He quietly raised his head and looked at William. William smiled at her, and Vivian lowered his head shyly again, but it was this shy expression that made William's heart even more vivid.
After the dance, William smiled and Vivian let go of his hands.
"Beautiful princess, your beauty really fascinates me!"
Listening to William's words in his ears, Vivian's face turned red and his lips were muttering, but he didn't even make a sound.
At this moment, Maximilian also came to William's side. Seeing William and Vivian standing together, Maximilian's face looked very ambiguous.
"His Majesty William, this is my eldest daughter, Vivian. I believe you are already familiar with it. Let's discuss some things first, and then I will let Vivian take you around this palace!"
Hearing Maximilian say this, Vivian quickly bowed and bowed to William and then turned around and left. After Vivian left, William's face showed a lost expression, and William's expression changes were naturally seen by Maximilian.
Maximilian smiled and gestured, and then William bowed to Maximilian and walked towards a room next to the palace under the leadership of Maximilian.
After entering the room, there were already many people waiting in the room. William looked closely and saw that these princes were the princes around the Rhine River in the Empire.
After Maximilian and William entered the room, the people stood up and saluted the two. Then, after Maximilian and William signaled, the people straightened their waists again.
After the two of them sat down on the sofa, the princes also sat down one after another.
"His Royal Highness Sunigo, I didn't expect to see you here. It really makes me very happy!"
William spoke first to Sunigo who was sitting beside him. When Sunigo heard William's words, he also smiled:
"His Majesty William, it is also an honor to see you here! I wonder how your mother is?"
"Thank God's blessing, my mother is very healthy. Thank you for your concern!"
Originally, William and Sunigo should have a more intimate conversation. After all, compared to the others in the room, William and Sunigo have an inseparable relationship in blood. However, because last year's Battle of Main River made William not care about Sunigo. If it weren't for the Queen Mother Louise, William would really want to attack Hesen and destroy this hateful uncle and his vassal state that has caused trouble for him.
"Okay. Now let's talk about the main business!"
After Maximilian spoke, everyone stopped talking and listened quietly to Maximilian's next words.
"It is a great honor for us and others to visit Cologne today. With God's blessing and His Majesty William's bravery and good fighting, the imperial army won a beautiful victory on the Western Front. It can be said that from now on, France will no longer smile at the Empire. We thank His Majesty William for all this!"
After saying that, with Maximilian's first applause, everyone in the room applauded, and William also said humbly when everyone applauded:
"The ability to defeat France, the stubborn enemy of this empire for hundreds of years, has played a very limited role, mainly due to the support of His Majesty the Emperor and the bravery and tenacity of the imperial soldiers!"
"His Majesty William. Don't be humble. Everyone sees this battle before and after. The Prussian army is worthy of being the number one majestic division in the continent, and its combat power is really surprising!"
The one who spoke complimented William was the Duke of Nassau, who had completely forgotten that just last year he had led his troops to fight Prussia in the Bamberg region.
But no matter how you reach out and don't hit the smiley person, not to mention that these princes present nominally obey the imperial orders and are very respectful to Prussia. So William also smiled at the Duke of Nassau.
"Indeed, being too modest is not a good thing, but the soldiers of the imperial army suffered considerable losses in this battle. Therefore, I suggest that everyone here join forces to form an imperial army again to go to France to fight!"
What Maximilian said surprised William. You should know that the Prussians spent a lot of effort to convince these princes in order to establish two imperial divisions. Among them, Maximilian was even more avant-garde. Although everyone compromised under the pressure of the Prussians, the ones who joined the imperial division were all thorns in the armies of various vassal states.
Now Maximilian has changed his perfunctory attitude towards the Imperial Division and offered to organize another Imperial Division. This is absolutely abnormal. Before that, Maximilian did not discuss with the Prussians at all.
"I, Hessen, are willing to provide another army of three thousand men!"
"Berg can dispatch another two thousand people!"
“Nassau can also provide two thousand people!”
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Among the six princes, except Sunigo was willing to provide 3,000 troops, the other five princes were willing to provide 2,000 troops as if they had agreed.
This dramatic change surprised William secretly. Although this incident was not harmful to Prussia or even quite beneficial, William was quite wary. There was never a free lunch in the world, and for these greedy princes, selfless dedication was just a thing that exists in writing.
