"William, please pay your respects."

When he stood in front of his friend again, Carlo showed a sad expression.

"Thank you very much for coming, Carlo, I made a note of this."

Wilhelm II, who still had a sad expression, patted Carlo on the shoulder as a sign of respect when he spoke.

"Don't say that, William. I am not only doing this for the sake of our personal feelings, but also for the sake of the relationship between our two countries. ”

Carlo's candid and straightforward words made Wilhelm II feel a trace of quality that was different from others, of course, he didn't say anything now, but what was in his eyes said it all.

And Carlo also knew that he couldn't always stay in front of William on such occasions, so he then greeted the other William's families. For example, Queen Victoria, Prince Heinrich, Princess Sophie, and many more. When facing these people, Carlo is also meticulous and does his etiquette very well.

In Germany, Carlo's visit this time was a little less important, and only Foreign Minister Bacona could be regarded as weighty, and the others were not very important.

A heavy funeral is underway, but compared to the last solemn funeral of William I, this time it is much worse in terms of scale and guests. The reason is simple, the previous Wilhelm I was highly respected and loved by the German people. As for Emperor Frederick III, he has only been in office for three months, and he has basically not appeared, how many people really like this emperor.

Of course, this is not particularly important for Carlo, because he has come to Germany with an important mission. Of course, on an occasion like Zhang Li, he would not say this.

This will have to wait until the new emperor ascends the throne before he will contact Wilhelm II to talk about it. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste to have so many years of friendship.

And just as Carlo was busy greeting Emperor Frederick III's family, a pair of distant eyes stared at him for a long time.

"This King Carlo must have something in mind if he is so diligent."

The person who said this was Prime Minister Bismarck, and by his side was one of the three heroes who had already stepped down, Marshal Moltke. The two stood aside and watched for a long time.

"Whatever he thinks, isn't there still you, the helmsman of Germany?"

Faced with Moltke's words, which he did not know whether to count as a compliment or sarcasm, Bismarck did not answer, but asked. "Moltke, how did you come up with the idea of leaving the General Staff?"

That's right, Marshal Moltke has left the General Staff, which he has grown with one hand in his hands, and he has retired, like an idle cloud and a wild crane, living his own leisurely life. If it weren't for the death of the emperor, he wouldn't have come to Berlin.

But this time it wasn't just that, there was another reason that, after a leisurely life, Moltke didn't feel used to it, and he planned to continue to contribute to the military. Of course, he will no longer hold the position of chief of the General Staff, and he will focus more on military theory or other issues.

"Wadsey can manage the General Staff, so why should I stay there."

Moltke said this, there was still a word that was not said, but Bismarck heard it.

However, Moltke himself saw that the opportunity was wrong, and he didn't like the style of slipping away first.

"We can't just leave the results of our hard work to someone else, at least we need to look at it."

Faced with Bismarck's words, Moltke said with a smile. "You're not right, everyone has their own ideas, unless you're going to govern the country with military regulations. But you know, it's simply impossible, it's going to provoke a civil war, and I'm definitely not going to allow such a thing to happen. ”

Although what the two said was a bit clueless, they still knew what they meant.

His Excellency the Prime Minister was persuading Moltke to stay, but Moltke instead persuaded the Prime Minister to take advantage of this opportunity to step down. The words of the two of them represent their own ideas, and the results are naturally different, and they can't convince each other.

"So what do you do next?"

In the face of the Prime Minister's inquiry, Moltke spread his hands and spoke. "I plan to study some purely military theoretical issues, and I won't ask anything else."

Well, in the face of Moltke, who is no longer aggressive, Bismarck is not going to say more, after all, Moltke is older than himself, maybe studying these is also a pleasure for him.

But speaking of which, Moltke is the oldest of the three masters, born in 1800, he is already 88 years old. And Marshal Earl Ron, one of the three heroes who has died, is also three years younger than Moltke. As for Bismarck, who is only in his seventies, he thinks he can still do his last hand for Germany.

But this is Bismarck's own opinion, but some people do not think so.

"Carlo, do you know that when I was a child, I admired my grandfather and the three great men who made great contributions, especially the Prime Minister, who used excellent diplomatic skills. But during the time I've been working with him, it's terrible that the prime minister has gone from being a hero to an old stubborn, and I really don't know how to persuade him. ”

The next day, Wilhelm II found his good friend Carlo and talked about his troubles. There were only two people in the living room, and even the servants were kicked out. The chief of the guard even arranged for his attendants to prohibit others from approaching and disturbing the conversation between the two.

Why would Wilhelm II say that he was dissatisfied with the Prime Minister to Carlo, first, Carlo is a friend, and he is also a friend of the king, which is weighty. Second, to say that these are the least threats to Carlo.

That's right, whoever Wilhelm II said this to could cause harm, but only to Carlo would be fine.

The reason is simple, Carlo is not involved in German political circles. In addition, Italy had a desire for Germany, and did not dare to let out Wilhelm II's words at all, unless Italy felt that it had too many friends.

I didn't see Carlo's painful expression, Wilhelm II came early in the morning to talk about this, it seems that something must have made him angry yesterday.

Of course, in the face of the angry Wilhelm II, Carlo could only persuade and only persuade. "William, actually, I think the deterioration of relations between you and Prime Minister Bismarck is more a matter of communication and listening. In the same way, the effect is completely different from that of the Prime Minister. Of course, you and Prime Minister Bismarck may have different political philosophies, and we need to be patient at this time. ”

Carlo says it takes patience, but he knows that it's not just patience between the two of them that will solve the problem. Of course, he has no intention of acting as a peacemaker, but has his own purpose.

However, it is inconvenient for him to say at the moment, and he needs to wait until he contacts the iron-blooded prime minister before deciding.

Of course, in front of Wilhelm II, he was still a good friend.

Wait until the end of the conversation between the two and send off the satisfied Wilhelm II.

"Tell Bacona and ask him what their attitude is to our request to revise the Treaty of Communion," said Carlo. ”

I'm in a good mood