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2372 The ruler of the empire 1

"So, what do you mean? How to establish a balance between us and the southern kingdom? Let them be willing to obey and we will not lose face." asked Grand Duke Baden.

"Representatives of all states come in together, on our left, on their right. You are against the Duke of Württemberg, who is the representative of the kingdom and the marshal of the Empire. The Grand Duke of Oldenburg and the Kingdom of Saxony are against each other. The Grand Duke of Oldenburg will not have any objections." Prince Baden said. We are the masters, and they are guests. Guests should be more noble. The Marshal of the Empire is at the front, the representatives of the two kingdoms are on the right, and we are on the left. (In the international community, the right is generally respected.)

"Haha, this is a good idea." Grand Duke Baden was satisfied with a hint of helplessness. It has to be said that Prince Baden is indeed good at mixing with him. On one side is the grand duke and the kingdom on the other side, no one can say anything. Although he is in a slightly lower position than Albrecht, outsiders can't say anything. After all, the Kingdom of Württemberg has always been used to being strong, and the duke is still the marshal of the army. He must be stronger than his grand duke who stays at home. If he surrenders, he will surrender.

As for the Grand Duke of Oldenburg Friedrich, he would not have any objection. After all, although Saxony was weak, he would not have allowed the Grand Duke of Baden to be overwhelmed! Moreover, Grand Duke of Oldenburg is a relatively easy-going person, not as strong as Grand Duke of Baden, so he would agree.

To be honest, Prince Baden's handling method is very reasonable, and the other party's possibility of acceptance is also very high. However, Grand Duke Baden was a little disappointed with his heirs because Prince Baden was a little easy-going and weak. If it was normal, it would have nothing to do. But now, when the German Emperor Prussia needs strong support from the Grand Duchy of Baden, if you are not tough enough, there may be some problems.

"Let's do it." After hesitating for a moment, Grand Duke Baden still thought that the outbreak of too fierce conflict at this time was not good for both sides, and this suggestion was not embarrassing. Take into account the face of each family.

"Then I'll leave this matter to me," said Prince Baden.

"Marson, Crown Prince, I am very happy to see you." More than ten minutes later, Prince Baden came to Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Crown Prince Saxony.

The prince’s words are very artistic. Prince Baden’s subtext is that I respect you because you are the Imperial Field Marshal, not because you are the Duke. We are meeting in private now, and you do not mean the Kingdom of Württemberg, well, that’s it.

"Hello, Prince, you are really mature in your work." Albrecht said meaningfully. The duke who has become a master and has been both civil and military, naturally knows what Prince Baden means.

"I have an idea about something for a while..." Prince Baden then informed Albrecht of his plan.

"It was a bit unexpected." After hearing this, Duke Albrecht said with a smile. "Your Excellency, you can't think of such a solution." Of course, this does not mean that the Grand Duke Baden does not have enough IQ, but that this person is tough and dares not be afraid of Bavaria, but that the Grand Duke Baden generally does not give in easily to Württemberg.

"After all, we are here to negotiate, not to quarrel. If there are troubles at the door, although there are fewer outsiders, no one of us will look good when it is heard." Prince Baden said calmly.

"Well, what you said does make sense on this issue, and it also takes into account all aspects of the face." The Duke said. "But when the attendants enter the field, they must follow the order of the Federal Parliament, and the vehicles waiting outside must be arranged in this way. Isn't this an exaggeration?"

It is natural that there is nothing to go together for the Lords to go together. But there are at least hundreds of servants representing a state, and even dozens of people enter the palace. Just like Grand Duke Baden brings his younger brother, the others also have their own senior staff and followers. Naturally, it is impossible to arrange them left and right, so one state and one state must enter. The distribution of vehicles outside the door even shows the status between the states to outsiders. The Duke’s meaning is very clear. Grand Duke Baden is a senior. We can give some face in comprehensive consideration, but the arrangements outside must be listened to us. Because these are the seats representing the Federal Parliament!

"Okay." Prince Baden nodded and said. After explaining the matter, Prince Baden was about to leave. On the one hand, it was because of the tight time, and on the other hand, it was because of his own position, so he did not want to stay with the representatives of the southern states.

"Things are done well. If you are the Prime Minister of the Empire, I think you will balance all aspects of relationships well." At this moment, the voice from behind made everyone stand up. Just as they were talking, the real master, the Crown Prince of Bavaria, Ruprecht, had arrived, but he did not intervene in the conversation, but chose to listen.

"His Royal Marshal." After hesitating, Prince Baden saluted first. Then came the Crown Prince Saxony. Because it was a private talks, Grand Duke Albrecht and the Crown Prince were very familiar with each other, so he nodded and signaled to finish the matter.

"You are too proud." Prince Baden said modestly.

"I don't want to use swords and guns as footnotes to solve the problem in the future internal issues of the empire, so a prime minister who can take into account the interests of all parties is essential. We will not participate too much in the north in the future, and there are not many people in the top leaders of North Germany who can coordinate the relationship between the two sides, you can count it." The crown prince said with a smile.

Ruprecht said this reason, because Prince Baden was actually relatively enlightened, and this was the reason why he became the last prime minister of the German Empire in history. He did not have the attitude of killing the Social Democratic Party, which is very rare in the Kingdom of Prussia. Therefore, if you want to stabilize North Germany, Prince Baden's personality is really suitable.

"If you have nothing else, I'll take it off now." Prince Baden obviously didn't want to stay here for too long. However, it was not convenient to just leave.

"Please take your own care," Ruprecht said with a smile. After Prince Baden left, Ruprecht turned to the Duke and Christian and said, "Okay, two, prepare for something important today. Lord Albrecht, you have done a good job and are tight."

"It's just a little thing." The Duke responded with a smile.

"Your Excellency the Crown Prince, this time you follow your father's will and study hard. After all, there are not many opportunities like this." The Crown Prince said to the Saxon heir beside him.

"Thank you for your care," said Crown Prince Christian.
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