Chapter 92: The New Prime Minister

Eder was very satisfied with the Austro-Hungarian visit, which solved personal problems and strengthened the defense of the Romanian coast. Basically, the purpose of this time was achieved, and it was a successful visit.

When Eder returned to Romania, he was called by his anxious parents. Just like ordinary parents, they are concerned about their children's spouse situation.

"How's that girl Eder?" Queen Elizabeth, the anxious mother, asked eagerly after Edel had just sat down.

"Queen, you're too anxious, wait for Edel to say it himself." As a father, Carol I persuaded his wife, and it appeared from his tone that he was also concerned about his son's spousal problem.

"I'm just concerned about my son's marriage."

The mother retorted to his father, much to Eder's surprise. In his twenty-one years of experience, his mother basically did not oppose his father, and it seems that his mother is indeed anxious. Seeing this, Edel coughed twice to ease the atmosphere, and then said about Sophie Marie's situation.

"Mother, Sophie Marie is a nice girl, gentle and kind, and loves to ride horses......"

Edel recalls her performance with Sophie Marie as she speaks to her parents in the form of words.

"Are you going to marry her, then?" Carol I asked the core question that was most important to him and his wife.

"Father, I think she's my right partner." Edel said what he was going to do.

"And when are you going to marry her?"

After hearing his father's words, Edel knew that it was not up to him to decide when he would get married, but according to his parents' current mood, it should not be slow. So he replied. "You call the shots, I have no opinion."

After hearing their son's words, both Carol and his wife laughed with satisfaction. A week later, the Romanian royal family proposed to Princess Sophie Marie of the Austro-Hungarian royal family on the basis of Crown Prince Eder, and of course Austria-Hungary would not refuse to agree on the third day. After a series of telegrams, Austria-Hungary and Romania finally arranged their marriage until September 15.

While his mother was busy with her own marriage, her father, Carol I, called Edel to his room.

"Eder, what do you think of the current election?" Carol I asked Eder about the Romanian parliamentary elections.

During this time, in addition to being busy with his own marriage, Edel was also very concerned about this election. It should be noted here that Romania is still in the struggle between the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party for the prime minister's seat. The Liberal Party has put forward I. Kang Bretianu as the candidate to compete for the prime minister's seat, while the Conservatives have put Titu Majorscu as the candidate to compete with the Liberal Party. Now the two sides are fighting in Parliament, and both want to take the prime minister's throne into their own hands.

Here we should mention the outgoing old Prime Minister Sturl, who is the leader of the Liberal Party (Conservative Party is pro-German) who is openly pro-British and French, but in fact he is only pro-Royal. He is close to whoever the royal family is close to, and he is really a chameleon in Romanian politics. However, it is his performance that can hold the prime minister's throne for ten years. Moreover, he was able to suppress other voices in the country during the industrialization of Eder and fully promote the industrialization process of Romania, so half of Romania's current achievements are due to him.

If he hadn't retreated bravely this time, it is estimated that he would have been able to do it for a few years. However, this old fox knows that he has occupied the prime minister's position for so long, which has caused a lot of dissatisfaction. If he stays any longer, he may be greeted by public anger, and when the royal family will not be able to protect himself, the old fox will retire for the sake of the future of the family and his reputation.

Now both prime ministers know that in order to win, they must be approved by the royal family. The two debated on topics ranging from people's livelihood to industry to infrastructure construction, and now even the international situation has become the focus of their confrontation.

Majorscu, the candidate of the Conservative Party, published in the newspaper the prospect of closer ties with Germany, hoping to get more loans from Germany through closer ties to Germany. Majorescu's speech was supported by the German and Austrian ambassadors.

Bledianu, on the other hand, disagreed. He believes that although Romania is still developing well, it is still relatively weak. Shouldn't tie yourself to a tree. He needed to manage relations with other countries as well, which meant that he wanted to find a balance between the Central and Entente powers. His speech was endorsed by the ambassadors of Britain, France, and Russia.

