After seeing the young man leave, Prince Metternich went back to the window, and looked at the scenery outside the window and thought to himself.

After a few moments, he strode out of the room and walked towards His Majesty's office.

When he came to the door, the attendant hurriedly saluted him.

"I want to see Your Majesty." He said to the attendant in a natural tone.

"Please wait, Your Highness." The attendant opened the door and went in to make a report, then immediately turned back again.

"Please come in, Your Highness."

Prince Metternich entered the wide hall, and His Majesty the Emperor, sitting upright behind a walnut desk, looked up at him.

His Majesty Emperor Franz I, who was a few years older than the Prince, had gray hair, but showed no signs of exhaustion.

He looked at the prime minister he had appointed with blazing eyes, and his expression was serious and rigid, which complemented this ancient royal family.

He was not a particularly gifted man, and the only reason he sat on the throne was simply because he was the grandson of Empress Teresa, and in the first ten years of his reign, Austria repeatedly lost wars with France, so that it became the background of Napoleon's rise, and Napoleon invaded the capital and signed an alliance under the city to cede land and pay reparations; He was even forced to send his daughter to France and his relatives to maintain his crumbling empire.

Today, although the Emperor Napoleon has been reduced to loess, he still has little confidence in his ability to hold on to the empire, so he relies on the army and the secret police to maintain his rule, and even his own brothers are occasionally watched.

But even so, he was not a ruthless monarch, he was happy to create a virtuous image, and he was generous to those around him.

In the history books, he is just another ordinary witness to the decline of the ancient Habsburg Empire, not much is remembered, but at this moment, he is also the master of a top power on the European continent, and no one can ignore his weight.

"Sir, I heard you just went to find our dear Franz?" After glancing at the Prime Minister, His Majesty the Emperor opened his mouth and asked, "Did something happen?" ”

"Some things have already happened, so we have to plan for things before they happen." The Prime Minister replied.

"Huh?" His Majesty the Emperor looked at the Prime Minister with some confusion, not understanding what he was talking about.

After all, he was a diplomat, and when Prince Metternich spoke, he always inevitably brought a little bit of the clouds and mist unique to diplomats, but it didn't matter, as an emperor, he could naturally get a detailed explanation.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of our little Franz?" The Prime Minister asked first.

"An excellent kid, very lovely young man." His Majesty the Emperor replied after a moment's thought, "It's a pity to have a wrong father. ”

"But the point is that he has a wrong father, so he is pinned on by many people with unrealistic delusions." "Your Majesty, as you may recall," replied the Prince of Metternich, "just three years ago, several French officers in the barracks declared their support for the return of His Majesty Napoleon II to the throne, and as the rule of the Bourbon family became more and more unpopular in recent years, this kind of sentiment has increased day by day, and what is even more terrible is that this sentiment is not confined to France, but when his mother was in Parma, the Italians who passed by her balcony also shouted Long live Napoleon II......."

"Really? This is ridiculous, and it is clear that Franz is only a child...... "Perhaps because of the disgusting name, His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly, but it was quickly muffled by a wry smile, "Do they think that a child has the power to take them to heaven?" ”

"Yes, of course it's ridiculous, but political opponents don't care about logic; The important thing is that they want to borrow that name against Bourbon and us. The Prime Minister looked at His Majesty the Emperor solemnly, "In addition, I would like to remind you that a child cannot always be a child, and Franz will grow up." As he begins to grow up, hope will be revived among the long-dormant supporters of the Bonapartes, and there are certainly signs of danger now – and I don't think he will grow up as a Habsburg or a German as we would like. ”

"Are you a little too worried?" His Majesty the Emperor smiled, "You shouldn't spend so much energy on a child. ”

"He deserves to spend all this energy, you know better than me, he is a child with both talent and willpower, such a person will never be willing to die in obscurity, so, one day when he grows up, will he suddenly be occupied by fanatical ambition one day, and then respond to the call of those careerists? No one can guarantee that. The Prime Minister continued.

His Majesty the Emperor was silent.

"I spoke to him just now, and honestly his demeanor and his shrewdness, and that sophistication that is not appropriate for his age, I would be glad for the future of our country if it were to be present to any other member of the royal family...... However, it is a pity that he is the special one. Prince Metternich's expression was a little strange, as if he remembered something.

