"Ruprecht, have you finally decided to see your father?" When she heard the news of the prince's decision to go to Vienna, Princess Mary said happily. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Go with Tirpitz and talk about the Navy and the Balkans." Ruprecht said.

"So is it the end of the old unhappiness?" The princess said with a slight frown. To be honest, the conflict between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire made her very sad as an intermediary.

"I don't care about it anymore. I'm not going to talk to Your Majesty about it. I just wanted to talk to him about how to better fight this war. There will be no personal feelings. The prince paused and continued: "And how to save this country, which is already divided internally." ”

"Are you going to have a showdown with your father in person?" Princess Mary said in surprise.

"Maybe it's not a showdown, but I want to show my attitude. My father-in-law was a good hand at politics, but unfortunately, he did not know how to build a strong empire, and when he first succeeded to the throne, what a powerful country Austria-Hungary was, the leader of the German states, the master of northern Italy, and now? It's just a reflection of the building's imminent collapse. ”

"And what if my father refuses?" Princess Mary asked worriedly.

"He won't, and as a qualified politician, he at least knows how to make trade-offs. The throne is in the hands of his daughter, the existence of Austria continues, and the direct blood of the Habsburg royal family can still carry the crown, what is he not satisfied with? ”

The prince was not worried about this, who was Fritz? That is a political master, after the defeat of the Austro-Prussian War, and at the same time after losing the Italian region, under the internal and external difficulties of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was able to let Hungary accept his rule without causing the division of the empire, which is a miracle in itself, a miracle that has allowed the empire to last for decades, in addition to not being able to farm, Fritz is still very powerful!

"Can I go with you, then?" Princess Mary asked.

"Naturally, take Albrecht with you. My father-in-law has always liked him. The prince nodded.

"Did you do it on the fly?" Princess Mary asked.

"No, I've been thinking about it for 12 years since we became husband and wife!" Ruprecht said. At first, the prince only planned to persuade the Austrian emperor to agree to send the remaining Austro-Hungarian fleet to the Aegean Sea, and at the same time coordinate the coordination of the two armies on the Eastern Front, but after reading the battle reports from all directions, the prince found that the performance of Austria-Hungary in this national war was still unsettling!

First of all, it must be affirmed that the situation in the present Austro-Hungarian Empire is certainly far better than it has been in history, and there can be no doubt about it. But this so-called good situation is far from enough to keep the empire stable. The Austro-Hungarian Empire responded to the demands of various nations within the empire under the implementation of dual rule, and while allowing the empire to survive, it also made the various nations more detached from morality and only consider their own interests in doing things, and it is impossible for such a cohesive country not to say that there is a problem when such an unprecedented war is experienced! Think about the Russian Czech Legion in World War 1 in history, that is, a force composed of captured Czechs, there are tens of thousands! So the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was inevitable.

And although this plane has the existence of time-travelers, the Czechs, the largest minority in Austria, have better integrated into the German-dominated social system, but when the manpower is exhausted after all, what the prince can do because of his status and ability is to stabilize Austria, as for Hungary? Not to mention the minorities, even the Hungarians themselves are probably not willing to maintain this empire, right?

Of course, the result of the final Hungarian independence in history made the Hungarians very dissatisfied, and after leaving the empire, Hungary could not control the invasion of so many nationalities and foreign forces, and in the end, the Hungarian Kingdom, which accounted for half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and had more than 200,000 square kilometers of land, could not retain even half of the territory! This is also an important reason why during World War 2, Horthy agreed to join the Axis powers! He wanted to reclaim the lands that had belonged to Hungary. And what about the other peoples? Nor did they gain from independence.

Slovenia and other places were incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbia, and Hungary was gnawed by Romania and Poland. And those ethnic groups are not independent, but still live as minorities under the other national flag, if they know the result, how will they choose? This prince is not clear, after all, history cannot repeat itself!

In this case, it is impossible to maintain the Austro-Hungarian dualistic system, and it is even more impossible to suppress it, and it is already good to break up peacefully and make as much profit as possible. Therefore, the prince had to prepare in advance, and could even implicitly inform Fritz that he was mentally prepared that Bavaria, although close to Austria, was an outsider after all. There are things that require Fritz's help.

Hoffmann Palace 4 days later. After the chamberlain hurried out to cover the door, only Emperor Fritz and Prince Ruprecht were left in the huge room. The Austro-Hungarian Admiral Sir Haus took Tirpitz to discuss the issue of naval cooperation between the two sides. Princess Mary took the children to rest first. When there were only two people left in the room, something that was inconvenient for outsiders to say could finally be said.

"I thought you wouldn't come back." Emperor Fritz glanced at the prince opposite and said.

"Do you want me to come, or do you not want me?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Emperor Ao was stunned for a moment, and then said. "Your attitude is very bad, your ability and your arrogance are more suitable for an emperor, not a king, when the position and strength and ambition are not equal, it will lead to very serious consequences, as a person who has come over and your father-in-law, I need to remind you."

After watching the prince put on a deaf face, Fritz continued: "If you were born into the House of Habsburg or the House of Hohenzollern, then your talents and ambitions will take you and your empire to new heights. But you were born into the Wittelsbach family, a little bit worse. Now because of the war, the Kaiser can tolerate you, and because of our relationship, I can tolerate you. ”

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