When Liu Shuangxi unexpectedly captured the big fish of Crown Prince William, Minister of War Lyautey was being questioned by members of the National Assembly.
Although Lyotey was responsible to the French Prime Minister, when the National Assembly needed Lyotey to explain something, Lyotey had an obligation to cooperate.
After the war began, in order to prevent being cheated by the Germans, the French government left Paris, which was too close to the front line, and went to the small town of Bordeaux. Therefore, Lyautey also had to go to Bordeaux in order to accept the question of the National Assembly.
In France, questioning is divided into two types: oral questioning and written questioning.
Because it was wartime, Lyautey could actually choose to accept written questioning because of his status as Minister of War. However, after receiving Qin Zhiyuan's telegram, Lyautey chose to go to the parliament hall in Bordeaux to accept face-to-face questioning from the MPs.
This inquiry was initiated by the current Congressman Donahue. Surprisingly, several people who participated in the inquiry together with Donahue were members of the opposition Democratic-Republican Party. They were mixed with the Republicans in the Socialist Party. This was not a good idea.
good phenomenon.
At the same time, French Prime Minister Paul Panlewe also participated in the inquiry meeting.
I almost forgot one thing. The current French Prime Minister is not called the Prime Minister, but the President of the Council of Ministers. The term Prime Minister would not be used until the Fifth Republic 40 years later.
In fact, no matter what he is called, Paul Pan Lewei is still performing the functions of prime minister.
As Prime Minister, Paul Panrovi should seem to support Lyotey's work, but in fact this is not the case. Lyotey was not the Minister of War appointed by Paul Panrovi, but was appointed by former Prime Minister Aristide Briand, Paul Panrovi.
Perhaps he is not very satisfied with Lyotey, and he tolerates Lyotey continuing to stay in this position just because he has not found any leverage against him for the time being.
Judging from Paul Panlev's meaning today, it seems that he is here to find an excuse. If Paul Panlev can get his wish, then the best result for Leotey is to resign voluntarily.
Lyotey did not want to resign, otherwise Lyotey would not have come to Bordeaux at all. Like almost all soldiers, Lyotey hated politics and these politicians. If it were not for the fact that the Germans still occupied French land, Lyotey would definitely
He will not make excuses with these people, not even Clemenceau.
Bordeaux's City Hall is far inferior to the National Assembly Hall in Paris in terms of scale and facilities. It looks almost like an ordinary court.
This is understandable. Compared with Paris, which has become an international metropolis, Bordeaux is just a small city and cannot ask for too much. Anyway, it is only a temporary loan for a special period, so it is used as it is. It just aggrieved Lyautey. When he was questioned
The small grid where you have to stand is really not much bigger than a pigeon cage.
Liotai was quite conscious. Looking at the prepared postures of the congressmen in the hall, Shi Shiran carried his bag, walked to his seat, and closed the small grid door.
It really looks more and more like a courtroom.
Your Excellency, Secretary of the Army, please explain the distribution ratio of supplies during your tenure as Secretary of the Army, as well as your personal relationship with General Qin Zhiyuan of the Foreign Legion, and please explain whether your relationship will affect the distribution of supplies. Donahue took the lead in attacking
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Your Excellency, Secretary of the Army, during your term of office, your subordinates exhibited collective unconscious behavior. Please explain your role in it. Some people followed suit, and Mr. Lyautey, the congressman, has never seen it.
Your Excellency, Minister of the Army, I heard that General Qin Zhiyuan of the Foreign Legion used some appalling methods to quell the rebellion in Corsica. Please explain whether the military department was involved. Some people continue to ask questions. This congressman is interested. Okuyasu looks familiar, but unfortunately I can't pronounce his name.
His Excellency, Secretary of War
Questions were thrown one after another, seemingly trying to drown Lyotey. But Lyotey felt that it was really noisy. More than a dozen people were talking almost at the same time. As a result, Lyotey couldn't hear anything clearly.
This is a characteristic of the French National Assembly. When discussing politics, if there are two parties debating, then it doesn't matter what you say, as long as your voice is loud enough so that others cannot hear what the other party is saying.
This is the biggest drawback of democracy. They may argue for a month or even two months over a small issue like whether to replace Paris street lights without reaching any conclusion. And while the MPs are arguing, the street lights in Paris The citizens of Paris, who were impatient with waiting, spontaneously raised money to exchange it.
Please don't worry, I can't answer all the questions at once. Lyotai responded without raising his head.
After Lyotei entered the small cubicle, he didn't stop what the congressmen were shouting. He just opened the folder he brought, took out the documents he had prepared in advance, looked at the top one and smiled, and then Put it at the bottom of the stack of documents.
That was the good news Qin Zhiyuan sent to Liotai.
Well, please answer the first question first. The Minister, Donahue, repeated his question again.
Regarding this issue, the decision-making power does not rest with me. The distribution of materials is uniformly distributed by the Staff Department and the Logistics Department, and the War Committee is also involved. The approximate ratio is an even distribution. If you want to say that there is a tilt, then it does exist. For example, some troops fight in the first If they are on the front line, they will receive supplies in time. If some troops are in the rear far away from the battlefield, they will be in a secondary position when distributing supplies. As for my personal relationship with General Qin Zhiyuan, it is not suitable for this public Discussion on occasion. If it is said that our personal relationship will affect the distribution of materials, it is pure nonsense. Lyautey's recommendation is pure.
Donahue remained silent while Lyotey was speaking, with a hint of sarcasm and sneer on his lips. As soon as Lyotey finished speaking, Donahue immediately jumped up to retort: You lied. If you are like you said, you are lying. If you don’t participate in the distribution of materials, why would you give the tanks that were originally intended to be equipped with the American troops to the Chinese in the Foreign Legion?
The Americans are in Orleans, far away from the battlefield. What do they need tanks for? And the Chinese are fighting the Germans on the front line for the safety of Paris. If they are not given enough weapons, can you still sit there and exercise your rights as a member of Parliament, Leo? Very confident.
Ah ha, that means you admitted it, okay, now you have to explain what benefits the Chinese gave you. Donahue also knew the way of transfer, and ignored Lyotey's rhetorical question, and continued following Lyotey's words. Ask.
Politicians are strange creatures. They don't ask about right or wrong, only about their stance. If their stance is consistent, then whatever they do is right. If their stance is inconsistent, then whatever they do is wrong.
Sure enough, just after Donahue raised the question, almost all the congressmen looked at Lyautey with something wrong. To them, it didn't matter who was resisting the Germans on the front line, as long as someone was there to resist them, and if they were really
After understanding the relationship between Liotei and Qin Zhiyuan, what can be done through this relationship is what the lawmakers are concerned about.
After thinking about this, Lyautey suddenly felt extremely discouraged. Lyautey really didn't understand what happened to the French Republic that he swore allegiance to, and why these big shots who could determine the direction of the Republic have become what they are now.
