Chapter 520: Loyalty in Struggle
Chapter 508 – Loyalty in Struggle
The lightning failed to tear through the heavy dark clouds, and after the giant thunder rolled through the low clouds, the pouring rain came down in a heavy downpour, clattering down like the heavens were also crying over Mexico City’s misfortunes.
In the palace, Massimiliano I sat quietly and motionless, as if he had entered the state of a sage, not taking things for granted, not taking his own sorrow, and everything in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him.
“Your Majesty, hurry up and leave! The enemy is about to surround the city, if we are late we won’t be able to leave!”
The anxious words of the guards pulled Massimiliano I back to reality. The heavy rain had come at the right time and had successfully delayed the rebels.
Massimiliano I shook his head and said, “No need Fereng, there is no escaping emperor in Mexico, I will wait for them here, all of you go!”
Seeing that the tide had turned, Massimiliano I did not make a last ditch effort, instead he dismissed his men and faced defeat alone.
This was undoubtedly the right thing to do, allowing him to successfully avoid the ugliness of human nature. If he had really dragged everyone along with him, he would probably have had to feel betrayed once for himself.
Except for a few diehards, everyone else ran away. Of course, those who stayed may not be his die-hard loyalists, and a large portion of them were too tightly knit to leave the emperor’s shelter and could only go into exile.
If it is to follow other emperors, their own pockets to get enough, exile overseas is also not impossible.
Follow this is not the same, usually even if there are benefits, fall into the hands of the very limited. Now even if you want to run away also have to consider the economic situation, not so easy to live a hard life, not so easy to live through the clothes and food.
In the eyes of many people, Massimiliano I, the emperor of the past is still very valuable. Even if he stepped down now, the Habsburg family was still in a state of prosperity, and there was still a chance of restoration in the future.
No matter what, they could still find a long-term meal ticket, and the loyal subjects who followed the emperor could still be starved, couldn’t they?
Unfortunately, Massimiliano I was not an ordinary man, he was not prepared to run away. No matter how much his men tried to persuade him, he was not willing to take refuge in the Austrian colonies in Central America.
This was a bitter pill to swallow. The rebels didn’t necessarily dare to kill the emperor, but there was no pressure to kill them. Even if it was to render their righteousness, the revolutionaries had to go on a killing spree.
In the original time and space, it was an accidental overkill that led to Mexico being plunged into a warlords’ conflagration. The current situation was similar, revolutions always required bloodshed.
Their gang of failed reformers is naturally is the best sacrifice. There is no injustice, their biggest problem is incompetence.
If you’re not in the same boat, you’re not in the same house. Massimiliano I himself was an idealist, and those gathered around him were naturally like-minded idealists.
Everyone was great when it came to bragging, but when it came to getting things done, they fell off the wagon. But anyone with a little bit of ability wouldn’t let the rebels roll over.
Other than that, as long as there was a killing spree at the beginning, or don’t pardon the gang of political prisoners, the insurgent army didn’t grow as fast as it did.
Now the top of the insurgent army, five or six out of ten were put out by Massimiliano I himself, and the rest of those ten or four or five out of ten were given out by their impractical reforms.
To know the situation at the best time, the rebels are left with a few people hundred and eighty people of the guerrillas, if it is not a critical moment to drop the chain, there is no rebel what happened.
“Your Majesty, leave first, behind us there is still a chance to rise again. Napoleon even had a June restoration, why obsess over a momentary gain or loss?”
The middle-aged head of the guard was really anxious, others could run, he couldn’t. He had followed him from Austria. As the retainer of Massimiliano I, if he lost the emperor and ran back to his country, even if the Habsburg family didn’t find trouble with him, how could he hold his head up as a man for the rest of his life?
After this failed speculation, his ambition has been worn out more or less, to build up a career God do not want, as long as you can enjoy your old age on the line.
Anyway, he is only the chief of guard of Massimiliano I, do not need to be responsible for the downfall of the Mexican government, as long as the emperor with a safe return, that is not a failure.
Go back can also continue to Massimiliano I, the abdication of the emperor as the chief of guards, play a loyal subject image, the Habsburg family is impossible to treat loyal subjects.
