On the evening of June 2, 1918, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna, Hofburg Palace. The entire palace has now been martial law. The secret troops of the Austro-Hungarian Empire have taken over the defense of the entire palace. The maids in the palace are all

Fearing, everyone knows that the atmosphere of entering the palace is a little different, and the reason for all this is that Franz Joseph I, the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, fainted at supper. The 88-year-old

The emperor, the emperor who commanded the third largest country in the world, seemed to have reached the end of his life!

Austria-Hungarian Crown Prince Ferdinand rushed to the Hofburg Palace. Accompanying him were Austria-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario Weber, Austria-Hungarian Army Commander Friedrich, and Austria-Hungarian Army Chief of Staff Ferdinand.

General Rants Conrad von Hetsendorf, Austrian Army Minister and Minister of Army of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Duke Casbah, the Austrian and Central Government, Duke Andras, the Austrian government and the central government, and the current position of the Austrian government

Prime Minister Stefan, Foreign Minister Leopold von Bercidord.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" In front of the Hofburg Palace, the Interior Minister of Austria and Austria-Hungarian Empire, Earl Claude Von Schulte, quickly welcomed him. At this moment, the usual calm on the face of the Interior Minister had disappeared.

Then, instead, there is fear!

"How is your Majesty's situation now?" asked the Grand Duke Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"Your Highness, the doctor is doing an examination for Your Majesty! However, the situation is not very good! I guess it will be difficult for Your Majesty to survive!" said Earl Claude Von Schulte, Minister of the Interior.

"God! Why is this happening?" Grand Duke Ferdinand's face changed drastically, with a sad face! However, no one noticed that a trace of surprise flashed deep in his eyes! Grand Duke Ferdinand is now five years old

At the age of fifteen, after his cousin, Crown Prince of Austro-Hungary Rudolph, committed suicide in 1889, he became the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungary Empire. It has been thirty years since now! Although he respects it very much

His uncle Franz Joseph I, but the thirty years of waiting made him impatiently waiting! And now, the dawn finally appeared!

The important officials of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who followed the Grand Duke Ferdinand also exclaimed! Although the physical condition of Austria Franz Joseph I in the past two years has been getting worse and worse, and even the major national affairs have been handed over to

Grand Duke Ferdinand dealt with it, and everyone knew that Emperor Franz and Joseph I might not last long. But when this day really came, everyone was caught off guard!

"Your Highness, we must be prepared immediately! First, order the city defense forces in Vienna to enter a state of emergency, second, let the leaders of the kingdoms, principalities and marquis come to Vienna immediately, third, order the land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

All the navy entered a state of emergency to avoid accidents!” said Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Mario Weber!

"Well! Your Excellency Chief of Staff, please give orders to the City Defense Command! In addition, give orders to the various units of the Austro-Hungarian Army, Navy and Air Force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to enter a state of emergency! On the contrary, give orders to the large families of various states to let them rush

Come to Vienna! If anyone doesn't come, you can arrest it immediately!" Grand Duke Ferdinand ordered! He must ensure that once the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I die, he must successfully take over the Austro-Hungarian Empire's regime.

!In this process, you may encounter some trouble!

"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince!" Prime Minister Mario Weber and Chief of Staff General Franz Conrad von Hetsendorf both received the order!

Then, the Grand Duke Ferdinand came to the bedroom of Emperor Franz Joseph I, accompanied by everyone! Franz, therefore, was pale, his eyes were confined, and he lay on the big bed. Several doctors were busy, and they

We are doing our best to save the life of this great emperor, but the situation is very unoptimistic now!

More than ten minutes later, an elderly doctor came to the Grand Duke Ferdinand and said to him: "Your Highness, we have done our best! However, His Majesty's health is too bad, and his physiological functions have completely aged.

It must have been called by God once!"

"Thank you for your hard work!" Grand Duke Ferdinand said with a sad look on his face, but in fact, he felt relieved!

Grand Duke Ferdinand stood beside the bed, looking at Franz Joseph I who was unconscious, and was filled with emotion for a moment!

Franz Joseph I, known as the Emperor of the Sunset, was a tragic life. In the second half of the 19th century, there was a handsome young emperor in the luxurious imperial capital Vienna who ruled the second largest empire in Europe.

