Massena left the place where Archduke Ferdinand lived, and shortly after his departure, Archduke Ferdinand asked Mesimilian to his room, and he had no other intention than to have a heart-to-heart conversation with his son.

"Perhaps no one has told you that Ernst would love to make you the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, and he even promised to use force to help you fight for the crown prince if you need it, but I refused. Because Austria-Hungary could not withstand any civil strife, especially at this time. ”

Messimilian was silent, which was indeed somewhat unexpected, for he had always thought that Ernst was interested in that position, and he had to admit that if Ernst became Emperor of Austria-Hungary, he would be more qualified than himself, as the Czech Duchy attested.

But in fact, Misimilian did not like to be compared with Ernst, he was the elder brother and Ernst was the younger brother, and it was natural that he was better than Ernst, and if Ernst was better than him, then his brother was incompetent, which was the most taboo thing for him.

At first, to be honest, he still had a good impression of Ernst, because in his ears he was lonely, pitiful, and living alone in the Vatican, so when he first met Ernst at Vienna Railway Station, he was very friendly and did not hate because of the extra competitor in the family.

But gradually Mesimilian noticed that something was different, that Ernst did not seem to be very lonely and lonely, that he rode in a luxurious noble carriage, that he had strong and loyal guards by his side, and that he seemed to have incalculable wealth for him to spend, and at this time he thought that it was not loneliness but freedom.

Yes, that is freedom, at least as it seemed to Mesimlian, who had grown up in the daily chatter of his parents, that he began to envy his brother, and this envy soon turned into admiration, for he found that the sons of the Dominic family were no match for his brother. But this worship did not last long, for Ernst quarreled with him about his desire to leave Vienna for the realm.

Of course, it was due to the illness of the Archduchess Sophia, but at the same time he did not want to admit that he was beginning to be jealous of his brother Ernst. Because Ernst had wealth, power, and respect, Emperor Franz valued him, Archduke Ferdinand admired him, and Archduchess Sophia loved him, even the Sophie lord admired him in his heart, although he did not admit it on his lips.

Suddenly, Mysimilian found that Ernst seemed to have taken everything from him, and all the glory that should have belonged to him was on Ernst, and he seemed to be the only son in the family.

Maisimilian is a kind young man, he has actually woken up to some things over the years, and what he can't let go of is only the face on the surface. But today, Archduke Ferdinand's words did not actually work well, for it was clear in his words that Ernst was better than him, and that he had to rely on his brother as he wanted, which made Messimilian sad, although it was true.

Messimilian wanted to say something, but looking at the pale Archduke Ferdinand lying on the bed, Maisimilian couldn't help but feel a little sad, and couldn't help but retract when he wanted to speak.

Archduke Ferdinand didn't know what his son was thinking, he looked at his son and couldn't help but sigh and said: "My health is very bad, I don't know how long I can last longer, I only hope that you and Ernst can ...... before you die."

Although he was still a little indignant in his heart, what could Mesimilian say at this time? The only thing he could do was to say with a firm face: "Yes Dad, it will be!" ”

In the living room at the same time:

Archduchess Sofia looked at Prince Fred who had returned and asked, "Massena has already left?" That thing ......"

"Well, I've already told him about it, but it doesn't seem to me necessary, Ernst is a smart man, maybe he thought of this a long time ago, not to mention that someone said that the Czech Grand Duke had a rather terrifying force in his hands, and I think Ernst should take intelligence matters very seriously."

Archduchess Sophia did not refute Prince Fred's words, Archduke Ferdinand's sudden paralysis made her very tired every day, and a lot of responsibilities and pressures seemed to run on her, which made her a little unable to breathe, and she had lost more than one lap in a few days, which made both the Sophie Lord and Mesimilian very worried.

"Mom naturally has her reasons for doing this, how about it, did Massena say anything else, such as ......"

Lord Sophie looked at his fiancé expectantly, but unfortunately the only expression of Mysimilian was to shake his head: "That's nothing else, Ernst doesn't have as much say in this matter as you think, and if Ernst must support it, then it may have the opposite effect." ”

Sophie is a woman after all, although she matured relatively early, but in politics her ideas are inevitably a little immature, she is full of thought that the current Ernst has a great influence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially in the matter of the crown prince, after all, Archduke Ferdinand is not dead and Ernst has already controlled the entire Czech region, and there should be a great chance to elect Mesimilian to become the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, but ......

"Don't let Ernst do anything that is difficult to do, and no one can change what Uncle Joseph (Emperor Franz) has decided, I only hope that Mysimilian will be safe in the future."

Ernst's willingness to help Mysimilian by force was known only to him, Massena and Archduke Ferdinand, and of course there might be another one more now. And in fact, Ernst's support is not now, and the current civil strife has undoubtedly made the situation worse at this time.

Historically, Germany was indeed very fierce at the beginning, especially on the Eastern Front, and its final defeat was only because of geographical relations. However, the role played by Austria-Hungary was also very strong, and if Austria-Hungary did not exert its own power at all because of civil strife, then perhaps the Allies would have been defeated by that day.

The loser has no right to speak, and the emperor's position can't be kept, let alone a small crown prince? Archduke Ferdinand and Ernst knew very well which was more important, so they were talking about the aftermath of the war.

Historically, after the end of World War I, Hungary wanted to re-establish Archduke Karl as king of Hungary, but due to some internal disputes, this matter eventually came to naught, but with Ernst's strong support, maybe things would change, of course, provided that Ernst could keep his position as Grand Duke.

If Ernst was not sure before the war, then now he is very sure, even if the war is lost, he will not be affected too much, at least the position of the Grand Duke can be guaranteed. Unlike Wilhelm II and Archduke Karl, he had an extraordinary control over the country.

PS: The computer suddenly restarted and both chapters were written in vain.,Today it's only one more chapter and the content is rough.,Sorry!