"The army has surrounded the Grand Duke's palace!"
"The army has occupied the Parliament!"
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The news was sent to the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria. The Russian Ambassador held the beads on the cross bracelet in his hand. He was very nervous and excited.
"What is the reaction of the liberals?" The Russian Ambassador asked for more information.
"Apart from the guards, no other troops have responded." The Russian personnel who was in contact with the frontline replied.
"I mean those damned democratic-republicans!" cried the Russian ambassador angrily.
"They don't have any troops." The embassy staff was puzzled.
The Russian Ambassador glared at his subordinate. In this era, the monarchies had the absolute advantage in Europe, but every country had its own republicans. The Bulgarian Grand Duke Alexander I, whom Russia was trying to overthrow, abolished the constitution and established a monarchy dictatorship. However, the spineless Alexander I only lasted for three years before he made peace with the democratic republicans and accepted the constitution that he had abolished. This was one of the important reasons why Russia was determined to overthrow the Grand Duke Alexander I.
"I will tell you again. These democratic republicans are like cockroaches. No matter how you beat them, they won't die. No matter how you guard against them, they will always find an opportunity. Now that they have formed an alliance with Alexander, the ones we need to guard against the most are not the Bulgarian militia, but these people! "The Russian Ambassador stared at his subordinate and emphasized his view on the real enemy.
"The Parliament has been occupied, they can't do anything …" Someone tried to calm down the Russian Ambassador. In this chaotic time of war, the Russians couldn't wear a "I am a diplomat of Russia" sign on their head. If the Ambassador was so persistent, they were likely to be sent to collect information.
"It's the scum of the Parliament! You go and contact the Bulgarian army. We must strictly monitor these people. If anything happens, we must act without mercy! "The Ambassador didn't need to go personally, so he was very decisive.
No matter how reluctant the Russian Embassy staff were, someone was still forced to contact the Bulgarian coup. The Bulgarian Deputy Chief of Staff listened to the request and looked at the Russian Embassy staff with disgust. He wanted to be popular, but Russia was his strong ally after all. The deputy chief of staff glared at the staff member and said, "Got it!"
After defeating the Russians, the Deputy Chief of Staff went to see the Bulgarian Grand Duke Alexander I. The Grand Duke had a beautiful beard, but it was trembling slightly. When he saw the deputy chief of staff of the coup, his beard trembled even more violently.
"Gentlemen, you are rebelling." The Grand Duke's voice was also trembling. It was unknown which emotion was more present, fear or the atmosphere.
The deputy chief of staff sneered and said, "Sir, you've been crippled. You are not fit to be the Grand Duke of Bulgaria. Of course, your safety is guaranteed. As long as you obediently return to Hessian, everything will be fine. "
"This is illegal! What you are doing is illegal! "Alexander I expressed his opinion in poor language.
The deputy chief of staff did not want to waste his breath. He was not here to threaten Alexander I, but to chase him away. Whether it was illegal or not was not within the deputy chief of staff's consideration. And the most important thing at this time was to get rid of Alexander I as soon as possible. If this person remained in Bulgaria, things might change later.
The deputy chief of staff waved his hand and did not say anything to Alexander I. A few strong soldiers surrounded Alexander I. At this time, Alexander I's guards were all taken care of. Surrounded, the Grand Duke finally stood up shakily and walked out the door. When he passed by the deputy chief of staff, the Grand Duke's throat moved. Just when everyone thought the Grand Duke was about to say some parting words, they saw the Grand Duke spit on the deputy chief of staff's face.
The deputy chief of staff was furious and slapped the Grand Duke in the face. The surrounding people were all stunned. The Grand Duke who was overthrown by the coup was a failure, but he was still a master. No matter how powerful the deputy chief of staff was, he was only a person from a Bulgarian family. The commoner slapped the Grand Duke in the face, and many soldiers felt that the hierarchy in their hearts was shaken.
Looking at the stunned expressions of his subordinates, the deputy chief of staff panicked. Bulgaria was ruled by the Osman for hundreds of years, and the so-called nobles were all Osman's people or foreigners.
For example, Alexander I was the second son of his father, Grand Duke Alexander of Hesse, and his mother, Countess of Poland (later Countess of Battenberg) Yulia Theresa von Hauck. In 1858, at the age of one, Alexander was named Prince of Battenberg. In his youth, Alexander served in the Prussian army and in 1877, he served in the Russian army. During the 10th Russo-Turkish War, Alexander participated in the war.
