Hermitage

Receiving the news of Bismarck's assassination, Nicholas I was instantly furious. The assassination of a minister in St. Petersburg is a slap in the face.

"Check, give me a comprehensive investigation, I must find out the murderer!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Minister of Police replied hurriedly

After a pause, Nicholas I asked: "Is Bismarck dead?" ”

Because of the coldness of relations between the two countries, Bismarck's face Nicholas I had never met, naturally did not care about his life or death.

But now the situation is different, if Bismarck is not dead, then there is still room for maneuver, as long as the murderer is caught.

If they die, then the Russians will become a laughing stock in the international arena again. Even foreign envoys are not well protected, and the British may not give up on falling into the ground.

Police Minister Dumanov replied: "Bismarck was shot three times and is being rescued." Because the delay is too long, the chances of survival are not very good. ”

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Obviously, this is preparing to shake the pot. Dumanov was also very angry about Bismarck's assassination, which was a fundamental disaster for him.

If he was assassinated in another area, then it was a public security issue, and he would admit it. However, the situation was different at the entrance of the Prussian embassy, and the police of the tsarist government usually did not linger in front of the embassies of various countries.

By the nature of a bureaucracy, he also has to push the blame out. The excuses have already been found, the security of the Prussian embassy is their own responsibility, and when this happens, the guards do not react, this is their incompetence.

Unscrupulous thought that this could also be the internal power struggle of the Kingdom of Prussia, or the orchestration of Bismarck's enemies. If it is internal and external collusion, then it is much more reasonable.

In this way, his responsibility is much lighter. Everyone's attention shifted to the internal strife in the Prussian kingdom, and the international pressure on the tsarist government was less.

In addition to the Imperial Palace, the Marquis of Dumanov began to look for evidence to support his excuses.

As soon as he returned to his office, he received the news that Bismarck had died. Then there was good news, the suspect was caught.

The Marquis of Dumanov asked with concern: "Has the identity of the suspect been confirmed?" ”

The assistant replied solemnly: "The preliminary judgment is that it is a member of the Polish Independence Organization, and the model of the bullet that appeared at the scene of the crime is the same as the model found in the hands of the suspects who captured it alive."

These weapons and ammunition are all handmade, not mechanically produced, and are commonly used by Polish independent organizations.

According to the preliminary examination, they admitted that the purpose of this infiltration of St. Petersburg was to assassinate high-ranking Chinese officials, create chaos, and create opportunities for Polish independence.

It is said that there is not only one such action group. The Kingdom of Prussia also occupied the territory of Poland, and it is not surprising that Bismarck became a target for killing. ”

After thinking for a while, the Marquis of Dumanov said solemnly: "Now the pressure of public opinion is very unfavorable to us, immediately report the information in our hands, and remember that the murderer is the Polish Independence Organization."

It was also told that there may have been moles in the Prussian embassy, and that Minister Bismarck was assassinated only because of their internal and external collusion.

And because of the relationship between the traitors, Bismarck was not sent to the hospital for treatment in time after the fish bone, which led to his death.

Let the reporters make up the specific details themselves, anyway, we have no right to intervene in the internal problems of the Prussian embassy, and notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send them a letter so that the Prussians can check themselves. ”

It doesn't matter if it's real or not, this responsibility the Marquis Dumanov himself doesn't want to bear, and now the results of the investigation are enough.

It was not a day or two that the Polish Independence Organization was doing things in the Russian Empire. Normally they were doing things in Poland, and now it's not surprising that they've run to St. Petersburg.

In this day and age, there are not so many detective tools, and it is very difficult to find out the ins and outs of things. If you insist that the Poles did it, and the traitors cooperate, then the Prussian government will be dragged into the water.

If they continue to bite the bullet on this issue, they will not be able to escape their involvement, and the Berlin government will not dare to continue to expand the problem.

This is a matter of national concern in the country, since the Kingdom of Prussia has a large number of Poles, close to the fourth floor of the total population.

It was finally assimilated, and if we continue to make trouble on this issue, it will be very easy to provoke national contradictions.

The Marquis Dumanov thinks that everything has been taken into account, hello, hello, hello, everyone, and the matter is over.

Berlin

Receiving the news of Bismarck's assassination, the regent Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig did not feel much, anyway, everyone had a bad relationship, and sadness did not exist.

