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"Soldiers outside the city rioted and they demanded the resignation of the prime minister and the cabinet within two days."

This surprising news was quickly delivered in Sofia city, causing anxiety among the residents of the city. In other directions that did not face the barracks, there was an endless stream of people going out of the city to avoid disasters, which made the situation even more worrying.

"Hurry up and get your sandbags ready, and set up a machine gun here and face the intersection."

Soldiers loyal to the government set up fortifications in settlements close to the city, which is even more disturbing. It just seems that these sparse soldiers scattered all over the city, how to resist the nearly 100,000 troops outside the city that are about to become rebels, this has also become a problem.

This problem also troubled Lieutenant General Ivanov, who was temporarily appointed as Sofia's city defense commander. Because he only has military police and military cadets, as well as the royal guards and other odds and ends that add up to less than 9,000 troops. What's more, the Romanian army has already entered Ferraca, which is only separated from Sofia by the Stara Mountains.

Lieutenant General Kudinchev, who commanded the Sixth Army, had already promised to use the Stara Mountains, which divide Bulgaria into the north and south, to hold back the enemy, but he could only promise to delay it for three days. For this result, Ivanov, who knew the details, was also very satisfied. Because he knew that it was Lieutenant General Kudinchev who was using the lives of his soldiers to delay them, but was it worth it when he watched the army outside the city gradually showing signs of rebellion?

The question of Lieutenant General Ivanov was actually raised to Radoslav in person. In the Sofia Palace, King Ferdinand I was questioning the Prime Minister.

"Prime Minister, is it all worth it?"

Faced with the question from the young and powerful king, the prime minister, who had been cornered and looked somewhat haggard, answered firmly. "Your Majesty, it's all worth it. Because we haven't failed, the reinforcements from Turkey can reach Thessaloniki in only five days. In this way, we will let Admiral Zekov send 150,000 troops back to Sofia. , and then Deo can also be reinforced from Serbia in about ten days. In this way, we will have an army of nearly 400,000 people, and we can even counterattack Romania to recover the territories occupied by them such as Ruse and Varna."

The words spoken by Prime Minister Radoslav used to make Ferdinand I feel a surge in his heart, but now it makes the king feel that his Prime Minister is exaggerating.

What appeared in his mind was Teodorov and Malinov, the leaders of the Radical Democratic Party, whom he had met in secret yesterday evening. In this little-known interview, two radical Democrats gave him a detailed description of the current situation in Bulgaria. After hearing that Bulgaria had starved to death hundreds of thousands of people due to famine, and that the soldiers were generally war-weary, and that Bulgaria had lost hundreds of thousands of troops in the face of two sides, the king, who rarely bothered about the situation, decided to fight for the Do something about this country.

And this interview is actually a step that King Ferdinand gave the prime minister. Unfortunately, the post of prime minister has already made Radoslav dizzy. In other words, joining the Allies camp made him lose his way out, and the prime minister in front of him was still trying to get the king to support his plan.

Ferdinand I, king and commander-in-chief of the army for many years, is now very clear. The biggest problem in Bulgaria at the moment is that the soldiers are tired of this war with no visible victory, and no one can solve this problem. Moreover, the Prime Minister has said so much in front of himself, and has been avoiding a key issue, that is, the wishes of the soldiers who have rioted outside the city.

Resigning the prime minister and the cabinet is not a difficult choice for the king. And now there is a more urgent problem for him to solve, that is how to ensure the existence of the royal family in Bulgaria.

So when he saw Prime Minister Radoslav gushing about his ridiculous plans, Ferdinand told him directly. "Radoslav heard that you were ill,

Not in good health?"

Prime Minister Radoslav, who was still immersed in his own presentation plan, didn't hear the king's intention that he didn't even bother to say the word prime minister, and answered directly. "Your Majesty, my health is very good, and I have no pain at all."

Seeing that the Prime Minister did not understand his own words properly, Ferdinand I said it again very bluntly. "Prime Minister, you are in poor health and must rest."

When Ferdinand said the word rest, he deliberately emphasized his tone, which made Radoslav react. Then the Prime Minister looked at the King in disbelief, as if to say it was true?

Ferdinand I had one more thing to say about this. "Prime Minister, when you're sick, you can leave your work to someone else, and you'll be fine."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I...I...I'm not in good health, and I really need to rest."

After Radoslav finished saying this sentence on and off, as if he had been sucked out of his spirit, then he said it in a somewhat dry tone. "I will announce my resignation tomorrow."

Prime Minister Radoslav's words made Ferdinand relieved, and no one could underestimate the voice of the army outside the city. In addition, joining the Allied camp is the responsibility of the Prime Minister to negotiate. If he continues to negotiate a truce with the Allies, it will be embarrassing for both sides.

After Prime Minister Radoslav said all this, he asked curiously. "Your Majesty, may I ask who will take my place as Prime Minister?"

Facing the issue of Radoslav, Ferdinand I said generously. "The Radical Democrat Malinov has a good influence in Britain and France, and he would be a suitable candidate."

The king's words made Radoslav's mind show that the man with his eyes and the demeanor of a scholar, when he decided to join the Allied camp, disregarded everyone's face and strongly opposed it. Radoslav also had to admit that this candidate is indeed suitable for negotiating a truce.

"Malinov is indeed a good candidate for negotiation."

After sending Prime Minister Radoslav away, Ferdinand recruited a confidant to instruct him. "Send a message to Teodorov and Malinov immediately, the Prime Minister has agreed to resign and let them prepare to take over. Then let them immediately go to the British and French commercial agencies in Sofia and inform them of our decision to stop the war. In addition Send a message to General Ivanov and tell the soldiers outside the city that the Prime Minister will resign as the leader of the cabinet, now they should be satisfied."

After Ferdinand finished speaking, the attendant nodded in reply. "Okay, Your Majesty, I'll do it now."

Looking at the departing attendants, Ferdinand remembered the scene of his consultation with Teodorov and Malinov last night, and he said to himself. "I hope you can guarantee the status of the royal family."

It turned out that Ferdinand I decided to let the Radical Democrats come to power, and they promised to keep Wang Shi's status for this reason.

Just for this move, the royal family needs to give up too many things, and even abdication is very likely. In his mind Ferdinand was already prepared enough for this, because the news that the Russian Tsar was forced to abdicate and was placed under house arrest made him uneasy. Therefore, for the sake of the country and the royal family, peace talks have become a necessary choice. After all, no one wants to go to the city to negotiate.

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