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2367 Failed Persuasion 1

"Your Majesty will change. A person will always change after experiencing so many things." Prime Minister Holwig whispered. The German Emperor did change a little, but it seems that he is still far from the request of the general?

"Okay, let's not worry about these things, change the problem." Admiral Crook said impatiently: "If His Majesty the German Emperor really intends to restore old Prussia, how do he plan to solve the various problems brought about by this? We know that the Bavarian Kingdom will definitely not want it, because they will be reinstated, what will the millions of Social Democrats deal with it? Could it be completely cleaned up like the medieval wizard? Once some things happen, it will be difficult to go back to the past. Although I don't have a good impression of the Social Democrats, I admit that they give other classes a channel to rise. If everything goes back to the past, I think that the German Empire will face extremely serious confrontations!"

Admiral Crook said this was not a joke. In the German Emperor's era, Prussia's tolerance for Bavaria was based on the German Emperor's willingness to do so! Because at that time, the German Emperor needed Bavaria's military strength and development, external kings needed to restrain domestic political party forces, and pacify other states. The German Emperor was not because of insufficient strength to suppress Bavaria, but because of checks and balances and needs in all aspects. In other words, Bavaria was very weak at that time and did not pose a threat to the German Emperor.

But now it’s different! Even if we don’t consider the support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bavaria itself is a big country with more than 300,000 square kilometers of land! Prussia is still strong, but it is not enough to completely suppress it. Just talking about territory, Prussia was close to 5 to 1 against Bavaria, but now? The area is 2 to 1! In addition, Bavaria still has the support of southern states and the support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To put it bluntly, if you really fight, Prussia may not win!

"Is Bavaria? This is a matter within Prussia, he has no right to intervene, and I believe that Crown Prince Ruprecht will not risk civil war and go against His Majesty the Emperor. As for the social democratic parties, we will not blame most of the people." Prime Minister Holweg said.

"I don't think the Emperor's attempt to restore the old Prussia will be successful. The risk is even higher than that of the civil strife, because it took us several months to finalize a legal state established by law in Munich. Now, taking advantage of the chaos within this state, other states have eaten it without hesitation. Think about it, how chaotic and disorderly this is? The last time the German Empire forced the annexation of other states was back to the period of the Prussian-Austria War! This behavior will make all states feel fear. It will cause strong confrontation between Prussia and Bavaria and even the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and there will be a bloody storm within Prussia! This price is really too high."

After looking at Prime Minister Hallwig who had already written his disappointment on his face, Admiral Crook continued: "And, from your performance today, I not only saw the actions of the German Emperor, but also his weakness. He still failed to handle the problems within the German Emperor Prussia well, at least there was no agreement on this matter."

"God, I do not understand what you mean. The whole kingdom, from His Majesty to the people below, hopes to restore the glory of old Prussia." Holweg said loudly.

"Haha, if this is the case, then you will not be the one who comes to persuade me, at least you will not be the one alone." Admiral Crook said.

"What does it mean?" Hallwig felt that the situation seemed to be out of control, and the last chance he had convinced the general in front of him might be completely lost in a few seconds!

"I have always believed that among the people who came to be lobbyists, there should be Marshal Mokchi. After all, in terms of loyalty, Marshal Mokchi has always been loyal to His Majesty. Even after being deprived of the rights of the Chief of Staff, the retired Marshal still fought to consolidate the rights of the German Emperor. From the perspective of loyalty, I think the Marshal is a person worthy of admiration."

"So good, the question is, whether it is Marshal Moltke's former reputation, ability or loyalty to His Majesty, why did he not appear in front of me? It is you, Prime Minister Hallwig, a person who has no connection with the army, come here? Is it because the Marshal is in poor health and is not suitable for coming out? If I remember correctly, Marshal Moltke had just attended His Majesty's banquet before, and since this banquet, Marshal Moltke has never appeared in public again. I don't know why." General Crook said word by word.

Obviously, the careful Crook is definitely not the one who only deafs the outside world at home. He is collecting various information, including problems within the German Emperor's system. Through the information collected before, General Crook concluded that there was another split within the German Emperor! And this split seems to be quite serious! Because this is the split between the German Emperor and his most loyal military general! This matter is troublesome. Although Marshal Moltke chose to retreat as always, this crack will not be eliminated because of someone's concession!

If the German Emperor is united within the country, and with his own efforts, he may be about 20% sure to complete the return of old Prussia, but now there are cracks in the military level within the German Emperor, then you still expect to solve the entire Prussia parliament with the help of Crook? That is impossible! After all, you have not reached a unified opinion within. Isn’t it seeking death to do such a dangerous thing under internal and external troubles?

That's right, Crook had some deviations in his judgment on this matter. He guessed that the German Emperor and Moltke had a conflict over certain things, but he didn't know what the specific content of the conflict was.

So, based on the current situation, under Crook's imagination, the German Emperor asked whether Xiao Moltch could solve Prussia in Parliament through force, and Xiao Moltch rejected this suggestion. Therefore, in Crook's view, even Xiao Moltch, who was most loyal to the German Emperor, was not optimistic about this matter, so why should he do it? Moreover, at Crook's age and status, if it was not a last resort, it would be better to have less than more things.

So, when I saw that there was no Moltke among the people who came to visit me, Crook had already made clear his attitude and would not participate in any requests made by the German Emperor!
Chapter completed!
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