The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

The Second Empire, the capital of the city, the city palace.

Kaiser Wilhelm I ordered Bismarck, the iron-blooded chancellor, to be summoned to an audience to inquire about the assassination.

Three days had passed since Bismarck reported that he had caught the assassin, and Wilhelm I estimated that those three days should be enough for Bismarck to have the evidence.

As for the truth of the assassination, Wilhelm I actually had some eyebrows in his heart, but the final decisive evidence was still in Bismarck's hands.

Only after seeing the evidence can he be sure of it.

Moreover, in addition to caring about the truth of the assassination, he still has a lot of questions to discuss with this old partner in the few days he has left.

Bismarck had been prepared for the emperor's summons, and knew that what he said next would greatly affect or even change the emperor's decision.

"The assassins caught it?".

Wilhelm I asked.

"Got it!".

Bismarck replied briefly.

At this time, just lay out the facts, there is no need to add oil and vinegar, which will cause the emperor's vigilance.

Of course, if the emperor consults himself, then he can speak freely.

"Did he confess anything?".

"He insisted that he was the only one who did it, and that it had nothing to do with anyone else!".

Bismarck's words did not mention the crown prince at all, but Wilhelm I had only one thought when he heard this sentence - to cover it up!

Where did the sun never set come from to assassinate a prince in the suburbs of the imperial capital?

Moreover, the intelligence services had already investigated, and this person had not been in the Third Reich for a long time, only a week.

A week was simply not enough time for him to plan this assassination attempt.

And the most important thing is that he summoned Prince Karl only on a temporary basis, and when the others learned the news, they didn't have time to plan the assassination.

Therefore, unless someone close to him or someone in the palace learned this information in advance, this assassination would not have happened at all.

All this evidence points to Crown Prince Nicholas, and William I, even if it is difficult to accept, has to believe that this is the truth of the matter.

But the scariest part of this is not here.

The most terrifying thing is the identity of this assassin, he is a man who never sets, but he helped the prince of De Yizhi to assassinate the prince of De Yizhi.

This is what made William I feel most angry and difficult to accept!

Bismarck apparently understood this, too, so he spoke:

"Your Majesty, the hand of the sun never sets is too long, and I propose to launch a nationwide inventory operation to destroy the underground intelligence network of the sun never set in the empire and dispel their arrogance!"

Wilhelm I felt the same way about Bismarck's suggestion.

The sun never sets has been so brazen that if we don't crack down on their arrogance, I don't know what shocking cases they dare to do in the future.

This time they could assassinate the Prince of Prussia and help Nicholas seize power.

Then next time, will you send someone to assassinate yourself, the emperor, and directly let Nicholas ascend the throne?

Thinking of this, William I finally made up his mind that he was going to depose Nicholas as crown prince!

The emperor of Deyizhi must not be a vassal or even a puppet on which the sun never sets!

However, it is easy to depose the crown prince, but it is difficult to establish a new heir.

Nicholas was his only son, and if he were to be abolished, he would have to choose either from his grandchildren or from his nephews.

However, Prince Frederick Karl, who was the most suitable, had already explicitly rejected him before.

Coupled with this assassination, William I was a little worried, worried that Prince Karl was resentful, and if he really handed over the throne to him, he would completely liquidate Nicholas after he came to power.

After all, Nicholas was his only son, and William I could remove him from his crown princehood, but he could not kill his own blood relatives.

So he planned to rob the other party of power and let him go into exile overseas to become a rich man.

But if Prince Karl insists on revenge, who can stop him after his death?

Thinking about it this way, Prince Karl doesn't seem to be a good fit.

As for the nephews of the other side lines, they are either not capable or have poor character, and they don't look like suitable heirs no matter how you look at them.

Considering the age of the emperor, the matter of the heir cannot be delayed, and it must be established as soon as possible.

If he dies suddenly before the heir is established, then I am afraid that a civil war will break out in the Deyi Zhi Empire!

Historically, such things have emerged one after another, and the Deyizhi Empire, as a new country, simply cannot withstand such a toss.

Therefore, at this time, he summoned Bismarck, in fact, to discuss the matter of the heir to the imperial throne.

Bismarck, as an outsider, should not have interfered in this kind of matter, but the emperor's affairs are related to the fate and future of the entire empire and even the entire German and Zhizhi nation, so he can't stay out of it.

"Bismarck, who do you think is more suitable to take over the throne among my descendants?"

After Wilhelm I ruled out the option of Prince Karl, he naturally set his sights on his grandchildren.

Among his grandchildren, there are only two who are still alive, one is the 26-year-old Albert, that is, the historical Wilhelm II.

The other is Prince Heinrich, now 23.

Of these two, Heinrich had mediocre qualifications and was simply unable to take on this big responsibility, so he was the first to be excluded.

Although Wilhelm II had a good talent, he had a very fatal flaw, he was born with Elb's palsy, which caused his left arm to atrophy and physical disability.

The kings of the past dynasties were all generals who could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and an emperor with a physical disability obviously did not conform to this tradition.

This could lead to serious consequences, such as the loss of military power!

So, strictly speaking, neither of these two emperors was very satisfied.

But is there any other choice for him besides these two?

Of course there is!

"Your Majesty, among the younger generation, I think that Prince Andrews can take on this great responsibility!"

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