Joey finished his training at the Berlin Military Academy, returned to the palace early, and was about to go to his father's study to say hello, but at the door of the study, he saw that his father was chatting happily with the old chancellor Bismarck, and his mother was also sitting next to his father.

This picture of a pleasant conversation confirms the description of the relationship between Joey and Crown Prince Frederick in his memoir "Thoughts and Memories" in his previous life, that is, Chancellor Bismarck has always claimed that in 1848, from the time he first met the 17-year-old Crown Prince Frederick, the old chancellor gained the trust of Crown Prince Frederick.

Of course, it must be admitted that there has always been a relationship between the crown prince and his wife and the old prime minister, especially in the treatment of the Socialists, in liberalism, in the constitutional monarchy, the contradiction between the two is obvious and-for-tat.

For example, not long after Joey arrived at the door of the study, the crown princess once again proposed that the German monarchy should learn from the British constitutional monarchy.

Even in the Imperial Palace, as an invited guest, the old prime minister still unceremoniously opposed the proposal of Crown Princess Victoria, and after strong opposition, the old prime minister still said with a serious face.

"Your Royal Highness, Honorable Crown Princess, frankly, I never expected to be appreciated by you."

"Your Highness the Crown Princess, the warm affection you have for your country, Great Britain, has, from the moment you arrived in Germany, you have done your best to make all the functions of Prussia, or of Germany, for the benefit of your country."

"I beg you to note that Great Britain and Germany are both great powers in Europe, and that they are destined to have different interests, and that you must not always forget the interests of Germany for the sake of Great Britain."

"Your Royal Highness, the contradiction between us, I personally think, in the final analysis, is a question of Germany first or Great Britain first."

This strong, iron-blooded answer was very Bismarck, but in Joey's opinion, the old prime minister's words, although very much to his liking, were politically incorrect.

After all, Joey still thinks about the German immigrants who immigrated to the United States, and hopes that they will care about the motherland and help Germany from the perspective of the German motherland from time to time.

If the old chancellor really follows the words of the old chancellor, those immigrants are concerned about the motherland of Germany, but it is not right.

In any case, Joey sincerely agreed with the old chancellor's opinion that Germany should come first.

People are always so self-contradictory, so there are contradictions between people.

The old prime minister's straightforward language made Crown Princess Victoria angry, and the crown princess straightened up and retorted, "Dear Royal Highness, I will never agree with your point of view!" Ever since I married Fritz in 1858, I have always regarded Germany as my homeland! ”

"In the three dynastic wars, like all Prussians, I was proud of the Prussian victory, of my husband, and after the Franco-Prussian War, I was proud of the fact that I was the crown princess of Germany! I have never betrayed my husband, and I have never betrayed Germany! ”

"There has never been a Prussian noblewoman who would give her dowry and fiefdom to support the Prussian soldiers wounded in all wars."

"Your Royal Highness, I am the only one who will take out my dowry and the annual fiefdom of 8,000 pounds to support the Prussian soldiers who have been wounded in the war!"

"You always question me and don't support Prussia for the war, because I have seen too much of the pain of the families whose loved ones were lost by the war. And those of you who only wave your fingers on the map never feel the pain of ordinary soldiers' families. ”

"The death of the living is just a cold number on your statement!" Crown Prince Victoria's eyes turned red, and he shook off the crown prince's outstretched hand and continued to speak strongly.

"You say that I am against anti-Semitism, because the Jews have lived in Europe for thousands of years, and for thousands of years of living together and intermarrying, every European has more or less Jewish blood in their blood.

1. The father is a Jew, and the children are Jew;

2. The mother is a Jew, and the child is a Jew;

3. Belief in Judaism;

4. If the first three are not satisfied, look for Jewish blood on your grandfather and grandfather, and continue to dig up if you haven't already.

If this is done, I believe that in three generations of Prussia, everyone will have a relationship with the Jews. ”

"The whole of Germany, the Prussians and the Jews had long lived together, and the fight against anti-Semitism was the preservation of unity within Prussia. The expulsion of all those of Jewish origin from Germany was a conspiracy of Roman Catholics to destroy the foundations of Prussia! The crown princess glared at the old prime minister angrily, and said in an unusually firm tone.

Hearing the crown princess's evaluation of the Jews, the old prime minister was dumbfounded, in fact, the old prime minister himself was an anti-Semitic, and he agreed with the crown princess's views from the bottom of his heart, otherwise the old prime minister would not have broken with his biggest supporter, the Catholic Center Party, because of the Jewish question.

But the crown princess's combo attack on the old prime minister has just begun, and it is not over yet.

Joey listened dumbfounded.

"The German Socialists are a group of German workers, but your Royal Highness the Prince regards the group of workers as a beast of prey. Excuse me, will the future of Germany depend on the industrial goods made by the workers, or will the Junkers of those lands produce grain?! Crown Princess Victoria, who was back on the sofa, continued to stare at the old prime minister and asked.

"Uh.... Germany's future lies in industry. After the old prime minister was glared at by the crown princess for a long time, he no longer replied so vigorously.

"Your Royal Highness, since the future lies in industry, should the voices of the workers be heard?"

The old prime minister nodded helplessly.

"Your Royal Highness, you represent the interests of the Prussian Junkers in the German leadership, so what is wrong with Frederick and I to represent the interests of the workers, and if there is no German top that is willing to represent the interests of the workers, what will the desperate workers do?!"

"Is there another March Revolution?!" Princess Victoria, without hesitation, patted the armrest of the sofa beside her and asked unceremoniously!

