After discussing the political layout with Xin Shiliang and the actions against Vargas, Fang Lang hunkered down at the Natal Naval Base with peace of mind, training the soldiers under his command dutifully.
After all, he should not know about the Labor Party's plan to deal with him. As a military general, his job is to lead his own soldiers and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.
Regardless of whether the Labor Party really wants to use this incident to seize Fang Lang's political participation, Fang Lang intends to keep a low profile in Natal to accumulate strength while remotely directing the actions of the outside world.
About a week after Audrey Hepburn went to the United States to visit her eldest sister Lilith, she returned to Natal to take care of Fang Lang's life, and began to take the initiative to maintain the social activities of the officers' wives at the Natal Naval Base.
From time to time, she organized salons for the officers' wives. Because of her Dutch aristocratic status, she quickly became popular among the officers' wives.
At the same time, Fang Lang asked Fangyuan Group to open a ballet school for Audrey Hepburn in downtown Natal, not far from the naval base. Because this was a ballet school founded by Fang Lang's woman, many officers, They all send their daughters to school to study.
The initial worry about not being able to recruit students did not occur at all. Instead, because there were not enough teachers, Audrey Hepburn had to ask her alma mater for help and hired several ballet teachers at high prices to teach in Brazil.
A week after Xin Shiliang left Natal, a very niche newspaper in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was the first to report that former Brazilian President Mr. Vargas colluded with Captain Orlando of the Brazilian Navy and privately promised to add a new aircraft carrier fleet after taking power.
Because the newspaper was very niche, it did not attract much attention on the first day. However, on the second day, several larger newspapers began to follow up the report, and the matter began to slowly ferment.
On the third day, the front page of the Brazilian Times, Brazil's largest circulation newspaper, published the headline "The former president secretly contacted senior military officials again. What is his intention?" 》
The entire report did not give an answer, but the whole incident was completely exposed, and it was implicitly or implicitly hinted that Mr. Vargas came to power through a coup of officers sent by lieutenants.
Everyone began to doubt whether the other party was preparing to launch another coup. Non-labor parties in Congress instantly became excited and launched accusations in Congress.
Various media outlets also approached Vargas and Orlando, the two parties concerned. Even the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Navy were surrounded by the media.
"General Crook, time cannot be delayed any longer. Orlando must cut through the mess quickly."
Marshal Morais stood by the window of his office with a livid face, looking out at the turbulent crowd outside the window, and spoke resolutely.
General Crook, the Minister of the Navy, who was sitting on the sofa in his office, tapped his fingers erratically on his knees. He looked at Marshal Moraes with some hesitation and said:
"I also want to deal with this guy as soon as possible, but in this case it is obviously not enough for us to simply remove the other party. It will make the public doubt our military's position on this matter."
Marshal Moraes glanced at General Crook, and he didn't understand what he meant. For General Crook, this matter was obviously an opportunity to eliminate dissidents.
But after learning about this incident, he remained silent. He just reported the incident and said no more. Obviously, he was waiting for such an opportunity.
"Then how do you want to deal with it?"
"I want to send Colonel Orlando to a military court and have a public trial. Only in this way can we express to the outside world that our military will not participate in political struggles."
Marshal Moraes' brows jumped when he heard this, and he understood that the other party was not prepared to let Colonel Orlando go gently.
After all, direct handling within the military would result in dismissal or demotion at most. But when a military court is involved, Colonel Orlando's last chance is gone.
From the current situation, it seems that this guy will have to spend at least two or three years in a military prison before he can be released.
However, for Marshal Moraes, it didn't matter. After all, Colonel Orlando was not his person. Besides, under the current situation, even if Colonel Orlando was his person, he had to abandon his car to protect the commander.
Otherwise, the entire army will be implicated.
"Okay, then your Navy Department will send out military police to arrest Orlando immediately."
Marshal Morais gave General Crook a thoughtful look. Logically speaking, they did not reveal the collusion between Colonel Orlando and Mr. Vargas this time.
