Chapter 1540 Dialogue and Compromise
However, what the Grand Duke Baden and the German Prime Minister did not expect was that before their report was submitted, the Austro-Hungarian envoy had already personally gone to Brussels, Belgium to report the relevant situation to the German Emperor. Their departure time was even earlier than the Grand Duke came to the Balkans!
The German Emperor's reaction was not as angry as Prime Minister Holvig or Grand Duke Baden imagined. He had no complaints about Emperor Fritz's move to Hungary and put his heart on his side. During the war, the German Emperor was very disgusted with the Social Democratic Party that caused trouble for him in parliament, so he could understand the dissatisfaction of the Austrian Emperor with Hungary who did not work hard in the war and gained benefits but was not slow at all.
Even for people like the German Emperor, it would be abnormal not to attack Hungary at this time. It is said that you should take your life while you are sick. If the German Emperor did not need the power of the Bavarian Legion to deal with the domestic Social Democratic Party, if there was such an opportunity, the German Emperor would have taken action.
However, the German Emperor was still angry at Bavaria's excessive participation in the fight between Austro-Hungary, but he did not show it among his subordinates, because he knew that his subordinates were not an airtight wall. Even if he was dissatisfied and even wanted to take action against Bavaria, the outside world must not feel the conflict between Prussia and Bavaria, because the relationship between these two kingdoms was directly related to the stability within Germany!
"What do you want to do? Ruprecht?" The German Emperor pondered alone in the study. He needed to discuss this matter with the prince himself. Although they could not meet each other, they also had to have a good chat through the telephone line. After calming down his mood, he picked up the phone and answered the phone.
"Ruprecht, as a kingdom within the German system, don't you think that your actions have been a bit overreached?" Although the German Emperor's words were very calm, anyone could feel the dissatisfaction they showed.
"So what your Majesty wants to do?" What the German Emperor could not have imagined was that this time, Ruprecht did not make any excuses, but directly asked the German Emperor about his thoughts.
"Hmm?!" The German Emperor was stunned at first when he asked the prince, and his attitude surprised him. "Bavaria should keep a distance from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Blood ties should not affect politics! Especially, he should not interfere in the political infighting in the Austro-Hungarian Empire."
Both sides knew the German Emperor's statement. The German Emperor was unwilling to let Bavaria and Austria get too close. This behavior has challenged the bottom line of Prussia. If Bavaria insisted this time, it would be very likely that the two sides would have a real breakup. However, the prince's low attitude made the German Emperor unable to find an excuse for revenge!
"You can't stop His Majesty Fritz's reforms. The Hungarian Prime Minister has gone to Vienna. The conflict between the two sides has already occurred. You can't suppress Austria with Hungary, right?" said the prince.
"Of course I cannot interfere with the internal affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but I still hope that the help provided by the Bavarian Legion to Austria should not be within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If possible, I hope that after this battle, the Bavarian Legion can undertake more front-line tasks, and then allow the Austrian Legion to return to the country to maintain stability." The German Emperor thought for a while and said.
"Then I'm afraid the time will be delayed for a long time." The prince's words recalled in the microphone.
"It doesn't matter, I will explain this to the Ao Emperor. As long as you have no pressure on the battlefield," said the German Emperor.
"There is no big problem in military affairs." The prince said very simply. "However, the descendants of the Vettelsbach family must be able to inherit Bohemia and Moravia. It is irreversible." While compromising, the prince also made his own demands.
The prince's meaning is now very clear. The Bavarian legion can not directly participate in the political struggles within Austro-Hungary, nor can it avoid Slovakia in later generations. However, there is no discussion on the issue of inheritance rights in Bohemia and Moravia.
"Why? It's not good for a family to span two countries at the same time." said the German Emperor.
"It's very simple. I can't let the things I have worked hard for more than ten years be wasted due to changes in the throne, right? I think that my family and I have paid enough to the empire. This time, the empire doesn't have to pay for what I want to obtain. You want me to reject my father-in-law's request. I did this, but if you want to deprive some of us of something that originally belonged to us, it is absolutely not possible." The prince's words were soft and hard.
The bottom line cannot be easily touched. Bavaria cannot easily touch the bottom line of the German emperor, and the German emperor cannot easily touch the bottom line of the Bavaria. The German emperor has already felt what the bottom line of Bavaria is - the dominance of the Vettelsbach family over Bohemia and Moravia!
To be honest, the German Emperor really planned to gradually weaken Bavaria's control over these two regions with the new Austrian Emperor after the war. After all, after seeing the German Emperor, the Bavarian kingdom with Bohemia and Moravia is indeed a bit large! Magnolia, with an area of 150,000 square kilometers, a population of more than 20 million, and the total industrial output value can reach more than 70% of France... To be honest, it's a bit scary. These places are different from those newly added territories, and they are all the essence!
"It's true that it's Ruprecht." Although the two sides had a relative position, the German Emperor still had to give Ruprecht a thumbs up. This political operation was really successful. Can the descendants of the prince have the inheritance rights of Bohemia and Moravia guarantee the permanent rule of the Wittsbach family over these two places? If it were other countries, it would definitely be impossible. Political things are very common. But in the specific environment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is really possible.
From the special envoy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the German Emperor knew what kind of empire the Austro-Hungarian Empire wanted. What Fritz wanted was a state of power! The Hungarian Kingdom would be divided into several states, and other nations originally in Hungary would have a certain degree of autonomy. Once Hungary was dismantled, it would inevitably be a disadvantage to the central government. What about Austria? A federation would also be dismantled, which is Bohemia and Moravian Federation.
There is nothing to be surprised about this. After all, the Austrian Emperor had planned to turn the binary empire into the three empire, and the newly added one yuan was Bohemia. When the new one yuan was inevitable, giving him to his son-in-law was undoubtedly a very good choice. Austria could gain support from Bavaria, and the Bavarian royal family also had two places. This is mutually beneficial!
Chapter completed!