Relying on coercion, Feilun still gathered a squad of 100 men, ready to escort Massimiliano I to run away.
Of course this is all done in the name of Massimiliano I. The promised benefits are still to be paid for by this overgrown emperor.
Don’t doubt that, no matter how down and out, Massimiliano was still the big man. As soon as he returned to Vienna, it wasn’t a problem at all to honor these promises.
He even prepared for failure, when the time comes, he will take the emperor to hide in the Austrian embassy, if the rebels dare to attack, just to give the government of Vienna to provide an excuse to intervene.
Massimiliano still seeped in defeat, naturally did not pay attention to the movements of his men. Still shook his head, silent for half a minute before saying: “Napoleon has failed, why should we succeed?”
Fei Lun was dumbfounded, the dead brain of the middle-aged middle-aged not to be messed with ah, completely is to recognize the dead reason. Success is naturally a slim chance, he is just looking for an excuse to run away.
“Your Majesty, the rebels are only a day away from Mexico City, once the rain stops they’ll have a chance to surround the city. If we miss this opportunity, it will be hard for us to leave.”
Massimiliano I was still shaking his head and seemed to have made up his mind to stay and ask the rebels why they were rebelling.
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Were the rebels really being compassionate to their soldiers by not marching in the rain? The answer is no, and many people, including President Juarez, don’t know what to do with Massimiliano I.
Now everyone is also purposely leaving such an obvious loophole, that is, let him get the hell out of there, preferably sick and dying on the road, so that everyone doesn’t have to worry about it.
There is no way around it, political struggles are complicated. Don’t think that because Massimiliano I pardoned many of the top rebels, these people are grateful to him. Even if gratitude existed, no one dared to show it in front of reality.
No matter what these people think in their hearts, they will definitely shout at him to kill him in the open, and they are still very resolute in their attitude.
In addition, there is also a part of the people who used to be the supporters of Massimiliano I, in the process of reforming the interests of the damage, stood on the opposite side.
This part of the interests of the damaged, naturally hate Massimiliano I to the bone, not to him shouting to kill, that is really sorry for the Mexican people.
Original space and time Massimiliano I was so sent to the guillotine. But now is not the same, Austria and Mexico have been neighbors.
If you kill Massimiliano I, who knows if the Habsburgs will not stop, in case of invasion of Mexico in the name of revenge, what do they do?
People shouted slogans but did not want to fight a war with Austria. Do not look at the French gray withdrawal, in fact, the French have always been pressed them in the fight, but also left a shadow deep inside them.
President Juarez neither wanted to keep Massimiliano I as a nuisance, nor did he want to irritate the Austrians over this issue.
Unlike the French who left after their defeat, Austria had roots. The power of the Austrian colonies in Central America couldn’t swallow Mexico in one bite, but biting off a piece of meat from them was still doable.
Juarez is not a turd, he still cares about international politics, at least the neighbors around him he still knows very well.
The United States of America wants the Mexican market, the United States of America is also playing their attention, the British, Austrian and Western countries are also eyeing them.
Before there are the French block, these forces are very restrained, and now the pressure falls on their shoulders.
With the prestige of forcing out the French, whether they can deter these enemies, President Juarez has no idea in his heart.
He preferred to keep Massimiliano I as a hidden danger, rather than to incur the interference of the nations because of this question.
The rain gradually stopped, Massimiliano I remained in the palace, refusing to leave this sad place.
Rebels are on their way to Mexico City, Mexico City has been fearful, Ferrum has been about to suppress the people underneath.
An indolent guard asked, “General, his majesty still refuses to leave?”
Don’t look at Fei Lun is only a chief of guards, but the rank is not low at all, or a lieutenant general of the Mexican Empire, this aspect of Massimiliano I is still generous.
“Kalandi, calm down. Send someone to keep an eye on the rebels, now that the situation has changed and His Majesty refuses to leave the palace, we can only forcefully take him into the Austrian Embassy if necessary.
I have already talked to the Austrian minister, you along with your family members may be granted Austrian citizenship, the rebels will not dare to touch the Austrian citizens.”
