Chapter 363: A Rich Reward (87/104)
"Special Reward...... The Count of Eugen was promoted to the rank of Marquis, hereditary disregard for ......"
"Special Reward...... The first line of territory from South Hewitz to Lybor was incorporated into the existing domain of Count Eugen......"
"Special Reward...... Five million gold coins in Kild were used as military resources for Eugen Habsburg's anti-disaster army......"
"Special Reward...... Cabinet Ministers ......"
Four special rewards in a row, like a thunderbolt shook everyone's hearts, what a glory, Charles VI's partiality is too obvious, after a reward, Eugen's status, reputation, territory, and power have not been pulled down, all of them are in the bag.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Charles VI's reward was not over yet.
At this moment, Eugen was standing in front of Charles VI, and when he heard the rewards, the expression on his face did not change much, but he smiled and expressed his respect to Charles VI.
He was also glad about the reward he had received, but for him Charles VI had one of the most important 'rewards' that he had not given him.
Sure enough, after Marcus finished speaking, Charles VI stood up again, coughed lightly, and looked around at everyone in the hall.
When the courtiers in the hall saw this scene and knew what important event Charles VI was going to announce, they hurriedly pricked up their ears and looked at Charles VI intently, and no one dared to make a sound.
"As you all know, today is the coming-of-age ceremony of my daughter Princess Maria, and Eugen Habsburg is already engaged to Princess Maria, so I hereby announce that the wedding of Eugen Habsburg and my daughter will be officially held this Christmas, may God bless them!"
Charles VI said with a majestic expression, his tone was very solemn, and the courtiers in the hall below also shouted with Charles VI: "May God bless!" ”
Eugen looked at Charles VI excitedly, yes, this is what he is looking forward to the most, Charles VI really did not lie to him, just after the end of the Battle of Vienna, Charles VI said that he would let Princess Maria marry him, and now, he fulfilled his promise.
The courtiers below immediately understood why Eugen received such a rich reward, where is the reward, it is simply the dowry of the old man to his son-in-law, Princess Maria is the only daughter of Charles VI, according to the content of the 1713 state edict, she will become the empress of the Holy Roman Empire in the future.
As far as this status is concerned, the 'dowry' given to Eugen is nothing at all, and it can even be said to be a little light.
Knowing these at this moment, the ministers in the palace no longer have any doubts, and they sincerely blessed Eugen, and they were also very envious of Eugen's luck.
It's just that the faces of the Duke of Lorraine and Francis have turned the color of pig's liver, their teeth are clenched together, and their fists are clenched.
Only then did they understand why Charles VI suddenly wanted to take Francis as his godson, because he was going to marry off his daughter.
With the status of godson as an obstacle, Francis and the Duke of Lorraine had no choice but to stand aside and watch Princess Maria marry Eugen.
This time, they were really calculated by Charles VI once, and it can be said that they lost their wives and soldiers.
In the midst of the crowd's uproar, Francis and the Duke of Lorraine also pretended to congratulate one after another, but secretly the two of them secretly glanced at each other, with deep anger hidden in their eyes.
Eugen also noticed the small movements of these two people, but he just smiled and didn't pay much attention to it, his Lebor City was about to enter a blowout development stage, and soon the Wittelsbach family would be completely left behind, and it would not be long before he would not care about these enemies at all.
After announcing this, Charles VI sat back down, and Marcus handed the edict of reward to Eugen, and Eugen smiled and nodded, wanting to say a few more words to Eugen.
Eugen took the edict and turned back to his place, he did not have a good impression of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, especially the flattering appearance.
Marcus looked at Eugen's back, the smile on his face was a little stiff, and then a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, turned his head to look at Francis, and smiled bitterly to express his sympathy for Francis.
Marcus then took out the last edict, but it looked a little old and seemed to be some years old.
On the back of the edict, the four numbers 1713 are impressively written.
Everyone immediately knew in their hearts, this is the edict that caused more than ten years of turmoil in the entire empire, and now it is read out at this time, and the meaning it represents is self-evident.
The content of the edict was very simple, mainly about the succession of Princess Maria to the throne of the emperor, and when the two of them read it out, and when they read the name of the person who signed the edict, everyone in the hall held their breath and felt this historic moment.
Finally, when Marcus finished reading the edict, he respectfully put it away and placed it in a wooden box beside him.
At this moment, the position of Empress Maria was finally determined, and after the death of Charles VI, she would be the rightful heir to the empire, and no one could say anything.
"Today's reward meeting is over, and a banquet will be held in Schönbrunn Palace to celebrate the victory of the war and Princess Maria's coming-of-age ceremony, so you can participate in it to your heart's content." Marcus read aloud and stepped back.
The ministers in the audience saluted Charles VI, who stood up, smiled and nodded, and walked back.
The Duke of Lorraine and the Duke of Gian followed, and the two guards pushed the Prinz Eugen down in wheelchairs, and then the ministers in the hall walked out of the main hall.
At the end of the meeting, the ministers who knew each other discussed what had happened today, some of which were really beyond their expectations, and what kind of changes would take place within the empire in the future.
Some people felt that Eugen had a bright future, so they came forward to talk to Eugen, and Eugen did not refuse to come, and talked and laughed with everyone.
After all, the people who can enter the palace to participate in this meeting are all among the best figures in the empire, and it is not a bad thing to have more contact with such figures.
Privately, Marcus also chased Francis out, apparently to discuss something, the two of them walked together, and suddenly saw General Ike walking alone, so he pulled General Ike over and joined the conversation.