These Viennese civilians gathered on the street were soon expelled by a team of Hungarian soldiers who were urgently dispatched by Daniel. Afterwards, after communication between Daniel and Anna, Anna agreed that Prussia would let the two Viennese people who threw eggs at the Prussian mission and handed them over to Daniel for treatment.
However, Elstener was quite dissatisfied with Anna's attitude. You should know that what the two Viennese people did was completely a provocation to Prussia, but now Anna was letting go as if nothing had happened. Wouldn't this make others ambitious and destroy their majesty? But despite Elstener's argument, his arms were still unable to resist his thighs. In the end, the people of the Prussian division had to helplessly accept this distorted opinion.
For Anna, she naturally hoped that big things would turn into small things, but she did not consider the feelings of the others in the Prussian mission. This world is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and Prussia, as a first-class European power, has been treated unequally in the family of the defeated general under Austria. How can this not make most of the Prussians who have changed to the chauvinism of the great powers feel and cannot accept it?
The Prussian mission's experience on the streets of Vienna and its subsequent handling opinions were learned by Alexander and some powerful people who were all over Vienna in the shortest time. With Daniel's arrest of the two Vienna youths, it also caused a small storm in the upper class of Vienna.
Of course, this is not to mention the later story. Just after Anna arrived at the embassy in Prussia in Vienna, Alexander immediately sent someone to the Prussian Embassy to invite Anna to the Vienna Palace.
As the funeral date of Leopold II got closer, just the day before Anna arrived in Vienna, Franz, who was locked in a Vienna prison for several months, was released. Of course, Alexander did not ease his surveillance of Franz. One hundred Hungarian soldiers were ordered by Alexander to stay by Franz at any time and anywhere. Even Franz had to watch Franz tightly when sleeping or using the toilet. In addition to the one hundred people on the surface, Alexander also arranged for more people to stare at Franz's every move in secret.
Franz's comeback did not cause much trouble on the surface, but the entire Vienna upper class knew that with Franz's regaining light of day, Vienna would surely launch a cruel political struggle again, which was beyond doubt, because there are quite a few people in Austria who are dissatisfied with Alexander's rule.
Especially when Konitz's eldest son Christopher took over the power of the Ritterberg family, this family with huge political power in Austria began to get closer to Franz. The reason why Alexander was able to agree to Franz's release from prison to attend Leopold II's funeral can be said to be a helpless compromise under the pressure of the Ritterberg family.
After the death of Leopold II, the situation in Vienna, including the entire Austria became more and more bizarre. Although Vienna was quite calm, it was this calm before the storm that made people feel the most torment and fear.
When Anna saw Alexander in the Vienna Palace, she couldn't believe that the person in front of her was her younger brother Alexander. Among the few brothers and sisters, Anna ranks fourth, while Alexander ranks sixth, but the younger brother who was two years younger than her in front of her looked like a thirty-year-old man.
It can be said that since Alexander entered Vienna, he lived in heavy state affairs every day. Because his orthodox orthodoxy was universally suspected, Alexander must use his own practical actions to gain the support of the people, although his actions have little effect.
There are three other people in the palace, namely Leopold II's eldest daughter, Teresa, second son Ferdinand, and third son Carl. The eldest son Franz did not appear in the palace because of house arrest, and the other children were too young, so they were not in the palace.
Seeing Anna enter the palace, except for Alexander, the other three people saluted Anna one after another. Seeing her relatives saluting her, not only did Anna feel a sense of pride in her heart, on the contrary, a layer of mist was covered in her eyes.
"Sister Teresa, Brother Ferdinand, Brother Carl, Alexander. I finally see you again!"
Anna choked up and after she finished speaking, Teresa walked to Anna's side, held Anna's hand and said:
"Anna, I miss you too!"
Theresa married Prince Anthony of Saxony in 1787, but then Prussia captured Saxony and after Saxony was dissolved into its own rule, there was no choice but to exile to Vienna with her husband.
