Chapter 131(1/2)
Kong Tingxun returned to the castle exhausted and threw his body directly into the sofa.
"You can just let your subordinates do this kind of thing, why bother doing it yourself." Winter sat on the chair and poured a glass of whiskey for Kong Tingxun himself.
Richthofen, the trusted chief of general staff sitting on the sofa on the other side, was extremely surprised.
This was the first time that he saw Duke Winter pouring wine in person.
He had to re-examine this Ming man. He didn't expect the guy with an oriental face to occupy such an important position in Duke Winter's heart.
"It's not just about killing one person. They have a complete organizational structure. They even secretly organized an armed force called the Stormtroopers.
Many people were arrested today and many people were interrogated.
But it will take some time to completely destroy their organizational structure and those fanatical stormtroopers."
"Oh!" Duke Winter looked at Kong Tingxun in surprise, but considering that Adolf already had hundreds of thousands of followers, a complete organizational structure and paramilitary forces, this was considered normal.
Even those wealthy Hebrew businessmen hired many bodyguards.
Some people have as many bodyguards as a battalion.
Prussian folk were martial, and imperial laws did not prohibit people from possessing weapons.
There have been frequent wars in recent years, and the proliferation of weapons has reached an alarming level.
In the industrially developed Bavaria, almost every household has a gun.
The difference is between old guns and new guns.
"A civil society group with paramilitary power is enough to put them on the gallows."
Richthofen said with a cold face.
He is a standard old soldier and belongs to the Junker aristocracy.
For hundreds of years, everyone in his family has been a soldier.
In his mind, the empire only allowed one armed force.
Moreover, this armed force must obey the orders of his new chief of general staff!
Now, a paramilitary organization that is not under his control has actually appeared.
How could he bear it!
"Yes! Yes!"
Adolf still needs to stand trial. I am not a killer.
Adolf needs to be sentenced to death for the crime of subversion in an upright manner.
So are his men, and my people are sorting out the confessions and turning the case into a solid case."
Kong Tingxun took a sip of whiskey tiredly, and the strong smell of alcohol made him frown.
"You didn't kill him?" Duke Winter was a little surprised.
"I said, we are not killers. We have political power in our hands, and killings need to be done through legal channels.
In our Ming Dynasty, this is called conspiracy.
After all, everyone in a country must act within the legal framework."
Duke Winter looked at Kong Tingxun in silence. Unexpectedly, this Ming man was not stupid either.
Originally, he was planning to let him take the blame, but Kong Tingxun wanted to take Adolf to court to try him for subversion of the state.
Then, it was the law that killed Adolf.
From now on, even if someone is asked to take the blame, it will only be the law.
Duke Winter must re-examine this Ming man, maybe he underestimated him.
This guy doesn't have a bad political mind either.
"Um!
Mr. Hans is right, the state, like the army, must operate under the law.
Your Majesty, I also think it would be better to have a public trial for that guy." Richthofen spoke up and supported Kong Tingxun.
Winter looked back at this idiot and said nothing.
After a while, Winter nodded.
"That's it, it's up to you.
We must make the case a solid case!
Tomorrow, I'm going to Berlin.
That guy Frederick will also go to Berlin, and the empire will hold a highest-level meeting to discuss the latest battle plan."
"Do you need me to accompany you?"
"No need! As long as you stay in Munich, this matter can be taken care of.
If you have any legal matters, go to Judge Holt and he will help you."
Winter took a sip of whiskey.
His attention now is not on little Adolf, what he wants to do is to kill Frederick and become the new emperor of the empire.
Before becoming the new emperor, he needed a victory to prove that he could lead the Prussians to victory.
As Adolf said, this country needs a visionary leader who is full of courage.
A man who has the courage to crush the enemy's bones into dust.
He's coming!
He lives in our time!
He will lead the Germans to glorious victory.
Winter even automatically imagined Adolf's movements and body language in his head.
It's very inspiring and can stir up people's emotions.
He also wanted to do this. In order to feel people's admiration, he specially changed his schedule and asked his subordinates to arrange a street speech.
The support of the nobles is certainly needed, but the support of the common people is equally important.
"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of things.
I have to pay attention to safety in Berlin, after all, it is the territory of the Prussians." Kong Tingxun kindly reminded Duke Winter.
When Prussia was still the Principality of Prussia, Berlin was the capital of Prussia.
Frederick's prestige was unparalleled in Berlin.
"It doesn't matter, the National Defense Forces are ready.
In the early stage, two divisions had been deployed in Berlin. I asked Rommel to lead the Duke's guard regiment.
He is a nice young man, smart and capable, and... not afraid of powerful people.
Let him be responsible for the Duke's security work, and everything will be perfect."
Richthofen took over, it was his responsibility.
Now Duke Winter is his biggest backer, and he doesn't dare to let his biggest backer have any problems.
"That's good!
I'm tired and want to go back to sleep.
Last night, I didn't sleep all night because I was thinking about how to deal with Adolf." Kong Tingxun drank the whiskey in one gulp, stood up and said goodbye.
"Well! Go back to sleep, your voice is hoarse." Duke Winter looked at Kong Tingxun with concern.
Richthofen once again captured this detail, and once again weighed the status of this oriental man in the heart of the Duke.
"I smoked too much!" Kong Tingxun smiled, nodded to Richthofen, and walked out of Duke Winter's office.
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In the far east, Li Xiao is inspecting the frontline positions.
There are very few people of his level who go to the front line to inspect things in person.
But Li Xiao just likes to do this!
Because of his hobby, the members of the Guard Corps were exhausted all day long.
"You are just worried about your life. Look at this endless plain. It's hard to find even a small mountain.
The tanks are rolling through the plains, and all the bullshit coalition forces will be finished."
Master Ao looked at Li Xiao dissatisfied.
Under Master Ao, there are now 1st, 2nd and 3rd tank divisions.
Strong men such as Zu Kuan, Cao Bianjiao, and Li Dingguo were all under his command.
Moreover, Ao Ye also had the old base troops of the original First Division, plus an elite infantry division drawn from the other three field divisions.
To be continued...