Chapter Nine Hundred and Seventy First Coaxing and Deceiving One

"If there was another Prussian-Austrian war at this time, I'm afraid the situation would be different!" Poof! Little Maoqi sprayed out the half-drunk water at that time, and the teacup in Helingen's hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Huh?! What's the matter?" When the Kaiser reacted, the two immediately denied that there was absolutely nothing wrong, and they had never heard anything. The sound insulation is very good, there is no one within 500 meters...

Then, the Kaiser always felt that this matter was not so stable. After the prince ensured that Bavaria would not withdraw from Germany, the Kaiser thought that he should also mention the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In order to prevent the opponent from having any unrealistic fantasies, after all, if Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are really integrated, then not to mention that the latter can catch up, at least the gap will be greatly shortened, which the Kaiser absolutely does not want to see!

But how did the Austrian emperor answer at that time? Now Fritz admires his wit! "You will not be happy when you say that, Archduke Ferdinand. He is still worrying about the Bohemia issue. Those Czechs are not obedient, otherwise Princess Mary would not be allowed to become Grand Duke. Not to mention a The dual empire becomes the triple empire. Bavaria will not go out of Germany, and Bohemia will not go out of Austria-Hungary."

Fritz's answer was very artistic. First of all, he pointed out that Archduke Ferdinand was the future heir to the emperor, and he was somewhat dissatisfied with the prince's interference in the internal affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the same time, it was explained that the Bavaria-Bohemia union was too large to be accommodated at the level of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so even if it was given to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Ferdinand would not dare to take it! Unless, unless the crown prince is changed!

At that time, the Kaiser was very satisfied with the statement of the Austrian Emperor and replied: "Bavaria can't go out, and Bohemia can't go out. This is the best result. Ruprecht is indeed very strong. For the time being, that's it. His descendants can't be so strong, right?" The Kaiser's words are very clear, there is no way, the situation will be like this first, as long as Ruprecht is there for one day, then this situation will not change, and when Bavaria will die, talk later!

And who knew, Crown Prince Ferdinand died! Died so suddenly! And start fighting after death! The situation set in advance by the Kaiser and the Austrian Emperor is completely invalidated! As the closest blood relative of the Austrian Emperor, Princess Mary has every chance of inheriting the throne! This tm makes things complicated.... Fortunately, the war overwhelmed everything, so that various contradictions and problems were not revealed, but it is impossible to say that the Kaiser did not pay attention to the succession of the Austro-Hungarian throne! It's just that I don't have time for it!

And to be honest, Prussia also couldn't tolerate Bohemia-Moravia entering... . After entering, the kingdom with a territory of nearly 170,000 square kilometers and a population of 26 million is completely subversive for the internal authority of Prussia, and it is possible to become a dual empire. Therefore, it is not that time now, otherwise, once Fritz has the intention of making Princess Mary the crown prince, then Prussia will definitely take action!

from this angle,

Grand Duke Karl has another reason to succeed to the throne! And it's a very important one! Prussia can definitely accept the succession of Grand Duke Karl, but not Princess Mary!

Both parties are aware of the issues involved. After speaking, Fritz went to the side and poured himself a glass of wine, and then sat there to rest. Such political confrontation is already a lot of pressure for a person of his age. , and he also wants to know if the other party has thought of this problem, and whether there is a way to deal with it, if so...

"Karl has connections with the Hungarians," said the prince, but Fritz said nothing. This is normal for him.

"And he has connections with the Italians," the prince continued. And this made Fritz frowned slightly when he heard it.

"It is said that Karl also got in touch with the British and expressed his willingness to withdraw from the war while ensuring the territorial integrity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the same time, he promised to give Hungary greater rights." The prince looked at Fritz calmly after speaking.

"What are you kidding?!" Fritz said with a livid face. "Why don't I know?" Deep down in his heart, he was really shocked by the prince's words! After all, princes never lie! The gold content of these words is just right! And if what the prince said is true, then Karl is finished....

"Are you kidding? Why do you think I'm joking?" the prince asked back with an expression of disbelief. "Is this kind of thing a joke?"

"The German army has reached near Paris on the western front, and the High Seas Fleet has just severely damaged the British Grand Fleet. You and Mackensen will soon launch an attack on the eastern front, while the four Russian armies are trembling. Our situation is very good, why did we secretly communicate with the British? Ignore it!" Emperor Fritz said a little excitedly.

"Yes, our situation is very good, but your situation is very bad, right? The navy is compressed in the Adriatic Sea and cannot play a role. In the Balkans, more than 100,000 troops have been lost, and the Serbs have already fought to the mainland. In the just-concluded Battle of Galicia, the Austro-Hungarian army lost 300,000 troops, and after a few months of confrontation, another hundred thousand troops were lost. The national strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was originally not rich, was quickly consumed, and you are unwilling Said to let Grand Duke Karl take the throne, well, tell me, as a person who has a great desire for power and has a muddled mind, what would he do in this situation? He did it very well. Did it surprise you?" the prince asked back!

Would Archduke Karl do this? The prince didn't know. In fact, apart from the connection with the Hungarian nobles and the promise of greater autonomy, the connection with the British was fabricated by the prince! That's right, it's fabricated! The prince is fooled this time! And it is the highest level of trickery, 9 points are real, 1 point is fake! When Fritz found out the truth in the front, he might believe the truth in the back, right?

As for whether Karl will negotiate with the British, this, the prince can only say that he is not sure now. After all, Austria-Hungary is fine now, but it has been like this in history! After becoming the last monarch of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he tried to negotiate with the United Kingdom. This is true. After all, the decline of Germany was already obvious at that time, but he imagined that Germany would lose its territory to compensate the Allied Powers and save Austria-Hungary. This in itself It's just impossible!

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