide the inferiority complex caused by his physical disability in this way.
Regardless of the reason, Wilhelm II's cross-dressing habit brought some bad influence to him. Ministers thought that the emperor was childish and unreliable, while civilians regarded this cross-dressing habit as a laughing stock. There is a rumor in Berlin.
The most famous joke: The emperor will not feed the goldfish without wearing the badge of admiral, and will not eat plum pudding without dressing up as a British field marshal.
Wilhelmina once tried to remind her husband of this, but it made him fly into a rage.
Although Wilhelm II begged the young and beautiful queen for forgiveness in the most sincere manner afterwards, he could not prevent the incident from leaving scratches on Wilhelmina's heart.
Wilhelmina could see that as long as William II was not crazy, he would never let her touch anything related to political affairs. He had a deep-rooted machismo and believed that women should not touch politics - even though his
Grandma is Queen Victoria, the most outstanding female ruler in the 19th century.
Because she knew this, Wilhelmina had been holding back her admonitions for a long time, but she didn't say a word to her husband. She just sighed quietly to the side.
Once upon a time, Wilhelmina also decided to try to be a simple queen, doing things that a queen should do every day. She would spend the rest of her life like this, but she later discovered that if she did that, the hole in her heart would become bigger and bigger.
Wilhelm II's obviously more than necessary love for her could not fill this hole.
Wilhelmina felt like a caged bird.
She never misses any opportunity to peek into the world outside the cage. She eavesdrops on the conversations of gentlemen at balls, and at dinner parties, she obliquely learns bits and pieces about the world situation from rigid German ministers. She often pretends to be her husband's substitute.
Clean up your desk and quickly browse through those confidential documents.
However, these actions made Wilhelmina even more annoyed, because her analysis and opinions on the collected information had no one to share with them, and in the end they became an intellectual game that could only provide self-satisfaction.
Wilhelmina looked at her husband with such melancholy thoughts, absently doing her sewing.
At this moment, William II suddenly stopped, turned to look at his wife and asked: "Dear, if... I mean if, you are the queen of a country... Oh, by the way, you were once the queen of a country.
Queen. Well, my dear, if there is a big country on the verge of collapse to the east of your country, it only takes one decisive attack to completely destroy it and gain a lot of benefits for your country. But this big country and you
Another big country to the west of your country has a military alliance, but your ally is so old that every joint creaks..."
"Dear Willy (William II's nickname)" Wilhelmina showed a sincere smile to her husband after a brief surprise, "The country to the west will not risk going to war with us alone. It knows that it is tantamount to destroying itself.
Digging a grave. It is precisely because of this that it will form an alliance with the countries to the east of us. After all, its eastern allies are too far away from Europe. In addition, it is a republican country and does not like socialism very much, so whether it is Romano
The husband’s Russia is still the Soviet Russia. As long as there is no strong Russian army to rely on, that country has no reason to share the same difficulties with Russia.”
After Wilhelmina finished speaking, an irrelevant thought occurred in her heart: Speaking of which, she would marry William II because of "the Eastern ally of that country in the west."
Before Wilhelmina could sigh with emotion, her husband eagerly asked: "So? What will you do?"
"I will completely defeat the countries in the east before the countries in the west complete their war mobilization."
After listening to Wilhelmina's words, the Kaiser seemed very happy. He turned around again and began to pace nervously in the room, muttering as he walked: "Yes, the Russians are in the Warsaw Military District, and the strength of the Vilna Military District is already empty. Their troops are all positioned to the east, preparing for a decisive battle with the Soviet Red Army. I don't even need to carry out general mobilization for war, just with the 38 prepared divisions in hand, I can instantly penetrate their defenses... …”
Wilhelmina listened to her husband talking to himself, and for a time showed a passion for speaking.
But she knew that her husband was no longer interested in listening to advice from a woman like her, so she sighed and re-buried the idea that she had been considering for a long time in silence.
She originally planned to suggest to William II: "Reveal the truth about the Tunguska explosion to the great powers, tell them that this weapon was not provided by the Chinese, and then form a temporary anti-Russian alliance internationally."
By doing this, it can not only avoid the dilemma of Germany facing a two-front war, but also destroy the Chinese's attempt to monopolize this secret - in Wilhelmina's view, this attempt is quite obvious, and she does not think that the Chinese are acquiring it at all. The Russians' secrets will then be shared with others without reservation.
In Wilhelmina's opinion, this was the best response. Unfortunately, she had missed the opportunity to convince her husband forever.
It doesn't matter, Wilhelmina thought to herself, even if the European War really started, it would have nothing to do with her being a bird locked in a deep palace. She just wanted to be a beautiful pet and live in peace. Just please the master when the time is right.
At this time, Wilhelmina couldn't help but think of that day ten years ago, when she was facing a similar situation to William II. At that time, the Chinese were preparing to use war to seize the Dutch colonies, so that the Dutch would become the first in modern history. If a white country loses to the yellow race, its already precarious status as a great power will be further lost.
At that time, Wilhelmina chose to marry the Kaiser in exchange for preserving the status of the Netherlands. In Europe, this kind of marriage was not uncommon, and there were many countries that merged through marriage. The Habsburg family once controlled almost all of them through marriage. All over Europe.
However, there were many countermeasures before Wilhelmina at that time, including the proposal to marry the leader of the yellow race, the admiral who is now the most powerful man in the Far East. However, that proposal did not receive any attention at all.
Wilhelmina couldn't help but think about it. If she had married that Chinese, maybe the Netherlands would have revitalized its navy and restored its glory as a coachman on the sea...
Thinking like this, a new idea jumped into Wilhelmina's mind. After a brief thought, she said to her husband: "Dear, about the Chinese promises..."
"Don't worry about this." Wilhelm II waved his hand to Wilhelmina. "I have ordered Catherine von Bismarck, the third daughter of the Bismarck family, to secretly visit China to supervise their actions. Catherine is a good girl, although I don't like her. Grandpa, however, admires her talents and loyalty to the empire very much."
"But" Wilhelmina blinked, with a hint of slyness on her lips, "Catherine is a goddess? When other countries investigate, how do you explain to them that a high-ranking goddess ran to China alone? So, my dear, you can announce I want to visit China, so as long as I give Catherine the title of captain of the guard, it will be logical to send her to the front line."
"Well..." The Kaiser was silent for a while, then nodded hesitantly, "Indeed, this seems safer... That's it." (To be continued...)