Chapter 269: Encounter with Warsaw

"Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Lithuania!"

In fact, Maria has long been prepared for this, but when things are really in front of her, Maria still has some unacceptability, after all, she has been educated since she was a child that it is impossible for an illegitimate child to obtain any family wealth, title, and land, and now Heinrich has actually become the crown prince of the Kingdom of Lithuania......

Although Ernst had also established Charles's identity as the crown prince of the Russian Empire at this time, shouldn't all of them be Charlie's? Of course, Maria was just a little indignant in her heart, she would not make any drastic moves because of this, she knew very well that the Czech Duchy and the Kingdom of Lithuania were the Czech Duchy of Ernst, the Kingdom of Lithuania, including the people around her, maybe only the "warlord" of the Russian Empire was her own person.

Heinrich is about to go to the Kingdom of Lithuania, a little guy who is less than two years old has actually become a crown prince, and the current king is "life and death unknown", what does this mean is obvious, a large number of officials of the Crispin family are very excited, but they don't know that the leader of this faction is already at home at this time and is terrified.

In fact, when the two guards of the guard bureau appeared in front of him, he had already guessed the result, and the only surprise may be that Ernst actually took advantage of the situation to make Heinrich the crown prince of the Kingdom of Lithuania, which is also the only thing he can relax, after all, this means that Ernst still needs to reuse him in the future.

The departure of Heinrich and Jessica caused an undercurrent in Prague, and Massena did not know about Ernst, and he went to the palace three times a day to ask to see Maria, but was blocked by the Royal Army. If it weren't for what Massena had already guessed. Presumably, he wondered if the military had put Maria under house arrest.

Archduke Ferdinand at the border also received a message. When he saw this news, Archduke Ferdinand was visibly relieved. At the same time, they did not pay attention to the affairs of the border, and left the generals of the military to arrange them freely.

Cabinet officials and high-ranking military officials seem to have guessed something, only those middle-level and grass-roots officials are still jumping around in a daze, and a group of high-ranking officials are very frightened and worried that they will be involved in them, but they are worried that it is absolutely impossible for them to come out and dissuade them at this time, because wouldn't that seem to be empty-minded?

In mid-November 1921, when the war that should have ended half a month ago ended, 100,000 troops of the Kingdom of Lithuania broke through Warsaw. One hundred and twenty-three high-ranking officials, led by the President of Poland, were captured, and at this moment the Czech principality and the Kingdom of Lithuania were completely connected.

At this time, the total land area of the Czech Duchy and the Kingdom of Lithuania had reached 530,000 square kilometers, and the population had exceeded 30 million, of which the population of the Kingdom of Lithuania was only 11 million.

When the town where Ernst lived was captured, the little William was by Ernst's side, even though his face was full of panic, but he still had the courage to hold a gun and prepare to protect his family, and his behavior was seen by Ernst, and he nodded secretly with appreciation.

As the guards led the generals through the door, William was terrified and wanted to shoot. The actions of several generals stunned William, because the guy who had always been counted as his "friend" by his side was actually the Grand Duke of the Czech Duchy and the King of Lithuania. The biggest "enemy" of their country.

"Wilhelm, remember your own words, and I hope to see you in the Cabinet of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom in the future, as well as your friend Ernst. Franz. ”

No doubt, William. Sakharov will remember this sentence for the rest of his life, maybe his future will not be as he hoped to be a hero of Poland, but he will be able to become friends with a great man, Wilhelm. Sakharov did not lose anything in his life.

When Heinrich went to Vilnius, Ernst had already come to Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and at the same time Archduke Ferdinand arrived, when he learned that Ernst was about to go to Warsaw, he immediately arranged a train from the Czech border to Warsaw, and met with nobles and officials along the way, which was to help Ernst calm people's hearts.

Warsaw Castle is also known as the Warsaw Royal Palace, which is a typical Gothic building of the 14th century, but Poland has been divided among other countries over the years, so the royal palace is more seriously damaged. Now that Ernst was about to become the owner of the place, he naturally needed to spend money on repairs and collect the lost treasures.

The palace was temporarily uninhabitable, and Ernst had to go to the presidential palace to rest for a while, where Archduke Ferdinand gave him a hug when he arrived in Warsaw. This scene was filmed by a journalist, and this hug is also known as the embrace of the century, when Austria-Hungary went to the Czech Duchy, the Kingdom of Lithuania, and the Kingdom of Warsaw-Lithuania, and Ernst used his actions to help Archduke Ferdinand regain everything he had lost, and even fulfilled his wish to defeat the "Russian Empire".

