The office of the General Office of Military Economy is not at the General Staff, but at the Prince's Palace.

It is said that it is the palace of the prince, but not even a prince and nobleman can not see, it has been used as an administrative office since the beginning of the 19th century, although the general office of military economy has been held by the crown prince, but the specific affairs are handled by the ministers below, over time, the post of the general office of military economy is in vain, the director of the office of the general office of military economy has great power, and the transfer of personnel is also changed at any time according to the needs of the general staff. The entire military-economic sector became the plaything of the General Staff, manipulated as preferenced.

After the outbreak of the war, Wilhelm II relied more and more on the advice of his ministers, Chief of the General Staff, Quartermaster General, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, these four positions of people almost covered all the affairs of the empire, big and small, with the collapse of the Russian army on the Eastern Front, Emperor Wilhelm II, who had no worries about the Eastern Front, seemed to want to regain power at all levels. Moltke, Hindenburg, Holwig and others, who felt this pressure, did not sit idly by, but made corresponding gestures. You're going to meddle? Okay, then you're on.

As a result, Emperor Wilhelm II found that any decision was basically out of the door, and he was like an emperor, but Wilhelm II, who still needed to rely on these people, could not find suitable people to replace them for a while. The emerging Adrian has also entered his field of vision, but he thinks that Adrian lacks the necessary background and forces to support him, and to put it bluntly, he just feels that Adrian's qualifications are not enough. It is understandable that Adrian's qualifications and background are a blank slate, far less powerful than the deep backgrounds of Moltke, Hindenburg, Holwig and others. To have a deep background and support forces, one is the accumulation of generations, and the other is very simple, marriage.

With this idea, Wilhelm II naturally began to search around for suitable Eric Adrian Imperial Marshal and Knight Title family, and there were quite a few suitable ones. But what Wilhelm II cared about the most was the rumored love affair between Eric Adrian and Dinah Eugene Sylna, but he knew who Sylna's grandfather was, Ernst August II, whose full name was Ernst August Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich, and it is not difficult to see his status from his long list of middle names. However, such a noble person has a sense of desperation, mainly because these middle names have lost their practical meaning, and the former noble status has disappeared with the outbreak of the war between Prussia and Austria. Dinah Eugene Sylna is his granddaughter, a princess who would have been born with a golden key if it had not been for the decline of her ancestors. This end-of-the-road nobleman who lived in a German country castle was a general in the British Royal Army, and although it was only an honorary rank, it was not acceptable to Wilhelm II. He could have inherited the throne of his distant cousin Duchy Braunschweig, but was in an embarrassing situation due to Bismarck's deposition again. It was this hatred that finally partially reconciled with the Hohenzollern family before the outbreak of the Great War in 1913, otherwise Wilhelm II really did not want Eric Adrian to get too close to Dinah Eugene Sylna.

Ernst August II was sipping an English afternoon tea in a castle on the outskirts of Hanover, the most relaxed and joyful time of his day, considering himself half Victorian. Even if it was because after the outbreak of war King George V of England revoked his knighthood of the Order of the Garter, the titles of Duke of Cumberland and Tweot. Ernst August III returned early that afternoon to his father's castle.

"Coming back so early? Don't you have to deal with official business? Although the fighting on the Eastern Front was over, the situation on the Western Front did not improve. August II picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, saying absently.

"I'm coming back to take care of official business, and it's a top priority." August III did not enjoy small talk with his father as usual, but sat solemnly in his chair.

"Go home on business? Is it to prepare a dowry for Sylna? The old man did not delay his eating, and said indifferently.

August III was stunned for a moment when he heard his father's answer, and said, "Yes, His Majesty the Emperor has sent an envoy to mention the marriage of Sylna, and the young marshal who has just returned from victory. ”

"I know, that kid and Sheerna have been together for a long time." The old man waved his hand and continued: "Agreed, looking at you like this, I know that I don't want to refuse this marriage." ”

"But... But did you say yes? That kid doesn't even have a title, and when Hilna marries him, is he the main one, or is it the one who is the main one? "August III clearly meant to ask his father, Eric Adrian, whether to marry Hila or to marry him, and the difference between the two is not insignificant.

