Chapter 83 Saving Maximilian I

June 19, 1867.

Compared with Juarez, Maximiliano I can be said to have no politician's thinking and ability.

As a traditional monarch supported by Mexican conservative forces and Napoleon III, he largely implemented the republican policies. At the same time, he naively believed that his opponent Juarez and other republicans could shake hands and make peace.

Juarez did not disappoint Maximiliano I. He caught Maximiliano I's poor innocence and quickly made a comeback. Now he has imprisoned Maximiliano I.

If Ernst had become the emperor of Mexico, he would have strongly supported the local conservatives, stabilized the French, and actively suppressed the so-called revolutionaries.

As for the reactionary forces, backward systems, and corrupt rule, it is just like Yile. Just like so many small African countries in the previous life, their leaders and governments were rampant in corruption, which made the world angry and people unhappy, and the people were in dire straits. In the end, they did not end well.

Even if they are forced to flee overseas, their descendants can even return to their motherland to run for office again, which is perfectly in line with American democracy.

As long as you can promise benefits to the local powerful forces, you will have a chance to be elected. As for the dark history of your father's generation, do the people in Africa really not know about it? What kind of local rule does his family have? Has it been forgotten in one or two generations?

It can only be said that the votes in the hands of the people can be discounted. Even if the people do not accept this trick and really elect a president who dares to serve the people, the powerful class can still arrange "open-top" one-stop services for the so-called democratically elected president.

Political struggle is about life and death, and you cannot break away from your own basic base. As a second-generation ancestor, Maximiliano I implemented the idealistic administrative model very well.

From this aspect, it can be said that Maximiliano I is also a clean stream in world history. He may not be a good emperor, but he is definitely not a bad person.

Moreover, he did not run away after the failure, which Ernst was ashamed of. Maximiliano I was really a very moral person.

I admire him, but it would definitely not work for Ernst to be someone like Maximiliano I.

Moreover, as Ernst's father-in-law, Ernst could not ignore Maximiliano I until his death. He had to help him if he had the ability. Whether he could succeed or not depended on God's will.

…

Three o'clock in the morning.

Maximilian I, neatly dressed, walked out of his cell and was taken to the execution ground by Mexican soldiers.

The execution ground was chosen in the suburbs, which can be considered a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

Maximilian I slowly turned around, took out a handful of gold coins from his pocket, and distributed them to the executioners.

…

Roy Lee, a graduate of the Hechingen Military Academy.

"Is Vincent Castle ready?"

"Don't worry, Li. The latest explosive invented by Mr. Nobel is used this time. It can definitely blow down the entire wall."

"Very well, let our people be prepared. After the explosion occurs, we will open fire directly. When the time comes, we will directly stuff the Mexican Emperor into a sack and take him away."

…

Maximilian I, standing on the execution ground, was preparing to give his last "speech" for his death.

He said: "I..."

"Boom..."

Before a word was uttered, a series of loud noises were heard around the execution ground, and a large hole more than ten meters wide was opened in the wall of the execution ground.

There was a sudden riot in the crowd, and students from the Hechingen Military Academy dressed as Indians shouted in Indian language: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Mexican Empire."

He took out his pistol from his arms and fired wildly at the still-confused Mexican soldiers.

Roy Lee fired several shots at the Mexican officials at the execution ground to prevent them from organizing a counterattack.

Suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves outside the wall, and a group of masked men riding horses broke into the execution ground and rushed to Maximilian I.

Maximilian I looked at the chaotic execution ground with a blank expression. Before he could react, he felt his eyes go dark and he was put into a sack.

The cadets of the Hechingen Military Academy threw the 100-pound Maximilian I with the sack behind the horse with all his might.

With a whistle, all the students of the Hechingen Military Academy in the execution ground got on their horses, and at the same time, bullets continued to attack the crowd for free.

The soldiers at the Mexican execution ground watched helplessly as His Majesty the Emperor was kidnapped by this group of people, and the unlucky execution ground official even died.

…

At ten o'clock in the morning, Juarez received the news that Maximiliano I had been kidnapped.

"boom……"

Juárez slammed his hand on the table angrily, and Mexican Republican officials were afraid to express their anger.

"Who is the target? Is it the French or the Austrians?" Juarez asked.

"Mr. President, according to the survivors present, there were about forty or fifty of them, and they were equipped with horses. They had planted explosives in the execution ground in advance. After investigation, it was very likely that our soldiers had been bribed by them. That’s why they were able to find the location of the execution ground.”

"Because they were not prepared in advance, they caught us off guard. They did not organize an effective counterattack on the spot, and the enemy did not leave any wounded or dead bodies."

Juarez said: "To put it more importantly, we must first figure out who the enemy is, rather than review the process of the incident."

"Mr. President, according to the characteristics of the suspects provided by witnesses at the scene, they are indeed Indians, and they speak an Indian dialect. But we know that this is impossible! So this is probably a Mexican desperado hired by the French. .”

Juárez is an Indian, so government officials certainly cannot say that this matter was planned by Indians, and the students at the Hechingen Military Academy are originally Asian in appearance, just like Indians. The Mexicans have never thought that anyone would use people from the Far East to participate. Mexican affairs.

After a while of analysis, Mexican authorities didn't get any useful information.

At this time, Maximiliano I was stuffed into a carriage, and with a group of students from the Hechingen Military Academy, they ran wildly towards the west coast of Mexico.

At this time, no matter how stupid Maximiliano I was, he knew that someone had saved him, but his two generals, Miguel Miramon and Thomas Messi, were still at the execution ground.

Maximilian I also tried to communicate with the students at the Hechingen Military Academy, but Ernst, who had already issued an order, ordered all students not to speak to Maximilian I.

The students of the Hechingen Military Academy's trip to Mexico only had to bring Maximiliano I back to Europe.

In order to prevent Maximiliano I from doing bad things, Ernst emphasized that students should treat Maximiliano I as a piece of wood.

…

The next day, noon.

After a day and night of frantic driving, with several horses exhausted to death, the group finally arrived at the pre-arranged coast.

A Hechingen ocean-going ship that recently performed a mission in Alaska was already waiting here. They sent a small boat to pick up the students from the Hechingen Military Academy and Maximiliano I on the ship.

With the roar of steam, the ship left Mexico and headed for Alaska. Everyone was safe.