That night, in the villa of Henry of the House of Salian, William met the "brother" of the Ostrogothic royal family. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He is now Chinese New Year's Eve four years old, but he looks quite young, his blond hair is meticulously combed, his eyes are smiling, his body is well-proportioned, and his appearance is medium-to-top. Looks......

There's nothing out of the ordinary.

That feeling is, although this guy is trying very hard to declare that he is a good prince, that he is noble, and that he is ...... But unfortunately, this guy didn't do it very successfully.

Yes, not very successfully. And not a failure. Because William estimated that those ordinary people, or businessmen and nouveau riche, would still be confused by some of this guy's hypocritical aura, or the so-called grace and luxury. In this case, this guy can still be considered a success.

It worked.

Well, half.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Henry, my brother. According to the rules of the Ostrogothic Empire, William smiled and called this Henry his brother. Although the two sides are only meeting for the first time.

"It's also a pleasure to meet you, my brother. At the same time, Prince Henry withdrew his scrutinizing gaze. But William could still tell that this guy was a little surprised.

I don't know if I'm surprised by William's demeanor and appearance, or surprised by William's youth. All in all, this guy seems to have lost his mind slightly. William smiled secretly at this, this start, it should be regarded as his own victory.

However, Prince Henry soon regained his composure. Then William was invited to sit down, followed by a welcome snack and coffee.

The two sides did not hold any cocktail parties, or dance parties or banquets or anything like that. At present, there are only two people in the living room, William and Henry. This kind of private, exchanging feelings between the two parties, both parties can appear casual. It also invisibly shortened the distance between the two sides.

That's it, next, while drinking coffee and eating snacks, the two of them chatted all over the world, touting each other, testing each other, and making some harmless jokes. And then a little bit, little by little. The two sides finally got to something more "real".

Prince Henry expressed the eloquence of Kalman IV, and Prince Henry wished Kalman IV eternal health. Prince Henry was concerned about the physical condition of Kalman IV, and Prince Henry mentioned that Kalman IV was very old. He may soon be called by the Lord and ascend to heaven.

Prince Henry expressed serious concern about the situation in the world after the death of Kalman IV.

"Yes, without such a great emperor who can make us pay loyalty, what will be the future of the Ostrogothic Empire?" Prince Henry frowned, as if he was really distressed.

William smiled and said nothing. Of course, Kalman IV had already appointed his heir, his eldest son with one of his concubines, Charles, who was almost forty years old this year.

Although William, Charlie's "brother", has not seen it, he has also heard some rumors. Maybe it's true, maybe it's fake. But in the end, William came to a conclusion that was not wrong, not outrageous.

That is, Prince Charlie is not bad. But that's just the level of "not bad". It should be said that he is the golden mean, or the king of success. All in all, this guy is not bad if he is a subordinate, if he is an executor. He always fulfilled the tasks given to him by his father, Kalman IV, very well. It also performed well in the war. The reputation of the army, the nobility and the people is also good.

"It's just that such a guy can only inherit his father's title of king of Great Moravia as a 'prince' at best. If you want to inherit the Ostrogothic Empire and become the emperor, you can't help but be a lot worse. ”

This is William's conclusion.

And now, the attitude of Henry's "brother" is also very revealing.

The attitude of Henry's "brothers" also rightfully represents the attitude of the Kingdom of Franconia. Their attitude was that they did not want their "brother" Charles to be emperor. Especially when he refused to marry Franconia again.

――Yes. In the absence of a concubine, Prince Charles, as the eldest prince, has the highest priority of inheritance. Initially, the Kingdom of Franconia also thought of making good relations with him. Their tactics were the same as always, they married, and wanted to sell a Franconian princess to Prince Charles.

But it is a pity that Prince Charles is fed up with the white eyes of his mother-in-law, the Empress, that is, the princess of Franconia, and even abuse. He didn't like anything Franconian. I don't want to marry an old and ugly Franconian princess.

