Chapter 270: Dialogue in the Hungarian Palace
The Prime Ministers and senior military generals of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Czech Duchy, the Kingdom of Lithuania, and the Russian Empire could not help but shudder when they received the news from Warsaw, they did not know what had caused Ernst to hold such a joint meeting with such fanfare, and of course most of them were happy that Ernst was safe and sound.
In the Kingdom of Hungary, it has been more than two years since Mesimilian was crowned king, and Queen Victoria gave birth to a crown prince for him, which means that Mesimilian is already very happy, getting the position of king that he once never dared to think of, and having a warm family, what is he dissatisfied with?
Because he was satisfied, he didn't mind that he was just a subordinate in the Quadruple Alliance, and even at some times Ernst was able to directly mobilize Hungary's politics and military, and Mesimilian really didn't mind, at this time he had already seen that he was an elder brother, and now everything was given by his younger brother, and cooperation was what should be done. What's more, it was Ernst who was able to guarantee his family, and without Ernst he would lose everything he had now.
The internal problems of the Kingdom of Hungary have not been solved, he does not have Ernst's ability, nor Ernst's strength, he can only use time to make the entire Hungarian Kingdom gradually unified, boiling frogs in warm water to eliminate the local power of those nobles, and at the same time, because behind Messimilian is the Czech Duchy, that is, Ernst, those nobles do not dare to resist even if they know the result.
In the luxurious royal palace, when Mysimilian was easily accompanying his son because of Ernst's unhindered nature, the sudden arrival of the butler disturbed the warmth, not to mention that Mysimilian was very dissatisfied with Victoria, who was sitting on the side. But he knew that the affairs of the state were paramount. Therefore, without waiting for Messirian to speak, he took his son and left.
Soft sand occurs. Mesimilian leaned lightly on it, holding the coffee that the servant had just served, and opposite him was the somewhat nervous Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Prime Minister of the local aristocracy.
"So, you mean let me ask Ernst what he means now? If you don't think it's suitable, you'll refuse to go to Warsaw, right? ”
Although Mesimilian was just an understatement, the Hungarian Prime Minister on the opposite side was so frightened that his legs weakened, and it was not terrible for Mesimilian to say it. But if Ernst knew about it, it would be terrible, it didn't matter if he couldn't be the prime minister, and the lives of the whole family would have to be involved.
"No, no, no, His Majesty misunderstood me, we just think that we need to prepare in advance, if the Grand Duke has something to need, wouldn't it be ...... if we didn't prepare?"
"It's okay, I'm sure Ernst won't blame you."
On the outside, he still doesn't care, but in his heart he is envious of his younger brother, and he doesn't need to come forward at all, just mentioning it can make the old guy in front of him so honest, you must know that when he just succeeded to the throne, this old guy gave himself a lot of problems.
Look at the Hungarian Prime Minister who opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he still didn't speak. Maisimilian smiled coldly in his heart, but said casually on the surface: "If there is nothing to do, please ask Your Excellency the Prime Minister to leave!" Prepare for a trip to Warsaw as soon as possible, and I am also among the invitees. We happened to go together. ”
What else can the Prime Minister say about this? He bowed and left respectfully, but his deference was only superficial, and Mysimilian did not believe that he really was. When the Hungarian Prime Minister left, Victoria came in through the door, not intentionally eavesdropping, but genuinely curious about the purpose of the old fellow's visit.
"Victoria, no one will say anything even if you're here......"
Victoria just shook her head at Mesimian's words, although no one said anything, but everyone knew that the Hungarian queen's ability was much better than their king's, but Queen Victoria never gave herself a chance to show it. Now, too, Mysimilian has repeatedly suggested that Victoria can appear in public politics, but Victoria has refused.
"Misimian, I need to ask you a question."
Suddenly seeing Victoria so serious, Mesimilian couldn't help but be startled, but he didn't care, just motioned for Victoria to sit down, and then motioned for her to say directly.
"Are you really happy with everything you have now?"
Victoria's inquiry made Mesimilian stunned for a moment, and then frowned, he already understood the meaning of Victoria's words, but it was precisely because he understood that he found it very difficult to answer, because he himself did not know whether he was really satisfied with everything now.
