Chapter 719 Raging Undercurrent!
The gears of history have completely loosened at this moment...
The news that the Liang Kingdom defeated the Dutch Expeditionary Force was also spreading wildly among the European countries.
The news of the coup of Van Rodsen Gugjen, commander of the Dutch Expeditionary Force, spread like wildfire. After hearing this news, the ruling classes of various countries were naturally shocked, but they were ready to move...
Of course, this greed is not aimed at Liang Kingdom, which is far away from the other end of the earth, but the Netherlands, which is so close to it...
For Europa, a land ruled by royal members, the Dutch Republic system is no different from a different kind of alien. Now this alien is like a fragile crying baby. How could they easily miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? They just want to completely kill the alien in the Netherlands in a blink of an eye.
So on this day, on January 17, 1632, on the 47th day after the establishment of the new Dutch government, Frederick III, the King of Prussia who also belonged to the Habsburg dynasty, sent envoys to meet with King Ferdinand II of Austria. Both sides met at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna...
In the bright red reception hall, the lights are brightly lit, and exquisite oil paintings decorate each wall. It is only a few hundred miles from Berlin to Vienna. So when these officials arrived here after two days of journey, they were still very energetic, and they just pulled a seat and started chatting in the room.
There was no too much restraint or too much restraint. This place was as comfortable as returning to their own homes, so it was more appropriate to meet than a diplomatic meeting. After all, even their king Frederick III was able to succeed the throne with the support of the Habsburg dynasty.
"The Holy Roman Emperor—!! Austria, Hungary, Bohemia orthodox king—!! Grand Duke Ferdinand arrived—!!!"
With a shout outside the hall, more than a dozen Prussian officials stood up solemnly and took off the felt hats from their heads...
When the door was suddenly pushed open by a servant, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes slowly walked into the hall. His height and appearance were not outstanding, and he was even a little too mediocre. However, the royal temperament and bright eyes that emanated from his body made everyone hold their breath and lower their high head...
"Salute to you-!! His Majesty the Great Emperor-!!"
"No need to be polite, please let me listen to the demands you brought... Did Frederick come up with another good idea? Let you come here at night..."
While asking everyone in a deep voice, Ferdinand II walked slowly to his throne. After he took his seat, it took several seconds before everyone looked at each other and sat down one after another.81Zw.?????m
"Dear Emperor, I know you don't like the long preface, so I'll get straight to the topic..." In the seat closest to Ferdinand II, a middle-aged man bowed his head slightly and expressed his respect to His Majesty the Emperor.
After receiving the approval of the other party, he whispered: "First of all, please let me report to you a good news first. Our army had completely captured the counties of Lille and Nancy of the Bourbon dynasty five days ago. It was only one county away from their capital, Paris. I believe we will soon receive the surrender document from Louis XIII, His Majesty the Emperor."
"Well..." After hearing this news, Ferdinand II pondered for a moment, then smiled at everyone, and asked in a deep voice: "Can your frontiers on the Northern Line progress so quickly? Is it because of the Dutch's deflation and contraction?"
"Oh! Your Majesty, the wise Emperor! You can't hide anything from you. That's it!! Due to this sudden coup, the Netherlands retreated all the troops on the southern line to their local territory. We are equivalent to capturing one empty city after another. The entire war situation seemed to be tilting towards us in a flash, and it is precisely because of this that our king let us meet you..."
"Needless to say..." When Ferdinand II heard this, he understood the other party's purpose and waved to the servant beside him. The servant immediately understood and turned around and walked out of the hall. After a while, he held a map back to everyone and slowly unfolded.
Ferdinand II raised his hand and pointed to the Netherlands, saying in a deep voice: "He wants to take the opportunity to expand northward and invade the Netherlands... right?"
"That's it!! That's it!! The great and extremely wise Emperor! Our king asked us to come here to ask for your opinions..."
"Can……"
"Really!? Oh! I'm so grateful to His Majesty the Emperor for his generosity, then we..."
"But...!!" Ferdinand II interrupted the other party's speech again, raised his hand and pointed to the southern border of Austria, and said coldly: "You must send thirty infantry regiments to resist the Ottoman attack for me!! Frederick was expanding his territory and expanding his territory in front, but I want to withstand the greatest pressure for you here! Don't you feel ashamed!?"
"Yes...but you are our emperor...we are all your ministers! Every inch of land we have captured belongs to the great Holy Roman Empire!"
"Ha!! Keep all these beautiful words that are so impressive to praise God!! If you continue to do this... Who will be emperors in the future, my descendants and Frederick's descendants...but it's not certain!! Let's do it, bring my original words to your king, and I still have a meeting waiting for me to preside over."
After sending the other party with unquestionable tone, Ferdinand II stood up and walked out the door...
A group of Prussian diplomats hurriedly stood up, took off their hats and bowed...
At least in terms of law, he was always their emperor. No one dared to challenge the authority of the Roman Catholic Church at this time. At least Prussia is far from qualified...
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On the carriage on the return trip, several diplomats fell into silence...
During the bumpy period, they accidentally saw each other's eyes, and obviously they read confusion and helplessness from each other's eyes.
After a long time, one of the officials finally spoke...
But what he said could only be discussed in the carriage and could not be heard by anyone outside the carriage, so he tried his best to lower his voice...
"Don't be confused, my family... isn't this what we want? We can take this opportunity to correct the gear of history that is about to be twisted again! Since the 'Thirty Years' War' has advanced to victory! Then let Prussia and Austria disagree in advance and start a war... I believe that Lord Adam Weishaput will agree with my view."
"But there are no relevant prophecies in the chapters of the Dead Sea Document!! Will we go further and further in the wrong direction? Will we betray our purpose of the "Illuminati"?? There are too many undeterminable factors here. Ostro, I dare not gamble... For the sake of the "gospel" of all mankind, we should continue to obey the will of the Lord! Continue to reduce the total number of human beings in Europe! Lay the foundation for the next upcoming world war! That is what we should do the most!!"
"Uncertainty!? Are you kidding? Slilev! The biggest uncertainty now is obviously in the Liang State!! I suggest that the destruction of Liang State should be what we should do the most at this moment!!"
"Indeed, I agree with Dietwenro's suggestion that the Liang Kingdom, which came out of nowhere, was the culprit of disrupting all our plans!! We should give priority to 'God's punishment' to them rather than unchanging execution! What we have to do! Even if we bet, it is much better than completely deviating from history now!!"
"Stop the meaningless argument, the family... still the same old rule... After returning to Berlin, we call all our compatriots and raise our hands to vote..."
"I agree!"
"I agree too!!"
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"Okay...then it's decided...all for light and gospel..."
“Everything is for the light and the gospel!!”
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Chapter completed!