"Dad, I'm surprised you were able to stand up at that time!"

Archduke Ferdinand didn't have such a lot of feelings, patted his son on the back and smiled casually: "The Czech Duchy is not just you, Ernst. Franz's Czech principality, which is also the Czech principality of the Habsburgs, has no reason for me to sit idly by. ”

Ernst didn't say anything more, and took the initiative to push Archduke Ferdinand's wheelchair to the presidential palace, at this time Archduke Ferdinand was also rare not to have the serious face of the past, at this time he was just a father, a father who helped him tidy up his business during his son's absence.

"Would you like to have a group meeting in Warsaw?"

When Ernst said his proposal, Archduke Ferdinand couldn't help but be stunned, this is not a trivial matter, one carelessness will irritate Britain, France and the United States, at this time the four-nation alliance is not the opponent of the three countries, or it is not worth going to war with them, so Archduke Ferdinand is very worried.

"That's right, if I could, I would like to invite the Soviet government to this meeting, and in the future East-West trade needs to go through the Soviets, this is a good opportunity, I believe they will not refuse."

Although Ernst said no, but the Soviet government of Archduke Ferdinand did not dare to refuse at this time, the war had just ended, and it was still in Ernst's absence, at this time Ernst stood up and made a request, how could the Soviet government refuse? Not to mention that this is also a good thing for them.

"Personnel ......"

"The prime ministers of the four countries, senior military generals, and officials in the fields of commerce, trade and economy, the main purpose of this meeting is to solve some troublesome things in the past, so that the four-nation alliance can truly become a four-nation alliance."

Archduke Ferdinand couldn't help frowning, thinking of what had happened before, how he didn't know that Ernst's target this time was the military group led by Schellner, but at this time, they had just won the honor of the Russian Empire, so it was a bit ......

"Stannis has just sent news that Schellner wants to marry Anastasia."

"Maria's sister Anastasia?"

Ernst's words took Archduke Ferdinand by surprise, what was Schellner lacking now? His biggest weakness is his identity, and if he does marry Anastasia, then it is clear that he will most likely be the second Ernst, the Emperor behind the scenes of the Russian Empire.

"You announced Charlie's status as crown prince because of this?"

Archduke Ferdinand knew that Ernst was in Warsaw, so he knew about Prague, and although he was Ernst's father, there were some things that he was not suitable to meddle in, such as the affairs of Jessica and Maria, and the affairs of Charles and Heinrich.

"That's right, if necessary, I even need to make Charles emperor of Russia."

Archduke Ferdinand nodded secretly, this is indeed a way to stabilize the Russian imperial power, after all, there is a matter about Anastasia, their father and son cannot interfere at all, the decision is mainly on Nicholas II and Anastasia himself, of course, the influence of the Romanov family sisters cannot be ignored.

Talking about the imperial throne, Archduke Ferdinand suddenly remembered Alexei, the sister-in-law of Nicholas II. Nikolaevich. Romanov and the little guy who is only 17 years old, Charlie's canonization as the crown prince of the Russian Empire will not affect this little guy, he is justified in the name of inheriting the throne of the Russian Empire.

If he still had hope before, then now he can't see any hope, and he will not do something unfavorable when he is angry, such as choosing to cooperate with Britain and France, I believe that the two countries very much want to add some chaos to the Czech Duchy or Ernst at this time.

"Alexei is very good, and his goal is not political, he aspires to be a man of letters, and I think I should support him to achieve his goals."

Archduke Ferdinand didn't expect that the eldest son of a royal family would have such a wish, but thinking about some strange emperors and kings throughout the ages, Archduke Ferdinand suddenly could understand.

At this time, Alexei was the Duke of the Russian Empire, and he was also a member of the Royal International Parliament, but because of Empress Maria's status, he could only be a member of the House of Nobles, but in this way Alexei was also satisfied, he did not have much ideals for politics, enough money to spend, and his status made him respected, and only then could he pursue what he wanted to pursue.

Now the main contradictions of the Quadruple Alliance are concentrated in the Russian Empire, and after Alexei is finished, it will be the turn of that military group, and it is estimated that that is what Archduke Ferdinand is most worried about.

"How are you going to deal with that military group?"

"I don't like to use force to solve it when necessary!"

Archduke Ferdinand couldn't help frowning, but then he understood what Ernst meant, indeed, if he really wanted to do it, now was the best opportunity, because the Soviets did not dare to intervene at this time. (To be continued.) )