Attending banquets, patrolling, playing, and even Messiilian, who rarely participated in state affairs, and was even more concerned with international affairs, was he really satisfied with such a life? Maisimilian began to question himself.
After a while, Mesimilian took a deep breath and replied with a wry smile: "Maybe! I am well aware of my abilities, and even you are more fit to sit in the position of King of Hungary than I am, and I am not dissatisfied with anything, and I would not even have this king if it were not for Ernst. ”
Originally, Mesimilian would have thought that Victoria would be very disappointed, because he knew that Victoria had always been a more ambitious woman, and she very much wanted her husband to be a male lord like Wilhelm II, and Mesimilian knew very well that what he said just now was obviously not in line with the character of a male lord like Wilhelm II and Ernst.
To her surprise, Victoria seemed very happy, and just as Mysimilian looked at her strangely and wanted to ask, Victoria sat down next to him and explained.
"Misimian, do you know what is the most important thing about people? It's self-knowledge, and I'm really happy that you know yourself clearly and position yourself. I like emperors like my uncle and Ernst, because they can use their charisma to make millions or tens of millions die for them, but that's not what I want, and the end of my uncle is already clear, and the situation in Germany is ......"
Victoria couldn't help but think of the thousands of tears after the end of the war, it was all the result of his uncle, countless families lost their loved ones, Victoria was a kind woman, at that moment she even hated the culprit of the war, that is, her uncle Wilhelm II, whom she had always admired.
"Victoria ......"
Maisimilian hugged his wife gently, he was glad that Victoria was able to say that, and he could see that Victoria was not trying to make him happy, but at the same time he was very distressed, because Victoria was really sad for him in his current state.
Wiping away her tears, Victoria continued: "Lorenz will inherit everything from Hungary in the future, and I think he should learn something from his uncle, which will be conducive to the stability of Hungary in the future." ”
Although Victoria's words were a little vague, Mesimilian understood what she meant, but he could not believe that Victoria, who had put her son at risk, suggested that Lorenz go to the Czech principality, so that it would be a long time for her to see her son.
Victoria also saw Mesimilian's thoughts, couldn't help but look at him and said: "I just said that Lorenz let him go to study in the Czech Duchy when he was 7 years old, and now he naturally needs to be by our side. ”
The Habsburgs have been in the Habsburgs since Joseph. The fourth generation after Franz, Rosa. Ernst. Franz, Lorenz. Misimian. Franz, Charlie. Ernst. Franz, Heinrich. Ernst. Franz, these four little ones were born in 1918, 1920, 1920, and 1921, although Lorenz and Charlie were the same age, but in fact Lorenz was born two months earlier.
The three most important members of the Habsburg family at this time were the crown princes of four countries, among which Charles was the crown prince of the Czech principality and the Russian Empire, and they were the hope of the Habsburg future.
Ernst was very happy to learn that Mesimilian would bring Lorenz with him at the Warsaw Conference, and he was very fond of his little nephew Ernst, and of course he was also fond of the niece of Johanna, but he had only met Ernst once or twice.
Johanna saw Johanna more often, and during Ernst's time in the Kingdom of Lithuania, the Sufi lord did not go to visit less, and she often liked to bring her daughter Johanna with her, so she saw her more often.
Butler Bert had arrived in Warsaw, and he needed to prepare for the upcoming major parliament, which of course was the royal banquet after the parliament, which was naturally organized by the Lithuanian government. The situation in Warsaw was relatively stable, after all, the people here were not under fire from the Kingdom of Lithuania.
Speaking of which, there is nothing to disagree with the present Polish citizens, for Ernst has already announced that the future state will be the Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom and not the Kingdom of Lithuania, and this is undoubtedly what satisfies the Polish citizens, who do not mind having another king, whether they are themselves or not.
Just like the Ming Dynasty in East Asia, if it was not the Manchu Qing Dynasty but a relative with Zhu blood, I believe that as long as he has a strong military force, the resistance from ordinary people may be much smaller, of course, the Eastern and Western cultures are different, and the West is more acceptable in comparison.
There is a saying that is very true, the Western royal family is one. In fact, it is true, in the Western countries, who is not related to whom? With hundreds of years of marriage, their bloodlines have basically been completely confused, but one thing is true: their bloodlines are all noble. (To be continued.) )