Let Du Haibin live near the palace, although this also made the butler Lenner feel inappropriate, but he can refuse Ernst once and not twice, after all, he is only a servant.

Worried, Lenner made the arrangements, while Ernst went to the library with joy to prepare to read the books, as one of the largest libraries in Europe, there were not only Western literary history books but also Eastern books.

Nodding to the library administrators, Ernst went straight to the Oriental Book Area, the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the Three Kingdoms, although there are not many such historical books, most of them are classics.

Of course, the word classic is only a view in the eyes of Westerners, but in Ernst's eyes, there are many loopholes and very untrue, although it does not distort anything, but the sentences are mostly sarcastic and disdainful. In general, most of the content in it is to describe the backwardness of the East, how mediocre the emperor is, and how rich it is, but that is a matter of hundreds or thousands of years.

An old man came to Ernst's side, looked at Ernst, who had been frowning, and asked, "Think there are too many books here?" ”

The old man's words made Ernst's gaze shift from the book to the old man, who was gorgeously dressed, with a kind face and a wise eye, if nothing else, this was a knowledgeable old man.

In the face of such a person, Ernst would generally be very respectful, not to mention that the other party also brought him a great favor, put down the book in his hand, Ernst came to the side of the bench and sat down, signaling the old man to come and rest.

If he was a member of his generation, Ernst's gesture would have been friendly, but now that Ernst was only six years old and the old man was in his sixties, Ernst's gesture was not only not friendly, but even a little rude.

The old man had no dissatisfaction, and he calmly agreed to Ernst's invitation, sat down and gestured to the management of the library not far away to bring twice as much coffee.

The obedience of management made Ernst slightly surprised, after all, even in the face of his management, it was not like this, and Ernst became more and more curious about the identity of the old man.

"Are you curious about my identity? If you answer my question, then I can satisfy your inner doubt. ”

The old man was a little ridiculous and teasing Ernst, the other party's age, this age, even if he was playing, it would not make people feel bad, and this is the case with Ernst now.

"If I could say and know something, I believe I wouldn't hide it, even if there was no deal."

Ernst's final addition made the old man smile: "In the words of the East, you are preparing to take me into the army, but I'm sorry little one, if you don't answer my question, I will never satisfy your curiosity." ”

Slightly disappointed by the failure of the premeditated plan, Ernst could only say, "If I am not mistaken, you should have a fairly close relationship with the library......

"Anyone can see this, little Ernst, you're no ordinary person, and I'm very disappointed if that's all there is."

deliberately showed a disappointed look, the old man's acting skills were almost comparable to the actor in Ernst's opinion, but the sentence just now also exposed a lot of things to the old man.

"Are you a member of the Habsburgs?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, but then reacted and laughed: "That's right, if you say that I still have to be your grandfather, Franz will also call me uncle." ”

Franz...... The only one who could be called so was Emperor Franz Joseph, and sure enough, his uncle, and no one else would have called Franz Joseph by his first name.

"So ...... this library?"

"You haven't answered my question yet, do you think there are too many books here?"

Although he didn't understand why the old man was so serious, Ernst still replied honestly: "There are too many biases in it, and many merits have been erased......

"Do you recognize the contribution of that country in Asia to the world?"

"The facts are in front of you, old Mr. Franz."

Ernst didn't know what to call him, but since he was Franz Joseph's uncle, it was fitting to call him Mr. Franz.

"Georg Franz, you can call me Old Georg."

This is the disadvantage of a large family, and it is not uncommon for uncles and nephews to be little or less different in age, such as Georg Sr. and Franz Joseph the present.

"Now you can tell me about your relationship with this library! Old Georg. ”

Old Georg was very pleased with Ernst's new name, and he nodded and said, "I am one of the founders of this library, and it now has a part of my shares in it. ”

Sure enough, it is estimated that this is the only reason why the administrator here will be so attentive!

"I like Oriental literature very much, but unfortunately we can't get a lot of things, especially books, the emperor of that country is very suspicious, he does not allow books to leave the country without his permission, and the books about the East here are written by businessmen and politicians who go there, and the credibility is very low."

"Then you ......"

"Then why would I put them here, right?"

Old Georg's inquiry made Ernst more and more puzzled, was there anything unspeakable in it? There is no unspeakable hidden, and some are just helpless.

"Although there are a lot of false content in it, some of the descriptions of scenery and geography are true, and those who like the East but can't afford to go can see the world there in the book."

Old Georg had good intentions, but Ernst also had his own opinions, and in his opinion the old Georg was wrong.

"Maybe you're right, but the false content in it can easily lead those who yearn for the East to have a bad feeling for the East, which is very unfair to the countries of the East!"

Ernst's words made the elder Georg laugh out loud, and when Ernst was a little unhappy, he explained: "Fair? What is Fairness? Do not forget where the interests of Austria-Hungary were. ”

A word woke up the dreamer, and Ernst was once again stunned. That's right! He is now the second son of the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, what does the affairs of that country in the East have to do with him?

Expressing his apologies to old Georg, Ernst talked about the Eight-Nation Alliance, saying that this was an opportunity to introduce oriental culture.

"It's too much, this should be from the East! Liking the culture of the East does not mean that it invades our culture, and it is the right way to smear them appropriately. ”

It is true that the elder Georg loved the culture of the East, but he was also a member of the Austro-Hungarian royal family, and at all times he needed to put the interests of the family and the country first, and this was the old Georg, this was the member of the Habsburg family, and the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"If I'm not mistaken, Franz has given you the title of Count and a fiefdom in the Czech Republic!"

Old Georg's words made Ernst a little puzzled, why did he suddenly talk about it? Old Georg understood what was going on in his heart when he saw Ernst's expression, and Old Georg did not speak again, but smiled mysteriously and turned away. Unbeknownst to Ernst, a great gift awaited him right in front of him.