On July 8, 1917, the Allied forces conquered Egenfeldden, Germany, and before Dante Kristof could celebrate, the Germans came to his door.

A young officer approached Dante Kristof and said: "Your Excellency, the soldiers at the front have just discovered a German major general, who has asked to see you by name, has something very important to tell you, and he also says that if you are a real nobleman, you must see him!" ”

Dante Kristof was slightly stunned, could it be that the Germans on the other side wanted to negotiate? That's not right, if it was a negotiation, it wouldn't be so fanfare, right?

Could it be a surrender? This is even more impossible, they have all dragged the coalition army for more than 20 days, with hundreds of thousands of casualties, who will believe it if they give up like this?

This sentence of "real aristocrat" made him even more angry. Well, who called him a self-made generation of aristocrats? According to the popular saying, without a century-old inheritance, you are embarrassed to say that you are a real nobleman?

In the whole of Bulgaria, only King Ferdinand is a real nobleman, and the rest of the people are basically bursts!

This is also something that can't be helped, Bulgaria has only been independent for decades, where to find nobles with inheritance? If so, where would it be Ferdinand's turn to be king?

Moreover, under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, even if there are nobles, they are also nobles of the Ottoman Empire, and the European society will not recognize it!

But Dante Kristof would never admit that he was an outburst, and he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Bring that German major general here." ”

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At the same time, Ferdinand, who was far away in Sofia, received a telegram of accountability from the Bavarian royal family, asking him to hand over the body of Prince Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf.

Ferdinand, who looked confused, greeted the Bavarian royal family in his heart, and by the way, he was going to put on small shoes for them, so that they knew that they were not easy to mess with!

Ferdinand sneered and said: "Call back to the King of Bavaria and let him make it clear that Prince Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf is dead, what does it matter to me?"

If he didn't have a reasonable explanation, then I guess I would have welcomed him when I visited him in Munich! ”

This is a naked threat + showing off, of course, this is also a kind of revenge for the Bavarian king's rudeness to him, after all, if Ferdinand held a military parade in Munich, the face of the Bavarian kingdom would be disgraced!

Of course, this is based on the premise of the defeat of the Germans, and the defeated country has no face in the first place!

Well, the confused Ferdinand was calculated like this, anyway, the tougher he behaves now, the more he will lose money in the future! No way, who called this the continent here?

In principle, everyone has a tradition of not killing nobles, no, it should not be possible to kill nobles for no reason, and in principle, nobles are not killed on the battlefield!

This is one of the so-called aristocratic spirits, and if you look at European history, you will find that many people would rather raise tigers than damage the aristocratic demeanor, so you can know how influential this culture is.

Slaughtering a prince on the battlefield is not a trivial matter, of course, if there is a principle, it is estimated that the king of Bavaria may not mind going to the battlefield to die in person!

In this way, the influence will be even greater, and the Bavarian royal family can use the sympathy points of the outside world to escape punishment, and now only a prince has died, this score is not high enough!

Of course, the more Ferdinand behaved, the more they would be able to earn Sympathy points! On the other hand, if Ferdinand doesn't want to be this stepping stone and bear the name of "arrogance", then he will have to find a way to make up for it, or let the Bavarian royal family be sealed!

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After figuring out the situation, Dante Kristof began to have a headache, the Germans really found a good time, knowing that now they were stalling for time on the pretext of demanding the body of Prince Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, but he could not refuse!

Killed a prince in defeat, no one will blame them, no one can blame anyone for the lack of eyes in guns, but people can't refuse to ask for a body!

This is at stake with Ferdinand's long-standing image in Europe, where annexation of countries like Bulgaria is usually very resistant.

In order to reverse these adverse effects, Ferdinand had to create an image of himself as a king that conformed to the standards of mainstream society, simply put, with good moral cultivation and behavior in accordance with the spirit of nobility!

So far, Ferdinand has done very well and has a high reputation among the European royal family, but there are pros and cons, and while bringing a good image, Bulgaria has to be restrained in its actions.

This is why Marshal Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf dared to make such blatant calculations, if he faced a hairy bear, his calculations would be all in vain!

Dante Kristof tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and said in a graceful manner on the surface: "We regret the matter of Marshal Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf!"

He is a true nobleman, a role model for us, and we will try our best to cooperate with him after his death, and you can send a force of no more than 10,000 people to welcome his body! ”

(Note: One of the spirits of European aristocracy, charge ahead!) ）

It's a pity that the Germans on the other side didn't buy his words, and still insisted: "Thank you!" Can I see the Prince's body? ”

Dante Kristof only felt a toothache, and it was supposed to send him back as soon as possible, and then send someone to find the body of Marshal Leopold, give him treatment in accordance with his status, and return it to the Germans.

Unexpectedly, the Germans still did not give up, if they didn't know that they were fooled, Dante Kristof would have been fooled in vain, which was obviously aimed at him.

Now that he knew that it was a bad visitor, there was no need for Dante Kristof to be polite to him, and said coldly: "May I ask what is your identity?" And what is the relationship with the marshal? ”

I saw the German officer calmly reply: "Major General of the Imperial German Army, full name: Houston-Maximilian Joseph Maria-Victor, the late prince is my uncle." ”

Dante Kristof felt that there was a big problem, it was obvious that the Germans were ready, and even the representatives sent over were members of the Bavarian royal family, as for whether this royal family member was a side branch or a descendant, he did not know, anyway, he was qualified to be a family representative.

