What Karl visited Kaunitz and what he said to the old fox and what agreement he reached is naturally not known to the outside world. However, Kaunitz obviously put aside the pain of losing his son. After all, for such a big family, a son
The old man's death did not make him willing to gamble his entire family.
Afterwards, Kaunitz came out again and came to the Austrian government agencies to stabilize people's hearts. Looking at Kaunitz who met Karl happily, Andre's eyes were a little hazy.
As mentioned above, Andre, who came from an ordinary background, can be said to be quite dissatisfied with the political elites like the Rietberg family who control the entire country. It was not so good before, but when Andre integrated into the core of the Karl Group, he became
After knowing a lot of things that outsiders don’t know.
In the past, Andre, like most Austrian people, believed that Kaunitz was a hero of Austria. After all, it was the old prime minister who made great contributions during the Austrian Succession War and the Seven Years' War, and was said to be the leader of the sky.
The merit cannot be overemphasized.
But people tend to change their opinions easily after understanding some things. This is exactly the case with Andre now. Kaunitz's image in his mind has changed from the former imperial hero to the current generation of power traitor.
After stabilizing Vienna, Karl left his confidant Andre to lead 6,000 men to guard Austria. Then Karl personally led the army together with Ferdinand's troops to fight against Alexander's "rebels" under the city walls of Vienna.
Although Karl did not have the Habsburg family crest ring on his hand, in the eyes of everyone at this moment, Karl represented Austrian orthodoxy.
Karl's 25,000 men plus Ferdinand's 10,000 men totaled 35,000. After Karl occupied Austria, he temporarily recruited some soldiers from Austria, plus Karl sent troops to Vienna
Surrounding towns sent envoys and received responses from most towns.
As a result, the army under Karl's command exceeded 40,000. Even though 6,000 were left in Vienna, the total strength of the crusade led by Karl was still as high as 36,000.
On the other hand, Alexander's troops stationed at Wagram only had 15,000 troops, one-third of which were Austrian recruits with little combat effectiveness.
After taking the oath and setting off, Karl led the way towards Wagram. Not only did he not encounter any obstacles along the way, even the Austrian towns along the way treated this army as a savior.
Of course, this was mainly due to the reputation of Karl and the fact that the army led by Karl represented Austria. However, Alexander's side represented the Hungarian barbarians in the eyes of these Austrian towns.
The Austrian Civil War attracted the attention of the entire Northern Italy and Central European countries, and even the attention of Selim III, who had just ascended to the throne of Sultan. However, at the moment, Selim was concentrating on fighting against the Jeniseli power group.
Competition, so there is no time to look west, otherwise, it is impossible to say that the Ottomans will definitely be very interested in getting involved in the already very chaotic situation in Austria.
For the city-states of Northern Italy, the current civil strife in the Habsburg family is undoubtedly a godsend opportunity for them.
The city-states of Northern Italy have always survived under the influence of the Habsburg family. Almost all Italian city-states feel a headache for this behemoth above their heads.
The Habsburg family also knows the snake and rat sides of these northern Italian city-states, so the Habsburg family has never given up increasing its influence in northern Italy throughout the generations.
Throughout the generations, the Habsburg family would use marriage alliances to stabilize the city-states of Northern Italy, and at the same time send direct descendants of the family to sit in the Habsburg family's territories in Northern Italy to frighten these half-hearted city-states.
City-states such as Naples, Milan, Venice, Florence, Pisa, etc. have never stopped their ambition to become independent from the influence of the Habsburg family.
And now Austria is falling into civil strife, which is great news for the city-states in northern Italy, because they see in it an opportunity to get rid of the Habsburg influence.
The envoy sent by William met Ludwig immediately after arriving in Dresden. At the same time, the envoy also announced William's order loudly.
Ludwig, who was half-kneeling on the ground, turned red after listening to William's order.
"He can't do this. I am his brother. He has no right to ask me to apologize to a despicable woman, even if she is his mistress!"
Ludwig stood up and roared loudly, but in front of Ludwig, the royal envoy looked at Ludwig with cold eyes.
It wasn't until Ludwig noticed the look in the messenger's eyes that he regained his sanity. After regaining his sanity, Ludwig immediately regretted the words he had just said.
You must know that Du Li is William's woman anyway, not to mention that she comes from the Hans family. In terms of status, although Du Li's status is only the daughter of an earl, she is far from being humble.
But what Ludwig just said can be seen as an insult to Du Li. If such words reached William's ears, then Ludwig couldn't believe what kind of treatment he would receive.
To be honest, Ludwig did want to teach Du Li a lesson. Du Li was just William's mistress, even though she was pregnant with William's child. This child was nothing more than an illegitimate child, and illegitimate children have always been
Those who are not recognized have no inheritance rights.
And now, William actually openly challenged the thousand-year European tradition for an illegitimate son, and even put the illegitimate son above Ludwig. How could the always proud Ludwig be able to bear this!
For Ludwig, it was true that he was thinking about the throne of Prussia, but this did not mean that he would do whatever it took to get that position.
The winners of the battles for the throne in the past were those who endured until the end. Although Ludwig kept making small moves behind the scenes, because he knew this, the prince never showed his ambitions openly.
But until William's words completely angered Ludwig, and Ludwig was completely ignored after being deported to Saxony, all of this made Ludwig very dissatisfied, so he
Only when his head gets hot does he think of hiring a killer to assassinate Du Li, a woman who has brought shame to him.
