Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Four or five hours had passed when the unconscious Ernest was found again. After being sent to the hospital, the doctor diagnosed him with cerebral hemorrhage (Ernest also suffered a stroke in 1946 in the original time and space). It might not be too serious if sent to the doctor in time, but now the best treatment period has been missed. The doctor said that the person is basically disabled. From now on, he will need special care for his defecation, diet and daily life.

As soon as the news came out, many people in the navy rushed to tell each other and met for a drink in the evening to celebrate, which shows his popularity.

But this may be a good thing for Ernest. After all, someone needs to be responsible for the failure of this combat operation. If he behaves well, he will definitely be sent to a military court for accountability.

As for President Roosevelt, he was still unconscious. Even the doctor is not sure when he will wake up. It may be tomorrow, next week, or next year.

As the saying goes, "A country cannot live without a king for a day." Since the president is unconscious, Vice President John Nance Garner will take over his duties.

The Vice President of the United States is a rather special position. The original intention of the Americans in designing this position was to solve the problem of presidential succession.

As we all know, the president of the United States is the center of power. In the eyes of Americans, the president needs to be elected by all voters, cannot favor any party, and is endowed with great power. The president is both the head of state and the head of the federal government of the United States, and he is also the commander-in-chief of the military. The person sitting in this position, his every move is likely to affect the fate of all Americans.

Americans have to consider the issue of presidential succession. If it is only based on elections, how should we deal with unexpected situations, such as the death or illness of the president, or his resignation? Since the election of the U.S. president is based on the participation of all, if something unexpected happens, the cost of holding another national election is too high.

Just imagine if an extreme situation occurs. For example, a certain president is very unreliable, arouses public outrage, and is forced to resign. Then the Americans hold an election and elect a new president. It turns out that he is still unreliable, and then they change the president again, and so on. Fu, when will it end? In the end, Americans will be trapped in this cycle, and social production will stagnate, because everyone is focused on electing the president, and who will care about public affairs? In the view of the founders of the United States, relying solely on elections to resolve the issue of presidential succession is likely to put the United States in irreversible danger.

In this situation, the importance of the vice president has come to the fore. The purpose of establishing this position is to solve the issue of presidential succession.

If the President of the United States is unable to perform his duties, such as due to physical illness, serious injury, etc., the Vice President will exercise his powers on behalf of the President until a provisional presidential election is held. If the President of the United States becomes vacant, such as impeachment, death, resignation, etc., the Vice President will directly take over.

The current situation is that if President Roosevelt cannot wake up in the short term, a provisional presidential election will be held. However, the current timeline is a bit delicate, and the formal election will be held in a few months. The members of Congress discussed it and decided to postpone it to a formal election. That means John Nance Garner can serve as interim president for a few months.

But John Nance Garner was not excited at all, and even had the urge to cry.

Look at the problems he faces; Europe's foreign exchange has become waste paper, making the economy worse; tens of thousands of naval elites have been buried at sea, and the pensions and funeral expenses that need to be paid are not a small amount; just in the afternoon, the Panama Canal News came from the side that before the medical team sent out had time to launch an investigation, several people in the team were infected.

These incidents one after another were really a headache. He even couldn't help but feel lucky that President Roosevelt was only critically ill and did not die directly. Otherwise, these messes would fall directly on him, and maybe he would resign directly.

Now he only needs to wait until the election day in November to get rid of this damn burden.

But before the president's office chair was warm, the leader of the presidential security team hurried in. "Mr. Vice President, a large number of people are approaching the White House. Please prepare to take shelter in the bunker."

"What?!" The corners of John Nance Garner's mouth twitched slightly.

What's going on?

The American Jewish newspaper immediately published the news that the fleet sent by President Roosevelt to seize Greenland was annihilated. It also attached what Yannick said at the banquet, thanking President Roosevelt for sending such a gift to him on his birthday. A big gift, even a medal.

As soon as the newspaper was published, it immediately caused an uproar. The grieving families of the victims were even more furious when they saw this; hundreds of thousands of people marched in the streets, surrounded the White House, and shouted for Roosevelt to get out and explain.

Roosevelt was unconscious in the ward, so it was naturally impossible for him to come forward to explain. The White House chief of staff personally stepped forward to explain President Roosevelt's critical condition and wanted to persuade people to leave on their own.

While the two sides were in a stalemate, some people secretly distributed leaflets among the crowd. The content of the leaflet was that President Roosevelt secretly went to Germany to receive medals under the pretext of being critically ill. He was also planning the next "big gift" with the German Crown Prince, preparing to let more American soldiers die in vain.

This is simply ridiculous, and anyone with any sense would regard it as a useless joke; but these people who are filled with grief and anger have long lost their minds, and these leaflets seem to have become a fuse.

Across the Atlantic, the Berlin Palace.

The phone on Yannick's desk rang.

There are ten telephones on his desk, covering all special targets in Germany, such as major military regions, research bases, and major cities. In case of emergency, Yannick can directly issue orders to Frontline officers.

The number 1 phone that was ringing was the "Friends and Relatives" line, but few people dared to actually call this number to chat with him.

Picking up the phone, Yannick asked. "Which one?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then the timid voice of the little girl came. "Brother Yannick, happy birthday."

"Little Hepburn?" A gentle smile appeared on Yannick's face. "Thank you." Yannick told her the phone number last time and told her to call him at the house next door if anything happened. "Little Hepburn, do you want to come to the palace to play?"

"Ah" little Hepburn seemed to be taken aback by Yannick's invitation. "I can not."

Yannick almost laughed. "What's wrong with that? Well, you can always come and play if you want to come someday."