After all, this is not a glorious thing for the military, not to mention whether Mr. Vargas has had contact with other soldiers except Colonel Orlando is still under investigation.
But now this matter has been exposed by the media, which will inevitably lead to the failure of their originally planned secret investigation. He still doesn't know what the purpose of the person who broke this matter was.
As the Minister of the Navy and one of the insiders of this matter, General Crook was certainly one of the leak suspects. Therefore, Marshal Morais was not sure whether the other party was the person who exposed this matter to the media.
General Crook naturally noticed the look in Marshal Moraes's eyes, but it was hard for him to say anything. After all, there were only a few people who knew about this matter, and almost all the insiders were suspected. Now it is really difficult to argue about this issue. It is not necessary.
"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, I wonder if the Marshal has any instructions on the punishment for Colonel Orlando."
"Since it is going to be sent to a military court for trial, it will naturally be carried out in accordance with the law. All officers involved in this matter will be tried by a military court. We must show the attitude of our military to the people."
After receiving a clear answer, General Crook breathed a sigh of relief, slowly stood up from the sofa, adjusted his clothes, and saluted Marshal Morais with a standard military salute.
"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!"
There is a reason why General Crook wanted clear instructions from Marshal Moraes. After all, Marshal Moraes' achievements today are actually inseparable from former President Mr. Vargas.
It was former President Vargas who overcame all objections and agreed to General Moraes's request to send troops to join the European War, making Brazil the only country in South America to participate in the European War.
It also gave Marshal Moraes an unprecedented reputation. After President Dutra came to power, he was awarded the only marshal rank in Brazil. This is actually President Dutra, who was the Minister of the Army, and Marshal Moraes. to appease and win over.
Fortunately, Marshal Moraes is a military general with his own principles. Otherwise, it might not be so easy for President Dutra to come to power.
Just when Navy Minister General Crook received clear instructions from Defense Minister General Moraes at the Ministry of Defense, at the Labor Party headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Labor Party leader Chairman Vargas was furious in the office at the moment.
"Asshole! Orlando, this idiot, can't do such a small thing well. Even before the matter is completed, the whole city is aware of it."
Several senior Labor Party officials in the office were all silent, fearing that the other party would vent their anger on them.
"Mr. Chairman, now that the matter has been exposed, getting angry will not solve the problem. Our most urgent issue now is how to deal with the media's censure."
A middle-aged white man in a suit and tie, with a slicked back hair and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, with a somewhat thin build, looked at Mr. Vargas in a serious tone.
Upon hearing this, Vargas took a deep look at the middle-aged man, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he heard the reproach in the other man's words.
If it were originally, the other party would never dare to talk to him like this, but now it is obvious that because of the exposure of this matter, some people within the Labor Party have begun to feel dissatisfied.
He believes that this is definitely not an individual's imagination. If he does not handle this matter well, his prestige in the Labor Party may be seriously damaged.
Therefore, even though he knew that there was something wrong with the other person's attitude, he could not take out his anger on the other person.
"Congressman Virgil, how do you think we should deal with this problem?"
"It depends on Mr. Chairman's attitude towards this matter. We only have three ways to deal with it. The first is to proactively admit it and stand up and apologize publicly."
As soon as Congressman Virgil, who had a slicked back hair, finished speaking, many senior Labor Party officials in the office began to whisper among themselves.
"The second option is to deny it directly. After all, there is no clear evidence in this matter. We can put all the responsibility on Colonel Orlando.
The third is to remain silent, respond to changes by remaining unchanged, and allow things to continue to ferment and eventually become out of control. "
Congressman Virgil mentioned three directions. In fact, there are only two options. After all, the third option may not be an option. As a political party, when faced with this kind of thing, if you choose to remain silent, it is likely to make people feel uncomfortable. The party's image among the public has plummeted.
He said it would become uncontrollable, so naturally he did not recommend this method.
