Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 334: Lunch (Music and Messenger)

By the time the German head of state arrived, the banquet had already started for almost fifteen minutes, because they had greeted them in advance, and everyone expressed their understanding that this aspect of face must be given.

This buffet style is originally open, without too many restrictions on etiquette, the purpose is to provide guests with a more relaxed environment for communication and exchange.

Of course, delicacies are also indispensable, especially when the head of state is still a top foodie, in order to prepare for this banquet, not only the culinary team of the Chancellery was dispatched, but also the hosts of several famous restaurants in Berlin were specially invited. The chefs, and some even perform live performances directly, cooking delicious food for the guests on the spot.

The band played soft light music in a corner of the banquet hall. Those were musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. This orchestra was already well-known in Europe at that time. Many of the performers still had music professors hanging on their heads. Title.

The conductor is Mr. William Furtwängler, the music director of the band. This famous conductor and composer once gained a high reputation in the European music industry for opposing the Nazi literary policy, but also So lost the position of music director of the Philharmonic Orchestra.

It's just that the conductor's reputation in the cultural field is so high that it is regarded by the majority of the German people as Germany's national wealth, and the Nazi party cannot ignore the existence of this influence.

So Goebbels made a judgment in line with his personal values ​​and logic. He took the initiative to play the role of peacemaker between this stubborn musician and Hitler.

Know that Furtwängler was a fierce man who once called Hitler "the public enemy of mankind" in public. If he were replaced by other small characters who dared to do this, he would have been sent to a concentration camp by the Gestapo long ago, let alone He also has a lady of doubtful descent.

Goebbels had already figured out the artist's temperament, so he made a deal with Furtwängler. The specific content was not recorded except for the parties. What is certain for later generations is that Goebbels issued an announcement after that, declaring that the conductor recognized Hitler’s leadership in German cultural policy, and that all his previous words and deeds were solely based on personal views from an artistic point of view. There is any political color inside.

Since then Furtwängler has been able to resume his position as the music director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and was allowed to continue to stage concerts. At the same time, the Nazi Party stopped attacks and harassment of the artist. He also received a new Passport, you can travel anywhere in the world at will, and you can publish any non-political speech in the media.

The content of the actual transaction may be far more than the superficial ones. In the days that followed, the conductor was protected by Goebbels and the German Ministry of Culture. He even relied on this relationship to shelter some Jewish artists. , Including his wife of "semi-Aryan" descent (the paternal line has Jewish descent and is not recognized by the Jewish ethnic group).

Of course, with Furtwängler’s political status, it is impossible to save all the people he knows. In that crazy and cold age, one must first ensure their own safety. For this, Furtwängler can only do Make some compromises. As an artist under the Nazi rule, he has done enough, and at the same time he has no more choices.

Nowadays, the cultural environment in Europe has undergone tremendous changes. The position of the new European hegemon has been established, and there is no longer any anti-Nazi argument on the market.

Left-wing artists who were active in the European literary and artistic circles before have mostly fled to Asia and America, and they must be cautious in their words and deeds when they get there, because there are legends that there are some big brothers who have been watching them outside the house. .

At this time, the New World is still a place of evil in the Europeans' impression. It is not a legend that a few people died there. Perhaps those people are popular cultural people in Europe, but they are just ordinary people on the other side of the ocean.

I thought it would be great to have painted a few oil paintings and wrote a few satirical articles? Have you tried diving in the Hudson River with fifty pounds of cement? Don't worry, there are opportunities for practice.

There is a saying that the winner should not be blamed, otherwise it will prove that your victory is not thorough. Nowadays, the overall public opinion in the European literature and art circles has turned over. In addition to proving that Germany’s victory this time is very thorough, it has also been tested by the way. Bring the integrity and vigor of European media people.

Of course, there are some media people who insist on principles. They look like a tough guy who can't bend, but most of them have not been the turn of Germany to send someone to take action, and they have been arbitrarily cleaned up by the domestic supervisory agency.

In particular, the speed of the British media’s turning wind direction should be mentioned. I am afraid that even the best Swiss stopwatch cannot be used to calculate it. What Xu Jun admires most is that they can play word games so wonderfully, even Yu can produce an illusion, it seems that their argument has been like this from the beginning, and it has never changed for decades.

"Excuse me, dear head of state, I just went to Portsmouth last week." Viscount James Stewart gracefully lifted a glass of French champagne from the silver tray in the waiter's hand.

"How is the situation over there now?" Xu Jun passed the dinner plate in his hand to the waiter who was standing by, and took a glass of whiskey from the other person.

"Oh, you won’t believe what I have seen, my dear head of state. The Royal Navy has realigned the battleships Solitude and Paris. The damage to these two battleships is much less than I thought. ." Viscount Stewart shook the champagne glass slightly, with the reserved smile of the British nobleman on his face.

The predecessor, King Hydewar VIII of England, later the Duke of Windsor, was the world-famous lover who did not love the country and the beauty.

If he is really willing to give up the crown for love, I'm afraid he can't even fool him. So when he learned that he was going to be the regent of the British Empire, he took the Luftwaffe plane back to the capital ~IndoMTL.com~ and took it with him the next day before the war in the suburbs of London burned out. The wife lives in Buckingham Palace.

It is said that the charming Mrs. Simpson has now completely regarded Buckingham Palace as her own home, and it seems that she wants to wear the queen's golden crown in her dreams, and keeps Edward preparing for restoration all day long.

Frankly speaking, the time for restoration is fleeting. If it is a few years in the morning, there might be some hope, because Edward has a good reputation among ordinary British people, and everyone sympathizes with the king.

But in the following years, the Duke’s pro-German inclinations made him lose points in the hearts of the British people, especially after the outbreak of the Western Front, almost everyone began to doubt the Duke’s loyalty to the British Empire.

Although Britain ultimately lost to Germany, it does not mean that everyone will change their views of the royal family. It has nothing to do with whether he is close to Germany, but the personality of the duke has been stained.

Xu Jun also saw this problem, so he didn't allow Edward VIII to be restored, even if he was ideologically inclined to Germany.

What this person did before, including his political leanings and those performances in public, were actually all to get back the crown.

The German head of state thought that this man might be used, but he could never be regarded as a reliable ally, but the regent obviously did not know this, and he thought that Germany would stand firmly on his side. In order to expand his influence in the British government and opposition, Edward also enlisted a large number of fallen aristocrats as partisans. He arranged these people into parliament and various government departments, and intended to rob the cabinet of power.

The Viscount Stewart standing in front of Xu Jun is the personal envoy arranged by the regent in the special mission.

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