Chapter 263: The Imperial Throne
At this time, Maria naturally did not have the heart to pursue Archduke Ferdinand's words, and when Maria said the general idea of the matter, Archduke Ferdinand could no longer sit still, after all, he was the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, and he was very aware of the difficulties that Maria was facing now, as Ernst's father, Archduke Ferdinand understood that he should stand up at this time.
"What do you need me to do?"
Archduke Ferdinand's words made Maria and Flender look at each other very excited, they were a little worried about Ferdinand's refusal, after all, the loss of the crown prince made Archduke Ferdinand very sad, and even unanimously refused to participate in political affairs, otherwise Ernst would not let Archduke Ferdinand, a capable father, ignore it.
"The military wants to be able to command everything, but I want you to be able to keep them in check."
"No problem, how is Ernst doing now?"
Although Archduke Ferdinand never explicitly expressed any concern for his two sons, in fact, no matter how discerning people can see it, for example, the deep concern in Archduke Ferdinand's eyes can be seen clearly by anyone, but he is not good at expressing it.
"The front line has not yet been contacted, the Kingdom of Lithuania has no soldiers at its disposal, and the reserve can only maintain the current border security of Lithuania, and it is unlikely that they want to support......"
"Don't let Sophia know about these things, you should know what I mean."
Maria naturally knew what Archduke Ferdinand meant, compared to other royal families, Maria was just a mother and not a female archduchess, and she was not as strong as she imagined. If this was known, then Archduke Ferdinand would not have been able to leave Prague for the Czech border with peace of mind.
The matter was temporarily resolved. Archduke Ferdinand's trip to the border would at least give Maria real peace of mind to hand over power to the military. As for Prague Maria, there is not much to worry about, after all, there is also Massena here, although he is the prime minister of a country, do not forget that he is a soldier.
At the same time on the Polish border, Ernst, dressed as an ordinary citizen, was walking on the road very depressed, he did not expect to meet the Polish Ninth Army Division on the way, and at the same time, he did not expect that he would successfully blend into the fleeing team and go straight to Poland.
War broke out suddenly, and a large number of Polish citizens were evacuated from the border. In order to avoid the 9th Army Division, Ernst and dozens of his guards ran into the crowd of refugees, but fortunately no one recognized him as the Grand Duke of the Czech Republic and the King of Lithuania, otherwise it would be the real Longtan Tiger's Den.
I really wanted to leave the team and go back to Lithuania, but the current situation did not allow Ernst to do so, and there were some policemen and soldiers among them, and the protection was also to supervise them not to think about escaping to the Kingdom of Lithuania, after all, population is a very important thing for a country.
Ernst did not look like a king or a grand duke, and even separated from his own guards for safety. There were only two people left with him, and the rest were all four or three in his vicinity. You can answer it at any time without attracting the attention of others.
"We must find a way back to the Kingdom of Lithuania as soon as possible."
The guard next to him looked impatient, it didn't matter what he was, but Ernst couldn't stay here for a long time, after all, who dared to guarantee that someone would suddenly recognize Ernst?
For the guards, Ernst just shook his head, if it was really that easy, it would not have fallen to this extent, but for the time being they were still safe, Ernst was not nervous, after all, being recognized was nothing more than a temporary cessation of military operations against Poland, did he really dare to move himself?
Except for some people who do not care about the overall situation, Ernst does not have to worry about his own security at all, whether it is the president of the United States, the British prime minister, the Soviet Union, Poland, the leaders of any country will not hurt Ernst in the slightest, because if they do that, their country will inevitably be destroyed, even the United States.
I'm afraid of those ignorant small businessmen and little nobles, who are involved in Ernst because of some personal matters, and they don't understand what they and the world will face if Ernst is harmed, you must know that more than 300,000 elite armies can sweep any country.
Augustov, this is the destination of this group of refugees, Ernst can only follow them now, enjoy the scenery along the way, if there is a passing town Ernst naturally has to find a chance to stay there, because the smaller the place, the less his identity will be revealed.
Vic Town, which is a small town passing through, when the refugees are resting temporarily outside the town, one of the guards gets Ernst's hint and quietly goes to the town, and spends 3 euros to rent two houses, which are the temporary residence of Ernst and the two guards, and the rest of the guards are scattered to other parts of the town, staying temporarily in various ways. Because it wasn't just Ernst and his party who were left behind, they didn't have to worry about their identities being exposed.
