Christmas has passed, and now it’s time to summarize the past year and prepare for national development in the new year. Although Christmas is a holiday, Prussian officials are still busy. Among them, William seems to be the busiest.
, because he plans to start touring all parts of Prussia after the New Year, so in this way, he needs to finish all the government affairs before leaving Sanssouci Palace.
Fortunately, although there are many documents that William needs to deal with, the content is not very complicated, such as various military appropriations within the army, the government's public expenditures, the appointment of officers for the expansion of the army, etc. These issues have been discussed before, and now
The purpose of arriving at William's place was to have William issue a formal edict.
Just as William was looking through the military application for next year's military spending, Louise walked into William's study.
"Mother, why are you here?"
"William, you are busy with your business, I will come and take a look."
Louise walked to the chair in front of William and sat down. Seeing Louise's actions, William was a little confused. You must know that Louise would not come to William's study under normal circumstances.
Thinking about it, William put down the document in his hand and asked:
"Mother, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Normally, you wouldn't come to my study."
Hearing William say this, Louise smiled and said with a smile:
"What? Can't a mother come and see her son?"
"Of course not, it's just that your arrival surprised me. What's the matter? You can ask the maid to call me. Why bother coming here in person?"
William's words made Louise laugh a little.
"I know you are busy, I just came to see you, but by the way, I want to tell you something."
"You tell me"
William quickly corrected his attitude, and Louise saw William's serious expression and said:
"I heard that Buell received information that His Majesty Joseph II of Austria is terminally ill?"
Hearing this, William was shocked. He didn't know where Louise got the news from. Thinking about it, he was originally using this matter to deceive Rocks so that he could support his army expansion. Only they had this news.
The three of them knew that with Buell's style, they would definitely not tell Louise. The only one left besides themselves was Rocks.
The more I thought about William, the more I felt that Louise should have got the news from Locks. Although the so-called Joseph II was seriously ill was just a lie, the recent signs in Vienna gave this lie a hint of truth.
"Mother, I wonder where you got the news?"
"William, you don't have to worry about where I got the news from, you just need to tell me whether the news is true?"
Under Louise's questioning, William smiled bitterly. Although he wanted to tell Louise the truth, since William didn't know Louise's purpose, he could only stick to his original lie. William bit the bullet.
Pretending to be very firm, he said:
"Of course, we got this news at a great cost, so I believe it is true."
Hearing William's answer, Louise frowned, then she thought for a while, and then said softly:
"William, do you think that if Joseph II dies soon, Prussia and Austria will go to war?"
Louise's question made William feel dizzy for a while.
"Mother. I think this may depend on the Austrians!"
After saying that, William's face showed a relaxed expression. Looking at William's expression, Louise felt bitter for a while, and she said in annoyance:
"William, you said that if we went to war with Austria, would you still marry that Anna?"
Well, this question made William tangled up. It turned out that Louise had taken such a long detour and asked so many questions, but what she really wanted to ask was this matter.
"Mother, I think if the Austrians can keep their promises, then I will still marry Anna."
"What about Karina, Du Li and Lilissa?"
The rhetorical question almost made William hold back his internal injuries. Although the atmosphere in Europe is very open, and the nobles are also proud to compare the number and quality of their mistresses, William can't directly tell his mother that if he really
If he marries Anna, then the three girls will become his mistresses!
Seeing that William was silent for a long time, the expression on Louise's face became even more gloomy.
"I know you can't tell. Although I like Karina and the others very much, William, you are the king of Prussia. They are not married to you yet, so it doesn't matter if they all live in Sanssouci Palace, but once you marry
Anna of Austria, where did you put Karina and the others? Is there anyone in Europe who doesn’t know that Karina and the others like you? You will not only hurt your future wife, but also expose Karina and the others to all kinds of influence in the world.
All kinds of rumors”
"Mother, Karina and I are innocent!"
