Chapter 7: On the Relations of Great Powers

Barking!

Peter came with the dog in his hand.

"Auntie, are you looking for me?"

"I thought you learned basic etiquette!"

When Queen Elizabeth heard the word 'aunt', she glared at Peter.

"Hey, this isn't in St. Petersburg, and it's not a formal occasion, so it would be more cordial to call you Auntie..."

Peter put his feet together and lowered his head behind his hands, like an angry schoolboy.

"Forget it, I won't bother with you yet. Go, take the dog away."

Hearing the empress's order, the waiter who was standing next to him immediately stepped forward and took the leash from behind Peter.

"What are you looking for from me? The dog doesn't understand..."

"I don't care if you bring your pet out without permission, it's enough to give you face, don't you don't know what to do!"

"Your Majesty..."

Seeing that the empress was about to get angry again, Razumovsky hurried to the side of the round.

"By the way, what about Catherine?"

"Oh, she... She must be reading a book in her room. She doesn't like dogs, so she didn't come out..."

"I really don't know who else in this court is going to like dogs as much as you do!"

"Uh... I remember that Ukrainians are more fond of animals, especially shepherd dogs, and Ukrainian beagles are very famous."

"What nonsense! How I've never heard of any Ukrainian beagles! ”

The Empress glanced up at Razumovsky.

"That's your majesty, because you don't like dogs, so I never mentioned these... However, Ukrainian hounds are not famous dogs, they are kept by nobles and commoners"

"Oh? All right... This is set aside beforehand."

The empress knew that she was wrong, so she changed the subject.

"I have just received the envoy from Vienna, and the Grand Duke Teresa said that if she has a daughter in the past two years, she can marry Joseph in the future, I want to know what you think."

Joseph, the eldest son of Archduchess Teresa, is 8 years old and the future heir to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.

"I don't have any opinion, it's up to you"

Peter has an indifferent attitude on the surface, but in his heart he is rolling waves, and this old mother is quite powerful, and he actually calculated that I don't want the first child to be a son, Nima really has a feeling of being completely seen through...

"Hmph, if Joseph marries my nephew's daughter, it will be a formal alliance between the Russian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and King Frederick, whom you worship, will be very angry."

The Empress said sarcastically.

"Uh... I can't decide anything, everything is up to you, don't have to take my opinion into account, really"

"Then if I were ahead of you, you would probably refuse this marriage, right?"

The empress's tone gradually increased, and Razumovsky, who had never interrupted on the side, looked solemn and ready to come out at any time.

"That's for sure, that poor man in Austria, how can he marry my daughter, don't you say?"

"You..."

"Oh, don't be angry, you asked me what my opinion was, and I told the truth, and I will never violate God and my conscience!"

Seeing that the Empress was about to have a seizure, Peter explained in a panic.

"That's good... Hmph, tell me, what do you think? ”

The Empress's chest heaved, but she suppressed her imminent outburst.

"Uh, do you really want me to say it?"

"Yes, say it, speak freely, don't hold back!"

"That's... Okay, I'll tell you, don't hit me..."

β€œ...”

"If you want me to say, this Austria is also at the end of its breath, not only the Habsburg family has no male heirs, but also a female archduke... Ah, I didn't mean that, I was referring to the War of the Austrian Succession... Although Austria tried to win over France and our country to encircle Prussia, but the Prussian king Frederick is a well-known god of war, just with those waste generals in Austria can not be Prussia's opponent at all, plus Prussia's ally England pinned down France at sea... So sooner or later, Austria will be completely decayed, so why should Russia get involved? ”

After Peter finished speaking, he glanced cautiously at Empress Elizabeth, but the Empress did not change her countenance, nor did she know what she was thinking.

"Then you think you should marry Prussia?"

"Marriage with Prussia... There's already Catherine, there's no point in marrying again, right? If you want me to say that it is better to marry England, one is an island country across the sea from the mainland, the other is the easternmost power of the mainland, one crosses the sea to fight in the south, and the other fights in the west, isn't it an invincible opponent who swept Europe haha? ”

"Haha?"

A rough breath erupted from the empress's nose, and the hand holding the golden scepter was shaking.

"You just said that there are no generals in Europe who can fight with Prussia at present, how can you fight westward? Ha ha! You just said that England and Prussia are allies, so how could England agree to form an alliance with our country and support our country in fighting Prussia? Ha ha! You think Austria is weak, but if Austria is defeated, will it be Prussia or Russia that will benefit the most? Ha ha! Do you still think that England could win not only in naval battles but also on land? Ha ha! ”

If she continues, the Empress will take the scepter and pestle Peter's face.

β€œ... No, listen to me! ”

"Alright, don't explain! Don't think about anything, naΓ―ve, completely take it for granted, just like you, how can I rest assured that you will take over this empire! Well? ”

"No, it's not... It's hard for me to say thatβ€”"

Peter yelled uncontrollably.

"When I don't say it, you tell me to say it, and when I say it, you get angry, but think about it, I don't know anything because of what? Did you find someone to teach me anything? Did you ask me to be involved when you were dealing with things? Has anyone told me what happened to this empire? ”

"How dare you yell at me?!"

"Your Majesty is angry..."

"That's right! So what? You can marry whoever you want, and you can ally with whoever you want, what does it matter to me? Why do you want to ask me? What kind of thing am I..."

Peter continued to yell with red eyes and a sad face.

"If it weren't for the former French court doctor, I wouldn't have had anything to do by now, wouldn't I! Do I have to blame for that? Are you also planning an alliance with France? It was Louis XV's bastard who refused! ”

"Enough! It's time for you to leave! ”

Queen Elizabeth angrily thrust her scepter into the ground.

"You don't need my opinion at all, don't have this kind of temptation again!"

Since you said that you told me to go, then I said to leave, hum!

Then Peter strode away.