"Extra number, extra number. President Albert was killed last night. The murderer Ludendorff was arrested and killed in the early morning." A newsboy, holding a newspaper that had been printed and distributed by the Social Worker, was walking through the streets and alleys selling it.
While people were surprised by the sudden murder of President Albert, they were also puzzled by the SS's rapid arrest operation. "The president was killed that night, and the murderer was found early the next morning. How could it be such a coincidence?"
Moreover, Zhang Chengtian's act of killing Ludendorff cast a shadow over the arrest that there was no proof of death.
Different from the theme of the social work newspaper report, the largest newspaper in Germany, the Voice of Liberty, a Jewish-run newspaper, focused its report on the analysis of the German political situation.
The Voice of Liberty newspaper analyzed that with Albert and Ludendorff being killed one after another, the only person in the country who is qualified to serve as the next president is one who owns the "Sphinx" (Sphinx)
The nicknamed Army Commander-in-Chief Sickert, and Field Marshal Hindenburg, known as the "God of Defense of the Country."
Next, the Voice of Liberty newspaper changed the topic and declared that Admiral Sickert's qualifications seemed to be strong, but he was far inferior to Field Marshal Hindenburg.
One is a general and the other is a marshal. Whoever has more seniority can be seen at a glance.
What is really meaningful is that the Voice of Liberty newspaper concluded at the end that if Sickert is eventually elected president, the cause of death of Albert and Ludendorff may not be as clear as it seems...
"Bah!" After reading the remarks of the Voice of Liberty newspaper in his office, Sickert angrily threw the newspaper against the wall: "This is simply nonsense. According to them, I have become a conspirator.
."
After killing Ludendorff, Zhang Chengtian, who immediately came to Sickert's office, also nodded and said: "Yes, the Voice of Liberty newspaper is obviously trying to misguide public opinion. Once Teacher, you also participate in the next presidential election, then
Negative reports will definitely appear one after another. Once conspiracy theories appear, they will continue to ferment."
Sickert interrupted Chang Chengtian's kind reminder and said firmly: "I have never had the idea of running for president from the beginning to the end. This is purely fabricated."
"This is even more problematic," Zhang Chengtian analyzed with a serious face: "If you, teacher, choose to back down because of this report, it will only allow those manipulators with bad intentions to achieve their goals."
Sickert reacted and said: "You mean, Marshal Hindenburg has something to do with this group of people."
Zhang Chengtian shook his head and said: "I'm not sure what the relationship between Marshal Hindenburg and these people is. But one thing I can be sure of is that the beneficiary of this report must be Marshal Hindenburg."
Seeing that Sickert was silent after listening, Zhang Chengtian continued: "The problem now is that whether you, teacher, are running for election or not, the Voice of Liberty newspaper has sold Hindenburg a big favor."
There were some words that Zhang Chengtian did not say out loud. However, he and Sickert both knew that if the word "favor" were thought of in another way, it might mean transaction, some kind of shady exchange of interests.
After a long time, Sickert said slowly: "If the Marshal really owes you a favor for this, then he should not give up that position. For a politician, owing favors is fatal, but for the president
This is especially true for you!”
As a soldier, Sickert was full of admiration for Marshal Hindenburg who had a glorious record. He did not want to believe that the marshal who was admired by thousands of Germans, including himself, would
Something to do with this underground trade.
With a sigh, Sickert gave up on continuing to dwell on this issue. The position of president is too important, and no matter what, this position cannot be handed over to a doubtful person.
The current short-term unrestricted situation was obtained by former President Abbott at the expense of his reputation and life. Sickert will never allow this hard-won fruit to be taken away before his eyes. Even if it is someone he once respected so much
Marshal Your Excellency, neither can!
"Tell me about it, you have the most clever ideas about this kind of thing." After Sickert made up his mind, he asked Chang Chengtian, who had shown strong political judgment in the past, to give his opinion.
For this change that was beyond the original historical scope, Zhang Chengtian could not predict the next outcome as before.
If it were Zhang Chengtian who had just traveled through time, he might have backed down. However, after experiencing the lesson that President Abbott taught him at the cost of his life and reputation, Zhang Chengtian has changed a lot now.
Since it is impossible to play according to the original rules, then imitate the rules of history and find another person who is trustworthy and has proven ability to replace Hindenburg as the original president.
The candidate in Zhang Chengtian's mind is Gustav Stresemann, who successfully served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic of Germany in history.
There are good reasons for Chang Chengtian to agree with this German Prime Minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for 100 days and was a diplomatic genius.
Gustav has gone down in history as a great diplomat. Without the protection of national force, he used three treaties: the Treaty of Rapallo, the Treaty of Locarno and the Treaty of Berlin to successfully break up the
The anti-German alliance laid the foundation for Germany's revival.
Gustav inherited Bismarck's diplomatic career, and it can even be said that he surpassed Bismarck!
Since Weimar Germany lacked the strength of Bismarck's Germany, all of Stresemann's strength could only come from his personal diplomacy.
Gustav was able to adjust himself, accept the fact that Germany was defeated, restrain his nationalist will, and create a reasonable foreign policy. Moreover, Gustav was confident in Germany's revival.
Such a mature politician is more suitable to be president than Hindenburg, who was born as a soldier and was proficient in warfare but not good at politics.
After Zhang Chengtian finished his suggestion, Sickert also nodded and said: "I have heard of Gustav. He is the most promising candidate to be the next prime minister at the moment."
Seeing that Sickert had a good impression of Gustav, Zhang Chengtian also responded: "Yes, Gustav has a very high reputation as a politician. It is obviously more in line with Germany to let a mature politician serve as president.
Interests."
"But how can you be sure that this politician who originally planned to run for prime minister will instead run for president with no chance of success?" Sickert put forward his own opinion.
In response, Zhang Chengtian smiled knowingly and said: "It is a coincidence that this supporter of the Republic also happens to be a member of the Socialist Workers Party."
Sickert's eyes widened. He didn't expect that this party, which had only been established for a short time, would develop into a behemoth that touched every field in just a few years...