After the war, Bulgaria was still ruled by Turkey and was divided into three parts: the Principality of Bulgaria in the north, Eastern Rumelia and Macedonia in the south. Based on the recommendation of the first Bulgarian National Assembly created by the Berlin Conference, he was appointed as the first Grand Duke in April 1879 as Alexander I.
Without these two ties, the Bulgarians were all commoners. For a commoner to slap a noble lord in the face was a huge matter. Not only were the people around shocked, but the deputy chief of staff also panicked. However, the chief of staff had been in the army for a long time, and he still had the strong character of a soldier. Since he had done it, he had no intention of stopping. He kicked the Grand Duke in the stomach, and the Grand Duke immediately flew out, clutching his stomach and began to twitch on the ground.
The deputy chief of staff spat at the Grand Duke and shouted angrily, "Who the f * ck do you think you are? You are just a person elected by the Parliament. As long as the Parliament is still here, we can elect as many people like you as we want! "
After cursing, the chief of staff shouted to the guards, "Take this bastard away!"
The coup was going smoothly, and a large part of the reason was that the army that supported the Grand Duke was fighting with Serbia. After Bulgaria was divided into three parts, there were more people in Eastern Rumelia in the south who supported Bulgaria, so Eastern Rumelia rebelled again. After the local governor appointed by the Osman Empire was driven out, they asked to merge with Bulgaria.
Under the instigation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Serbia jumped out and asked Bulgaria to pay for Serbia's losses. Without saying a word, Bulgaria sent troops into Serbia and besieged the Serbian capital, Belgrade. In this era, no matter the size of a country, every country had its own "Big Idea." The British Empire simply wrote the word "Big" in the country's name. Russia's Big Russia, Germany's Big Germany, or Big Germanism, France's "Big" France. The Osman Empire's Big Osman or Big Turkism. Influenced by them, Greater Romania, Greater Bulgaria, and Greater Serbia emerged. These things came out one after another.
In this world, perhaps only the United States, a country of immigrants, and China, which had a deep history and was really big enough, were relatively spared. Of course, at this time, the United States was still in a period of expansion, with a vast western and far western region. China was more cultured, so China knew that any country that called itself "big" was definitely a small country. In China, this was the way to explain things since ancient times.
In fact, no matter how many changes there were, it was still the same. Everyone thought that "where I have been is where I have been!"
After putting Alexander I under house arrest in a castle on the border, the deputy chief of staff quickly drove out the chief of staff and took the position of the head of the Bulgarian army. In order to keep his position for a longer time, the former deputy chief of staff asked the army to bring the group of parliament members from their homes to the parliament and asked the parliament to authorize him to be the chief of staff.
The parliament was made up of local elected leaders, and there were more liberals among this group of people. The deputy chief of staff exiled the grand duke elected by the parliament, and the deputy chief of staff was actually above the parliament and used the power of the army to suppress the parliament. There were some stubborn people among these people.
"We firmly disagree with this approach!" A parliament member stepped forward and made a statement.
With someone taking the lead, the people behind also became a lot braver. A quarter of the parliament members openly opposed it, and 50% of the parliament members silently expressed their opposition.
The deputy chief of staff didn't force them too much, he just blocked the parliament members in the parliament and didn't let them out.
Three days later, the parliament members in the parliament's dormitory heard a lot of movement outside. They leaned against the window and all the parliament members were dumbfounded. They saw the army blocking the parliament was handing over the defense to another army. That gray military uniform, that strong body. The one handing over the defense turned out to be the Germans.
Other than the pro-Russian parliament members, the other parliament members' faces changed. Some of the older parliament members' faces were a little green at this time. Not too long ago, in 40 years ago, Russia had a famous name, "European gendarmerie"!
At that time, there were revolutions in various European countries, and the people responsible for suppressing the revolutions were these gray livestock of the tsar. The various European monarchies paid for the millions of Russia troops to carry out bloody suppression of hundreds of thousands of European revolutionaries. At that time, many parliament members of various countries died under the bayonets and spears of Russia. Now, it was the turn of the Bulgarian parliament members to face the descendants of the "European gendarmerie" in gray uniforms. How could they not be afraid!
Three days later, the Bulgarian parliament members almost unanimously approved a series of personnel arrangements.
Before they unanimously approved, the group of people was organized to watch an execution. A parliament member who was beaten black and blue, with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, was sent to the gallows for treason.
After the rope was put around his neck, the parliament member shouted to the other watching parliament members in Bulgarian, "Life is precious, but love is even more valuable. For the sake of freedom, both can be abandoned!"
Then, the soldier in gray uniform kicked over the chair, and the parliament member began to twitch on the rope.
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