The Czech principality also had a great influence on the Central Powers, starting with the desire for independence in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Ernst, as a member of the Habsburgs, announced to the world that the Habsburgs would still be the royal family of Europe even without the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the choice of independence are naturally very beneficial, but at the same time, they cannot but take into account the factors of the Czech Duchy and Ernst, if the wolf drive succeeds but attracts a tiger, then whether this "business" is worth it or not remains to be discussed, this is the idea of those guys who want independence in Austria-Hungary. Of course, the possibility of what they were worried about not happening was very high, after all, the Czech Duchy was a defeated country, and even if the British and American countries had some concerns, they would not let him be too arrogant. Ernst was undoubtedly a smart man, and he understood this, but who would dare to guarantee everything?

Unwilling to give up, but fearing that Ernst would intervene, the result was to wait, and the areas that were supposed to become independent in August and September were still semi-ruled by the Habsburgs. How to choose is really difficult to do, especially when the British and American countries do not give a clear answer at all.

However, this naturally had little to do with Ernst, who, although he was worried about the affairs of Austria-Hungary, was only in second place compared to the interior of the Czech principality. Moreover, the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was Carl Franz, and he, the Czech Grand Duke, had too much to worry about, and it was inevitable that there would be some misunderstandings.

Spies from Germany were reporting news to Ernst from the front one after another, and Christmas was getting closer and closer, and Ernst could be sure that Germany would not survive this Christmas. In fact, Germany began to announce its surrender in November, and these years as a monarch have greatly improved Ernst's control over the matter.

The Soviet government is still the same, but it is clear that it has begun to stabilize compared to the Soviet government at the beginning, and not only that, but it is even engaged in some kind of internal purge. In fact, this is also a normal process, no matter which dynasty or emperor the son of heaven and the ministers of the generation will be like this.

As the countdown approached, Ernst couldn't help but get nervous, and at this time Ernst was obviously much busier than usual, even Jessica rarely went there, even though Ernst's first daughter had been born.

I don't know who leaked the matter of the little princess to Maria, but it is conceivable that the relationship between Ernst and Maria has been a little tense recently, especially under the deliberate publicity of some well-intentioned people. Of course, Ernst didn't care about this, in fact, he didn't hide Jessica's meaning from the beginning, and there were often scandals about Ernst in the streets of Prague.

Don't think that Ernst felt guilty about Maria, if Maria really stayed in Moravia, then it is estimated that Ernst would have restrained himself a little in the matter of treating Jessica. However, Maria chose to go to Siberia without help, and she clearly owed Ernst something in this matter.

It is impossible to say anything in itself, but Maria's sudden departure was a little unprepared for Ernst's departure on the premise that she had gone to Moravia and made some promises, and this was the real source of the debt.

Maria is no longer the ignorant girl she was at the beginning, and she naturally knows such obvious things, which is why she didn't make a big fuss. Moreover, Ernst made many compromises in the face of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, although they were insignificant in the eyes of others, but this favor Maria could not deny.

A few years ago, the two of them were a count of the Czech region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the other was a princess of the heir of the Russian Empire, and Ernst was slightly inferior in status, even if he still had the status of a prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But don't forget that he doesn't have the right to inherit. The importance of having no inheritance is self-evident, especially for royalty. But now everything is different, because Ernst is already the Grand Duke of the Czech Duchy and Maria is just a former princess who has dissolved the empire, and the two get along with Maria in an absolute disadvantage.

Don't mention the new Russian Empire, although Ernst meant to use Maria in this regard, but if it were replaced by someone else, it would be equally possible, and even easier for Ernst to operate. Maria can also make some petty temperament to make Ernst ignore it, but give it a try with other members of the Russian royal family?

Ernst is also half a soldier, and there is nothing wrong with using it on him once, and one sentence is enough to make the head of the puppet emperor in Siberia fall to the ground.

Talking so much is actually to show that the Russian Empress Maria does not have much say in the affairs of the little princess of the Czech principality, and of course Maria does not have any expressions, for example, she hopes to let the little princess grow up and be by her side.

The purpose of this request was not clear to Ernst, and he was reluctant to speculate, but at best Maria was lonely, and she wished to have someone to accompany her, especially the children she was in a relationship with. Needless to say, the bad ones are obvious, but there are other possibilities, such as Maria's desire to secure her position.

It is by no means the first of Mary's initiative to borrow children to stabilize her position, and it is very common for any country and a royal family to have a situation where mothers are more expensive than children (daughters).

Naturally, Ernst could not agree to such a request, because it would be unfair to Jessica, but Ernst also recognized the identity of the little princess, and the Archduchess Sophia had just returned to Vienna not long after receiving the news, and then she hurried over, accompanied by the married Sophie Lord.

Sophie and Fred's wedding took place just a few months earlier, when Ernst was still busy with bad things on the German front and missed the wedding, and his only compensation was perhaps the valuable gifts.

For the sister of Sophie, regardless of the relationship, Ernst really behaved very well in the matter of the wedding, except that he did not appear at the scene. A gift worth 1 million pounds, not to mention that the guests at the scene were the Sufi lord himself, who was shocked and speechless, knowing that this was the cost of a battleship. In particular, Ernst was not the parent of the Sophie lord but his younger brother, which was difficult to appreciate.

If the gift has shocked her speechless, then the title of the female prince of the Czech principality is a complete show of family affection, and I don't know how many nobles and celebrities envy the lord of Sufi at the wedding scene for having such a younger brother. It's a pity that Ernst is already married, otherwise I believe that there are not a few noble ladies who want to marry Ernst on the main road of Sophie.

It is an indisputable fact that Fred is a good man, and he is very satisfied with his brother-in-law Ernst, and his abilities are also very good, but he is destined not to be reused because of his status. Denmark can't, neither can Austria-Hungary, and that's probably Fred's saddest thing! However, Ernst was willing to give him a chance, and if nothing else, Fred would not leave the Czech principality after this time.

Ernst was generous with his brother-in-law's first position, Special Adviser to the Ministry of Health in the Prague Cabinet, an important position in which he could participate in cabinet meetings, especially since he was also the husband of the Prince of the Czech Duchy, and in one way he had access to far more power than his own.

It couldn't be him as prime minister and Fred didn't have that ambition, all he wanted was a minister, and that demand would probably come true in a few years. The Czech Duchy is a health-oriented country, and Fred's position was decided by Ernst after careful consideration.

As soon as she arrived in Prague, the Grand Duchess Sofia went to the castle on the outskirts of Prague, and perhaps at this time she only had the first little girl in her eyes!

The Sufi Lord also had some friends in Prague, and although those friends were not very friendly to the Sufi Lord due to their family, this did not affect their personal relationship too much. The trio from Vienna seem to have lived well in Prague, and perhaps the only thing Ernst regrets is that Archduke Ferdinand refuses to settle here.

In November, the storm was raging, and the almost forgotten tens of thousands of German soldiers on the German-French border were retreating one after another, and there was no point in continuing the war, and it was said that the rest of the world had collapsed, and the surrender of Germany or the entire Central Powers was imminent.