Chapter 115: Shaking on All Sides
The Vetina family in Dresden reacted very differently to the news.
"What! It's too arrogant, this kid is too arrogant, this is a blatant provocation, is the emperor dizzy? He would be allowed to do that! ”
In Zwingeburg, the roar of anger and mania resounded throughout the hall, and Duke Billund, who was in his thirties and in the prime of life, sat on the throne and roared excitedly.
The small pigtails that were carefully braided by the beard on his chin kept shaking up and down because of his movements.
"He's just a little earl, he dares to be so arrogant, he doesn't take the nobles of the empire in his eyes at all, does he think he's the emperor?" Duke Billund was known for his irascible personality, and at this moment, all the noble ministers in the palace were trembling and bowing their heads to listen to the duke's roar, and no one dared to speak.
There is a witty saying in the palace of Zwingeburg---- when the duke is angry, you better not speak, otherwise the duke will forget the person he was angry with and turn to you."
Duke Billund let out a sigh of relief, raised his hand and slapped it heavily on the golden armrest of the throne, and said: "The man of Saxony is not a coward who is afraid of things, he must give this kid a little color, Chief Minister, immediately write a letter to Tariq in the Leyber region, and ask him to make some trouble for Eugen and show the majesty of the family!" ”
In the main hall, a gray-haired old man stood up, and when he heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said: "Your Excellency, this seems to be a little inappropriate, Count Eugen now has the royal family to speak for him after all, and the church and the Duke of Ji'an are also standing behind him for the time being, we are looking for trouble at this time, and there are too many people to offend." ”
When the audience was silent, the chief minister dared to stand up and question Duke Billund. Because he was not only the Grand Chancellor of the Duchy of Saxony, but he was also the uncle of the Duke of Billund, who was even more irritable when he was younger, and it is rumored that he even spanked the Duke of Billund in the ass, which still terrifies the Duke of Billund to this day.
Hearing the Chief Minister's words, Duke Billund's tone froze, and his expression was no longer so excited. Then he waved his hand impatiently and said: "That's it, it's okay not to trouble that guy, it's up to you to respond, the tone must be tough, and people can't think that the men of our Duchy of Saxony are weak and bulliable." ”
After saying this, Duke Billon stood up and walked towards the side of the palace, obviously he had lost the interest in continuing the meeting.
The chief minister agreed, and then took all the ministers and nobles to bend down and bow together, and sent Duke Billund away.
In addition, the reactions of the other great nobles of the empire also differed.
Duchy of Bavaria, controlled by the Wittelsbach family. Munich, the family's capital, may not be the largest, but it is the most prosperous in the country.
The intensity of commerce and trade here is among the highest in Europe. The city's shops are filled with everything you can buy, from ivory crafts from Africa to royal paraphernalia from the East.
And every store here represents a huge commercial chain behind it, accompanied by one resounding name after another. They are wealthy businessmen who have business all over Europe, and their wealth is even the envy of the marquis, and Owen Rose, who has had friction with Rambo before, can only be regarded as ordinary compared to these people.
The Wittelsbach family is the leader of this business world, they are the nobles and the biggest businessmen.
Munich ---- the golden land of the Holy Roman Empire.
However, the duke of the family is not in Munich at the moment, but in Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg dynasty. He is the Duke of Lorraine, whom Eugen had previously had a relationship with at the conferral ceremony.
The relationship between the Wittelsbach and Habsburgs has always been very close, and this is also because of the efforts of the Duke of Lorraine, and whether he has any intentions or not, at least on the surface, the two sides are close allies.
At this moment, the Duke of Lorraine was living in his estate on the Danube River in Vienna, and the Duke of Lorraine, with a serious face, suddenly found that he had heard a lot about this Eugen recently......
First his son came to tell him that he would marry Princess Maria no matter what, and then he chattered about Eugen and said a lot of bad things, most of which he heard from nowhere.
Then there was the person in charge of the Lebor region whom he had assigned, the side nephew whom he considered very reliable, who actually offered to cooperate with Eugen, and even asked him to sign an unrestricted trade agreement with Eugen.
The Duke of Lorraine has not yet come to his senses, and Eugen has made another moth, and he actually issued a national proclamation, which can be said to have scolded all the nobles.
This is also a little too bold, he is a young man, and he is a dignified duke, he has never done such an arrogant thing, he is a little earl actually did it, and sure enough, he is still a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers!
After this series of events, the Duke of Lorraine didn't know what attitude to use to treat Eugen. Then he vaguely remembered the scene when he first met Eugen, and finally confirmed: "Well, I really hate that kid." ”
"But hate is hate, business is business." With that, the Duke of Lorraine waved his hand and wrote his name on the prepared trade agreement on the table.
Then he called the butler in, and while scolding Eugen, he told the butler to issue a declaration in support of Eugen. After all, in this kind of thing, he had better be consistent with the royal family.
Then he called his son Francis and admonished him, "Son, you must come into contact with Princess Maria while Eugen is away, and try to snatch her heart." As long as that princess falls in love with you, I will tell you about the emperor. ”
Francis naturally nodded happily, the son of the duke, who was twenty-five or sixteen years old, was tall, with a thin face and clear lines, and his white golden hair was scattered over his shoulders, which was also quite handsome. It's just that in his eyes, there is a sense of obscenity that is difficult to get rid of.
Francis was a swinger when he was young, and his romances were rumored from Munich to Vienna, and many ladies and ladies secretly cared about his romance and tenderness.
But as soon as he saw Princess Maria, he was immediately shocked, and immediately swore that he would not marry Princess Maria, and that he had really been clean from then on, and had never touched any other woman again.