Kalman IV devoted most of his energy to the interior of the empire, so it was not too clear what was going on in the Great Frontier region. www.biquge.infoBasically, he knows what everyone knows, and he doesn't know what everyone doesn't know.

At this stage, the vast majority of countries in the world are envious, jealous and hateful of the Hereford family. There is also a general optimism about the prospects for the Hereford family.

After all, there are not many people who know that Sarida Khan is fat and dying. The vast majority of people still regard this centaur khan as a terrifying enemy of humanity, an opponent as difficult to defeat as a natural disaster. Naturally, they did not have the worries of William, who was on the front line. On the contrary, many people believe that the battle between Sarida Khan and the Fatimid woman Sudan will be stalemate. Just like the Armenian Wars that preceded it.

In this way, the Hereford family can calmly expand their influence in the large border area. And this is also the reason why people are puzzled by the fact that William stopped his march and spared the east of the kingdom of Holmgard.

Ignorant of these things, Kalman IV was thinking in the wrong direction from the very beginning—a letter from a powerful nobleman with a territory that could almost form a kingdom. At the same time, the two sides did not have any friendship before this...... So thinking about it this way, Kalman IV naturally felt that the other party had bad intentions. He even thinks that the other party is likely to want to threaten him, taking advantage of the fact that he is fighting a fierce war with the rebellion in the empire, wanting to get a piece of the pie and reap some benefits.

"He wants to be King of Wende?"

Kalman IV came up with the most likely conclusion that Duke Otto wanted to canonize him as King of Wende himself. Then, on the premise of this inference, he pondered whether to accede to Archduke Otto's request and to canonize him as king. What kind of impact will this have on the future situation of the Empire. What conditions can the other party come up with in exchange, and what do you want from him? Or, if the other party wants to empty the white wolf, he does not propose a quid pro quo, but what if he wants to threaten himself. What will the other side threaten themselves, will they intervene in the imperial civil war? If the Herefords intervene in the Empire's civil war, what new will happen to this war......

In the blink of an eye, Kalman IV had already thought about all the possibilities of the cause and effect, and at the same time, the movements of his hands did not slow down, and he continued to open the envelope with a paper cutter - that is, he thought of these things, and completed them in the few seconds of opening the new envelope. From this, we can see the emperor's strong mental strength and calculation ability.

In this way, after thinking about it, Kalman IV focused his attention on the letterhead, and then he froze. Blinking his eyes and examining it carefully, he realized that he had read it correctly, and that it was indeed those things - that is, written by Archduke Otto himself, with sloppy handwriting, omissions in the plot, and even many grammatical and spelling errors.

"This, this ......" For the first time, Kalman IV felt that the other party was playing with himself, and subconsciously wanted to reach out and tear up the letter. But then another possibility came to mind, so he stopped and began to look seriously.

Except for the immaturity of the writing and some unsatisfactory words, Archduke Otto still reluctantly expressed his meaning. That is allegiance to Kalman IV. At the same time, he apologized to the emperor that when the civil war in the empire was at its most intense, because of the second great border war, he could not lead the army to serve under the emperor. After that, he assured the emperor that as long as the emperor gave an order, the 20,000 troops under his command would be thrown into the emperor's battle sequence and fight to the death against any enemy or traitor of the empire.

That's basically it. Other than that, it's a little bit of showing off - showing off your strength. But this kind of ostentation is not annoying, but rather has the feeling that a schoolboy has passed a 100 percent test and is showing his parents - in fact, this is exactly what William wants Archduke Otto to show. Regardless of his status, no matter how much time has passed, Archduke Otto still regards the Emperor as his sovereign and allegiance.

In the opinion of Kalman IV, Archduke Otto was completely unnecessary. When he had previously considered Archduke Otto, he even positioned him as more of a "foreign monarch" than a vassal of the Ostrogothic Empire, since the main title that Otto now claimed to the outside world was Grand Duke of Novgorod. Novgorod was not a traditional domain of the Gothic Empire, nor was it conquered under the leadership of Kalman IV. So, strictly speaking, if Archduke Otto wanted to, he could have positioned himself as a "foreign monarch with an imperial domain", like the Britons, and Kalman IV had no choice.

