Chapter 248 Development of the situation in Brazil
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Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro,
Pedro II sat in the upper seat and listened quietly to the conditions relayed by Duke Roberto, without speaking for a long time.
"The transfer of senior military generals' positions is coordinated and arranged by the General Staff Headquarters. It is not the turn of a small captain to intervene."
The gray-haired Marshal Mitchell raised his beard angrily and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Captain Eberl's position is low. It is impossible for them to have access to the upper-level orders and arrangements of the Imperial Army. Someone must be secretly instigating them to cause trouble. I suggest sending troops to deal with it."
Captain Abel and his team took control and then interrogated the people behind them."
"No, Your Majesty. The "Knights of Brasilia" organized by Abel are very involved. Once they are arrested, it is likely to cause chaos in the Imperial Army, which is detrimental to the current overall situation. For the sake of safety, Abel and others should be dealt with
Take measures mainly to appease them. After all, their intentions are good, but because they are young and energetic, they do things a little too extreme. I hope His Highness will spare them for once for the sake of their loyalty to the empire."
Inciting troops and threatening superior officials has been an intolerable crime in the eyes of rulers from ancient times to the present. Roberto could not persuade Abel and others to listen to his opinions. He could only try his best to suggest that Pedro II adopt a policy of tolerance and appeasement and temporarily suppress
Live this thing.
"The lower-level officers are young and do not understand the difficulties of the empire. Garcia has served in the imperial army for decades. The soldiers below are complaining about him. Why doesn't he come out to appease him? Is he dissatisfied with the arrangements of the general staff?"
Pedro II ignored the low-level soldiers who were making trouble, but directed his anger at Garcia, who did not come to discuss the matter.
"Garcia is older and has suffered many injuries. His physical condition has not been very good. Marshal Mitchell is concerned about his health and specially sent him from the front line to the logistics unit for training. These arrangements have been approved by me. If
It is said that Marshal Mitchell is in Garcia, and the low-level soldiers who are making troubles see him as a treacherous minister who wields power. Will I become a fatuous monarch? Will they also want to overthrow me and support the wise general they think as the emperor? "
Pedro II was exhausted mentally and physically by the endless chaos in the country. He had repeatedly failed in external wars. Salvador, the third largest city in the north of the country, was occupied by black rebels. There were complex factions within the imperial army. The young soldiers of Garcia's group were aggressive.
, making many requests that he simply could not agree to.
With all kinds of things on the table, Pedro II couldn't help but wonder whether the Pedro family's sacrifice for the Brazilian Empire was worth it.
Pedro II's father, Pedro I, the founding emperor of the Brazilian Empire, was regarded as a wise emperor in Western history. He rejected the request of the Portuguese Parliament and led the native white Brazilians to put down rebellions in various places and established the most powerful empire in South America.
The Brazilian Empire, however, even though Pedro I tried his best to safeguard the interests of various domestic factions, he was eventually expelled from Brazil by the country he established. He had no choice but to pass the throne to Pedro II, who was only five years old, and transferred the national administration to
Power was placed in the hands of various officials of the Regency.
Pedro II grew up under the supervision of domestic officials. After he became an adult, he needed to consult ministers and officials on all government affairs. Deep down in his heart, he had already had enough of this kind of life. Therefore, facing his elders, Pedro II
Although Pedro II maintained respect and trust on the surface of Garcia, Duke Forbert and others, he was actually more inclined to Mitchell and others who took the initiative to move closer to him.
Although Garcia can fight, he is not one of Pedro II's own, so he transferred Garcia to the logistics department and let Mitchell take charge of the actual power of the army. The various arrangements made by Pedro II were
He himself seemed to be right. However, both Garcia and Roberto always opposed his arrangements, as if they still treated him as a little emperor who had just taken over the throne and was not familiar with government affairs.
Pedro II was fifty-three years old. He had been the emperor of Brazil for forty-eight years. He wanted to govern the country according to his own ideas, but he found that there were always people who were against him. At this time, Pedro II really felt
He was tired of it. He was afraid that he would end up like his father after working hard for the country all his life. However, the Brazilian Empire was a territory that the Pedro family had worked hard for for hundreds of years. If he was reluctant to give up the Brazilian throne, it would be exactly the same.
Because of the complicated and unexplainable mentality in his heart, Pedro II used the incident of low-level soldiers to instigate trouble today to reveal his dissatisfaction with Garcia and others.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. General Garcia went to Curitiba yesterday to inspect the logistics and supply situation of the troops, and he has not returned yet. Otherwise, he would have persuaded the troublemaking soldiers to stop the trouble."
Duke Florbert explained for Garcia, then turned to Marshal Mitchell, lowered his status and asked, "The Imperial Army can no longer be in turmoil. Marshal Mitchell, for the sake of the safety of the empire, please advise your majesty!"
"Duke Roberto is serious. Mitchell has served in the imperial army for decades, and he will not be like a group of hot-headed low-level soldiers. In terms of the overall situation of the empire, I can still clearly distinguish between public and private matters."
Marshal Mitchell responded magnanimously, then took two steps forward and immediately changed his words: "Your Majesty, the soldiers are ignorant. Forcibly arresting them may affect the domestic counter-insurgency affairs, so I think we should temporarily grant them some
The request is to calm them down first, and then send the troublemaking soldiers and officers to the Bahia area to participate in combat operations to suppress the black rebels. In this way, the instability factors within the Imperial Army can be reduced by half."
"Marshal Mitchell is magnanimous in his conduct and does not care about their slander against the marshal. He is a rare commander-in-chief in the empire."
Pedro II did not want to break up with Forbert and Garcia directly. After bowing his head and taking a step back, he also compromised and said, "Just follow Marshal Mitchell's method. Duke Forbert, tell the troublesome officers and soldiers for me,
I agreed to their conditions, but the conditions they proposed were very important. Let them go to Bahia to quell the rebellion according to the orders of the National Defense Forces Headquarters, and then solve the problems they raised when they come back."
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."
It was the most appropriate outcome for the matter to be resolved in this way. After receiving Pedro II's promise, Duke Florentine immediately rushed back to the military camp without stopping. On the way, he received a telegram sent by Garcia.
With the explanation of Garcia's telegram and the assurance conveyed by Duke Forbert, the rioting soldiers were disbanded under the leadership of Abel and others, and then two days later, they took a warship and rushed to Bahia to join the local garrison.
