"That's pretty much it, Franconia, are you ready to rebel against the Emperor?" was the carriage back to his lodgings, with the regular sound of horses' hooves. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info William thought to himself.

Although the other party only expressed dissatisfaction with the emperor's heir. But it stands to reason that Kalman IV would never change his heir because of Franconia's opposition.

Even William could sense more ambition from the words of Prince Henry. Franconia needs an emperor. Perhaps Prince Henry's words vaguely revealed more to William - he was more suitable to be the next emperor than Kalman IV, or at least the heir of Kalman IV. Because he valued the princes of the land, the other kings.

William even believed that after a period of further acquaintance, Prince Henry would take advantage of the drunkenness, or the whims, to make a promise to him: What if I became emperor? With some ethereal promises, hoping to get the support of the Hereford family.

But of course, William was not an idiot, so he would not believe that what Prince Henry said was right.

Central vs. Local. Emperors and princes. Its contradictions are ever-present and irreconcilable. The interests of both sides are completely opposite, so William could not imagine the existence of an emperor who really liked the division of his country, feudalism, and the princes of various places did not listen to the announcement.

So William would never believe that a different emperor would solve all these problems. Even William himself, even if the Hereford family received the title of emperor.

When he was king, he desperately expanded his local power and protected his independence. When he was emperor, he desperately tried to reduce local power and weaken the princes. And rightfully so. Each location will determine the choice of each other. There are no exceptions.

So, all this is meaningless, if Prince Henry continues to discuss this topic with William, then there will be no other idea than to make William secretly laugh at this guy's stupidity.

"But why did that guy test my relationship with Victoria?" William then thought, "Do you want to get the support of the Britons? Well, it is also a matter of course, the contradictions between the Empire and the Britons are irreconcilable. Until then, if the Britons were willing to finance the House of Lorraine, who opposed Kalman IV, they must also be willing to fund the House of Salian, who also opposed Kalman IV. ”

William thought about this route for a while, and finally came up with an optimal solution. It was the Salian family who united the remnants of the House of Lorraine, and then received funding from the Britons. At the same time, they used northern Protestantism, as well as a continental alliance of alchemists, to unite the northern princes of the empire. All the princes of the empire, including the Hereford family, became opponents of Kalman IV.

In this case, Kalman IV was alone. This powerful king, who controlled three kingdoms, could not escape the fate of defeat in the end.

"Franconians, most of them think so, too. William thought to himself, "It's just...... A little self-righteous...... Hum. ”

Yes, if everything develops as the Salian family in Franconia thinks, then everything will not be a problem. But where in this world is there such a good thing.

First of all, whether the Lorraine family is willing to cooperate with the Salian family again is a big question. In the eyes of many members of the House of Lorraine, they were defeated because of the betrayal of their traditional allies, the House of Salian. If the Salian family had not betrayed, they would not have been so easily defeated by the Emperor with the two powerful vassal states of Loteraia and Franconia.

Betrayers are rightfully more hateful than enemies. Because of this, the Lorraines hated the Salians more than their enemy, Kalman of Swabia.

Although all the wise people in the world understand this truth - that there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. But there are still more ordinary people and fools in this world.

The foreign policy and attitude of the Lorraine family are naturally influenced by traditional and historical hatreds. So it was hard for William to imagine that the Lorraine family would be allied with the Sallian family again in a short period of time.

Without the help of the House of Lorraine, Lotternia would never have sided with the Franconians. One of the most important states of the empire would never be fully involved in the ensuing war.

However, the attitude of the Bretons cannot be ignored here.

Compared to the Lorraine family of Lotternia, William felt that it was more likely that the Britons would come to the aid of Franconia. However, how strong this aid is, and whether it will wholeheartedly support the Sallian family like the Lorraine family who supported Lotternia before, are two different things.

Here again we will talk about William and his Hereford family.

Had it not been for the strong rise of the Hereford family and the Russian kingdom, William believed that Franconia was the best choice for the Britons. But now it's different. Looking at the previous period, Briton took the initiative to move closer to Russia, and the interaction between Victoria and William, we know that the Brittons are more optimistic about Russia as their most important ally on the Old Continent than Franconia.

With Russia, with William and the Hereford family in comparison, they probably don't think much of the Salian family in Franconia...... Of course, this is only a possibility.

However, William felt that even if Briton fully supported Franconia, it would not be easy for Franconia to win.

Because it was so close to the direct territory of Kalman IV. It was far from the Britonians' area of control. This one is close and one is far away. Increased the difficulty of aid and reduced the difficulty of attacking. At the same time, Franconia is not optimistic geographically.

It was surrounded by Lombardy, as well as Great Moravia, and the Carpathian kingdom. He had to support two fronts against attacks from both sides of the enemy. In this case, it will be difficult for Franconia to get the win.

Finally, it's Russia.

Not self-proclaimed, or too arrogant, William sincerely believed that it was Russia that could really decide the fate of Franconia. Even, in a sense, it is Russia that can really decide the outcome of the next round of war.

"We are on the edge of the Old World and we are the last to play our cards. And unlike the Britons, we can mobilize a large army and participate in the next war. William thought to himself: "As long as we can support Franconia, then we can immediately go south and attack Great Moravia - unlike Franconia, which requires two fronts, we only need to attack the enemy on the first line of Moravia, and we are more relaxed than them."

The other way around, though. If we join the side of the emperor. Then we don't need to exert much effort. Franconia has no territorial borders with Russia, and we just need to send a small force, or rather, a legion to the emperor's army, to prove our loyalty. ”

William thought this in his heart, weighing the pros and cons. In any case, however, it was a good thing to learn that Franconia was inclined to oppose Kalman IV. The situation has become more chaotic, which means that the Hereford family can take advantage of the chaos to seek more benefits.

As William had said before, he didn't ask for much. Whether it's a Breton or an empire. Whether it's the Swabian family or the Salian family.

No matter who came to be the emperor, it didn't make much difference to him.

William knew the shortcomings of the Hereford family. Their background is insufficient, and it is naturally more difficult to obtain the throne of the emperor. It was as if Prussia had a relationship with Austria in modern Europe.

For a long time, William had to play the role of a challenger to the imperial power, not the one who had it.

So, William's request was very simple. Whoever it is - whoever can give him Shilonsk and Livonia, he will join whomever he wants.

"But, of course, I haven't been able to make a decision in recent times. Look again, take a look. Muttered something like that. William slowly closed his eyes. The sound of horses' hooves, the sound of wheels running over the road. It's monotonous, repetitive, and tedious. So much so that William was a little drowsy......

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In this way, in the following period, Wilhelm's villa in Rotterdam became a new political focal point of the empire.

Victoria was very generous in gifting the entire villa, together with all the servants, furniture, and furnishings in the villa, to William, along with the title deed. This expenditure alone was equivalent to three years of taxation in a moderately developed county of the Russian kingdom. Or the equivalent of twenty years of income from a wealthy merchant fleet.

But this little money is nothing in the eyes of Her Majesty the Queen of Briton. If you can get closer to William for this. Or, at least, a relationship that makes it seem to outsiders. Then she earned it.

Of course, William didn't care. Even if the other party is uneasy and kindly calculating himself, it doesn't matter if he wants to label himself as a Britton party. William thought it was good. The two fathers and sons of the Hereford family, the father is a knightly model loyal to the emperor, and the son is a playboy who pursues the bounty beauty and luxury of Britton.

Wouldn't it be nice to make sense whatever decision the Hereford family ultimately makes?