But Archduke Otto did not do so at all.

At the same time, what William did not expect was that what Kalman IV had in mind was completely different from the content of the letter. Or even the opposite. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart. So, this letter worked better than William had thought.

Benefit without cost.

For a time, Kalman IV also had mixed feelings. Archduke Otto's actions made him think of the era when he was still young and enthusiastic.

"Yourself...... Lately, have you been losing your nature because you have paid too much attention to power and scheming?" Such ideas are easy to arise and grow irrepressibly - Kalman IV himself has some similarities with Archduke Otto, except that Kalman IV has a much higher IQ than the latter.

- Of course, if His Majesty the Emperor had known, he would have all these thoughts because of someone else's calculations. I'm afraid it's very likely that I will sigh that the world is getting worse and the people's hearts are not ancient, and I feel that I have been deceived and blackened.

That's it, the attendants and guards around Kalman IV were surprised. All along, this emperor has always given people the impression of calm, wise, and confident. It's like I've been distracted for a while, and I've never seen it before. Everyone couldn't help but wonder what was written in the letter of the Archduke Hereford, which made the emperor stunned for so long.

After a while, seeing that Kalman IV had not yet reacted, some people were a little frightened, and could not help but call softly:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

After that, Kalman IV gave them a reassuring smile, and then said with a full heart, "Prepare the ink, bring the pen, and I will reply a letter to Archduke Otto." ”

That's it, William's plan was a complete success, even more so than originally expected. Just as he had predicted, Kalman IV did not really ask them to send troops to the war, but instead praised Archduke Otto in his reply, saying that he was a model and representative of the imperial princes. At the same time, Kalman IV really began to think about whether to make Archduke Otto King of Wende.

After a failed attempt to cut the feudal domain, and even caused a civil war, Kalman IV was already somewhat discouraged. In the future, he will not carry out any radical policies. At the same time, he was not at ease with the princes in the empire.

In this case, it is naturally the best choice to support a person who is loyal to him, who is powerful, and who is willing to help him to become King of Wende.

"As long as he can take up this responsibility, then the eastern frontier of the empire can rest easy. At the same time, when it comes to waging war against the Ottoman's dark elves, the Hereford family will also be a good helper.

In this way, for the next few days, Kalman IV was in a very good mood. However, this did not arouse doubts, and people saw this pleasure as a catharsis of the emperor's feelings about the imminent end of the war. Yes, it was not easy for the empire to get to this point. The civil war has been going on for so long, and it is finally coming to an end. Thinking of this, the nobles and important ministers under the command of Kalman IV also unconsciously relaxed.

- Despite their rivals, King Frederick VI of Lotyrnea, had an army of 20,000 men and the city of Ingol, which was claimed to be "the strongest fortress in the world". But he was faced with nearly 200,000 troops and nearly 800 artillery pieces of all kinds that the empire had rushed from all directions!

The vast majority of Frederick VI's allies were dead. Otherwise, he would have been abandoned. Whether it was the Bretons who openly helped him, the Visigothic kingdom that secretly hooked up with him, or the Alchemist Alliance that simply sent a large number of men to serve under his command, all of them had abandoned him. Now he is the dry bones in the grave. If it weren't for Kalman IV's concern that a forcible attack on the fortress would cause unnecessary casualties, Ingor would have already been breached.

In this way, in the autumn of 1748, along with a reply from Kalman IV, news of the end of the Imperial Civil War reached William. At the celebration dinner to celebrate the end of the Civil War, it seemed that he had drunk too much, so the somewhat carried away Kalman IV proudly announced to the guests:

"The civil war is finally over. After that, all the Goths will unite to meet all the problems and challenges. We will restore the glory of the Empire, we will spread the prestige of the Empire throughout the world, and we will plunder the lands and riches of our enemies, heretics and heretics. Let the nobles and commoners of the empire enjoy the most privileged and dignified life in the world!"

The full text of this speech is attached to the Cheka's intelligence. Kalman IV did not hide his ambitions at all. Almost nakedly proclaimed one thing to all the rulers of the Old World.

The war is not over, he will expand externally. Until the plundered land and wealth satisfied all the people of the empire.