Well, as can be seen from the conversation between the two sides, the focus of the controversy is that Dante Kristof is a "marshal" in one mouth, while the Earl of Houston is a "prince", and the meaning of marshal and prince is completely different.

The marshal appears as a soldier, so it is much easier to do, and there is nothing to say about the blood of the soldiers; But the prince appeared as a nobleman, and everyone died as the winner, so in order to show that the gentleman must give people the treatment they deserve, right?

But now Dante Christophe has not even found his body, which is easy to be accused of, and will be considered a loss of aristocratic manners!

Of course, Dante Kristof's personal aristocratic demeanor is gone, and the big deal is that he can't integrate into the European aristocracy, anyway, Bulgaria is also self-contained, and it will not affect his life.

But if you are lured to the king by someone with a heart, it will be a big trouble, and this will rise to the national image of Bulgaria!

Dante Kristof had to patiently explain: "I'm sorry, we haven't found your uncle's body until now, Count Houston, and it doesn't even exist, I can't guarantee it, I hope you can understand!" ”

Of course, there is also a bit of threat mixed with this, the meaning is obvious, if you are in a hurry, you will break up, Lao Tzu simply does not admit that he died on the battlefield, anyway, you can't come up with evidence, if you want to pull it off, let's take it slowly!

Of course, the consequence of this is that everyone will become an eternal enemy and will still have a negative impact on Bulgaria, but it is better than being threatened all the time!

After listening to Dante Christophe's words, Major General Houston also had to restrain his arrogance, why did he come here to turn his face?

Now he is coming on behalf of the Bavarian royal family, and the main purpose is not for profit, if it is only for revenge, he is not crazy!

If Bulgaria is really provoked, once Germany is defeated, and people directly abolish the Bavarian royal family in the name of war crimes, don't they even have a place to cry?

"All right, Your Excellency, Commander! But I hope you can find my uncle's body as soon as possible, which is very important to us! ”

Dante Christophe smiled and said, "Earl Houston, I guess the purpose of your coming is not so simple, right?" If it's convenient, I think everyone can talk straight to the point, maybe it will be good for everyone! ”

Houston was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Dante Kristof to directly pierce the window paper, but he immediately reacted and said cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think the Bavarian royal family has already contacted the Bulgarian royal family on this issue!" ”

Dante Kristof nodded, since the high-level has begun to contact, he will not continue to ask, after all, the decision on this matter is still in Sofia!

"Well, there's another question for you, we're not familiar with Marshal Leopold, I'm afraid we still need you to identify the body yourself!" Dante Christophe said something sinisterly

Obviously, this is not a good job, and even if you know his approximate location, it is not so easy to find the body in the pile of dead people!

What's more, it's already summer, and if you don't dispose of the corpse quickly, it will soon decompose!

Faced with Dante Kristoff's request, Houston knew that he could not refuse, so he could only smile bitterly and say: "Okay, but I'm afraid I'm not too busy alone, I'll send a telegram back and ask Crown Prince Ruprecht to send someone to find it together!" ”

Obviously, he is not stupid, just find more people, and everyone will suffer together.

Dante Kristof thought about it and agreed, anyway, he was not afraid of what tricks the enemy would play! If the enemy can launch a surprise attack without obedience, he can naturally be unruly, and Leopold will die in vain!

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After receiving a call back from the Bavarian royal family, Ferdinand's whole person was instantly bad, isn't this the legendary porcelain?

In his previous life, he had not heard much about it, and it had developed into an industry, and many people made a living by touching porcelain. It is to take advantage of people's sympathy for the weak, and deliberately create accidents to blackmail!

Of course, the Bavarian royal family will definitely not play so low-end, people really died a prince, but it is not a pension of three melons and two dates!

Of course, if you want to blackmail, it doesn't exist, as long as the Bavarian royal family is not stupid, you know, and public opinion also depends on who it is dealing with, and for some people, it is a matter of face!

Something like this time involved not only Bulgaria, but also the British, the French and Austria-Hungary, anyway, it was the Allied forces that did it together, and the pressure of public opinion was also fought together, but the coach was on the Bulgarian side, and the pressure of public opinion was greater.

But these pressures on public opinion, that's it, if Ferdinand is shameless, the Bavarian royal family really has no way to do it!

Could it be that they expect someone to dare to stand up for them? It seems that the whole world has not yet been able to find a place that can suppress the existence of the four countries of Britain, France, Bulgaria and Austria?

Ferdinand frowned and said: "Come on, inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send someone to the Kingdom of Bavaria to attend the funeral of Prince Leopold, and by the way, let someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tell the Bavarian royal family that Bulgaria can give up holding them accountable for the war, but we also need to see their sincerity!" ”

There is no need to bargain at all, Ferdinand knows the purpose of the Bavarian royal family, which is nothing more than to escape war crimes, if this matter can be used in exchange for Britain, France and Bulgaria to pursue their war crimes, this matter will be over!

Of course, if the Bavarian king himself died on the battlefield, it is estimated that they would not even have to give the war reparations later, at least Ferdinand would not be able to pull his face to ask the dead for the war reparations!

But now they are a member of the German Empire, and the war reparations are counted on Germany, and how to distribute them is their internal problem, no matter how they dodge, they can't avoid it!

Unless they are willing to become independent, then it is estimated that the Entente will open up the net, at least the French will be happy to dismember the German Empire, and Ferdinand will not object, and will even support them to form a South German Confederation!

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