And for certain reasons, Franconia was also not recognized by Kalman IV. Kalman IV finally decided to marry his eldest son to a great nobleman in the Carpathian region. Eventually, the Swabian rule in the Carpathian Mountains was secured.

"So...... If that Charles brother really becomes emperor, I am afraid that my brother Henry will have a hard time. William thought to himself. So he decided to take it a step further.

"Please don't say that. As if joking, William smiled and said, "Your Majesty has three princes whom he loves. And as far as I know, his eldest son, Henry, has been explicitly named by His Majesty as his heir. ”

After William spoke like this, the other party was neither embarrassed nor angry. As if the other party had known that William would ask such a question, the other party, Prince Henry, smiled and said, "Do you really think so? Do you really think that Prince Henry is a good heir?"

Immediately after, William showed a bewildered expression just right: "To be honest, I don't know. William smiled shyly: "To be honest, the rise of the Hereford family is not very long. So, I don't have a very direct impression of the 'brothers' within the empire. But I think that since he is His Majesty's designated heir, he should ......"

"No, you take it for granted. It's a bit rude to say that, but I'll say that you take it for granted. Hearing William say this, Prince Henry was a little excited: "That prince ...... Well...... Well, he's a bit radical. Or rather, he was too arrogant. Compared to a famous lord like His Majesty the Emperor, he is narrow-minded and self-righteous. ”

"Oh, is that so?" said William, noncommittal.

"You may think I'm slandering the prince, but no. I'm here to take a huge risk to reveal the truth to you. My brother, I have done this to you entirely for the sake of the Ostrogothic royal family. ”

“...... Of course, we're like family. William solemnly repeated this bullshit. While they were talking about this, they seemed to have completely forgotten that Prince Charles was also a person who was "close to them".

"It is a well-known fact that the reason why the empire maintains its strength, the foundation of the empire, is us. We, the local princes. Prince Henry continued: "It is only by us, the kings, that an empire is an empire, and an empire is the best and most powerful nation in the world of mankind." ”

William listened very carefully to this guy's bullshit, and at the same time nodded very seriously, as if he agreed very much and cared very much about what this guy said.

"But yes. Speaking of this, Prince Henry looked very indignant and helpless: "But there are always some people who are self-righteous, who think that they can replace the whole well-functioning institution, and they think that they can put us on the sidelines. ”

"So, Prince Charles?" asked William.

"Ah, yes, it's him. Henry nodded: "You may not know yet, but those who are familiar with this guy all know that this guy is an arrogant, arrogant guy, and the most he says every day is to swallow up all of our kingdom." He thought that all of us families would be wiped out. Then one of his Swabian families would rule the entire empire, so that the world could be at peace. ”

"It's really arrogant......," William continued to shake his head, and then wondered, "But, is it true that you're lying, my brother, but if that's the case, won't Your Majesty discipline your own son?"

"Of course, all this is true. I can understand your astonishment, my brother. Henry said, "As for ......Your Majesty," he said with a wry smile, "Everyone loves their son the most, and everyone thinks that their child is the best and the best in the world, what do you think?"

William didn't speak, just nodded in silence. That's it, and the atmosphere suddenly becomes very dull. However, there was no further discussion between the two sides. As soon as the Henry "brother" changed his words, he turned the topic back to the matter of the wind and snow. Then, the other party also laughed at the relationship between William and Victoria. William flatly denied it......

However, it cannot be said that it is completely denied. He only half refused, that is, he did not admit that he and Victoria had a hand-holding relationship, and only recognized the two parties as "friends".

William didn't know if this guy was changing the subject or if he was trying to do something else. Regardless, the guy didn't have any further, in-depth discussions with William about inheritance, the future of the empire, or anything like that.

And so the time passed. After that, seeing that it was almost over, William took the initiative to take his leave. And the other party naturally pretends to stay. After a while, William really left Prince Henry's villa. I returned to my place where I was staying......