In the quiet presidential office of the Berlin Presidential Palace, German President Albert is sitting quietly on the black sofa next to his French window. His office desk is filled with documents sent by his secretary today.
But he was not in the mood to watch any of it.
All of Albert's eyes were focused on the joyful parade outside the window. Tears flashed in old Albert's somewhat cloudy eyes. How long had it been since the German people had been so happy? Ten years? Twenty
Years? It seems too long...
After a long time, he stood up and walked slowly to the huge floor-to-ceiling window. Through the glass, in this quiet office, he listened to the cheers coming from the streets outside the presidential palace.
There was a knock on the door. A young female secretary reported through the door: "Mr. President, Mr. Hall, the representative of the Juncker nobles, wants to see you immediately."
"Invite him in." Albert closed the curtains without turning around and said in a low voice.
Almost at the same time that the female secretary was about to answer, the door to the office was opened without authorization. A short, stooped old nobleman shouted in a harsh tone: "President Albert, you need to address the nation immediately.
The mood of the people across the country is very unstable now. The demonstrations they hold will have a great impact on social stability. Their mood needs guidance! Once the domestic right wing takes the opportunity to raise its head, Germany will once again fall into the abyss of war. The domestic right wing will once again plunge into the abyss of war.
All major financial groups will suffer irreparable losses as a result..."
"That's enough!" Albert turned around suddenly and sternly scolded this shameless nobleman who had been colluding with congressmen to attack him a few days ago.
Without this victory, these Junker nobles would have removed themselves and Sickert from power by now, Albert thought with disdain.
In fact, Albert, who has been making compromises, has no good impression of the Junker aristocracy.
At the beginning, Albert was just a scapegoat who was pushed to the front by a group of Junker nobles, capital consortia, and selfish politicians to sign the humiliating Treaty of Versailles.
Albert knew this very well. However, he didn't mind!
Judging from the situation at that time, all the rules and regulations of the Treaty of Versailles had been secretly manipulated by the nobles and the negotiations were completed. All they needed was an unlucky guy to sign.
Albert is willing to be the unlucky guy! For him, this is not only a shame, but also an opportunity!
Even if he is spurned by his countrymen, even if he is called a traitor, even if he lives in the contempt of his countrymen for the rest of his life, Albert doesn't care!
In other words, what Albert cares about is something more important. What he cares about is the future of Germany! Only by sitting in this position can Albert have a chance to realize his ideals!
As a mature politician, Albert knows better than anyone else. Even if he does not take this position, the Juncker nobles who have controlled the situation can still find Newbot, Mabot... to sit in this infamous president.
.
Rather than letting the Junker aristocrats, who put family interests ten and a hundred times more than the national interests, find a puppet they can easily control as president, it would be better for him, Albert, to sit in this shameful position. At least, he can do something for Germany.
Be practical.
What does it mean to be temporarily nailed to the pillar of shame by the people? After you have worked hard and dedicated your life to help Germany get out of the current desperate situation, the court of history will eventually give you justice!
Unfortunately, Albert still underestimated the appetite of the Juncker aristocracy. The Juncker aristocrats, who were not satisfied with the reform policies of the Albert government (in fact, this reform only required the Junker aristocracy to give up a small part of their interests), tried every means to
Empty the Weimar government of Ebert.
The Juncker aristocracy first secretly instigated the German left, accusing Albert's Weimar government of being a "traitor to the revolution" because of its history of suppressing workers' uprisings and killing well-known left-wing leaders such as Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg;
Subsequently, the Junker aristocracy united with the German right wing to accuse the Weimar government of being a "national traitor" and prosecuted it because it had forced the Kaiser to abdicate and sign a peace treaty with the Allies during the November Revolution.
All the above obstructions made Albert's Weimar government exhausted, and the reforms achieved little effect.
Albert was tired, and he began to compromise with the Junker nobles. For the sake of Germany, he once again lowered his high head.
Even with such hardships, Albert still made a lot of contributions to Germany. During his tenure, he fought for women's suffrage and fought for civilians to receive education opportunities. He also helped Sickert secretly strengthen the Wehrmacht and resettled the Wehrmacht.
Retired military officer. He led Germany through a difficult journey and won people's respect and support.
(Historically, Albert was a moderate social democratic leader who devoted his life to practical work and avoided theoretical disputes. For example, he was not interested in Marxism at all, but he was always concerned about how to improve the actual interests of the working class.)
Now, this selfless president finally begins to roar at the selfish behavior of the Juncker nobles!
As if being slapped in the face, Hall, who represented the entire Junker aristocratic class in the country, suddenly opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the plump, gentle president in front of him, who had always been indifferent to emotions and anger.
He suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know the leader of the Weimar Republic at all.
"I'm telling those people behind you who are trying to stretch out their hands to pull their hands back!" Albert ignored Hall who was standing there and walked straight out of the office. When he passed by the female secretary, he said in a deep voice: "Get the car ready.
Contact Congress, I need to convene an emergency meeting immediately. In addition, call Generals Sickert and Reinhardt at the Wehrmacht Army Command and tell them..."
Albert paused and said excitedly: "...They did such a damn good job!"
Albert strode out of the office, his body straight.
This country has taken too many detours. I only have more than a year left in my term.
Too many calculations of gains and losses, too many distractions, confused my eyes. Only today, when the young Major General Reinhard led the SS to resist, and when the people burst into cheers that echoed through the sky, could I
Suddenly I woke up, what do the people of this country really want?
In this era of alternation between old and new, if we want Germany to get out of the control of the Juncker consortium and escape from desperate situations, we need more than just tolerance!
At this moment, no one can give any restraint or restraint to the passionate soldiers of this country. Everyone, including myself, can only support, do their best, and support without reservation!
Compared with freedom, dignity, and the glory of Germany, compared with the cheers of the people outside the window, compared with the uncontrollable boiling of the blood in my body when I heard the victory and believed it, the intrigues in the officialdom are so insignificant.
!
History will remember the bravery without regard for one's own safety, but will not remember the forbearance that protects one's own safety!
The female secretary who had been with Albert for three years was stunned by the sudden outburst of tough attitude from the usually gentle President Albert. However, she quickly came to her senses and quickly chased after the president excitedly.
When she came to the corner of the corridor, the female secretary looked back at the silent presidential office and silently laughed at the self-righteous representative of the Juncker aristocracy!
When Major General Reinhard and General Sickert, carrying the burden of bearing all the consequences, resolutely defended the dignity of Germany; when a group of SS militiamen who did not receive support from the government sacrificed their lives and blood for the motherland;
This group of Junker nobles, who are far behind the safety, are still thinking about guiding the public's emotions and ensuring the stability of their vested interests!
A person who doesn't even care about the dignity of the country is worthy of being called a German aristocrat?
They don't deserve it!
As Albert and his confidential secretary left quickly. In the empty presidential office, only Hall, who came to make requests to Albert on behalf of the Juncker nobles, was left...
