Karl Alexander fell into deep thought. It wasn't that he didn't believe Li Xiao's words, but that he still needed to digest the information because he felt his mind was buzzing. It was obvious that the information was overheating his brain and risking a shutdown.
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It took him a while to digest all this, and then he looked at Li Xiao suspiciously and said, "You just believe in me and my mother? Are you afraid that we won't be interested in what you say?"
Li Xiao smiled, because he knew that this poor kid had taken the bait, so he asked him this question, and all his previous preparations would be considered successful.
"After all, we are a family, and we have extensive common interests. Uniting Prussia to suppress Austria is beneficial to both of us, isn't it?"
Karl Alexander was speechless. Although he knew nothing about politics, he still had a good understanding of his family's tendencies. Who allowed his two sisters to marry the two sons of Frederick William III?
It is said that their family has been tied to the Prussian chariot. They cannot remain indifferent to anything that is beneficial to Prussia.
Naturally, the clumsy test he just made just made people laugh. That is to say, Li Xiao knew that this guy really had no political acumen, and it was very rare to be able to make such a test, so he didn't laugh at him.
However, Karl Alexander's test also had another effect, which made Li Xiao very sure of the tendency of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach. This family really shares weal and woe with Prussia, sharing both prosperity and loss.
Therefore, it was successful to persuade this family to show goodwill to William I.
The facts were similar to Li Xiao's guess. After arriving in Berlin, he was placed in Carl Alexander's villa, and the family urgently contacted William I to discuss how to deal with Duke Alexander and Russia's good intentions.
It's just that things were a little unexpected. At this time, William I was not in Berlin, but went to Hamburg to inspect the army. Therefore, it was impossible for Li Xiao to negotiate with William I immediately. He had to meet the two cousins first. Especially the most important two.
Cousin Princess Augusta.
Speaking of which, the children of Archduke Carl Friedrich are really weird. His son Alexander is really insensitive to politics and has little interest in it. However, his two daughters are very good at politics, especially after marrying William.
Augusta I can be said to be a strong political woman, especially sensitive and interested in politics.
"Alexander, you said that the Grand Duke showed goodwill and sincerity to you, hoping that we can strengthen cooperation to deal with Austria together?" Augusta asked with great momentum.
Facing the second sister's questions, Karl Alexander was a little...well, how should I put it? A little afraid to look directly at him. He has been most afraid of this second sister since he was a child, because this sister is too strong and has a strong desire to dominate or control.
I like giving orders the most.
Sometimes Carl Alexander wonders how his equally fiery brother-in-law can live with his second sister. One of them is a torch and the other is a powder keg. Wouldn’t they explode at the first moment?
Speaking of which, this is the great thing about Augusta. This princess is strong when she should be strong, and tender when she should be tender. She is especially good at overcoming toughness with tenderness. Moreover, she is 14 years younger than William I, so she can be regarded as an old lady.
Wife, naturally William I still had to love his wife a little bit.
Of course, this set of tenderness is used to deal with her husband William I. For Augusta, it doesn’t have to be so troublesome to deal with his younger brother. Who made this younger brother have no political level since he was a child? When he grows up, he will handle government affairs.
I don’t know what it means. So she is naturally more strict than gentle towards this younger brother. She cannot give him too many good words, otherwise this guy will be even more inexplicable.
Facing the strong questioning from his second sister, Carl Alexander could only answer honestly and obediently: "Yes, the Grand Duke hopes that we will not misunderstand his intention. He and Duke Alexander, whom he represents, hope that we can work together to deal with it together."
Austria."
Augusta stared directly into Karl Alexander's eyes, as if she wanted to see through his soul. To be honest, Karl Alexander was really afraid of this look. Whenever his second sister stared at him like this, he would
I feel like I am being targeted by a wolf or a poisonous snake, and I may be swallowed by the other party at any time.
But he didn't have the courage to move his eyes, because when he tried to avoid it, he was scolded by his second sister, which made him doubt his life, because the second sister thought it was a sign of cowardice and weakness.
So he could only face Augusta's eyes honestly and was stared at all over. After a while, Augusta looked away with satisfaction. Suddenly he let out a sigh of relief: [I really scared the baby to death.
Got it!]
"It seems that what Alexander said is true," Augusta said calmly, "Mom, you also came into contact with the Grand Duke, how do you feel?"
Maria Pavlovna, who had been silent all this time, replied slowly: "My feeling? My feeling is that he is a shrewd little fox, especially good at playing tricks or tricks. What is sincerity and goodwill?
It’s just words!”
Augusta frowned and asked: "You mean he is not worthy of trust?"
Maria Pavlovna shook her head and said: "That's not true. His purpose of coming should be true. He should be here to release goodwill and discuss cooperation on behalf of Duke Alexander... Tsk, but I always feel that his
The purpose won’t be that simple!”
Augusta nodded slowly: "I understand, then do you think I should contact him first and then explore his purpose?"
Maria Pavlovna replied firmly: "That's natural. This kind of important matter must not be taken carelessly. But how to find the bottom requires careful planning. That little devil is very keen. Carl Alexander and I have done it before
His behavior must have aroused his vigilance. It is not the best choice for you to test him at this time. It is best to take it slow!"
"You're right!" Augusta agreed without hesitation, then turned to her sister Alexandra and said: "I can only let you, sister, deal with this kid first. You and Karl
And Alexander goes to entertain him first, you can test him out, but you have to be careful, it is best to let him relax his vigilance!"
As mentioned before, Augusta’s sister, Princess Alexandra, also married into the Prussian royal family, but her sister Augusta married her brother William I, while her sister Alexandra married her brother Frederick.
.Charlie Alexander. It can be said that these two sisters are quite important in the family...