Chapter 223: Surrender (3)
The meeting lasted for two hours, and in the end Werler lived up to Xu Jun's expectations, perfectly completed the task given to him by the Führer, and reached a preliminary agreement with the British royal family, and the German Führer's plan can be said to be half completed at this moment.
George VI accepted the deal from Werle, saying that the British royal family would fully cooperate with the German side, and the king also emphasized that he would personally support and help Britain and Germany in the signing of the end-of-war agreement in any way he could.
Werler expressed his gratitude to George VI, who personally admired the wise decision of His Majesty the King of England. The envoy of the German Führer had to admit that the British monarch was a man full of peculiar charm, and although the relationship between the two sides was still in a hostile position in legal terms, this did not prevent him from appreciating and attaching importance to this monarch in his personal impression.
Neither Willle nor Xu Jun could predict the impact of the royal family's tilt to the German side, since the Elector of Hanover, George I, ascended the throne as King of England, his royal family has ruled the country for more than 200 years, from the Hanoverian dynasty to the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty to the current Windsor dynasty, counting the abdicated Edward VIII, there have been nine generations of kings.
This family of German origin was deeply entrenched in Britain itself, and when the royal power was at its strongest, the royal family even spread to every inch of the British Empire. Although after the death of Queen Victoria, the royal family was completely besieged by various forces, and a lot of power and interests were seized by those powerful nobles and politicians, but it does not mean that they are vulnerable.
The British royal family has a huge appeal that ordinary people can hardly imagine in the people, and at the same time, the royal family also controls a large number of properties and land, has money, power and a large number of contacts, and the nobles and commoners who swear allegiance to the royal family are all over the country. Therefore, even if George VI ascends the throne and the king's authority is suppressed to the weakest time, those opponents still dare not press too the royal family, because at this moment, the royal family still has the strength to break the net.
George VI holds all of the royal family's resources, both public and hidden, and connections. His cooperation was crucial in ending the war. The attitude of the British crown can shake the entire colonial network, because the governors and lords have sworn allegiance to His Majesty, and the legal basis of their rule is based on the recognition of the power of the crown, and they should be the strongest allies of the royal family, both in terms of interests and power.
When the meeting was close to noon, Wierle politely declined the invitation of George VI to lunch, and although the royal dining was indeed tempting for him, he now had more important things to do.
Willer respectfully bid farewell to George VI and hurried out of Buckingham Palace with his guards and retinue. Weirle knew that next time he would come back to Buckingham Palace. It wouldn't be as convenient as it is today. The blockade of this area is unlikely to last long, because there are many foreign diplomatic missions nearby, such as the US Embassy not far from Halifax Square, where the Americans have already protested to the German occupation forces because of the restricted access of its members, but everyone can see that the US ambassador is just going through the official process and brushing it up.
Willle hastily had lunch in the dining room of the War Department, accompanied by the commander of Army Group E, Von Brown. General Bock, who had just turned his way that morning, was soon divided into several parts. The High Command was to draw a number of troops from it to form an occupation force in Britain. Willer did not disclose much of the content of the talks to Bock, not because he was worried that Bock would not be strict, but because the content of the talks had not yet been reported to the Führer, and the issues involved were too sensitive.
After lunch. Wehrle drove with Major Shafter to the Economic Department building, the last place of Churchill's wartime cabinet. Now that the bunker had been completely emptied by the Germans, the soldiers in charge of clearing it were ordered not to miss a single piece of paper. All the members of the wartime cabinet were captured and are now being interrogated and screened by German intelligence officers. The Eye of Odin seems to want to find someone who could help the Germans in their future military operations.
To the regret of the intelligence bureau thugs, so far, there has not been a tough guy as they expected. After all, these people are just ordinary state civil servants. It is only because of their positions that they have access to some classified documents, and it is really difficult for these civilian personnel to regard death as if they were at home.
