"This is Count Álvaro, this is Countess Mosetti, this is Mara!"

"Her Majesty Mary is well!"

Coming to the Prague Royal Palace, Ernst first gave an introduction. Although Count Álvaro and his party were friends with Ernst, they didn't have much to do with Maria, so it was polite for her to just smile, after all, the difference in status would make Count Álvaro's family uneasy if they were too enthusiastic.

Mara hadn't spoken much since she got out of the car, and she looked at the reserved or somewhat indifferent Maria quietly, with complicated eyes. Women are sensitive, and Maria was the first to notice Mara's complicated eyes, and she shook her head and chuckled at Ernst's slightly realized heart.

It was already lunchtime, and Bert had already arranged everything, and Cosimo and Massena would also come to the palace for the banquet, but Balbo was still unable to attend the banquet in Siberia due to work.

Count Álvaro's heart was full of emotion, he had seen a down-and-out aristocratic descendant, two ordinary young people in a small town, now one is the prime minister of the Czech principality, the other is the mayor of Prague, and the honest and somewhat stunned Balbo is now the viscount of the Czech Republic and the lieutenant general of the principality!

Silver cutlery, gold plates, precious American carpets, tables from Southeast Asia, everything here made Count Álvaro's family understand what it means to be royal. Although Count Alvaro was also a very high status in Italy, to be honest, he only met with the King of Italy very many times, and the palace did not attend a banquet once.

Count Álvaro's family looked at everything in front of them like a bun, and Bert, who was in charge of leading the way in the face of such a situation, understood, if it weren't for the fact that they had lived in the Vatican since they were children, and then lived in the Vienna Imperial Palace, I believe they would not be much better in the face of such a luxurious palace.

Mara was annoyed by all this, she was angry that the Countes of Álvaro had not seen the world as they were, and she was also angry that Maria was able to face all this calmly, and she was shocked when she first entered the door. Why is she the princess of Russia and herself just the daughter of a little count?

Mara likes Ernst, but the gap between the two sides is too big, so her liking has always been hidden in her heart, and Ernst has not spoken to her since the train station, which also makes her very aggrieved. Her sister had been married for more than two years, but Mara refused to be introduced by Madame Mosetti for various reasons. She was very happy to be able to come to Prague Mara, but when she came here, she found that everything here was very different from what she had imagined, first of all, Ernst treated her very coldly, without the slightest intimacy.

The daughter's mind is naturally very clear to Mrs. Mosetti, but she doesn't think it's a good thing, because she knows very well the gap between the family and Ernst, she doesn't want to expect anything, the royal family is a very dangerous place to climb, especially Ernst's wife is still the royal family of the Russian Empire. Even though the Russian Empire has fallen, Maria is still the royal family of Europe, and its foundation and identity are not comparable to those of the Bonaroti family.

Ernst? Ernst naturally knew Mara's intentions, as stated in a letter that Madame Mosetti had enclosed in a letter from Count Álvaro a few days earlier, and Madame Mosetti hoped that Ernst would persuade Mara.

Ernst didn't know what to do about it, and it was true that he had no feelings for Mara. Mara was beautiful, but he had always regarded Mara as his sister and had never thought of anything else, and the sudden revelation that Madame Mosetti liked Mara surprised Ernst a little and had some other feelings in his heart.

Ernst wouldn't really persuade Mara because he was a very possessive person. Although he may not accept Mara, he will never persuade her, wouldn't it be nice to let things go their way? That's what Ernst thought, and he didn't pay attention to Mara today just because he didn't know how to face her and didn't mean anything else.

At the noon banquet, Ernst meaningfully brought out several bottles of Moravian red wine, which were the same series that Ernst had given to Count Alvaro that year. Although it is not the same period and cannot be the same period, the taste is actually the same.

"Count Álvaro, everything is fine!"

The first to speak was Cosimo, from Ernst's personal valet to the current mayor of Prague, Cosimo fully showed his talent in management, if it weren't for the position of mayor of Prague being too important, Massena would have let Cosimo serve as the minister of education and cabinet member.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Count Alvaro knew what Cosimo cared about, and he nodded with a smile: "It's all good, several of your friends often mention you, but they obviously have some concerns and don't let me write to you." ”

Concerns? Naturally, they were peasants in a small town and Cosimo was already the mayor of an important European city like Prague and had a bright future, and they were hesitant to deal with the friendship, or they were afraid of losing it. It's like pursuing a girl, there is hope if you don't open your mouth, and if you do, you may lose the chance to be a friend, this is the worry of Cosimo's friends.

