"Long time no see, my old friend. After the war, I seemed to have lost the greatest joy in my life. Now, it has become a little fun for me to be able to talk with my comrades who once fought side by side." A few days later, the German delegation visited Constantinople as promised. General von Seckert also took time to come to Kemal's residence as a friend he made during the war. General von Seckert still wanted to get together with his old friends. For this reason, he even turned down Verpasha's invitation.

"Long time no see. After the war, you are still full of energy, but I can only support my old age at home. I am still very young. I should use my experience and abilities to a wider world." Kemal's words pointed out.

"Of course, as the best commander in Turkey and a mature politician, you should have a broader world. In fact, many colleagues who fought in Turkey at that time believed that if the war ended, you could become the fourth Pasha." General Von Seckert did not hide his praise for Kemal.

Kemal was really surprised at General Von Seckert's answer, because in the conversation just now, Kemal had already expressed his idea of ​​making a comeback, but Von Seckert unexpectedly did not object! To say that the German general could not hear what he meant? That would be absolutely impossible! You know, Von Seckert's family is not an ordinary German aristocrat. To be honest, he must be worthy of his family's origins! And at the same time, he had mixed the two systems of Prussia and Bavaria. If his political skills were not flexible, he would have been exiled now!

To be honest, Feng Seckert's words were a bit overwhelming. He was just a general. When Moltke was the chief of staff of the Empire, as a general, it was not appropriate to express this view on the politics of other countries even when he met his friends. To be honest, this is a slip of the tongue, and to be honest, does General Feng Seckert have his own purpose? Kemal is not sure, he needs to test each other again. To be honest, he really doesn't want to play political maneuvers with his friends, because this will change the friendship between each other. However, people are in the world, sometimes they can't help themselves!

"Okay, stop talking about me, tell me, where is the taller you are now?" Kemal asked.

"I am in Bavaria now. If I were in my hometown, the best result would be to waste my life in an office of the Prussian Federal Army. Instead of doing this, I might as well go some more challenging jobs elsewhere." General Von Seckert said frankly.

"So, this time you are considered the military representative of the Kingdom of Bavaria?" Kemal was a little surprised.

"That's right. General Hellingen represents the Imperial General Staff and the Kingdom of Prussia, and I represent Bavaria." said Von Seckert.

"If you are willing to go to Germany one day, then be sure to go to Bavaria. I will welcome you in my new home to try real Munich beer and Bavarian white sausages. You can even go to Swan Castle," General von Seckert said meaningfully.

"Is Swan Castle?" Kemal was finally sure that the other party was going to tell him something extraordinary. The reason was very simple. Swan Castle was an asset of the Bavarian royal family, so it was not something that ordinary people could go there just by saying that? And General Von Seckert said this now and could only get instructed by the senior management. Otherwise, who would dare to joke about the Bavarian royal family? Don't want to mess around?!

"It seems that it is impossible for us to have a simple friendship today." Kemal said.

"A person has many kinds of roles. We can be friends or partners, it depends on your choice." Feng Seckert said very directly.

"Okay, come to my study room, don't have any followers, let's have a good chat." Kemal really completely let go of everything at this moment and said to his old friend.

"The war is over, we have won a long-lost victory, regained the territory, and recast the reputation of the Ottoman Empire on Earth. So good, are Turkey and the German Empire still considered allies now? Will your country's attitude towards us still be like before the war?" Kemal asked.

"Of course we are allies," said Von Seckert.

"So how do you define your allies? I think allies should stand on an almost equal position between the two sides and cooperate for common interests. But now? I feel more about control. Germany's large amount of industrial products and capital locks Turkey tightly like an invisible chain. We want to develop and have more autonomy, but you are not relaxed at all." Kemal said.

"Are you putting pressure on us to make Americans withdraw their investment from the Mesopotamians?" General Von Seckert sighed. What should come will come eventually. This is a question that he and Kemal, or some Turkish people could not avoid before. Whether the results of today's negotiations are successful directly related to the future relationship between Germany and Turkey. To be honest, not only Kemal, but also many people from the conservatives support the United States in entering the Turkish oil market. Germany's doing this is actually considered to be a public anger in Turkey.

"Since you mentioned this question, then OK, I also have a question to ask. Is your country working with Americans for pure economic benefits or is it ready to have an extra choice in politics and diplomacy?" Von Seckert asked back.

"Of course it's a purely economic problem." Kemal frowned and said. It would be impossible to say that Turkey has no political considerations. But he would never say it directly. After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the contradiction between virtues has gradually surfaced.

"Is it a simple economic problem?" General Von Seckert said, touching his chin.

"Of course, we also got some funding and military support from the United States, you know, we are now carrying out military operations on the Arabian Peninsula and your country is not supporting it," Kemal said.

"So what attitude do you have towards your country's military use in the Arabian Peninsula?" asked Von Seckert.

"This, we are discussing the matter between countries now, right? I'm afraid my personal attitude is not good, right?" Kemal said.

"Can you represent the Sultan's attitude?" asked Von Seckert.

"Of course I can't represent your Majesty's attitude." Kemal said self-deprecatingly.
Chapter completed!