Wehrle had been informed that most of the cabinet members had been taken over by the Germans, and that the rest had been placed under house arrest by the Germans, except for the officials who had been captured in the core area. Willer was well aware that these men would be willing to stay in London, and most of them had already learned that their faction had made contact with the Germans, and they were looking forward to working with the Germans to get a share of the post-war distribution.
Wille could only sigh that these people were thinking too beautifully, and with the resources in their hands, it was not enough for the Germans to agree to share the gains with them. However, it is not bad to select a group of agents and collaborators from among them, and it should be of some use to German control of the British mainland, but the specific list will have to be selected by some professionals.
Mr. Werler walked down the hallway of the British Ministry of Economics, which a day before had been filled with British government workers and who were now under house arrest in a first-floor auditorium, guarded by a squad of heavily armed German military police.
"It's in this room, General." The second lieutenant of the gendarme, who led the way, walked to a stop in front of an office, and he turned to make way of the space in front of the door.
Wehrle looked up at the sign on the office door, then stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Please come in." A voice in the room responded, and the second lieutenant of the gendarmerie reached sideways and opened the door for Verrle.
"Let your men guard the aisles and don't let anyone near this room, Second Lieutenant Liszt." Werler gave the order to the second lieutenant of the gendarmerie.
"Yes, General, I'll take charge of the guard myself." Liszt saluted Werle, then strode away to gather the gendarmes in charge of the floor guards.
Walking into the room, Major Xester closed the door at Weierle's signal. It was a very ordinary office, like any other government office, with a bulky desk in the middle of the room with two telephones and a pile of office supplies, several filing cabinets with glass lattice windows and a writing desk with a typewriter against the wall.
A well-dressed old gentleman was standing behind the desk at the moment, his gray hair was very neatly combed, he stood there calmly with his waist straight, his pale and emaciated face with a serious expression, and his deep eyes stared closely at the uninvited guest in front of him.
"It is a pleasure to meet you here, Your Excellency the Privy Councillor." Werler stepped forward and nodded neatly.
"To introduce myself, I'm Hagen. Lieutenant General Weierle, special envoy of the German Führer. ”
"The German Führer?" The old man looked a little surprised, he really did not expect that the envoy of the German Führer would meet with him, and it would be understandable if he was still sitting in the same position, but now he was only an ornament, a cover to unite factions in the party, and he had lost the ability to influence the political situation in England.
Churchill's superficial respect for him was more to silence other people's mouths, for the sake of the British Empire that he had faithfully served for twenty-two years, he endured humiliation and reproach from all sides, and diligently completed all the work given to him by the cabinet, even if it was to make a sign to show, he also behaved as the cabinet needed.
He knew that his body was no longer in order, and although the doctor declared the operation a success, he knew very well that he had been exhausted by the disease and that there was not much time left for him, but he still insisted on returning to his post and continuing to work, even if it was only a rubber-stamped position, he still devoted all his energy to completing his duties.
Wehrle had read all the information about the man, and he could understand the other man's behavior. This man was so desperate not only because of the oath he had taken, but also because he wanted to make up for the mistakes he had made, which Weirle did not think should have been borne by him.
"You may be seated, General Verle, and I'm sorry I don't have anything to entertain you here." The old man made an inviting gesture and sat down in the armchair behind his desk.
"Thank you, Your Excellency the German Führer once mentioned to me that he met you in Munich, and I think you must remember that." Wehrle bowed in thanks, and sat down across from his desk.
"Yes, I was very impressed with him, who would have thought that the blonde young man who had been hiding in the corner would become Hitler's successor." The old man's gaze wandered a little, and Weierle's question awakened his long memory.
"Then, I don't know what the general is doing here, it's not just to talk about some old things." The old man quickly returned to normal, and he calmly raised his question.
"The German government is ready to start end-war negotiations with Britain, and the time has come to end the war, but given that Churchill's cabinet has lost the ability to govern." Weirle paused, staring into the old man's eyes and said.
"We hope that you will be able to come forward and form a provisional cabinet and once again assume the post of Prime Minister of the British Empire. Neville. The Honourable Chamberlain. ”
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