"Whatever Billy said, so be it, you and I don't have to worry about it. Don't forget, the old Auguste family no longer exists, and if it weren't for the fact that you married his little daughter, our family wouldn't know which country farm to worry about tomorrow's harvest. August III stared at his son for a long time, as if to remind him not to forget the lessons of the past.

But August II was still unwilling, and it did decline before, but now August is still a force to be reckoned with in the Second German Empire, which comes from the innate superiority and self-confidence of the imperial family. The Augustian family, who were not as good as before, still had the title of Duke of Braunschweig, heir to the throne of Hanover. Compared with Eric Adrian's family background, he felt that it was a great insult.

But the two people he feared the most, one was the emperor and the other was his father, neither objected, or even approved of this marriage, and he had no room for bargaining.

While doing his own ideological work, he called his daughter, who was still running up and down Berlin, back to Hanover.

When Sylna returned to Hanover, the first thing she saw was not her father, but her grandfather, who was sitting on the couch and playing with his cane.

"Girl, I've been out for so long, and I haven't seen you come back to see me, an old man?" August II looked dotingly at his eldest granddaughter and asked, "When the boy comes back, do you two stick together every day?" ”

"Why! No! It's just a few times I've seen it. Sylna blushed and hurriedly waved her hand to prove her innocence.

"Oh, then I'll ask later, your butler must have lied, he said you haven't been there for a long time." August II playfully continued.

"Huh? No, no, the housekeeper is old and has a bad memory, it doesn't matter, I'll go back on time next time. Sylna was so anxious that she took a few steps and sat down beside her grandfather and said obediently: "Grandpa, I will come back to see you often in the future, don't worry." ”

"Really? What if you get married? Will you come back to see me often? August II was speechless, staring at his granddaughter's expression.

"Huh? Get married? No, no, no! I'm still young! No hurry! Grandpa, do you think, if I get married, why do I come back to see you so often? Don't let me marry so early. Sylna swept away her red ears and looked panicked, and Auguste II was so happy that she couldn't help it.

"If you don't want to get married, then this will be easy, you break up with Eric Adrian, hurry up and clear the relationship, you don't want to marry him anyway." August II continued to break the news.

"Well, that's good, I'll clear the relationship." At this time, Sylna's heart was full of wanting to suppress her grandfather's desire to marry her, and she didn't care who August II was.

"Then you can think about it, and tomorrow you will go back to Berlin, and then withdraw your shares, and stop dealing with Eric Adrian, lest everyone worry about your marriage. I still want you to stay with me for a few more years, I don't have long to live. "August II kindly reminded Sylna not to be self-defeating.

"Why do you want to withdraw your shares? Grandpa, that company also has my heart's work, you can't do this. And, why dissociate yourself from Adrian? I don't have anything to do with him, don't worry, grandpa. As soon as Sylna heard that she was going to cut off relations with Adrian, she hurriedly said: "Look, grandpa, how powerful Adrian is, so many generals and marshals have not won against Russia, and he defeated the Russian army after he became commander-in-chief, isn't such a person worth befriending?" ”

August II was also stunned all of a sudden, his granddaughter didn't hear what he meant at all, and he didn't want the matter to get more and more muddy, so he grabbed his granddaughter's hand and said earnestly: "What if you marry him?" ”

"Who? Which one? I'm not married! Sylna didn't wait for her grandfather to finish speaking, and immediately refused.

"Listen to me first, don't be in a hurry to refuse." August II saw that Sylna was in a hurry, and stopped teasing her.

"Would you like to marry Eric Adrian?" August II was sure that what he saw next was not surprise, but questioning.

"Grandpa, don't worry about me and him, me and him... Me and him... It's not what you think. Sylna thought that August II was playing her talk. The poor characters in the business field still fall behind on emotional issues, and after all, their IQ is rapidly weakening on this topic involving feelings.

"Ahem, listen up. Your marriage to him, whether you agree or not, is so decided, hurry upstairs to find your mother, she wants to ask you about this Eric Adrian. After saying this, Augustus II walked away with his cane, despite the fact that Sylna sat in a daze.

August II, who had his back to Sylna, had a bitter expression at this time, he originally thought that Sylna would be very happy to hear the news, but because of his several conversations, Sylna misunderstood, and finally had to leave the sentence depressed and walk away.