Chapter 1836 Announcement
The day after the meeting between Lieutenant General Hall and General Howson, Prince Leopold and his party finally arrived in Brussels. Originally, the Kaiser planned a grand welcome ceremony, not just because he wanted to take care of the other prince. More importantly, he wants to send a signal to the outside world that the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Kaiser are very friendly, thus gaining political advantages. However, this request was strictly rejected by Prince Leopold, who said that everything should be kept simple during the war. He refused the Kaiser's hospitality on the grounds.
The superficial enthusiasm cannot conceal that the relationship between the two parties is actually close to freezing point. In the view of the Kaiser, when the Prussian civil strife broke out, the Kingdom of Bavaria could spend a lot of materials and strength to help the navy stabilize the situation, and could send a large number of troops to the Western Front to ensure the front line, but it was unwilling to spend a fraction of the above The power to help yourself put down the rebellion! This is simply the same as Albert and others! It's just that this raccoon dog is a bit big and too fierce, and the Kaiser can't afford to mess with it....
As for Prince Leopold? Since the two sides started various scuffles in the middle and late stages of the war, His Royal Highness's impression of the Kaiser has been reduced to the lowest. If in the past, the Kaiser's face had to be looked at to give him face, then now, with the tendency of the Kaiser's lineage to lose feathers and phoenixes are not as good as chickens, the prince will naturally not give him a good face, and this time Well, the prince came here to implement Crown Prince Ruprecht's domestic policy and to split Prussia. With his own side having a huge advantage, the prince's mentality itself has an advantage!
Everyone was here to deal with business, and unnecessary greetings were removed. After the simple welcome ceremony, Prince Leopold, the Kaiser, and the Grand Duke of Baden walked into a small conference room, while the others, whether they were German military personnel, German imperial family and high officials, or Bavarian entourage were all arranged outside. This is a very important closed-door meeting, enough to affect the future of Prussia and even Germany!
"I came here to inform His Majesty. The crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been confirmed. In two weeks, His Majesty Franz will hold a canonization ceremony at the Hoffmann Palace. I hope that His Majesty the Kaiser can send a representative to attend." Li Prince Obold said calmly.
"The invitation to the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire should be conveyed by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Although the Austrian embassy in Berlin has lost its function, there are still diplomatic channels between Germany and Austria. You came here to report in person, which makes me feel Some surprises." Grand Duke Baden said.
"Because the new crown prince has some special personnel, the Emperor of Austria and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think that it would be better for me, the Prince of Bavaria, to notify me," said the prince.
"The candidate is special?" William II frowned. "Will the future Austro-Hungarian Empire have a queen?" After a short period of hesitation and thinking, William II finally thought of something.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Marie will become Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, and Her Royal Highness' son, Archduke Albrecht, will be second in line of succession," Prince Leopold said.
"Hehe." The Kaiser laughed dryly twice. "What about Bavaria? Will it return to the embrace of the Holy Roman Empire? I don't know. When Ruprecht faces his wife again, will he be a head shorter?"
"I really regret it, really, I did a lot of things wrong, but all the things I did wrong are not as serious as this one, not only me, but also my grandpa and my father! Back then, The Prussian Legion should have done everything clean!"
Both the Prince and the Grand Duke of Baden can hear the strong anger from the words of the Kaiser, but this time, the Kaiser controlled it very well,
In less than a minute, the Kaiser regained his calm.
"Well, I didn't run away on the spot." Seeing the Kaiser gradually regaining his composure, the Archduke of Baden let out a sigh of relief, took out the handkerchief in his pocket and gently wiped the cold sweat on his head. It's too dangerous. If the Kaiser really makes any drastic moves at this time, then even if Bavaria doesn't want to do anything to the Kaiser, I'm afraid it will have to do it. No matter how Bavaria and Albert get along afterwards, Hohenzoll The Lun family is completely over!
"Although there is an emperor and a king in one family at the same time, Bavaria is still Bavaria, and the promises of the ancestors of the kingdom still stand. We will still be within the system of the German Empire, and political and sovereignty issues will not change. ’” Prince Leopold continued after the Kaiser calmed down.
"Although you said this verbally, I don't think most Germans agree with your words. Have you considered the consequences of this matter being made public?" The Kaiser rarely said this in a very peaceful tone However, it can be seen from his shaking hands that the Kaiser is not as calm as he expressed in his tone.
"We have also sent invitations to other states in Germany. The Kingdoms of Württemberg and Saxony have indicated that they will participate in the canonization ceremony. The three grand duchies of Hesse, Oldenburg, and Saxony-Weimar have also indicated that they will participate. As for the five duchies The three principalities that have been notified will also go, as for the princely kingdom? I was on my way when I was notified, but I should get news later today." Prince Leopold talked eloquently. Very relaxing. "And now, I have personally come to Brussels to inform Your Majesty and Your Excellency the Grand Duke as the Prince of Bavaria and the Austrian Empire, and I have shown respect to you two. You have the right to choose yourself. Well, that's it."
"As for Prussia? General Crook and others should have known about it earlier than you. Of course, this is entirely a technical issue. We can directly communicate with several group army commanders through the Bavarian Army Command on the Western Front. "Looking at the ashen-faced Kaiser, the Prince delivered another fatal blow!
"Well, we will send a person with a suitable status to participate in this canonization ceremony." Before the Kaiser spoke, the Grand Duke of Baden said immediately. Now, the Grand Duke of Baden is really afraid that the Kaiser will run away if he is not careful! And judging from the current situation, most of the states in the German Empire have already expressed their views, and they have no intention of contradicting Princess Mary becoming the queen. Even the German army has accepted this fact. In this case, The Kaiser's persistence is useless except to make the relationship between the two parties worse!
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