"I know you are innocent, but do others know? Others will only see them living in the palace and being with you every day. It is strange that they have no gossip!"
Seeing William lowering his head and saying nothing, Louise said angrily:
"Also, Karina and the others have lived in Sanssouci Palace for so long. What do you think of that girl? Although I haven't seen that girl yet, I have learned about it through some people. That girl is still a good girl.
.You have signed a treaty with His Majesty the Emperor of Austria. If there are no special circumstances in the future, Anna will also become the mistress of Sanssouci Palace. Under such circumstances, you must also consider other people's thoughts."
"Then mother, what do you think I should do?"
William looked at his mother in confusion. Louise said so much that William was very puzzled.
"It depends on what you want, but one thing I am very clear about is that you must get married next year. If you marry that Anna, then I have no objection to you continuing to date Karina and the others, but they must leave Wuyou
Palace, and you must keep an absolute low profile in the future. If you don’t plan to marry Na and Anna, then Karina and the others can continue to stay in Sanssouci Palace, but before the end of next year, you must also marry one of them.
wife"
Saying that, Louise rolled her eyes at William twice. Seeing this scene, William smiled bitterly.
"Mom, I'm still young and don't plan to get married so early..."
"In the next year, you will be twenty and an adult. I married your father when I was sixteen, and then I had you when I was nineteen. You are not young at twenty.
"
Well, Louise directly used her own example to teach William personally, and these words made William unable to refute. Although Christian canons stipulate that marriage must be monogamous, the canons do not stipulate the age of marriage, and in
In this era in Prussia, many people got married at the age of sixteen or seventeen.
"Also, although I know that there are very complicated interests behind your marriage to Anna, I think you must make a statement to the Austrian side, that is, Anna must believe in Protestantism after marrying Prussia. This must be made clear!"
When Louise heard about the issue of faith, William suddenly woke up. Although he had been baptized by Protestantism since he was a child and had been influenced by Protestantism ever since, William was an atheistic otaku in his previous life. Under such circumstances,
Although William maintained a certain respect for religion, deep down he didn't care much about it.
Today Louise mentioned that Anna's belief in Protestantism was not a whim. You must know that the hatred between Austria and Prussia not only stems from the secular conflict between the two parties, but also has completely different religious beliefs.
Prussia believes in Protestantism, while Austria believes in Catholicism. Although both sects belong to Christianity, they are very different in doctrine. In terms of the handling of a series of affairs such as baptism and mass, the two sides are more different.
is completely different.
In fact, long before William and Joseph II signed the treaty, there had been a lot of criticism in Prussia about William's upcoming marriage to an Austrian princess who believed in Catholicism. However, William was just at the time when his foundation was being consolidated in Prussia, and
These treaties could bring great benefits to Prussia, so no one dared to raise different opinions in front of William.
But just because they dare not say it in front of William does not mean that the nobles will not tactfully express their opinions to Louise through some means.
Another point is that Protestants and Catholics are absolutely not allowed to intermarry, which means that if Anna really marries William, she must convert to Protestantism before getting married, otherwise the marriage will not be established at all.
"Don't worry, mother, this is for sure. If Anna of Austria really marries Prussia, then her beliefs must change. Catholicism is not suitable for Prussia."
Seeing William say such words, Louise nodded.
After Louise left, William scratched his hair in distress. He didn't expect that things were so troublesome. Louise must have listened to some people's comments and couldn't sit still when she came to see him, and among these people, William must have
There is Rocks.
Think about it, although William doesn't care much about these things, there are many people who care about this matter. Take Anna's faith as an example. If Anna marries William without changing her faith, then William's position in Prussia will be
Prestige will definitely take a turn for the worse. Sometimes religion is worse than a piece of paper to wipe your butt, but sometimes it is more important than life.
In addition, William can also understand Rocks' intentions. After all, Karina's reputation is affected by Karina living in Sanssouci Palace. Rocks is naturally willing for William to marry Karina instead of Anna. (To be continued.
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