Chapter 234: Big Fist (22/102)
The dialogue between the nobles should also be reasonable.
The truth is: I have a bigger fist than you, and I'm right! No, yes, yes!
Charles VI had spoken a few decades earlier and demanded the canonization of his only daughter, Maria Theresa, as the rightful emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
It's a pity that his fist was obviously not big enough when he said this, so he was directly opposed by several old nobles in the country, and none of the grand dukes entrenched in various places admitted this matter, and if they didn't get their recognition, Charles VI said this is equivalent to not saying it.
During these decades, Charles VI worked hard to get the nobles to recognize Princess Maria's right to succeed to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.
After some efforts, it was not fruitless, the Wittelsbach family, which had originally opposed it, was won over and supported the decision of Emperor Charles VI, and the attitude of the Hannover family became neutral, although they still disagreed, but they no longer expressed their opposition.
Of all the families, the loudest opposition was the House of Vitina of the Duchy of Saxony, and the Duke of Billon, who was louder than a bison, always clamored that if Charles VI made Maria emperor despite his opposition, he would send troops to storm Vienna and bring the crown to the most suitable man.
The most suitable person in Duke Billon's mouth is undoubtedly himself, his ambition is obvious, and his tone is annoying, but no one dares to underestimate his words, because the person who said this sentence has in his hands the 100,000 Northland cavalry of Saxony!
This strength was enough to make his voice like thunder, and everyone panicked.
In the court, Charles VI and Prince Eugen had a deep dislike for Duke Billon, and they often used to call Duke Billund 'barbarian' when they talked in secret, but in their hearts, they knew very well that not to look at Duke Billund was fierce, he was at best just a fox standing in front and pretending.
The real threat is the Hohenzollern family, who have been entrenched in Berlin for thousands of years, and who are the tiger behind the fox.
The strength of the Hohenzollerns is second only to that of the Habsburgs, and the gap between the two is extremely limited, and once the two sides start a war, they will both lose.
Although the Hohenzollern family has not publicly opposed Charles VI's canonization resolution in these years, in private, the two families have rarely interacted with each other, and there is constant friction between them.
The relationship between the two sides is like a huge powder keg, and the slightest spark can explode into an earth-shattering explosion that will involve the entire Holy Roman Empire.
In this winter, an event happened, like a fuse, that spark, sent it to them.
Prince Eugen, a legendary general of the Habsburg family and a famous general who rarely lost in his life, fell ill in a sudden cold.
This time it was not a pretending illness, Prince Eugen was infected with a cold, and he had a high fever for several days, and his body was so weak that he couldn't even eat.
The court doctors of Vienna gathered around them, took care of Granden Eugen day and night, and consulted with each other to find the most suitable treatment plan and give Prinz Eugen a full range of treatment.
Eventually, Prince Eugen's high fever subsided, and various illnesses gradually improved, but this disease finally destroyed part of the prince's body, and after the illness was cured, the prince could no longer feel the presence of his legs, and his brain nerves had some problems because of the high fever, which made him fall into permanent paralysis.
Moreover, the prince's sanity was also affected, and he became sometimes awake, sometimes blurred, and fell into a deep sleep at every turn, unable to wake up no matter how he screamed, as if he might die at any moment.
This incident was like the last straw that crushed the Habsburgs, the pillar fell, and the princes everywhere immediately began to move, wanting to take advantage of the fire.
The first to jump out was the Vetina family in the Duchy of Saxony.
Shortly after Christmas, the Duke of Billund suddenly claimed that his Tariq nephew was suffering in the Leyber region, and that he was going to send troops to support him, and directly asked for a passage from the Habsburg-controlled vicinity of Vienna to have his army come to the aid of his nephew in the Leyber region.
Of course, the Habsburgs could not agree, and now that Tariq's army was invincible in the Leyber region and had already controlled most of the land, the Duke of Billund was clearly talking nonsense, and his intention was clearly aimed at Vienna.
Moreover, the Lebber region is also an area controlled by the Habsburgs, and even if there is a problem there, the Habsburgs should come forward to deal with it, and where the Saxons can intervene.
A fierce conflict broke out between the two sides, and the Duke of Billon directly mobilized his troops to the border of the Habsburg-controlled area, threatening to fight directly if he did not give way.
This winter, the land is filled with the smell of slaughter, and the temperature seems to be colder than usual.
The Habsburgs responded most strongly to the Duke of Billund's provocations, and the country's troops were quickly mobilized and gathered on the northern frontier to defend themselves against the Saxon attack.
Duke Billund's soldiers had to pass through the territory of the Wittelsbach family on their way to Vienna, so they were first stopped by the Wittelsbach family.
The Duke of Lorraine of the House of Wittelsbach, out of an obligation to his allies, sent part of his army to join the Habsburgs to form an alliance against the Duke of Billund.
However, the attitude of the Wittelsbach family was also a little wavering, on the one hand, they had to worry about the agreement with their allies the Habsburgs, and on the other hand, they were unwilling to completely break with the Duchy of Saxony, and they sent troops to support the Habsburgs, while maintaining some contact with the Duke of Billund in private.
To put it bluntly, they just want to keep in touch with both sides in order to ensure their maximum benefit, whether it is in the field of Leboer or in the battlefield of Vienna, they have always adopted this strategy.
At the time of tension between the two sides, the Duke of Lorraine also left Vienna and returned to his castle, and their family had a huge wealth and prosperous business activities, and the war would have a negative impact on business activities, so the current situation was not a good thing for the Duke of Lorraine.
In December, when the cold wind blows the earth, the snowflakes falling from the sky seem to smell some gunpowder, and the nobles, merchants, craftsmen, and farmers ...... Everyone was nervously watching the situation in the Empire, worried about the possibility of a major war at any time.
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The fifth update, I still owe 80 chapters, so desperate. Next month, there are 2 guaranteed changes, 100 monthly passes or 10,000 rewards plus one change.....