The old chancellor bowed his head slightly, and understood very well what the crown princess meant, every stratum in Germany needs its own spokesperson for its own interests, and instead of letting the mentors and others control the working class, it is better to let the crown prince and the crown princess represent their interests, so that Germany will not have a worrying situation.

In the face of the critical attack of the crown princess, the old prime minister could only silently bear the anger of the crown princess Victoria.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness, you have often said that Prussia's achievements today lie in your hard work, in your great political talent, and in what you have made Prussia where it is today. But it seems to me that everything you have said above is nothing more than that you are blowing your own trumpet (boasting), shameless exaggeration and self-promotion. ”

Crown Princess Victoria, no matter how embarrassed the old prime minister was, did not hesitate to launch the final offensive.

"It was the liberal reforms of Baron Heinrich Friedrich Karl von Stein that saved Prussia! Without Baron Stein's reforms, the men of Prussia were still shivering behind Empress Louise's skirt! ”

"Whether it is Frederick's teacher, Count Ron, Marshal Moltke the Elder, or you, His Royal Highness the Great Prince, you can achieve what you have today, thanks to the liberal reform of Baron Stein, without which the liberal reform of Prussia would be a portrayal of Prussia today."

In the face of the crown princess who is familiar with the history of Prussia, the greatest chancellor in the history of Prussia, the Baron of the Stein Empire (the only nobleman in the history of Prussia who is allowed to use the Baron of the Reichsfreiherr Empire in his name), even if the old prime minister has a stomach in his heart, he can only helplessly bow his noble head.

In history, Baron Stein used his great liberal reform program to save Prussia from death, and in popular language, he was a famous politician, military strategist, reformer, thinker, economist, educator, agriculturist, and industrialist in Prussian history......

If there had been no Baron Stein in German history, then there would have been no military reform of the great General Scharnhorst, no educational reform of Count Humboldt, no iron and coal mines in the Ruhr area, no German Customs Union, and the city planning of Berlin could not have been called Athens on the Spree, and there would have been no Prussian judicial system under the king's law.....

German history chose the Baron of the Stein Empire, and the Baron of the Stein Empire made German history.

The key point is that Baron Stein was also a representative of German liberal thought, and German nationalism, which was formed by mixing liberalism with German romanticism, was the key to Germany becoming a state. (In the history of Western thought, Germany is the birthplace of Romanticism, and the French are the birthplace of rationalism.) ）

"Your Royal Highness, your opposition to German liberalism is a betrayal of Baron Stein, the founder of modern Prussia!"

"The fact that Germany, the nation-state, can stand tall among the world's great powers is the result of the fusion of the spirit of German liberalism and the ideas of romanticism, and it is by no means the credit of you, Your Majesty, that Prussia can achieve what it is today."

Crown Princess Victoria, unleash a fatal blow!

"So I support the Jews, I support the Socialists, I support liberalism, and by no means for the good of England, because I love Germany!" Princess Victoria held her head high and threw out her final self-justification.

"Your Royal Highness, I actually ....." The old prime minister blushed and whispered something to explain to the crown princess.

Princess Victoria interrupted unceremoniously and proudly, "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, I want to go to the kitchen to see how today's dinner is prepared, I don't want to snub my guests at the dinner of the Imperial Palace." With that, he got up and walked out of the living room with his head held high.

Joey stood up straight by the door, obediently watching his mother out of the door, like a soldier watching a triumphant general.

Since then, in Joey's heart, the evaluation of his mother's combat effectiveness has improved again, no wonder he can fight with the old prime minister for a lifetime in history, and his mother's combat effectiveness is also off the charts!

Crown Prince Frederick looked at the embarrassed old prime minister and said with a smile, "I admire Wiki's insistence on her idea of approval." ”

"Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess's thoughts are indeed admirable." The old prime minister could only echo awkwardly.

"Independence of thought, freedom of spirit, this is indeed Baron Stein's legacy to Germany, right? His Royal Highness the Prince. The crown prince asked with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, it is." The old prime minister thought about it and could only continue to nod.

"So, Wiki and I respect your independence of thought and freedom of spirit, just as we respect your maintenance of Juncker." Crown Prince Frederick continued to smile and said, "I need to correct my wife's words a little, in fact, in our minds, your exploits in the history of Prussia, Your Excellency, are also on a par with Baron Stein. ”

Crown Prince Frederick looked at the old chancellor who showed a little surprise, and said frankly, "Every class in Germany needs its own spokesperson for interests, as the spokesperson of Juncker, you have done a good job, although you have different political attitudes with our husband and wife, but they are all for the common interests of Germany, and in the face of German interests, we are like-minded." ”

"We are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with all like-minded people in Germany, and we understand and respect that those who move forward side by side should maintain their independence of thought and freedom of spirit." Crown Prince Frederick said as he extended his right hand to the old prime minister.

Holding the old prime minister's hand, Crown Prince Frederick smiled, "Actually, I think what Wiki said is very good, better than what I said, right?" ”

"Uh, that's right, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The old prime minister looked at the smiling crown prince with a wry smile, could only nod, and then complimented, "From Empress Louis, to Empress Augusta, to Crown Princess Victoria, they are all women with tenacious personalities and independent thoughts, which is the luck of the German people." ”

"Dear Royal Highness, thank you for comparing Wiki to the great Queen Louise to my mother." The crown prince nodded in thanks.

"If you don't want to compare it, you can't do it." The old prime minister smiled bitterly in his heart, and at the same time wrote down the name of Crown Princess Victoria in the small book of the woman who must not be offended in his heart, behind the names of Empress Louise, Empress Augusta, and Empress Eugenie.