Chapter 971: Coaxing and Deception 1
"If we fight another Austro-Prussian war at this time, I'm afraid the situation will be different!" Burst! Moltke squirted out half of the water he had drunk at that moment, and the teacup in Heilingen's hand fell to the ground with a click. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Huh?! Can I help you? When the Kaiser reacted, the two immediately denied that there was absolutely nothing wrong, and they had never heard anything, and even if they heard anything, they would never spread it, and ensured that the sound insulation of this room was very good, and no one ...... within a radius of 500 meters.
However, the Kaiser always felt that the matter was not so peaceful, and after the prince assured that Bavaria would not withdraw from Germany, the Kaiser thought that Austria-Hungary should be mentioned as well. In order to prevent the other side from having any unrealistic illusions, after all, if Bavaria and Austria-Hungary are really one, then not to mention that the latter can catch up, at least the gap will be greatly shortened, which the Kaiser absolutely does not want to see!
However, how did the Emperor answer at that time? Now Fritz admires his wit! "You wouldn't be happy to say that Archduke Ferdinand, who is still troubled by the Bohemian problem, and the Czechs are not respectful, otherwise Princess Mary would not have been made Archduke. It will not turn a dualistic empire into a ternary empire. Bavaria will not go out of Germany, and Bohemia will not go out of Austria-Hungary. ”
Fritz's answer is very artistic, first of all, he pointed out that Archduke Ferdinand is the future emperor's heir, and he is a little dissatisfied with the prince's interference in the internal affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is equivalent to dispelling the Kaiser's doubts about the Austro-Hungarian Empire's "seducing" of the Kingdom of Bavaria, and at the same time it is explained that the Bavaria-Bohemian union is too large to accommodate at the level of Austria-Hungary, so even if it is given to Austria-Hungary, Archduke Ferdinand does not dare to ask for it! Unless, unless there is a change of crown prince!
At that time, the Kaiser was very satisfied with the Austrian Emperor's statement and replied: "Bavaria can't go out, Bohemia can't go out, this result is the best, Ruprecht is really strong, that's it for the time being, his descendants can't be so strong, right?" "The meaning of the Kaiser's words is very clear, there is no way, the situation is like this first, as long as Ruprecht is in one day, then the situation will not change, and when Bavaria is not good, let's talk about it!
And who knows, Crown Prince Ferdinand is dead! Died so suddenly! And after death, the fight will start! The situation set in advance by the Kaiser and the Austrian Emperor is completely nullified! Princess Mary, as the closest blood relative of the Austrian Emperor, has every chance to inherit the throne! This TM complicates things all at once...... But fortunately, the war overrode everything, so that all kinds of contradictions and problems were not revealed, but it is impossible to say that the Kaiser did not pay attention to the succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne! I just don't have time to care about it for the time being!
And, to be honest, Prussia could not tolerate Bohemia-Moravia ...... either. After entering, the territory of nearly 170,000 square kilometers and the kingdom of 26 million people were completely subversive to the internal power institutions of Prussia, and it was possible to say that it would become a dual empire. Therefore, it is not the time yet, otherwise once Fritz has the intention of appointing Princess Mary as the prince, then Prussia will definitely take action!
From this point of view, Archduke Karl has one more reason to succeed to the throne! And it's a very important one! Prussia would certainly accept the succession of Archduke Karl to the throne and not with Princess Mary!
The problem was clear to both sides, and after saying that, Fritz stepped aside and poured himself a glass of wine and sat there to rest, such a political confrontation was already very stressful for a person of his age, and he also wanted to know if the other side had thought of the problem, and if there was a way to deal with it, if .......
"Karl has a connection with the Hungarians." The prince said, and Fritz said nothing. This is normal for him.
"And he also has ties to the Italians." The prince continued. And this made Fritz frown slightly when he heard it.
"Karl is also said to have been in contact with the British, offering a willingness to withdraw from the war while guaranteeing the territorial integrity of Austria-Hungary, while promising greater rights to Hungary." After speaking, the prince looked at Fritz calmly.
"What are you kidding?!" Fritz said with a grim face. "How did I not know?" And deep down, he was really shocked by the prince's words! After all, the prince never lies! The gold content of this sentence is just now! And if what the prince said was true, then Karl was finished.......
"Are you kidding? Why do you think I'm joking? The prince asked rhetorically with an expression of disbelief. Is this a joke? ”
"The German army has reached the vicinity of Paris on the Western Front, the High Seas Fleet has just inflicted heavy damage on the British Grand Fleet, you and Mackensen are about to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front, and the four armies of the Russians are trembling. Our situation is very good, why should we secretly communicate with the British? Ignore it! Emperor Fritz said with some excitement.
"Yes, we're in a good situation, but yours are in a bad situation, right? The navy was compressed in the Adriatic and could not play a role, and on the Balkan side, the loss of more than 100,000 troops had already allowed the Serbs to fight on the mainland. In the just-concluded Battle of Galicia, the Austro-Hungarian army lost 300,000 troops, and after a few months of fighting, another hundred thousand troops were lost. The Austro-Hungarian Empire's already modest national power is rapidly being depleted, and you are unwilling to say that Archduke Karl will take the throne, so well, tell me, as a man with a great desire for power and a mess of brains, what would he do in such a situation? Did he really surprise you by doing this? The prince asked rhetorically!
Does the Karl Grand Guild do this? The prince did not know, in fact, apart from the fact that the connection with the Hungarian nobility and the promise of greater autonomy were justified, the connection with the British was fabricated by the prince! That's right, it's apocryphal! The prince is deceived this time! And it's the highest level of deception, 9 points true, 1 point fake! When Fritz finds out that the front is true, I'm afraid he will also believe the fake in the back, right?
As for whether Karl will negotiate with the British, this, the prince can only say that he is not sure now, after all, the current Austria-Hungary is fine, but this is the case in history! After becoming the last monarch of Austria-Hungary, he tried to negotiate with England, which was true, after all, Germany's decline was already evident at that time, but he fantasized about letting Germany lose territory to compensate the Entente and save Austria-Hungary, which in itself was impossible!
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