For Frederick Karl, what he hated most now was actually not the rebels who had committed rebellion, but the incompetent senior officials who blindly "compromised" in the face of these rebels.
Friedrich Karl felt that if these guys were not timid and fearful, as long as they could make up their minds, there would be nothing that the army could not do. It was because these timid high-level officials blindly gave in and adopted the appeasement policy that things got out of hand.
It can be said that what Frederick Carl hates most now are these "incompetent" senior officials, and what Carl Alexander said just now is so similar to the tone of these senior officials that he immediately became furious.
"Nonsense! This is a life-and-death battle with the enemy. How can there be peace? On the battlefield, can you tell the enemy with swords and guns not to hit me for fear of pain! It is because there are too many guys like you in the country that this has happened
Things are getting out of hand! I firmly oppose any bullshit peaceful means. Only iron and blood can solve the problem!"
Karl Alexander was immediately embarrassed. Although he was only ten years older than Frederick Karl, he was his uncle after all. He was an elder after all. But now he was being pointed at and lectured by the younger generation, especially Philip.
Trey Carl still has an expression on his face that he wants to eat his meat alive. This is really scary and irritating!
Anyway, Karl Alexander felt very embarrassed, because he might not be able to win in an argument with Frederick Karl, because he had already experienced his nephew's stubbornness and sharpness, and he also had a warm-hearted character, so he really couldn't do it.
He is good at quarreling and debating. And if he fights, it would be meaningless even if he wins because of the seniority gap.
Of course, it was impossible for Karl Alexander to win the argument, which made it even more embarrassing.
At this time, someone must be needed to smooth things over, otherwise Karl Alexander would not know how to get down the stairs, but it is hard to say who can smooth things over. The more normal method is Maria Pavlovna or Alex
Sandra intervened, they were elders after all, so she stopped the quarrel and reprimanded Frederick Karl for his impoliteness.
It's just that, although this can calm the storm, it actually can't completely eliminate Karl Alexander's embarrassment. Because this place was found with the help of his sister and mother, he was still completely beaten when he faced Frederick Karl head-on.
Damn, what’s so cool about this?
What nobles care about most is face, especially a thin-skinned one like Karl Alexander. If today's quarrel spreads, he will definitely lose face.
At this time, it was Li Xiao's turn to appear, but this smoothing over was not so easy. Because Frederick Karl was the kind of person who was particularly stubborn and accepted death. If he helped Karl Alexander defend himself, then this stupid young man would definitely
If you don't do it, you will naturally feel that Li Xiao is duplicitous, and the recognition he finally won will be in vain.
To be honest, this is really difficult. It seems that the only thing Li Xiao can do is to simply shut up and sit on the sidelines, waiting for Maria Pavlovna and Alexandra to help Karl Alexander down the steps. But in this way
Come on, he will naturally have a bad impression on Karl Alexander, so his previous show of kindness will be in vain.
All in all, it seems that there is no way to have the best of both worlds. No matter what Li Xiao does, he can't have both. What's even more frightening is that Maria Pavlovna and Alexandra who are watching do not say anything to help Karl Alexander.
Meaning. Obviously they were ready to see how much Li Xiao was worth.
"Your Excellency, I think what you said is very reasonable. The worst thing now is the appeasement remarks. It is these remarks about concessions to the mob that make things become more and more out of control. We must prevent such ideas from continuing to spread, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
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Li Xiao's first words seemed to be completely biased towards Frederick Karl. Anyway, Karl Alexander's face suddenly became very ugly, while Maria Pavlovna and Alexandra looked playfully.
Looking at Li Xiao, he seemed to think that this nephew and cousin were nothing more than that.
But the art of speaking is so magical. Although Li Xiao agreed with Friedrich Karl's words from the beginning, sometimes he doesn't really agree with you at the beginning. You have to look back, and he might give up later.
Your belt has gone astray.
As expected, Li Xiao immediately said: "But I think the key reason why Karl Alexander agreed with the appeasement policy is that he was deceived. Karl usually mainly interacts with artists, so he is inevitably influenced by liberalism and is particularly easy to criticize people's tolerance.
There are too few people as kind as him, and his kindness was taken advantage of by those despicable guys, so I think the key problem is not with Carl, but with those who led him to have wrong ideas. These people are the most dangerous, Carl
At most, they are just taking advantage of them!"
Frederick Carl looked at Carl Alexander, who had an angry look on his face, and then thought about his uncle's usual hobbies, and had to admit that Li Xiao's words were reasonable. Carl Alexander's love for literature and music was shared by everyone.
You know, and the literary and music circles are undoubtedly the most sympathetic groups, and it is undoubtedly very normal for Carl Alexander to be led astray by them.
More importantly, Frederick Karl felt that some of Li Xiao's arguments were indeed reasonable. For example, those who led Karl Alexander to have misconceptions were more hateful and worthy of vigilance. Indeed! If there were not those who spread liberal ideas,
This revolution cannot happen. It is these bastards who wantonly spread some fallacies to confuse people's hearts and make things get out of hand.
Suddenly Frederick Carl nodded heavily: "What you said is very reasonable. You really can't blame Carl Alexander. He is indeed too kind and easily misled! I was too impatient just now and I must apologize to him! Very much.
I'm sorry... but those who spread liberal fallacies are the ones who deserve the most vigilance. If they are allowed to continue to cause harm, the consequences will indeed be disastrous!"
Karl Alexander's face suddenly looked much better. Although he did not think that he was bewitched or influenced by liberalism, it was rare for his nephew to step back and let him step down, although he was still a little unhappy.
, but he still accepted Friedrich Carl's apology very graciously.
On the other hand, Frederick Carl had no interest in whether Carl Alexander would accept his apology. In other words, he didn't particularly respect this uncle and didn't think much of him. However, Li Xiao aroused his strong interest...