Chapter 78

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, what do you think about the candidate for the new Crown Prince?" William II looked at Prime Minister Bernhard von Bülow. The military's attitude was so sharp that William II needed to listen to the opinions of the civilian faction.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Oscar has excellent abilities and good conduct. He is undoubtedly a very good candidate. But unfortunately, his ranking is too low. If Prince Oscar is appointed as the new Crown Prince, I am afraid it will cause quite a few people Of course, everything depends on His Majesty's will. If His Majesty decides to appoint Prince Oscar as Crown Prince, even if there are objections, it will not cause too much impact." Prime Minister Bilo said.

There is no difference between what Prime Minister Bilo said and what he didn't say. He undoubtedly meant only one thing, that is, on this issue, William II's attitude is very important. As long as Wilhelm II decides, other people's opinions don't matter at all.

"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, what is your attitude?" William II asked.

"Your Majesty, our current international environment is very bad. Britain, France and Russia are getting closer and closer, and have even formed a de facto military alliance. Under such an external environment, once there is a dispute over our succession to the throne, it will inevitably It will cause their interference. They will even use this to accuse us and further discredit us internationally." Von Kidren Wachter was a little worried.

"Hmph! The inheritance of the empire has nothing to do with other countries. It's not their turn to express their opinions on what the empire should do." William II snorted coldly. Succession to the throne belongs to the internal affairs of a country and has nothing to do with other countries. As a very powerful monarch, William II naturally did not want the internal affairs of the country to be interfered by other countries.

Von Kidren Wascht nodded and said no more. He has already expressed his opinion, as for how to choose, it is not up to him to decide.

William II frowned tightly, and now the focus of the question was on confirming Qin Tian as the crown prince, whether this would violate the law of succession to the throne and cause massive dissatisfaction. However, if other princes are chosen as the crown prince, but their abilities are very limited, William II does not think that they are capable of being a good crown prince. The current situation in Germany is not good. Therefore, the crown prince of the empire must be a person with excellent ability. This point, Wilhelm II is quite agreeable.

How to choose, this made William II a little undecided.

Seeing this situation, Marshal Count Tirpitz couldn't help feeling a little angry. Originally, he thought that making Qin Tian the crown prince should be a sure thing. As long as the heads of these important ministers of the empire are not caught by the door, they will not object. But who would have known that because of Xiao Maoqi's disruption, the focus of the conflict was successfully shifted to the law of succession to the throne. He had promised Qin Tian at the beginning that it would be no problem for Qin Tian to become the crown prince of the empire! If he didn't succeed, wouldn't that make him lose his promise?

"Damn little Maoqi, this old guy actually disregarded the righteousness of the country for his own self-interest, it is simply too shameless!" Marshal Earl Tirpitz was very angry.

"Your Majesty, I still think that Prince Oscar is the most suitable candidate. The most important task placed on the Empire at present is to win future wars. Therefore, we need a crown prince with excellent capabilities. Future wars are related to the survival of the Empire. , we cannot avoid any mistakes, we must do our best in all aspects." Marshal Earl Tirpitz continued.

"Hmph! This old fellow Tirpitz seems to be determined to push that kid Oscar to the position of crown prince. But, I won't let him do what he wants." Little Maoqi sneered in his heart.

Just as Little Maoqi was about to speak, another person spoke up first.

"Your Majesty, I also believe that Prince Oscar is the best candidate for the Crown Prince. Although Prince Oscar is relatively low in the ranking, this is an extraordinary period, and we must consider it for the benefit of the empire. If a war breaks out in the future, the empire's There will be a lot of affairs, and His Majesty needs a crown prince with excellent ability to assist. Among the many princes, no one is more suitable than Prince Oscar. Even if it violates the law of succession to the throne, as long as the empire can It is also worthwhile to win the war. What's more, with Prince Oscar's reputation in the empire, there are probably very few people who oppose him becoming the crown prince of the empire!"

The speaker was none other than Minister of War von Falkenhain.

In the army system, Xiao Moqi is the first person who does his part. However, von Falkenhain is second only to Little Mao Qi's army leader. Unlike Marshal Count Tirpitz in the navy, Little Mao Qi and von Falkenhain, in order to compete for power, often have very unpleasant quarrels. Relying on the trust of Wilhelm II, little Mao Qi has been overwhelming von Falkenhain. And this also made von Falkenhain want to drive Little Maoqi down all the time. It would be best if he could replace Little Maoqi and serve as the chief of staff. In this way, he will be able to establish the status of the first person in the army like the Marshal Earl Tirpitz.

Now, with the change of crown prince, von Falkenhain sees an opportunity. Little Moltke has a close relationship with Crown Prince William, but now Crown Prince William has become a vegetable. If Qin Tian can become the crown prince, with the relationship between Qin Tian and Xiao Maoqi, Xiao Maoqi will definitely not be able to secure the position of chief of staff. And this gave von Falkenhain an excellent opportunity.

Therefore, at this time, von Falkenhain acted decisively and showed his support for Qin Tian.

Little Maoqi looked at von Falkenhain angrily. He never thought that he would be stabbed from the back at this time. When he was arguing with Marshal Earl Tirpitz before, he thought he represented the opinion of the entire army. But now, internal strife has arisen within the Army. This greatly reduced the weight of his words.

Marshal Count Tirpitz couldn't help laughing when he saw this situation. He knew that the balance of victory had begun to tilt in his favor. William II's attitude will change accordingly.

Sure enough, von Falkenhain's statement was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and William II quickly made up his mind. Now, for the benefit of the empire, certain changes must be made.