"I have been observing him, and when the news of Napoleon's death came here, although he was crying on the surface, I could see that he had no real shock or grief, and that he did not look at all the loss of the most important person in his life, when he was only 10 years old! You know what that means? It meant that he had a talent that people like me and Talelang had only grown up, that he lacked that real affection, that he was a cold-hearted performer, and that kind of person was especially dangerous and terrible if he was smart enough to be ignored just because he was just a child. ”

His Royal Highness, who has always been a calculating man, looked away at this, and how could the young Roman king, who was devastated when he learned in history that he had lost his father, know that this child now contained a soul that had nothing to do with Napoleon, or even to this era?

Even if he wanted to really grieve, this child couldn't grieve because he really lacked human feelings.

"I admit it...... The risks you say do exist. After quietly listening to the Prime Minister's words, His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly, and finally agreed with the other party's opinion. So what do you think he should do? ”

"Your grandson is a lovely young man, but more importantly, he is a tool that we use to intimidate France. But this tool should never be used, and no one can afford to unleash the Napoleonic plague on the continent again. Prince Metternich's eyes were blazing, as if he remembered something, "We just need to hold him in our hands and let the Bourbons have scruples about us, and the tool itself should not have its own ideas." ”

"I'll admit you're right, so is there anything you can do about it?" His Majesty the Emperor asked.

"Let us send him to the army as soon as possible to educate him, and use the training of the army to temper his anger, to cultivate his obedience, and to make him an Austrian officer, and to the disappointment of his potential supporters in France." Prince Metternich had a good idea of this, "and in two years' time, we will find him a suitable wife as soon as possible, and use the noose of the family to make it difficult for him to get out." ”

His Majesty the Emperor quietly listened to the Prime Minister's advice and did not feel anything wrong.

Although Agron is now only fifteen years old, it is not uncommon for members of the royal family to marry early in this era, and His Majesty the Emperor himself was married four times because he was widowed several times, the first of which was in 1788, when he was 20 years old; His father, His Majesty Emperor Leopold II, was only 18 years old when he first married in 1765.

The hapless King Louis XVI, who had his head cut off, was only 15 years old when he married the Austrian princess in 1770, and the princess herself was even a year younger than him.

So it's not shocking to start looking for a marriage partner at this age.

"Send into the army and marriage......," His Majesty the Emperor muttered again, "I can really think about it." ”

"These are all insurance measures, and they don't all work, but at least they should be done." Seeing that his opinion had been adopted by His Majesty the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Prince was in a much better mood.

After a pause, he lowered his voice again, "As long as we have a wife and children, if he wants to get out of control in the future, at least we will have other choices......"

There was a meaningful pause as he said this, and His Majesty the Emperor could certainly understand what he meant.

"Oh, my poor grandson!" His Majesty the Emperor sighed, "There are always people who want him to live in peace!" ”

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After receiving the approval of His Majesty the Emperor, His Excellency the Prime Minister continued to discuss other important issues with His Majesty, and then took his leave.

Before returning to Vienna, he summoned Count von Dietrich Stein, who was in charge of the education of Aiglon.

"Your Excellency, do you have any commands?" The Count asked.

"Has your little master behaved in any unusual way lately?" Prince Metternich asked bluntly.

"As far as I can see, everything is business as usual, nothing out of the ordinary." The Earl replied respectfully, "In addition, His Highness has always been a bit tough, if you have any verbal offense to you just now, please forgive him, I don't think he intended to offend you, he usually treats people like that." ”

"It sounds like you really think of yourself as a retinue of a French prince." The prince glanced at the other party with some displeasure, "We didn't put you by his side to ask you to intercede for him. ”

"I have always been a retinue of the Austrian royal family, and I will never forget my duty......" replied the Count hastenedly.

"I hope you don't forget that." The prince interrupted him impatiently, "I repeat, now that he is no longer a child, you can no longer treat him in a good way, and from now on whatever evil thoughts and actions he has, you must report them to me in time." ”

After a pause, he added, "When he makes a radical move, if you don't have time to report it, you can temporarily detain him if necessary, don't care about his special status, and then wait for me to deal with it, and I'll take care of everything." ”

"Isn't he in detention now...... the Count sighed quietly.

The prince looked at the Count coldly, with a "you should know what I mean" expression.

"I see." The Count bowed.

"Alright, I wish you all the best." His Royal Highness waved his hand and motioned for the Count to leave.