Friedrich I was taught a lesson so that he could not speak a word. Not only was Alexei unprecedentedly disrespectful, but the way he spoke reminded him of the time when he faced his father.
It was really hard to endure. Who can make the Germans more stubborn, old-fashioned and strict than the other!
Fortunately, he was just in a daze and soon returned to normal. He rubbed his neck and glared at Alexey with an angry face and said: "Count, I admit that I was rude in some way before, but this is not because you are arrogant.
The reason for teaching me a lesson, if you think I am the kind of person who can be taught and humiliated by you, then you are wrong!"
It sounded like this guy was still as proud as ever, but Alexey could hear his concession. If it was the former Friedrich I, he would have lost his temper, so why would he argue with you?
This guy's willingness to waffle now actually shows that he has given in. As long as Alexei does not continue to stimulate him, he will never move a step. Even if Alexei can tell some convincing reasons,
It's not that he can't accept it.
And Alexei was about to do this. He sighed quietly and said: "Do you think this is humiliating? If I am planning to humiliate you, there is no need to say this in this study. It will be better at the dance outside.
Is not it?"
Friedrich I was stunned. Before he could react, Alexey continued: "On the contrary, His Royal Highness, I am saving your face. Do you think that after doing those stupid things, your uncle still has love?"
Will your Royal Highness, Prince William, not be angry and teach you a lesson?"
Friedrich I was stunned again. Alexei's words made him confused. He didn't even understand what it meant. He felt humiliated again, but the difference this time was that he restrained himself.
He controlled his temper and did not explode on the spot, but asked carefully:
"Your Excellency, I don't understand what you are talking about. Although I consider myself not a particularly smart and capable genius, my actions are at least ethical and have a clear conscience. I don't think I have done anything wrong!"
"Yeah?"
Alexey smiled slightly and said: "You are really confident, but in many cases, excessive self-confidence is equivalent to arrogance, and arrogant people will always do wrong things or even do stupid things without knowing it!"
Friedrich I frowned. Alexey's words were a bit harsh. If he was not given a reasonable explanation, he vowed to let Alexey know the price of humiliating him. But he was still restraining and waiting.
Alexei's following.
Alexey glanced at him and said solemnly: "As the plenipotentiary representative of the Union Bank of Prussia in Wallachia, you should know your responsibilities and tasks. Your every move will greatly affect the good of both parties."
The cooperative relationship, no! It affects the alliance between Prussia and Russia."
After a pause, Alexey said seriously: "But you don't realize how heavy this responsibility is at all. You just do whatever you want. What else are you doing if you don't do something stupid?"
Friedrich I seemed to want to refute, but Alexey did not give him a chance to speak, and continued to lecture: "I know that you don't think highly of Russia, and you may even think that we are barbaric, so you clearly received a message from Frankfurt
You have been ordered to deal with us with gentleness and gentleness as much as possible, but you don't take it seriously at all. You think that Russia is in the quagmire of war, so you don't dare to do anything to Prussia, and you don't dare to refuse any unreasonable request from Prussia.
Then there is nothing you can do about your arrogance!"
These words were quite straightforward, but they made sense. It could be said that every word hit the heart of Frederick I, which immediately made him a little embarrassed. He tried to explain again, but Alexei
Still didn't give him a chance to speak.
"Of course, if it's just these, it's not particularly stupid, because there are so many people in Europe who have the same views as you. I have no intention of justifying the current situation in our country, because that is meaningless."
Alexey said solemnly: "I just want to say something meaningful now. If you just act according to Frankfurt's instructions, even if it does not satisfy me, I will not deliberately cause trouble for you or humiliate you."
,I'm not that kind of person!"
"But your arrogance and stupidity are completely beyond my imagination. I didn't expect that you would be manipulated by a shallow woman and follow her instructions to destroy the basis of good cooperation between us. This is intolerable to me!
"
Finally Friedrich I couldn't help it anymore, and he interrupted: "What do you mean by this? What kind of shallow woman? What kind of manipulation? I don't understand what you are talking about!"
Alexey stared at him and replied: "You know, I have seen from your eyes that you know what I am talking about! Don't pretend to be confused, let alone stupid, Your Highness, don't you have the slightest bit of vigilance?
Are you letting that woman named Julianne fan the flames outside, fool you, manipulate you, and toy with your applause?"
"That's enough!" Friedrich I jumped up suddenly, waved his arms and shouted excitedly: "Julian just thinks that she is a friend. If you accuse her of anything, it is malicious slander. It is pure frame-up. If you don't
Apologize immediately, and I vow to protect my reputation and that of Miss Julianne!"
Alexei smiled contemptuously, then turned to Vishnyak and said: "My friend, did you hear it? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is actually preparing to fight with me for a female cousin. I really hope Prince William can see it with his own eyes
Seeing this scene, I think he will immediately give up the idea of marrying his daughter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No! I think with Prince William's style, it is more likely that he will personally draw his sword and kill His Highness the Crown Prince, because this is the greatest humiliation to him!
"
Friedrich I said angrily: "Are you threatening me?"
Alexei smiled contemptuously and said: "I am waking you up and reminding you, do you think the affair between you and that woman is so hidden? Do you think no one knows about it?
?Naive! People like me who know the truth are just trying to save face for you! We don’t want Princess Louise’s happiness to be ruined by a scandal!”
Friedrich I's expression changed, and his self-esteem was hurt again. This time it was more serious than the previous one, and not only his self-esteem, but what was even worse was that he was deeply worried about Julianne, and he knew the relationship between the two parties very well.
What kind of horrific consequences would there be if it were exposed? It would be easy to destroy an "innocent and pitiful" woman with Prince William's authority...