Chapter 1836 Notice
Just the day after the talks between Lieutenant General Hall and General Hausen, Prince Leopold and his party finally arrived in Brussels. Originally, the German Emperor prepared a grand welcome ceremony, not only because he wanted to take care of the other prince's identity, but more importantly, he wanted to send a signal to the outside world that the Bavarian Kingdom was very friendly with the German Emperor, thus gaining political advantages. However, this request was sternly rejected by Prince Leopold. The prince rejected the German Emperor's hospitality on the grounds that everything was simple during the war.
The surface heat cannot cover up the relationship between the two sides, which is actually almost close to the freezing point. In the German Emperor's view, when the civil strife broke out in Prussia, the Bavarian Kingdom could spend a lot of materials and forces to help the navy stabilize the situation and send a large number of troops to the Western Front to ensure the front, but he was unwilling to use a fraction of the above power to help him quell the rebellion! This is simply a bird of a feather with Albert and others! However, this raccoon was a bit large and a little too fierce, and the German Emperor could not afford to offend...
As for Prince Leopold? Since the two sides started various chaotic battles in the middle and late stages of the war, His Highness's impression of the German Emperor has been reduced to a minimum. If we had to look at the German Emperor's face before and give him a face, then now, with the German Emperor's tendency to have a phoenix that is worse than a chicken, the prince will naturally not give the other party a good face. Moreover, this time, the prince came here to implement the Crown Prince Ruprecht's policy to the domestic market and was preparing to split Prussia. When his side had a huge advantage, the prince's mentality itself had an advantage!
Everyone came to do the important business, and removed those unnecessary greetings. After the simple welcome ceremony, Prince Leopold, the German Emperor and the Grand Duke of Baden walked into a small conference room, while others, whether German military personnel, German royal family and senior officials, or Bavarian entourage, were arranged outside. This was a very important closed-door meeting, enough to affect the future of Prussia and even Germany!
"I came here to inform Your Majesty. The crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been confirmed that in 2 weeks, His Majesty Franz will hold a canonization ceremony at the Hoffman Palace. I hope His Majesty the German Emperor can send representatives to attend." Prince Leopold said calmly.
"The invitation to enthronement of 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. I was a little surprised that you came here to inform me in person." said Grand Duke Baden.
"Because the new crown prince staff are a bit special, Emperor Ao and His Highness think it would be better to inform me, the Prince of Bavaria," the prince said.
"The candidate is more special?" William II frowned. "The future Austro-Hungarian Empire will not have a queen?" After a brief hesitation and thinking, William II finally thought of something.
"His Highness Princess Mary will become the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the son of His Highness, Grand Duke Albrecht, will become the second heir." Prince Leopold said.
"Haha." The German Emperor laughed dryly. "What about Bavaria? Will you return to the embrace of the Holy Roman Empire? I wonder if Ruprecht is going to be shorter when facing his wife again?"
"I really regret it. Really, I did a lot of things wrong, but nothing I did wrong did was not as serious as the consequences of this. Not only me, but my grandfather and my father! Back then, the Prussian Legion should have done everything they should do!"
Both the prince and the Grand Duke of Baden could hear the rich anger from the words of the German Emperor, but this time, the German Emperor controlled it very well. In less than a minute, the German Emperor returned to his peace.
"Okay, I didn't go wild on the spot." Looking at the German Emperor who was gradually calming down, Grand Duke Baden breathed a sigh of relief, took out the handkerchief in his pocket and gently wiped the cold sweat on his head. The situation just now was too dangerous. If the German Emperor really did something extreme at this time, then even if Bavaria didn't want to attack the German Emperor, he might have to do it. No matter how Bavaria and Albert got along afterwards, the Hohenzollern family was completely finished!
"Although there was an emperor and a king in a family at the same time, Bavaria was still Bavaria, and the promises of the ancestors of the kingdom were still effective. We will still have no changes in the political and sovereignty issues within the German Empire system." Prince Leopold continued after the German Emperor calmed down.
"Although you said this verbally, I think most Germans cannot agree with your words. Have you considered the consequences of this matter publicly?" The German Emperor said this in a very peaceful tone, but from his shaking hands, it can be seen that the German Emperor was not as calm as he said in his tone.
"We also sent invitations to other German states. Wurttemberg and Saxony Kingdoms have expressed their participation in the canonization ceremony. The three major priests of Hesse, Oldenburg, Saxony-Weimar also expressed their participation. As for the three of the five priests who have been notified, they will also go. As for the princes? I was on the way when the notice was made, but I should get news later today." Prince Leopold talked happily and was very relaxed. "And now, I came to Brussels in person to inform His Majesty and His Excellency as the Prince of Bavaria and Austrian Empires, and have expressed my respect for both of you. You have the right to choose. Well, that's it."
"As for Prussia? General Crucker and others should be earlier than you know. Of course, this is a completely technical issue. We can directly contact several commanders of the army through the Bavarian Legion Command on the Western Front." Looking at the white-faced German Emperor, the prince made another fatal blow!
"Okay, we will send someone with the right status to attend this enthronement ceremony." Before the German Emperor spoke, Grand Duke Baden immediately said that now, Grand Duke Baden is really afraid that the German Emperor will go wild if he accidentally! Moreover, from the current situation, most countries within the German Empire have already expressed their opinions and have no intention of resisting Princess Mary becoming the queen. Even the German army accepted this fact. In this case, the German Emperor was useless to hold on to the fact that the relationship between the two sides was worse!
Chapter completed!