Chapter 1867 Soldiers and Politics One
When little Moltke came to the barracks of Frederick the Great again, the former chief of the German general staff was very complicated in his heart. He held in his hand the Kaiser's order to ask the German military to stand on his side in terms of internal affairs. , but anyone knows that this so-called order is more like a request to some extent! Because His Majesty the Emperor can no longer control the officer corps, on the contrary, he needs their support!
"Hey, we still have to come to this step in the end." Xiao Maoqi sighed. He felt that the army was getting farther and farther away from his expectations, and the army had become more and more involved in politics, which was completely contrary to his uncle Mao Qi's ideas!
The old Moltke, known as the "silent man", was extremely opposed to the military's participation in politics. He believed that the military's political creed was "order." Obedience to the leader must precede own initiative and creativity. In fact, the old Moltke did the same, rarely directly intervening in politics.
As for the later chief of the German general staff, there were disagreements on this issue. For example, Waldsee, who succeeded the old Moltke, was a political general who liked and was good at engaging in political activities, and was trying to get rid of Bismarck. played an important role in the event. It was nicknamed "Fox" by the German court at that time. After Waldsee, Earl Schlieffen believed that the army should not interfere in politics. When he was the chief of the general staff, the political influence of the army began to shrink in an all-round way.
It can be said that in the history of the Second German Reich, on the issue of whether the military intervened in politics, because the attitudes of the successive chiefs of staff were different, they always vacillated between staying away from politics and interfering in politics. And when little Maoqi succeeded the chief of the general staff, the political influence of the German army became the lowest in history, because little Maoqi was a loyal admirer of his uncle!
But now, what he needs to do is the opposite of his original intention. He wants to take the Kaiser's order and ask the army to intervene in government affairs and stand on the side of the emperor. And there must be an exchange of interests.
"Your Majesty, the army has already achieved considerable independence. If you pamper them again, once they have tasted the taste of political power, they will definitely not give up! This is a very bad thing for the empire and you Things, the army is the sword of the monarch, we are responsible for thinking, and they are responsible for execution. And if one day, when this sword has its own thinking, will it still obey the orders of the master." Before leaving, Xiao Maoqi Said so.
"This is not drinking poison to quench thirst, but without the support of the military, it would be impossible for me to take over a complete Prussia. In comparison, I think it is better to hold power with the military than with those social democrats. Cooperation is better." This is how the Kaiser replied to little Mao Qi. And when the Kaiser issued the final order, Moltke, who was accustomed to obeying, stopped saying anything. He no longer considered whether His Majesty's opinion was correct. Just like his uncle, he regarded following the Kaiser's order as his own. First priority!
"His Majesty the Kaiser and the Parliament faction disagree on the supreme power of the central government. The Parliament faction demands that the Reich Chancellor must be accountable to the Parliament. His Majesty the Kaiser demands the right to dissolve the Parliament. His Majesty believes that the highest decision-making power should not rest with those capricious Therefore, His Majesty needs the support of the army." After briefly introducing the whole matter, Xiao Moqi finally said.
"It is not good to give the highest decision-making power to the parliament, because the parliament itself is a legislative body. If they also have executive functions, there may be an imbalance of power within the empire. But at the same time, we do not think that all power of the empire It's a good thing to concentrate on one person." General Crook, who was sitting in the main seat, said after listening to Little Mao Qi's statement.
"His Majesty, to a certain extent, I feel that I have some psychological problems." Admiral Crook's calm words contained resentment: "Your Excellency Moltke, do you still remember what happened on the Hohenzollern in 1894?" The thing on the yacht?"
"A group of respected old German generals sat in a row with sad faces. In front of foreign diplomats, Wilhelm II took a wooden stick and knocked on their knees one by one, doing knee-jerk reflex experiments! Those who made great contributions to the empire The generals were forced to pretend to be very happy. They laughed and clenched their fists in their pockets, cursing the tyrant in their hearts! I will never forget that scene!" (This is from War History Research No. 16 Period. There is a source, but Crook was not necessarily there.)
"Your Majesty is really extreme sometimes. I apologize to everyone on his behalf." Faced with this incident, Little Maoqi had nothing to say. In fact, after this incident, Little Maoqi was also working hard to finish the Kaiser. However, this matter is still too much, so that until now, some people can't let it go. You can say it's a personal enmity, but at the same time, William II's personal problems are indeed serious.
In fact, William II not only beat the old general, but even the heir of the Grand Duchy, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, was beaten by the Kaiser when he was young, and when he became an adult, William II even rode on the On the duke's belly. What is even more incomprehensible is that this buddy also went abroad and hit the world, and the emperor's marshal's scepter fell fiercely on the back of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia!
It can be said that except for a small group of the Kaiser's closest people, or the real top nobles, the Kaiser's fist and humiliation will fall on anyone. As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance. There are always real warriors who dare to face the bleak life and face up to the Kaiser's fist!
Historically, in 1896, the Prussian Minister of War von Schellendorf fell out with the Kaiser in public, and privately claimed that "Your Majesty does not look normal." The most fatal time in history was 1897. The person who was insulted by the Kaiser is also very dangerous to the Kaiser himself!
In February 1897, William delivered an infamous speech in which he referred to Bismarck and Moltke the Elder as "squads and midgets". This incident caused public outrage! Not only Prussia, the monarchs, princes and even members of the parliament of other states began to doubt whether the Kaiser should really be sent to a mental hospital! To be honest, it is really enough for William II to be able to kill people who can make these people whose positions are contradictory draw such a similar conclusion.
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