After Vargas listened to Virgil's suggestion, his expression became ugly. It was said that he was giving three suggestions, but in fact he was forcing himself to make a choice. If he agreed with the first plan, he would take the initiative to admit it and Stand up and publicly apologize.
That would be a huge blow to his personal prestige. When he wants to run for president again, this matter will become a stain that he cannot erase.
If you choose the second option, although you may be able to escape temporarily, there are also huge hidden dangers. When you want to win over some people in the future, it is difficult to say whether your credibility is worthy of people's trust.
Politics is dirty, and there are no friendships or allies at all. The reason why these people under his command are able to get together with him is not entirely because everyone agrees with the ideas of the Labor Party.
It is more because of the huge influence of the former president among the people. The reason why everyone can unite closely is because with him, we can see a bright future.
But now that this incident has been exposed, Vargas's image in the minds of the people has been severely damaged. The rapidly developing Labor Party may stagnate as a result.
This will naturally cause dissatisfaction among the real power faction within the Labor Party. Vergil's current attitude is very illustrative of the problem.
As for whether there is a better way to handle this matter, Vargas believes that there must be one, but the current situation is urgent, and they did not notice it when the matter first came out.
By the time the Brazilian Times published it, it was too late for them to respond. Looking at the dense crowd of reporters outside the Labor Party headquarters now, Vargas has a headache. He couldn't think of a better way to deal with it for a while.
“The first method will not work. Now is the period of great development for our Labor Party. If we take the initiative to admit this matter, it will definitely cause huge obstacles to our presidential campaign two years later.
Even the development momentum of our Labor Party may be directly curbed. I will never allow this to happen. "
After careful consideration, Vargas did not continue to ask for the opinions of others present. He was worried that if he continued to ask, there would be some opinions that would make it difficult for him to step down, so he simply rejected the first method.
This statement means that he chose to follow the second method, directly denying that the Labor Party was involved in this matter, and placing all responsibility on Colonel Orlando.
Everything is the wishful thinking of Colonel Orlando. As a democratic party, the Labor Party has never considered contacting the military generals in private and making any commitments to them.
His attitude did not surprise everyone in the office. Now in everyone's opinion, this is undoubtedly the best way to deal with it. As for the hidden dangers this will plant for the Labor Party, they can no longer care about it.
"In this case, we will immediately organize the reporters outside and hold a press conference. However, I estimate that at this press conference, the reporters will definitely want to see you in person and ask you to answer this matter in person. .”
Virgil had obviously expected this, and expressed his opinion directly in a calm tone. Everyone in the office heard this, looked at each other, and nodded in agreement.
Vargas also knows in his heart that now he has no other choice at all. The news media is pointing the finger at him, and he cannot escape at all.
He turned his attention to the confidant in charge of the party's propaganda work and nodded to him. Upon seeing this, the other party nodded and stood up directly and said:
"Then I'll make arrangements now."
After that, he quickly walked out of the office and organized the press conference.
The next day, major news began to report on the statement of Mr. Vargas, the chairman of the Labor Party. Public opinion was in an uproar for a while, and the people were somewhat confused about who to believe.
However, the military directly arrested Colonel Orlando and sent him to a military court for trial, which made the media detect a different meaning.
However, the Labor Party's approach of placing all responsibility on Colonel Orlando may make ordinary people confused about the situation.
But anyone with a little bit of political acumen and political status understands the truth of this matter. The first to react were the other officers Mr. Vargas had befriended in the military. They all very wisely chose to cut off ties with Vargas. Mr. Si's contact.
This also indirectly saved their own lives. After all, the military's investigation had already touched on some directions. As they took the initiative to cut off contact, the clues were immediately interrupted, and the investigation came to an end.
When these officers thought that all this would go away, someone came to them with evidence of their collusion with the Labor Party. These people did not use this as a threat, but said that they just wanted to be friends with them.
As for whether they are willing to be friends with these people, these people don't care.
