After discussing the current situation in Europe with the military leadership, Eder immediately put down his other work and rushed to the residence of his father, Carol I. The interview between the German ambassador Baslober and Carroll I caused him a lot of trouble.

At the very beginning of the war, Romania, which was in a good position, felt the pull of both the Central and Allied powers, and the ambassador Baslober and the Austro-Hungarian ambassador Berley rushed to the palace the day after the outbreak of the war and presented Eder with the terms negotiated between Germany and Austria-Hungary.

In order to allow Romania to join the Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary also made a bloody investment. As long as Romania joined the Central Powers, the two countries promised to hand over the Russian-occupied region of Bessarabia and Suceava (now a city in northern Romania) to Romania after the war, and the German ambassador Baslober also hinted that if Romania joined, then the important Russian port city of Odessa could also be discussed.

Of course, in addition to these territorial commitments that need to be won, the two countries have also come up with a number of visible benefits. Among them, Germany will forgive Romania's foreign debt of DM 227 million to itself, and will also provide free aid of DM 150 million. At the same time, Germany will also provide its own existing technology to help Romania improve the level of various industries, the most important of which will be that Germany will provide the poison gas technology that it is now secretly developing after Romania enters the war.

It's funny to say that Eder, who is a time-traveler in later generations, has forgotten all the chemistry knowledge he has learned, except for knowing all the famous historical events.

Of course, in addition to the benefits given by Germany, Austria-Hungary was not bad. The Austro-Hungarian ambassador Berley also took out the conditions given by Austria-Hungary, but it was limited to the limited national strength, and Austria-Hungary could come up with much less. Austria-Hungary promised 50 million kroner in free aid, and after the occupation of Serbia, they handed over to Romania the three regions of Braso, Kovasna, and Harghita in the Transylvanian salient.

If he hadn't known that the Allies were doomed, Eder would have almost agreed, the conditions were too generous.

It's just that Eder can only politely refuse the conditions of the allies, and the reasons are still the same as Italy's. It was a defensive alliance signed before, and on the premise that Germany and Austria took the lead in attacking, Romania could only consider neutrality.

As for the conditions of the Entente, they looked for Prime Minister Bletianu, the famous Anglo-French leader of Romania. On the terms given by Britain, France, and Russia, the Austro-Hungarian region of Transylvania was given to Romania as a whole, and the three countries provided aid worth £15 million. The condition was that Romania invaded Austria-Hungary from Transylvania and relieved the pressure on Serbia and Russia.

However, Eder also rejected their proposal on the grounds that Romania did not intend to join the war at the moment.

After the failure of both sides to win Romania into their camp, the German ambassador did not give up, and seemed to intend to start with King Carol I.

In fact, this Ambassador Baslober is very smart. When he met with Carroll I, he did not start with the national interest. On the contrary, it is said that the king's family is also a side branch of the Hohenzollern family, and now the German family of the Hohenzollern family needs the help of the Romanian side branch. This appealed to Carol I, who had a strong tradition of 19th-century aristocracy, and in his perception that the family was very important.

Now Eder has to rush to put out the fire and let his father know that as a royal family, the country is more important.

When Eder arrived at Carol I's residence, he saw his father resting on a chaise longue. In the hot weather of August, the long journey also made the eighty-year-old man unbearable, and his face was full of tiredness.

"Eder, you're here, sit down."

As Eder sighed quietly, the old king saw Eder coming, and beckoned his son to sit down.

Edel sat down in a chair in front of him at his father's beckoning. Edel mentally organized how to persuade his father to speak, and for a moment the room was quiet.

Looking at Eder's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Carol I, who knew his son well, was the first to arrive. "Eder, are you looking for me for something?"

After being opened up by his father, Edel had no choice but to ask. "Father heard that Ambassador Basloper had approached you."

Carol I, who knew what Eder wanted to say, also generously admitted. "Yes, I don't know where this ambassador Baslober got the sensitive news, I was blocked by him as soon as I got off the train, after all, he is also a diplomatic ambassador, so I chatted with him for a few words."