He even had a little bit of joy and took this opportunity to make Russia bleed. After all, the victims also need to be appeased, and without their cooperation, this matter would not be so easy to end.

Foreign Minister Andrea said with a gloomy face: "Your Highness, we have just received a report of the case of the Russians, it is said that the murderer is a Polish independence organization, they believe that this has something to do with the political struggle in the country, let us conduct a self-examination of the embassy." This is the detailed information, please take a look. ”

In the same way, when interpreted by people of different identities, the meaning is naturally different.

Now there is an undercurrent within the Kingdom of Prussia, and with the fall of Frederick Wilhelm IV, there is also a reshuffle within the government.

Once it was proved that there was a collusion between the Prussian embassy and the Assassins, it was another political earthquake, which was very bad for Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig, who had just become regent.

The principle of political struggle is to fight but not break, and in the struggle within the governments of European governments, there are very few bad incidents of buying murders. Once it happens, it has to be boycotted by everyone.

Now the Russians' action to shake the pot is obviously not acceptable to Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig, which means that the political struggle in the Kingdom of Prussia has broken the bottom line.

The more I looked at him, the more angry I became, and based on speculation alone, I insisted that there was a traitor in the Prussian embassy, and it was obvious that the Russians were perfunctory.

Bismarck's assassin was a Polish independence organization, which is barely acceptable, and several suspects have been arrested, and the specially made weapons and ammunition found can be regarded as evidence.

This is a scapegoat chosen by Franz's intelligence organization, and naturally there are clues left. In order to quickly close the case, the bureaucrats of the tsarist government naturally did not let go of these "evidence".

The so-called rescue is not timely, and the statement that there is a mole is pure nonsense.

The assassination of the minister is so big, there will definitely be chaos at the scene, and when everyone reacts, it will obviously take time to send him to the hospital for treatment.

In fact, everyone delayed for more than ten minutes, including the time to simply bandage the wound, how can it be regarded as deliberately delaying the treatment time?

It is even more nonsense to speculate that there are moles in the Prussian embassy. In his opinion, this was a deliberate attempt by the Russians to sow discord within the Kingdom of Prussia.

The assassination of Bismarck by the Polish Independence Organization was not a big problem, but if the assimilated Poles were also involved and were officials in the government, then the problem would be big.

This means that the assimilated Poles, who have not yet renounced their independence, have become involved with the Polish independence organization. If the problem were to be magnified, it would inevitably alienate the Poles and the government.

Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig said angrily: "Tell the Russians that we need an account." Do not be perfunctory with such probable, probable reasons, for the Kingdom of Prussia will not accept such nonsense. ”

Foreign Minister Andrea objected: "Your Highness, let's check yourself first!" We are not sure if the statements of the Russians are accurate, they also have members of the Polish Independence Organization in their hands.

If there really is a collusion with the Polish independence organization, and the evidence still falls into the hands of the Russians, then it can only be downplayed. ”

The Kingdom of Prussia had assimilated the Poles in the country, and Andrea did not think that they would get involved with the Polish Independence Organization, and if there were, it was only a very small minority, and it did not represent everyone.

In contrast, there was a greater possibility that someone in the government was involved in the operation and took the opportunity to kill Bismarck.

Political struggles are brutal, and in order to strike at the opponent, it is not a big deal to play with a knife and kill people once.

You must know that the Prussian government and the Polish independence organization have always been connected, and during the Revolution, the anti-Russians advocated supporting Polish independence, containing the Russians, and concentrating on the unification of the German regions.

Although it didn't work out in the end, the connection was never broken. Now there is nothing wrong with the anti-Russian faction in the country colluding with the Polish independence organization to kill Bismarck and prevent the two countries from getting closer.

Because it involves ethnic contradictions, it is doomed that the government will only downplay the treatment. If you want to investigate, you can only check it secretly, and the risk of everyone's exposure is reduced.

Moreover, there were enemies of Bismarck in Prussia, and it was not surprising that this opportunity was taken advantage of to kill him. This "enemy" is not only a political enemy, but also a personal enemy, which adds to the complexity of the matter.

In the eyes of Prince Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig, the Russians were very nonsense, but in Andrea's eyes they became the truth.

There are so many places that can be assassinated, why choose at the gate of the embassy? If there is no one to cooperate, how can you quickly leave the battlefield after the killing?