Chapter 19 The collapsed Madfield, the reserved British and French ambassador【6/10】
Then I listened carefully and was speechless.
Did Peter hear what he just said?
Madefield said:
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Are you listening?"
Peter said:
"Keep talking."
Madefield could only say:
"Your Majesty, I beg you, for the sake of my being half-Russian and of King Frederick, to reconcile with poor Prussia."
"Don't you always appreciate King Frederick's military capabilities? Silesia does not belong to Austria. According to the treaty signed by Frederick II and Joachim II, Prussia took back its own land based on its promise!
"
Madefield said miserably outside.
Peter knew what Madefield was talking about, but Silesia was indeed a little unclear.
In 1537, Frederick II of Legnica, Duke of Piast in Silesia, and Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg, signed a treaty, promising that if the Piast family became extinct, they would
The principalities of Legnica, Wolfow and Brzeg were assigned to Brandenburg.
But this was claimed by Prussia, and the Austrian Habsburg dynasty did not recognize this treaty and repeatedly put pressure on the Hohenzollern dynasty to abrogate the treaty.
Later, in 1603, Georg Frederick I, the lord of Brandenburg-Ansbach, died without a son, so his distant cousin Joachim Frederick I, the elector of Brandenburg, passed away.
In his name, the Principality of Silesia Yagendorf was inherited and annexed to Brandenburg.
Later, the Thirty Years' War broke out, and Prussia joined the Protestant camp against Austria. Austria relied on the help of the Catholic camp to annex the Principality of Jagendorf. Prussia was very dissatisfied with this and refused to recognize it.
In 1683, the Ottoman Empire invaded the Holy Roman Empire, triggering the Holy Alliance War.
In order to gain the support of Prussia and resolve the dispute between the two sides in Silesia, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I gave Schwebs of Silesia to Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia.
However, a few years after Frederick William's death, King Leopold I regained Schwebs, claiming that he had only given the land to Frederick William, not Prussia.
(Prussia: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻Are you kidding me?)
Therefore, Prussia was very dissatisfied and continued to claim sovereignty over Silesia.
Later, the son of Leopold I was the Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, Charles VI. Because Charles VI had no sons, in order to prevent anyone from using the Salic succession law after his death, he actively lobbied the Holy Roman Empire.
The princes and European countries demanded that they recognize the "State Edict of 1713".
The Salic inheritance law stipulates that daughters are not allowed to inherit land, and later it evolved that women could not inherit the throne.
In the end, most countries in Europe recognized Theresa's inheritance because they accepted the benefits of Charles VI. Only Charles VI's two nieces and nephews, Elector Frederik August II of Saxony and Elector of Bavaria,
Emperor Charles Albert refused to recognize the edict.
When Theresa succeeded to the throne, Frederick II saw Austria's financial difficulties and its army's low combat effectiveness, so he decided to go to war against Austria on the grounds that women had no right to inherit family territory.
Then Frederick II issued an ultimatum to Maria Theresa, demanding the cession of Silesia, but Prussia invaded Austria's Silesia and took the land without waiting for Austria's reply.
It can be said that Prussia has experienced this, Austria has experienced it, and Prussia has experienced it again. In the face of interests, what do agreements, edicts and promises mean?
Whoever is strong belongs to him.
"Huh? Really? Silesia actually belongs to Frederick?"
Peter's surprised voice came from inside, and Madefield couldn't help but feel happy.
He quickly said:
"Yes, Your Majesty, this land definitely belongs to Prussia, there is no doubt about it!"
"Oh, that's it, hiss, Matryona, don't bite! Ah? What did you just say?"
Madefield felt like he was about to collapse. He had been an ambassador for half his life. When had he ever seen such a thing?
He raised his voice a little and said:
"Your Majesty! This land definitely belongs to Prussia, there is no doubt about it!"
"Oh, Frederick's, doesn't he have it now?"
Although Madefield was not beaten, he already felt like the Danish ambassador, with several bumps on his head.
Why do you go around so much and end up here?
He suppressed the collapse in his heart and said:
"Your Majesty, Silesia now belongs to us Prussia, but Theresa is still launching a war to get this land back. As long as you admit that this land belongs to Prussia, the dear Russian boys can go home."
"With your grace, the King of Prussia will be very happy to accept your help to deal with Theresa together."
Peter groaned for a while, seemed to be thinking about it, and then said:
"Oh, I almost forgot. Before I ascended the throne, my aunt repeatedly told me that Frederick called my aunt a fat woman. Do you think my aunt is fat?"
Madefield almost didn't lift it up in one breath, and he immediately said:
"Your Majesty, Queen Elizabeth is so beautiful that she is naturally not fat!"
"Let me tell you, aunt is plump at most, and you know it's cold here."
Madefield: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Then what do you think...?"
"My aunt told me that she was very angry with Frederick. Even slandering an ordinary lady was ungentlemanly. What's more, Frederick also called my aunt a prostitute. I didn't even know that my aunt was a prostitute.
Terry knows?"
"And if my aunt is a whore, what am I?"
"I admire Frederick very much, but this disappoints me so much."
"Madefield..."
Matryona: "Ah!"
"Shut up, I didn't tell you anything!"
"Madefield..."
"Oh, it's so annoying. I forgot what I was going to say. You go find Bestudev."
"I only want to tell you the truth because you are a member of Frederick's family. Although my aunt made me emperor, she doesn't trust me at all. She would rather trust Bestudev..."
"Bestudev is such a son of a bitch. I even had a big fight with him because of Frederick, but he can't make the decision at all. This emperor is so boring!"
"Baby, let's continue..."
The sound of a squeaking kiss came, and even the thick curtain couldn't block it, so the force involved could be seen.
After Madefield went down with a distorted expression, the British and French ambassadors were about to go up too, when Peter's shout suddenly came from inside:
"The first round is over, Mirkovsky, let's go to the opera!"
"yes!"
Mirkovsky immediately led the attendants to escort the carriage and drove out of the manor.
British Ambassador Keith and French Ambassador Breteuil suddenly panicked and couldn't be more reserved. They shouted quickly:
"Your Majesty! I am the British Ambassador! There is also me!!"
"Your Majesty, I am French Ambassador Breteuil, Your Majesty——!!!"
The carriage has gone away.
Sergey's father: Where is the daughter-in-law?
Sergey’s mother was reluctant to leave: Just left like this?
In the carriage, Matrona nestled in Peter's arms and admired him even more.
"Your Majesty, you are so powerful..."
Matryona said shyly.
Looking at these obsessed eyes, Peter smiled slightly, patted Matrona's chubby hand, and signaled not to disturb her.
Matryona suddenly even breathed softly and did not dare to move.