Cosimo is a smart man, Count Álvaro's wordsCosimo instantly understood the meaning, nodded secretly, and decided to write letters to several of his childhood friends one by one, indicating that he was still the Cosimo they knew, and if they had any difficulties, they could come and ask for their help.

The topic of men is always easy to draw on politics and military affairs, especially since the identities of the people present are not ordinary, and it is normal for the topic to begin to shift to Italy after the end of the world war.

"Italy's economy is very bad, His Majesty's defection did not allow us to gain the friendship of England and France, and they did not even take Italy into account in the matter of reparations. The citizens of Italy are angry and pitiful, they lack food and jobs. ”

Talking about the Italian Count Alvaro, his eyes were full of helplessness, and even he forgot that the war reparations in his mouth were also part of the Czech principality. Madame Mosetti looked at her husband with some concern, but neither Ernst nor Masséna paid any attention to this.

"When wolves have more meat and less meat, they generally crowd out weaker wolves, compared to Germany and Austria-Hungary, Italy is already very good, at least your king keeps his crown."

Ernst's casual remark caused Massena to chuckle, he was quite willing to see the King of Italy unlucky, after all, he had been a rebel in Italy. Count Álvaro also had little loyalty to the Kingdom of Italy, and it was because of these that Ernst and Massena spoke so casually about the King of Italy.

"The war has caused many Italian wives to lose their husbands, sons to their fathers, and mothers to their sons, but the end result is that they can only lick their wounds quietly. Ernst, compared to the victorious Italy, was even far inferior to the Czech principality. ”

This sentence had begun to be a little sensitive, and the Countess of Mosetti looked at her husband more and more worriedly, and at the same time she also quietly looked at Ernst and Massena, and to his relief, Ernst and Massena did not look angry, and even smiled at the corners of their mouths.

"Count Alvaro, Italy is not a Czech principality, first of all, the geographical superiority allows the Czech principality to retain its strength to a large extent, and secondly, this is also the result of Austria-Hungary and Germany. However, it is estimated that they did not expect the Czech Duchy to come to this day, which may really need to thank God. ”

Naturally, Ernst would not have said such a thing, as Massena was also a half-Catholic as Chancellor of the Czech Cabinet, and it was precisely because of this kind of Christianity that every year the Czech Principality had to pay a large sum of money for the church. However, this also had the advantage that the clergy were very loyal to Ernst. Fortunately, Ernst had no other meaning, otherwise it would not have been difficult for Ernst to prop up a Czech pope.

The matter of the pope appeared in the Middle Ages, when the royal power was at its peak, there would always be a king who stood up to support a pope who listened to his words, and one of you and me would result in the end of the true and false pope. Who is true and who is false? This is estimated to depend on the military strength of the two sides, and whoever is stronger is true.

Massena's words Count Alvaro also nodded in agreement, the rise of the Czech principality can really be said to be a miracle, if there is no luck in it, no one will believe it.

"Some time ago, it was said that there were changes in the Far East, and the Czech principality should be wary of Japan, which is a wolf-like country!"

Speaking of the Japanese Count Álvaro, he couldn't help but shudder, which made Massena very strange, did he know something? Ernst was not surprised by this sentence, his identity as a traverser made him understand better than anyone what kind of country Japan was, and he was naturally very clear about the affairs of the Far East.

The Northeast Army of the Beiyang government made a compromise with Japan, but this also gave the Northeast Army an opportunity to enter the Central Plains, but in this way, it was a trap for the New Russian Empire, because Japan was finally able to free up its military strength to fight against the New Russian Empire, and the friction between the two sides on the border appeared more than once.

At this time, Ernst was reluctant to go to war with Japan, first because of the military strength of Siberia, and secondly, because of the need to pay attention to the attitude of Britain and the United States. There is no benefit in winning, and losing may cost the only naval port, and now Ernst is looking for a peaceful solution, and if necessary, Ernst will not hesitate to betray the Beiyang government.