The Emperor of Austria now leaves a rich "legacy" for his daughter. In the eyes of top nobles like Grand Duke Baden, he is cultivating another series of the Vettelsbach family and the Habsburg family. In Ruprecht's generation, the Bavarian Kingdom and Bohemia-Moravia were combined into one, but what happened? The eldest son with Austrian nationality obviously could not go back and inherit the two territories of Bavaria and Bohemia at the same time.

This will inevitably lead to the split of the originally powerful Vettelsbach family. This is a good thing for Prussia! Perhaps decades later, the Vettelsbach family may have two crowns, one is the Bavarian crown and the other is the Bohemian-Moravian crown. This is not surprising. In the view of the Grand Duke, it is possible for the female grand duke to be the queen in the future. The direct lineage of the Ao Emperor has at least maintained a considerable position. The Grand Duke Baden expressed his understanding of this.

"After the war, will Hungary be unable to guarantee its independent army? At the same time, the other divided states do not have independent army and internal financial power?" asked Grand Duke Baden.

"In the future, the new empire will be divided into three parts, with the current central government headed by Austria, the weakened Hungary and Ukraine, Hungary will be divided into two independent states, namely Slovakia and Croatia, and the German gathering areas will be incorporated into Austria. Some areas of Ukraine will become autonomous regions, while the other areas will become provinces. The provinces directly controlled by the central government will account for half of the empire. The Bohemia-Moravia will be a special zone. At least, this is true in Ruprecht's generation." The Austrian Emperor thought for a while and said.

"You seem to care about maintaining a very special relationship with Bavaria." The Grand Duke frowned and said, and the Emperor Ao once again expressed his political tendency through the side. This move close to Bavaria made the Grand Duke very dissatisfied and worried.

"Just respect the facts. In terms of blood, Austria and Bavaria have been married for three generations, and may continue in the future. Now, Austria needs more foreign aid, not only military, but also economic and technological. In fact, this connection has lasted for more than ten years and cannot be denied. In the event that cannot be changed, I think we should learn to acknowledge the reality." said Emperor Austria.

"However, you think so, but it does not mean that your successor will also carry out this route." Grand Duke Baden said in his heart. After thinking that he had figured out the trump card of Emperor Austria, he did not continue to discuss these things with Fritz. After all, Austria was unwilling to give in, and the German Emperor really had no choice. It seems that in the end, Grand Duke Baden still needs to go to Hagia Sophia to solve the problem. To be honest, Grand Duke Baden was unwilling to face the Bavarian crown prince. The opponent's ability and tough character made him feel very weak.

"Actually, the Grand Duke does not need to go to Hagia Sophia. Ruprecht thinks it will be very embarrassing to meet at this time. Just talk to some things by phone." Emperor Ao thought for a while and continued.

"Some things cannot be explained clearly by phone." Although Grand Duke Baden did not want to see the crown prince, no matter how unwilling it, things must be done well.

"Now I can only negotiate by phone, because the message Ruprecht gave me was that in 3 days, his command post would move to Kiev." said O'Neon.

"What a joke? In winter, move the command post to Kiev. Should I launch a large-scale attack?" The Grand Duke said in a furious manner, but then the Grand Duke suddenly thought of a possibility, and this idea shocked him very much.

"It seems that you have thought of it. Compared with this matter, I think the internal conflicts are not worth mentioning at all, right?" Emperor Ao said with a smile.

So, on the next day, according to the agreement between the two sides, Grand Duke Baden and Ruprecht spoke directly on the phone. Some people may say that it would be enough to let the German Emperor and Ruprecht talk directly? Why do you need a middleman? That's not nonsense. Now both sides have such a big temper. What if the negotiations really break down? Neither the German Emperor nor Ruprecht can easily admit defeat. The faces of both sides are the two biggest faces of the German Empire! And as a second-class family in the empire, Grand Duke Baden feels that he is the one who takes the blame for both sides...

"His Grand Duke, I think you should have already understood what you should have learned from His Majesty the Emperor Ao. The German General Staff also received news about this matter that there was turmoil in St. Petersburg and it was intensifying. In this case, we should obviously not affect the great cause of the empire because of some domestic problems. Therefore, I hope you can serve as a buffer between Bavaria and Prussia, and some issues need to be temporarily put on." After a brief politeness, Ruprecht directly entered the topic.

"Your Highness, His Majesty the Emperor of Germany is the emperor after all. Even though some of the actions are not so appropriate, the authority of the central government of the empire must be maintained. Doing so is considered to be against the imperial government." Grand Duke Baden said carefully.

"So? How is William II ready? Should I take away my title of commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front or prepare for a strong confrontation?" The prince's tough answer came from the microphone.

"His Excellency, you are working hard to bridge the differences between the two countries, so I don't make things difficult for you. I will talk about the conditions, listen, and then go back and tell William that this is my last bottom line." The prince said.

"I take care of his face. The Bavarian Legion can give up some of the areas that originally belonged to us to Prussia. This place is about 10,000 square kilometers. In exchange, the German Emperor must ensure that other occupied areas maintain the status quo. No discussion or vote on the ownership of the occupied areas will be conducted before the end of the war!"

"Second, I want to use this time to launch an offensive. So, I ask the Central Committee of the Empire to allocate me the next month's supplies in advance." The prince said his conditions.

The prince didn't have many requirements, only two, but these two made it really difficult for Grand Duke Baden to make a decision. Let's talk about the prince's concession conditions first. The Bavarian Legion gave up one-quarter of the Polish territory it controlled, which also gave the German Emperor a step. Regardless of whether the German Emperor was satisfied or not, he felt quite satisfied anyway... After all, Bavaria's attitude was still concession, and the place was not small, and both face and inner self were just talking about it!
Chapter completed!