After hearing Fereng’s explanation, the crowd’s emotions stabilized. The Mexican Empire was also a semi-colonial and semi-feudal empire, and the powers had many privileges here as well.
The Mexican government had never been careful when dealing with foreign-related matters. Relatively speaking, during the reign of Massimiliano I, or Mexico’s toughest foreign period.
Because of the relationship between the origin, Massimiliano I on the European countries know very deeply, not so much fear.
What government officials feared as much as a tiger could not intimidate him as emperor. Many times it could be executed according to the law, and even if the ministers of various countries came forward he could handle it with ease.
This was of no use, it was impossible to let the emperor handle everything. The privileges that should be there were still the same, and the officials were as fearful as tigers.
With this amulet, at least there was a guarantee against being liquidated by the rebels. Internally they could raise the butcher’s knife, externally the Juarez government would never dare to play massacre.
Those who are still hanging out with Fereng now are proper royalists. The emperor is the state, following the emperor to mix, naturally there is no so-called treason, people have no heart pressure.
Many people were still betting that Massimiliano I would be restored, for one reason and one reason only and that was birth. The Habsburgs had the strength to restore him, and in normal thinking the Habsburgs had no reason to give up the crown that came to them.
The conflict between Massimiliano I and the family was not something that ordinary people could know. Habsburg family embarrassed to announce to the public, Massimiliano even more afraid to say out.
The rebels are coming, Mexico City has been a mess, smash and grab, every moment is staged, the ugliness of human nature is revealed.
In the evening, a young soldier broke into the palace on horseback and yelled, “The rebels are coming into the city.”
With this news, the atmosphere in the palace was immediately tense. This time, Feilun did not bother to consult Massimiliano I, and made an immediate decision, “Let’s go, everyone escort His Majesty to the Austrian Embassy.”
Regardless of whether Massimiliano I was willing or not, he was forced onto a carriage and headed to the Austrian Embassy in Mexico.
The Austrian Embassy, with its small space, obviously could not accommodate so many people, but it did not matter that the embassy could be temporarily expanded.
Several buildings in the vicinity were planted with the Austrian flag, and smoothly became part of the Austrian Embassy in Mexico.
With the emperor here, it was perfectly legal to expand the embassy. Wood has been made, Massimiliano I can not accuse his men of taking matters into their own hands, they are also doing their duty.
Austrian Minister Compton corners of the mouth are about to smile open, to know that this is the door to the credit, the opportunity of a lifetime.
Successfully sent Massimiliano I back to his country, can please the great emperor his majesty; even if it fails, but also to the domestic manufacture of an excuse to intervene in Mexico.
Compton was not afraid of the rebels, and in any case the Mexican rebels would not dare to do anything to him, the Austrian minister. If they moved him, it would be a declaration of war against Austria.
The consequences of this horror, not this new government can bear. We have been struggling for so many years, it is not easy to turn over to be the master, no one is willing to continue to go back to the days of hiding.
Settled after Massimiliano I, moody Compton Minister immediately promised to the crowd: “Do not worry, from now on you are the Austrian Embassy in Mexico guards.
We have already prepared the uniforms, and afterward you will be able to change into them. If the rebels dare to make a move, it will be a challenge to the great Austria!”
Obviously, Compton was prepared. Ever since he had gotten in touch with Ferrum, he had immediately had the Austrian Central American colonies send a batch of military uniforms.
Now with just a change of clothes, the nature was instantly different. From the guards of the Mexican Emperor, it became the guards of the Austrian Embassy.
As for whether Austria has the right to garrison in Mexico City, this question do not consider, that is a must ah! Even if there is no, can let Massimiliano I temporarily issued.
Whether the republican government under Juarez recognized it or not, Austria had the right to garrison at this moment. Compton fully demonstrated the business level of a minister of the Great Powers, and got a privilege for Austria without moving.
A cheer went up, and now at last it was safe. Becoming guards at the Austrian embassy meant that they had escaped the storm.
The only one who was lost was Massimiliano I, lying alone and sighing.
(End of chapter)