Although the Austrians used Anthony's identity to organize many riots and uprisings in Saxony, under the strong suppression of the Prussians, these riots and uprisings eventually ended in failure. After many failures, the Austrian government no longer had hope for the restoration of Saxony.
Teresa, holding Anna's hand, actually felt very complicated. You should know that it was the Prussians who annexed Saxony and caused the fall of Teresa's husband's motherland. Moreover, not only that, the Prussians also defeated Austria. It can be said that it was the failure of the Prussian War that indirectly led to the death of Leopold II.
Although Anna still has the blood of the Habsburg family, her current identity is His Highness of Prussia, which also makes Teresa look very complicated when she looks at Anna.
The hand was held by Teresa, but Anna's eyes stared at Alexander and asked in a complicated tone:
"Alexander, isn't your father's death related to you?"
Hearing Anna's culture, Alexander's expression was stunned, and then Alexander's face turned red
"Anna, do you also think I killed my father!"
Looking at Alexander's excited expression, Anna's tone was a little cold
"Then why since I entered Vienna, everyone thought that you killed your father! And you put Brother Franz in a prison. People don't look like humans or ghosts. Is Brother Franz a member of the Habsburg family?"
As soon as Anna finished speaking, the other three people in the room, except Anna and Alexander, looked at Alexander with complex eyes. Seeing his brother and sister giving him suspicious eyes, Alexander felt his scalp numb, and his heart was filled with anger.
"The reason why Franz is detained is because of the royal power! Do you think it is normal to imprison me after Brother Franz ascends the throne and even sentence him to death? Besides, do you rather believe the rumors outside than believe me, Alexander! Your brother!"
Alexander's words made Anna silent.
The reason why he asked Alexander as soon as he entered the door was that when Anna entered the Prussian embassy, he heard the cause of Leopold II's death reported to him by the Prussian ambassador. After saying that, the ambassador seemed a little mysteriously informed Anna of the rumors circulating in Vienna.
It was precisely because of hearing this rumor that Anna came to the Vienna Palace so impatiently, and she didn't even care about washing and dressing up.
"Okay, Alexander, don't say it anymore. I believe that Father was not killed by you! If you had that heart, you could do that as soon as you entered Vienna, without delaying it until now!"
The one who rescued Alexander was Ferdinand. As the Habsburg prince who supported Alexander the most, Ferdinand and Alexander were dependent on each other when facing the pressure of Franz, but because Ferdinand was not present when Christopher and others forced Alexander to release Franz. Otherwise, Ferdinand would definitely firmly oppose the release of Franz, because it was Franz that time that Ferdinand was driven back to his fiefdom, Tuscany early.
In Austria, Ferdinand had considerable influence among the northern Italian city-states, on the one hand, because his fiefdom, Tuscany, and on the other hand, because Ferdinand married Louisa, the princess of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1790. This marriage strengthened Austria's control over the Italian city-states, and on the other hand, it also made Ferdinand a very appealing existence among the Italian city-states.
After Ferdinand arrived in Vienna, he strongly supported Alexander. Even though the whole of Vienna was discussing the rumors of Alexander's regicide and usurping the throne, only Ferdinand was the first to publicly support Alexander within the Habsburg family.
Compared with Ferdinand, Carl was undoubtedly influenced by rumors circulating in Vienna, after all, this rumor was quite true.
After Ferdinand spoke, seeing the situation was a little stiff, Teresa smiled and said:
"We are all children of the Habsburg family, and we should be united in the current difficult times of the country. If we have such internal strife, we will inevitably make others laugh! Do you think, Carl?"
If Carl supported Alexander before, then after Leopold II's death, Carl's loyalty to Alexander was quite doubtful. You should know that it was Alexander who agreed to release Franz, on the one hand, because of Christopher and others' persecution, and on the other hand, because Carl's suspicion of him at that time made him have no way to go!
"Well, the state is difficult now, and the foundation of the Habsburg family's rule has been loosened. In this case, I am willing to work with Alexander to consolidate the Habsburg family's territory!"