And just after the six princes finished speaking, Maximilian also said with a smile:
"Cologne is willing to provide an army of three thousand men with fifty cannons at the same time!"
As soon as Maximilian finished speaking, William looked at Maximilian. This old fox has always been a guy who can't get up early without profit, so why is he so enthusiastic now?
Sure enough, Maximilian still has the following
"I suggest that this newly established Imperial Division be trained nearby in Cologne, and the officers within the division are allocated according to the scale of the dispatched troops. Of course, in order to ensure the correctness of the division, this division will invite Prussian officers to train!
Of course, as the most powerful vassal state in the empire, Prussia still bears some things. In addition to the armed forces of this division, the armed forces of this division will be handed over to Prussia for equipment. In addition, Prussia also needs to pay the same military pay as the regular Prussian army for each Imperial division. I suggest that all the vassal states that agree to form a new imperial division will enjoy the greatest trade preferential policies within the empire tonight!”
Although this condition also requires Prussia to pay a certain price, compared with a division, these prices are still acceptable to William. Even from the surface, it is obvious that the various princes are taking care of Prussia.
Before William could finish thinking, Maximilian said immediately:
"Of course, although the current situation is beneficial to the empire, in order to further strengthen the combat effectiveness of this army, the princes should gather the troops they promised to provide to Cologne as soon as possible! I think it would be better to book it in one week! A week later, the army formation ceremony of the Third Imperial Division will be held in Cologne. At that time, His Majesty William will be invited to encourage the soldiers personally!"
Maximilian said to William with the last sentence, and when he heard Maximilian's words, he hoped that he could stay in Cologne for another week, there was no displeasure on William's face.
According to the previous arrangement, William will go to Frankfurt after arriving in Cologne to attend the Holy Roman Empire Conference. However, the convening time of this conference of princes was set in mid-July, which means William's time is not very tight.
Moreover, Vivian had also fascinated William with a little fascinated. Most people lack resistance to beautiful things, and even more so for a young and successful person like William. Of course, William has a soul in his forties hidden in his body, but what does it matter? After all, no man doesn’t like beautiful women. What’s more, it’s a beauty that can arouse men’s desire to protect.
"Since His Majesty the Emperor has such a beautiful intention, it is natural to be difficult for me to refuse. If this is the case, I will wait in Cologne for a week. I will trouble my Majesty the Emperor during this period!"
"No trouble, no trouble!"
Hearing William agreeing to his proposal, Maximilian immediately smiled.
After a while, the princes in the room greeted each other for a while. Before William and the princes finished greetings, Vivian walked into the room.
Seeing Vivian Maximilian smiled and said:
"Vivian, take His Majesty William out for a walk. Although this palace is a little different from the Wuyou Palace, it still has the characteristics of our Cologne!"
William was also happy to hear Maximilian say this. Then, as the princes cheered, William and Vivian, who had been teased, walked out of the room.
After William left, Maximilian's face, who had been smiling, suddenly collapsed.
"I said to Emperor, you have really invested a lot of money! You are willing to send all the pearls in your hand. I really admire you!"
The one who spoke was His Highness, the Duke of the Principal of Berg, and his words made Maximilian's face even more ugly.
Among Maximilian's children, his eldest daughter, Vivian, was not only because Vivian was the most outstanding among the Habsburg peers, but more importantly, Vivian's well-behaved and sensible.
It is rare that it was an idea that Vivian had chosen a young Junyan to marry and spend a perfect life in the mind of an ambitious man like Maximilian.
But there is no other person to choose Maximilian except Vivian. Maximilian has three daughters, but except Vivian, the second daughter can only be considered ordinary, while the young girl is too young. If she is selected from the common people, Maximilian is worried that this person is unreliable, so Maximilian will endure the pain and let Vivian take action.
"Okay, Duke Berg, don't say it, Princess Vivian is sacrificing her ego for the entire empire!"
The person who spoke was the Earl of Schwartzburg. This Earl can be said to be the admirer of Vivien. God testified that if Vivien had not existed, the Earl of Schwartzburg would not have come to participate in the matter of Maximilian. After all, whether it is Prussia or Cologne, Schwartzburg is a small prince who cannot be even smaller. There are only less than four thousand armed forces in the entire territory. Now, it is a pain to make Schwartzburg come to two thousand people at once.