"Carpenter, shoemaker, lumberjack......"
It was a relatively wealthy town, with about 600 inhabitants living in it, and the refugees from outside were an asset to them, because they hired a large number of workers to work for them at low prices, and a dozen or so Ernst guards became part of the town in this way. After all, they are all strong men, and the others, not to mention lumberjacks and porters, are enough to do it.
Ernst naturally did not have to stay in the town in this way, but unfortunately there was only a small hotel in the town, and there were not many rooms, and Ernst could not compete too high-profile with other wealthy refugees, and there was no way to rent three bedrooms at three times the price, otherwise Ernst's safety would be more secure. Of course, Ernst was not worried about his safety, he was worried about the current situation in the countries under his influence, whether it would be a mess because of himself.
At this time, the Czech principality was already stable, and because of the stability of the Czech principality, the Kingdom of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Hungary naturally had no problems, and the Russian Empire, located far in the Far East, was located in the Far East......
"There is news from the Kingdom of Lithuania that His Majesty Ernst seems to be trapped in Poland, and the Soviet Union does not need to worry about Schellner, but we must be prepared, as if the Czech Duchy has now made Crown Prince Charles the acting Grand Duke, in that case then we ......"
An official in the Cabinet looked at Prime Minister Stennis of the Cabinet. Gross cautiously suggested that he wasn't really going to ask for Stannis. Gross opinion, but came to the test, to test Stennis. Whether Gross has a heterogeneous heart in such an environment.
Stennis. Gross was born in the Moravian aristocracy, although he was a senator who followed Ernst, but at the beginning Ernst had a very bad relationship with the Moravian nobles. Did Gross always hate Ernst in his heart? If you are really jealous, now is your chance.
Stennis. Gross sneered inwardly, if he didn't know the purpose of this cabinet member's arrival? However, he really didn't have any dissenting intentions, although Ernst didn't treat them very well with a few Moravian noble families, but now that they had obtained a status and identity that they couldn't imagine before, what did they hate now? Some are just grateful and loyal.
"His Royal Highness Charles is not only the crown prince of the Czech principality, but also the crown prince of the Russian Empire, but His Majesty Ernst is only a prince of the Russian Empire, not an emperor, and there is no need for us to follow the example of the Czech principality."
Stennis. Gross's words made the cabinet member smile a little, and he only thought about how to please Maria, forgetting that Ernst was not the emperor of the Russian Empire. Actually, this is also normal, after all, who made the current Russian Empire only know Ernst. Franz and forget the real Empress of Russia!
"There's nothing wrong with the military!"
Stennis. Although Gross had no dissenting intentions, he was also worried about what would go wrong with the military, so he hurriedly asked the cabinet member, because that cabinet member was Yermolov, the second Minister of Defense of the Russian Empire, and he was mainly in charge of the army, the first person in the Russian Imperial Military in the real sense.
"The Far Eastern Military District is very stable, but Admiral Konstantin hopes that we can come up with a decision as soon as possible, after all, this matter cannot be concealed for too long."
Stennis. Gross naturally knew that it was impossible to hide this matter for too long, but he didn't have any good way, so why not find a way to sit down with Charlie now. Who is Crown Prince Franz? The soldiers' worries are nothing more than that there is no one to be loyal to, and if the identity of Prince Charles can be confirmed, it is believed that this matter will no longer be a problem.
As if thinking together, Stennis. Gross and Yermolov's eyes met, but compared to Stannis. As far as Gross is concerned, Yermolov has some concerns, this is not an act under the authorization of Ernst, who knows whether Ernst is willing to make His Royal Highness Charles the crown prince of the Russian Empire?
Since Charlie was born, his identity has been the first heir to the throne of the Russian Empire, the crown prince of the Czech principality, the first heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Lithuania, and the first heir to the throne of the Russian Empire instead of the crown prince.
They naturally knew about Heinrich's birth, but Heinrich could compete for the position of Grand Duke of the Czech Duchy, the king of the Kingdom of Lithuania, or even the king of Hungary, but he had no hope of competing for the position of emperor of the Russian Empire, because the emperor of the Russian Empire was Mary, and had nothing to do with Ernst on the surface. (To be continued.) )