"Because we chose to stand with the people!”
Voroshilov had a righteous look on his face, and the other military bigwigs had the same expression. They were determined to control the military to disobey the emperor's orders.
Catherine finally heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the military leaders 'collective stance.
In order to win over the military, she had followed Qin Jun's instructions and spent a lot of money!
For example, increasing military spending by 30%, increasing the welfare of soldiers, purchasing new weapons, and promising to upgrade all the equipment of the Air Force, Army, and Navy within five years.
With this plan in place, why would Voroshilov and the other military leaders hesitate? Support the Empress 'coup!
As long as it was beneficial to the military, it did not matter who became the emperor.
The ministers were not stupid. They could see something through their observations!
Was the Empress trying to rope in the military and seize power?
Peter's face was so gloomy that water could drip from it, and his mentality was completely blown up.
Never in his dreams did he expect that Catherine, this b * tch, would actually try to seize power!
However, according to the Russian royal inheritance law, Catherine was indeed qualified to be the emperor!
But do you think that you can pull him down just by roping in the military?
Impossible, the Prime Minister of the Privy Council, Oravec, is my man. With Oravec around, Catherine will never succeed in the coup.
However, at this moment, a person who surprised everyone except Catherine stood up and completely broke Peter's psychological defense.
Oravec stepped forward and said righteously,""Your Majesty, I also think that you should withdraw your order and apologize to the Qin Corporation and the people of the country!”
What was that?
Peter's eyes widened as he looked at Oravec in disbelief.
Anyone could betray him, except Oravec!
This was because two years ago, when Oravec became his guard captain, he had been giving him advice and acting as a military advisor. He was loyal.
Queen Elizabeth had passed away unexpectedly. After he ascended the throne, he did not treat Oravec unfairly and always treated him as his absolute confidant.
He would go against all opposition and promote Oravec to be the commander of the Imperial Guards. He would find an excuse to dismiss Volenzov and let Oravec take over as the Prime Minister of the Privy Council. He would become the second-in-command of the Empire!
In the end, Oravec actually jumped out to oppose him at this moment.
"Oravec, are you crazy?"
"Your Majesty, I'm not crazy. You're the crazy one!”
Oravec looked around with a serious expression and said loudly,""Dear ministers of the Empire, today I will expose the conspiracy between His Majesty and the nobles.”
"The reason why His Majesty wants to force the Qin Group away is mainly to cater to the aristocrats and use their power to abolish the Bureau of Military Affairs.”
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Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened.
How dare Peter!
What era is it now, and you still want to have a monarch dictatorship? Don't you know that the entire family of the King of France has been pushed to the guillotine by the French?
"Bastard, Oravec! All the orders I gave were given by you. You're the culprit!”
Peter stood up and pointed at Orawec.
Unfortunately, Oravec was extremely thick-skinned. He asked without batting an eyelid,""Your Majesty, are you trying to push the responsibility to me? You want me to be the scapegoat?"
"As the Empress said, the eyes of the people are sharp. Since you ascended the throne, have you made any decisions that are beneficial to the Russian people?”
"No. Instead, because of his own selfishness, he chose to force the Qin Group away without caring about the lives of the Russian people.”
"In your study, there are 28 letters from Mr. Qin. The letters deeply analyze the grim situation that Russia is currently facing and repeatedly make concessions, asking you to let the Qin Group go.”
"You have to be conscientious when you speak and do things. Back then, it was our tsarist Russia who begged the Qin Group to invest. Now that Qin Jun has invested so much money, he wants to chase him away.”
"Moreover, why do you want the entire Russian Empire to suffer the consequences because of your selfishness?”
At this point, Oravech raised his right hand and shouted under Peter's incredulous gaze,""Tsar Peter Fyodorovich went against the trend. In order to realize the dictatorship of the monarch, he ignored the safety of the country and caused riots, causing the already overwhelmed economy to suffer huge losses. This is a betrayal and crime against the country and the people!”
"I call for the dethronement of Tsar Peter Fyodorovich and the succession of Empress Catherine Alexeyevna, who is dedicated to the people.”
He was dumbfounded.
Other than the ministers who had been bribed by Catherine, everyone else who didn't know anything was dumbfounded. They stood rooted to the ground and looked at Oravec in a daze.
Military Minister Voroshilov also stood up and raised his right hand in agreement with Oravec's proposal.
"I agree. The Empress is wise and decisive. She participated in government affairs when Her Majesty was still alive and made many suggestions that benefited the country and the people. She also has high prestige among the people.”
Since Voroshilov had spoken, Anatoli and the others naturally did not lag behind. They raised their right hands in unison to express their support for Catherine's succession as the Empress of Russia!
Controlling the army was basically equivalent to a successful coup.
At this point, the officials who had been in the officialdom for most of their lives still did not know how to stand on their side. They were fools.
Finance Minister Dmitry, Minister of Industry and Commerce Yaroslav, the new Minister of the Internal Affairs Sturov, and other ministers all raised their hands to express their support.
Peter, who was deserted by everyone, fell silent. He looked at everyone coldly and finally fixed his gaze on Catherine, who had a calm expression.
"You win! However, according to the law of succession stipulated by Peter the Great, your actions are undoubtedly treason and usurpation of the throne.”
" The people of Russia will not agree to you being the Empress of Russia…"
Was that so?
Catherine waved her hand, and an officer of the Imperial Guards carried a microphone over.
The microphone was connected to the radio station, and the words would be broadcast to the entire country!
At this moment, Catherine, who had successfully seized power, had a drastic change in her mentality.
Under everyone's gaze, she walked to the microphone in a black palace dress. She glanced disdainfully at the dumbfounded Peter, cleared her throat, and began to broadcast her speech.
"People of the Empire, I am your Empress Catherine. Alexeyevna, after a joint vote by the Privy Council and the military, officially decided to depose Tsar Peter, who was a dictator and did not care about the lives and deaths of the Russians. Fyodorovich, I shall succeed the throne.”
"I hereby promise to all the citizens that Peter will cancel his breach of contract and publicly apologize to the Qin Corporation!”
" At the same time, I will dissolve the Bureau of Military Affairs and implement a constitution of the monarch. The people's representatives will elect the prime minister and return power to the people…"
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