Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 450: Rome Rebellion (2)
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Badoglio's mentality is very stable now. He believes he has done all the work he can do, and the rest can only be arranged by God.
The Field Marshal firmly believes that the benevolent Lord still loves the Kingdom of Italy and the pious people of this land, so Mussolini must step down, even if he was praised by the Pope as a "Providence (Man of God) )".
The attitude of the Vatican has always been a little ambiguous, but in Badoglio's view, it is not too much of a problem. At this time, as long as the church remains neutral, it is equivalent to approving the legitimacy of this coup.
The transitional government only needs to continue to recognize the agreement between Mussolini and the Vatican. Then the shepherds of God will not stick to some superficial issues. They may ask for some benefits afterwards, but the overall situation It has been decided, some time is slowly wrangling with these greedy guys.
Badoglio slowly ascended the steps of the Palazzo Venezia. He was going to make the last performance for the arrogant dictator. The Field Marshal confirmed that everything was ready and the leader's ending could not be changed.
"Good morning, Prime Minister." Badoglio strode into the room and raised his hand to the dictator standing behind his desk.
"Good morning, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, there is something important that you need to come here in person." Mussolini simply raised his wrist, then reached out and made a gesture of asking to sit.
"Thank you, no, I brought your majesty's will this time. He wants to invite you to see him immediately." Badoglio leaned slightly to express his thanks.
"Anything urgent? Why don't you call first."
Mussolini was not surprised by the king’s summons. He only went to the Quirinal Palace once on the second day of the war, and then never saw that majesty again. In this situation, Vito Leo Emanuele III (Emanuel III) certainly has some ideas, after all, it is his country that was ravaged by war.
"Do you know what your Majesty is asking me for?" Mussolini sat down and deliberately opened a folder in front of him, pretending to have a bunch of official duties to deal with.
"To be honest, I'm not very clear. I asked Colonel Paul the same question before, but the Chief Guard was completely unaware." Badoglio turned to look at the court guard behind him, and the other party nodded quickly. Agree.
"Well, give me half an hour. You go to the lounge and rest first. I'll change my clothes. I can't go to see your majesty in this way." Mussolini pulled at his uniform.
"Okay, sir, we are waiting for you downstairs." Badoglio leaned respectfully to resign, and turned around to give Mussolini a fascist salute before going out.
Watching the field marshal leave, Mussolini sinks his face. The field marshal's performance just now is no different from the past, but from the moment he enters the door, Mussolini has a strange feeling in his heart. It feels like there is something hidden under that submissive face today. Especially when the field marshal looks at him, he will have a creepy feeling, as if he has encountered some kind of natural enemy.
Badoglio seems to be a bit too active during this period. Now the power of the chief of staff has rapidly expanded due to the war, and he has more than two-thirds of the armed forces in his hands. Is this because This made myself feel threatened, it seemed that this should be a reasonable answer after all.
Mussolini stared at the papers on the table and posted them for a while, and finally decided to go to see the king first, and later consider how to seize the military power of the field marshal.
Mussolini still retains a certain degree of loyalty to the royal family. For a while, he did consider learning from the German head of state~IndoMTL.com~ to overthrow the royal family and become the leader of Italy, but the situation in Italy is different from Germany, Italy The royal family still retains considerable political strength, and there are many supporters among the people. The Savoy dynasty has not lost popular support at this time. Mussolini cannot risk splitting Italian society to satisfy his personal ambitions. .
The influence of the royal family is still spreading throughout the Italian society. Emmanuel III is not a mediocre. He does not have those dazzling political skills, but squatting firmly in the center of the power network, controlling the balance of all forces in Italy. . This is a character like Emperor Hirohito. The Italian royal family gained a lot in the war, but finally relied on a defection and easily escaped the accountability and trial of war responsibility.
This time Emmanuele III put the bargaining chips on the side of Bardoglio. The starting point is actually the same. He was afraid that the Germans would ask him to settle his old accounts. It was because of his defection during the World War that Italy would Invested in the Allied Powers.
In the German dictionary, the king may have been equated with the betrayer. If the Germans cannot be satisfied this time, the Savoy dynasty may really become history. These years He saw too much of the downfall of the exiled royal family and didn't want to be one of them at all.
Since the German head of state hated Mussolini, he took the prime minister’s resignation as a gift, and the apostle of God would be very happy.
Mussolini never dreamed that the biggest black hand behind the whole thing was the king of Italy who he fully supported. It was Mussolini's fascist movement that saved the royal family from the crisis, and when the dynasty again faced the threat of intermittent survival, this time it was his turn to be abandoned by the royal family without hesitation.
ps: After coding for dinner, there is still a chapter to be delayed.
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