Noble bloodline, he is the direct descendant of the Habsburg family with a history of 600 years. He is extremely diligent, works more than 12 hours a day, takes a cold shower, sleeps on a camp bed, and is proficient in using the eight languages ​​of his people. There is also an abnormal

The beautiful queens, they lived a fairytale life like princesses. But by the end of his 70-year domination, everything seemed like a dream. His younger brother was shot dead in South America, and his wife was stabbed to death by an Italian in Geneva.

The son committed suicide at a young age. Afterwards, the world war broke out, but because of China's rise, the end of this world war was different. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was not defeated or disintegrated, and Franz Joseph I also had more

Living for two years!

Franz Joseph was the eldest son of Princess Sophie Friedrica, daughter of Grand Duke Franz Karl and the Bavarian king Maximilian I. Because his uncle Ferdinand I had no heir, he was educated to be the king's presumptive heir.

In 1848, he participated in the uprising of suppressing the Lombardy-Venetian Kingdom against Austrian rule in Italy. When the ** was spread to the imperial capital Vienna, Austrian Ferdinand I was forced to abdicate due to mental reasons. Franz was on December 3

On Sunday, Ormitz ascended the throne. During the first 10 years of his reign, the so-called "new authoritarian regime", he personally formulated foreign policy and strategic decisions, with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Felix Schwarzenberg

Together, the imperial order began to be restored. In November 1850, Prussia was forced to sign the Treaty of Ormitz, dissolve the German Confederacy, and surrender to Austria. This was the second shame of Jena that the Prussians believed. But the prime minister's rudeness at home

Ruling and unrestrained police institutions aroused the inner rebellion of people, which became more threatening when the government withdrew its promise to make a constitution under pressure in 1849. The consequences of withdrawing the promise were far-reaching.

, which led to the Liberal Party's long-term distrust of Franz Joseph's rule, triggering the attempt to assassinate the Apollo in Vienna in 1853 and the Milan riot.

After Schwarzenberg died in 1852, Franz Joseph no longer appointed the prime minister and took the power himself. Although he was diligent, he was not very intelligent and often took the wrong path in complex international politics.

In general, Franz Joseph I was still a great emperor. Under his leadership, the dual empire of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was established and became the second largest country in Europe and one of the world's strongest countries!

Although Tss Joseph was trained as a soldier since childhood and wore military uniforms throughout his life, he was not a strategist, just like he was not a politician. Through careful study of documents and extraordinary memory, and his keenness of knowing people

To make up for his shortcomings, he became an unparalleled role model for civil servants to be rigorous and loyal to their duties. Among all his mentors and friends, senior minister Clemens Metternich had perhaps the most lasting influence on him, but more

For a profound influence, he married Elizabeth, the Duchess of Bavaria in 1854 and loved her throughout the storm-filled marriage. During the 70 years of Franz Joseph's reign, Austria had risen and fallen,

But many of his misalignment compensated for many of his brilliant achievements, the social legislation formulated by Prime Minister Earl Tafe in the 1880s; the new criminal code of 1852, the trade regulations of 1859 and the commercial code of 1862, were all subject to the whole

A model of civil affairs management that Europe attaches great importance to.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Emperor Franz Joseph I woke up, and there was a trace of abnormal blush on his face. He looked energetic, but everyone knows that this is just a rebirth!

"Your Majesty, it's great that you can wake up!" Grand Duke Ferdinand stood respectfully beside the bed.

Franz Joseph I shook his head and said, "Ferdinand, I know I don't have much time left! Next, the important task of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will fall on your shoulders! I hope, the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Can be strong for a long time!”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will make the Austro-Hungarian Empire stronger!" said Grand Duke Ferdinand!

Franz Joseph I nodded and said, "Be careful of Germany! A war will definitely break out between Germany and China in the future! If the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to continue to exist, it must stand on the side of the winner!"

The Grand Duke Ferdinand was a little surprised, but nodded. He knew that Franz Joseph I believed that Germany would not win in the next war. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire followed Germany, it would probably not be so.

There will be a good ending!

"You are all the most loyal ministers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. I hope you can be loyal to Ferdinand as you do to me, and lead the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire to glory!" Franz Joseph I was a major minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the future!"

They said!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone answered respectfully!
Chapter completed!