Maximilian can be said to have a clear understanding of the little thoughts in the Earl of Schwarzburg. However, Maximilian did not pour cold water on the Earl of Schwarzburg. After all, the Earl is now considered his own ally.
"Okay, Earl of Schwartzburg, don't worry, I have already explained to Vivien. Nothing will really happen between her and the Prussian king. But you, Lord Earl, after this matter, if we succeed, then on behalf of Vivien, I agree to your proposal on behalf of Vivien!"
When the Earl of Schwartzburg was happy when he heard Maximilian say this, he immediately became cold. After all, Vivian is by his side now, who knows if William will attack Vivian.
"His Majesty the Emperor, since you have promised me now, I hope you will no longer let Vivian stay with that Prussian!"
"Your Excellency Earl, I have already said it. After this matter is over and we succeed, this matter has not been confirmed yet! Or are you afraid that my daughter will do something deviant!"
Although what Maximilian said was just a righteous word, everyone knew that since Maximilian sent Vivian to William, there was no shortage of the idea of sacrificing Vivian. After all, it was undoubtedly an excellent way to use Vivian to stabilize William and paralyze the Prussians.
But this is really cruel to the Earl of Schwartzburg. After all, he has to watch the woman he loves stay by the other man and also bear the risk of losing his virility anytime and anywhere. This is not only a humiliation but also a torment for every man.
"Let's talk about the main business! In a week, all the troops will gather under the city of Cologne. Then the time will be the best time for us to revive! In Cologne, I can definitely have 10,000 troops in my hands, and then the trusted troops outside the city will be more than 20,000 troops.
Although the Prussians still have an army of 10,000 outside the city, I think the Prussian king cannot carry his army with him everywhere! At that time, we can catch the Prussians off guard with them as they are prepared!”
Maximilian reiterated his plan again. This plan is indeed quite tempting. After all, if things are really carried out as Maximilian wants, then the feasibility of this plan is still quite high.
But at this moment, Prince Lipper said:
"His Maximilian. I have some questions. Since we have made up our minds to break with the Prussians, why not take advantage of the banquet tonight! As the host, you should have many opportunities to poison here!"
After hearing the prince say this, Maximilian almost rolled his eyes.
"Your Highness, Prince. You should know that the Prussians value the health and safety of their king very much. Every dish we prepared tonight was carefully inspected by the Prussians before everyone enjoyed it. You may not have noticed that a dessert William ate was sent to William after his servant identified it and tried it himself. Where did I get the chance to poison it!
And tonight, the defense of this palace is completely half of the troops of Cologne and Prussia. Haven’t you noticed that there are many Prussian soldiers arranged outside the palace?”
Although he cursed the prince's idiot in his heart, Maximilian still explained the prince in detail.
Like every ruler, William attached great importance to his safety. Every portion of his food required multiple inspections and personal attempts from his servants to ensure its safety. Of course, William, who traveled through time, attached more importance to this, because he knew clearly that there were many great kings who died under the poison in history, and he did not want him to become such an unlucky person!
"Okay, since you have no other questions, you should go out and enjoy the dance now! I think this may be the last chance for everyone to enjoy during this period. From tomorrow, each of us must take action, and this action must be successful!"
After everyone stopped talking, Maximilian stood up with a smile and made a summary speech, and then left the room first.
"Earl of Schwartzburg, you must be careful. I may not be able to bring you a certain green hat!"
After Maximilian left, the guy Sunigo, who was owed to draw, actually teased the Earl of Schwarzburg, and this teasing made the Earl of Schwarzburg even more excited. He rushed to Sunigo with red eyes and wanted to hit him, but was stopped by the Duke of Nassau.
"Okay, now we are all people on the same boat. Before the matter has succeeded, there has been a conflict within us. Isn't this just a joke for others?"
After the Duke of Nassau said that, the other three princes also came forward to persuade, but it would be fine if these people did not persuade them. Once they persuaded them, the anger in the heart of the Earl of Schwartzburg became even more intense.
With a swaying sleeve, the angrily Count Schwarzburg walked out of the room with great strides, but after he left the room, Sunigo said disdainfully:
"What a thing! You don't urinate and look at yourself! You dare to show off your tricks in front of me. After this matter is over, I will see if I don't clean up him!"
Compared to Schwarzburg, Hesse is undoubtedly powerful, so Sunigo has such confidence.