Edel replied after a moment's thought. "Now the Conservative Majorescu and the Liberal Bredianu have too many outside forces. This is not a very good time to choose. ”

There is also a reason why Eder replied to this sentence, because the old king was closer to Germany and more identified with Majorescu. And he knew that Germany was doomed, and that if he continued to get close to Germany, he could really be drawn into the camp, and before he was only pretending to be close to Germany for German economic aid, and now it was a bit self-defeating. I don't know if his acting skills are too real, and everyone, including his father, thinks he likes Germany more. This embarrassed Eder and now he needed to hold Romania back to Germany.

"So what do you think should be done?" Carol I asked him.

After pondering for a long time, Eder decided to tell the truth to the old king. "Now that our relations with Germany have attracted the attention of the other European powers, if we continue like this, we will join the struggle between the Allies and the Entente, which is not in keeping with our position. Romania has developed well in recent years, but it is still too weak to play too early at the table. ”

"Eder, I thought you would move closer to Germany, after all, we are all Hohenzollerns." Carol I said to Eder. Despite being the king of Romania now, it seems that Carol I had feelings for Germany.

As for Carol I's thoughts, Eder could only dismiss him in advance. "Father, we are the Romanian royal family after all, and we need to be responsible for the Romanian people. Joining Germany now is too risky and you need to see the situation before you can place your bets. ”

"And what do you mean?" Carol I inquired about his son's thoughts.

"We have good enough relations with Germany, and now we need to strengthen our relations with the Entente." Edel made his thoughts clear to the old king.

While Eder was making his own point of view on the old king, the king's support for the Democratic Party was also being discussed at the home of Bretianu Jr. Wentil Bretianu is asking his cousin I. Kang Bretianu why he would make remarks closer to Britain and France.

"Cousin, you are too impulsive, now everyone knows the royal family's favor of Germany, and your speech like this will make you behave poorly in front of the royal family."

As the late politician Jan Jan J. C. Brettianu's son, Wentil Brettianu's status in the Liberal Party is not low. It's just that now his cousin I.Kang Bretianu is doing even better, so he is suppressed by his cousin Radiance. Most people now think that his cousin is the founder of the Liberal Party, Jan Brown. C. Bretia's successor, and he was only an assistant. He was not without dissatisfaction with this, but his cousin was indeed much better than him. Coupled with the political resources of the Bretia family, it is only possible to seize the post of prime minister by concentrating on one person, so he can only be his cousin's deputy.

When he heard his cousin's words, he explained to him why he had done so. "Wentier, you just see the surface. Have you noticed how Crown Prince Eder has behaved in recent years? ”

He didn't wait for his cousin to answer before continuing. "I've gotten to know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince carefully, but my focus is different from yours. You're all looking at his political tactics and ideas, and I'm mainly looking at whether it's better for Romania to do everything he does. Eventually, I found out that he was more pragmatic than the old king, which was a good thing for Romania, because a monarch who loved his people and was skilled in his means was good news for any country. Now it is time for Romania for the crown prince to show goodwill to Britain and France. ”

"So you're betting that His Majesty the King will make concessions to the Crown Prince?" His cousin spoke out of I.Kon Bretia's thoughts.

I.Kon Bretia looked at his cousin and spoke in a low voice. "After all, the king is 71 years old, what do you think he has done in recent years to establish his prestige for the crown prince?"

Wentil Bretianu recalled the performance of the old king in the past few years, only when the army began to plot a rebellion, and the rest was left to the role of the crown prince, which was almost a semi-retirement stage. Thinking of this, he once again admired his cousin's precise vision, and it seemed that he was still a long way from being prime minister.

In the royal palace, Carol I was finally persuaded by Eder to show goodwill to the Entente and prepare to support I. Kang Bretia as prime minister to form a cabinet. In the February 15 elections, I.Kon Bretia, who was backed by the royal family, unsurprisingly won a resounding victory. He received 95 out of 157 votes in parliament, which means that the Liberals will continue to form a cabinet independently. In the subsequent cabinet formation, he was very smart not to move the people promoted by the crown prince, but to change other candidates.

Britain, France, and Russia were all pleasantly surprised by the Romanian election, and they knew all too well what it meant to be a pro-Entente prime minister when Romania was almost a German reserve. Germany and Austria are also disappointed in the Romanian election, but since the new prime minister has not yet moved, it is difficult for them to express their opinions.

In this way, the new Romanian government, headed by I. Kang Bletia, began to appear in front of the world.

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