Carol I continued, after telling the story of his encounter with Ambassador Baslober. "Eder: I know that Romania is doing well now, but Germany has a lot to do with Romania's current development, and the Hohenzollerns have helped us a lot. Even I, the king of Romania, was able to crown me with the help of William I. So this time we in Romania should help Germany through the difficulties, and this time the conditions given by Germany are still very generous. ”

Hearing Carol I's words made Edel almost lose his soul. Unexpectedly, his father became very nostalgic at this age, which caught him off guard. Now he had to dispel his father's thoughts, or Romania would be a fish on a board of salts with its current size.

And now most of the power in Romania has been concentrated in the hands of the royal family, as the prime minister who can contain the power of the king, he has been taken away too much power by Eder, and he is just a large minister, and he can no longer compete with the royal power. If his father had gone his own way, he would have no way to change unless he staged a coup d'état. This is all because Eder was deeply influenced by the centralization of power in the East in his previous life, and now Romania has gradually become one of the few countries in Europe that still has royal power. This pot still needs to be carried by himself.

"Father, now we don't necessarily need to go to war to help Germany. Now you see that all the great powers of Europe are fighting with millions of troops, and we in Romania will not be able to meet this requirement even if we are fully mobilized. And Germany is now in full swing, and we can observe it. And we, Romania, are completely unprepared for this war. So observe before you decide. ”

Edel racked his brains and said things that tried to dispel his father's thoughts.

In the face of Eder's rhetoric, Carol I disagreed. "Eder, you're not right, I remember a few years ago you foresaw a big war in Europe, that's why you wantonly reorganized the army, how can you be completely unprepared now. Moreover, the conditions given by Germany and Austria-Hungary this time were very lucrative, and it was completely worth our participation in the war. ”

Faced with the words of his father, Carol I, Eder was eager to slap himself, obviously saying that he had made a mistake. But he still stubbornly continued. "Father, I think we only have one chance when the situation is still uncertain. It would be too risky to enter now, and we have been doing well in recent years, and if we go to war now it will disrupt the good momentum of our economy. So I think it's better to prepare slowly, after all, we don't know how long this war will last. It is better for us to go to war after both sides are exhausted, because we are still too small to provide too many troops, and if there are too many casualties, it will affect the position of our royal family in Romania. ”

Seeing that his son was still reluctant to go to war, Carol I suddenly asked. "Do you want to join the Entente to fight?"

Faced with his father's sudden inquiry, Edel quickly denied it. "Without this idea, the conditions given by Britain, France and Russia are too few, and I still think that it is necessary to join the German side, now only to reduce our casualties. Now we in Romania cannot afford to fight battles with hundreds of thousands of casualties per battle. ”

After hearing his son's words, Carol I sighed and spoke melancholy. "Eder, I'm afraid time is running out."

Hearing his father's words, Eder, who was still preparing to dissuade him with other reasons, was very surprised, and he hurriedly asked. "Why did my father say that?"

Faced with his son's inquiry, Carol I spoke about his body. "I feel that recently the body has been declining very quickly, and at night good things dream of seeing your grandparents. They said to me in Heaven that they missed me very much. ”

Hearing the words of Carol I, Eder let go of the dust in his heart, and thought in his heart of his father, who had loved him so much in this life, and he comforted. "Father, I guess you are too tired, as long as you have a good rest, you will still be healthy, and you have to wait to see my and Mary's child born."

Edel's eyes were red as he spoke, and his voice was trilling.

Looking at his son's appearance, Carol I smiled and said to Eder. "I will wait until my grandson is born, and I will hold him in my arms and put him to sleep."

Edel did not leave his father's room even after obtaining Carol I's physical limit. Today, he doesn't plan to continue to monitor various affairs at home and abroad, he just wants to spend time with his father, who hasn't chatted with him for a long time.

Today from Carol I's room there was no loud laughter in a long time.