Everything was originally done very covertly. The people who came forward to help Ludwig hire killers were later eliminated by Ludwig, and they did deceive Hornd and the royal intelligence agency at first, but there will never be anyone in the world.
Who would have thought that the wall was airtight, but the royal intelligence agency still got clues.
"I want to go back to Brandenburg immediately to see my queen mother. I have been wronged!"
As if to cover up the gaffe he had just made, Ludwig actually shouted that he wanted to go back to Brandenburg.
But it was clear from the time William banished Ludwig from Brandenburg that the Prussian Prince would never think of leaving Dresden without William's orders.
While Ludwig shouted that he wanted to see Louise, he quickened his pace and left the palace. However, the royal messenger in the palace looked at all this with a sneer and did not stop Ludwig from leaving.
Sure enough, at the palace gate, Ludwig was decisively stopped by several guards. Even though Ludwig shouted about his identity as a prince and threatened the guards, these guards did not move away.
A human wall was formed to block Ludwig inside the palace.
After a while, the royal messenger came to Ludwig and said:
"Your Highness, you don't need to shout. His Majesty the King has already given instructions. Except for going to Parets to apologize to Madam Du Li, otherwise you should not leave here. In addition, His Majesty also ordered that if you don't see your face within a week,
If you take action, His Majesty the King will arrange a manor for you in Denmark. Of course, you can rest assured that the safety there is absolutely guaranteed!"
After the messenger finished speaking, Ludwig turned pale.
Suddenly, Ludwig collapsed on the ground and said with a whimper in his voice:
"Why do you do this to me! I am his biological brother, his biological brother!"
"Hey, Your Highness, this kind of thing must not be incomprehensible to you. After all, you are now a threat, not only to His Majesty the King, but also to Prince Eric and His Majesty the King's future heirs.
!”
The messenger said comfortingly beside Ludwig.
Ludwig stopped talking after listening.
"Okay. Your Highness, the carriage outside the palace is ready. When you want to go to Parets, just tell me and I will accompany you there. Also, I didn't hear anything you just said!"
With that said, the envoy left the palace, and when the envoy left, Ludwig looked at his back with a hint of gratitude on his face.
William's treatment of Ludwig could not be hidden from Louise at all. Just when William sent people to Dresden to reprimand Ludwig, Louise also approached William.
"Get out of the way, when did you even dare to stop me? It's simply lawless!"
Standing outside the door of William's office, Louise yelled at Hornde who was blocking her in front of her with an angry look on her face.
Facing the angry Louise, although Hornder looked a little embarrassed, he did not step aside.
"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, please don't embarrass me. Your Majesty has already issued an order. He needs to have a good quiet moment, so please don't disturb him!"
What Hornd didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, Louise's anger seemed to be a little more intense. Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother did not hesitate to raise her right hand and slap Horned hard in the face.
A slap in the face.
"It is because His Majesty the King is surrounded by villains like you that the royal family is as unstable as it is today. Okay, I want to see if I, the Queen Mother, can still speak in this palace.
It’s no use, someone come and arrest Hornde!”
Several guards behind Louise immediately walked in front of Hornd after hearing Louise's order.
"Master Manager, I'm sorry, we are also following orders!"
Seeing that these guards were about to attack him, the look on Hornde's face was not ugly, but he even seemed to be somewhat relieved.
Obviously, for Hornde, the conflicts between the royal family are not something he can get involved in. After all, no one can make a choice between the king and the queen mother. Instead of this, temporarily leaving this vortex is obviously the wisest choice.
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But at this moment, the door to William's office was opened from the inside. William was seen showing off and walking out of the office.
When William saw this scene in front of him, his eyebrows jumped a few times and then he said:
'"Mother, you are safe!"
After saluting Louise, William immediately shouted to Hornde and several of Louise's guards:
"How presumptuous! You don't even know where this place is, why don't you get out of here!"
After scolding, William respectfully invited Louise into his office, and seeing William's performance. Although Louise was very angry, she wisely suppressed her anger and followed William into the office.
After the attendant poured the tea, William and Louise were the only ones in the office.
"William, what are you going to do? Although I feel sorry for Du Li being stabbed and seriously injured, how can you take it out on your own brother!"
Louise was obviously trying her best to suppress the anger in her heart. Although the tone was not very high, it was full of vibrato, which showed the inner peace of Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother.
"Mother, what Ludwig did this time is really too much. Besides, I didn't give any orders to do anything to him. I just asked him to go to Parets to apologize to Du Li. After all, Du Li almost died because of him.
It’s my subordinate. It’s not an exaggeration to apologize!”
William explained to Louise, but obviously Louise did not agree with William's explanation.
"Yes, it doesn't matter if you ask Ludwig to apologize, but how can you ask him to go to Parets to apologize to Du Li in person? Have you ever thought about the consequences that will follow!
A dignified Prince of Prussia actually humbled himself and apologized to a countess. This is simply unimaginable. When did Du Li become able to override the royal prince?"
The meaning of Louise's words was obviously to express her dissatisfaction with William forcing Ludwig to go to Parets in person to apologize to Du Li.
Originally Louise didn't like Du Li and Karina. As for Lilissa, although Louise didn't like this weak-tempered girl, she didn't hate her either. After all, in front of Louise, Lilissa always obeyed this girl.
Queen Mother means.
But Du Li and Karina were different. Both girls had their own opinions. In addition, Louise once tactfully persuaded Du Li to leave Prussia, which forced Du Li to turn her back and refuse on the spot.
As a result, Louise naturally hated Du Li and Karina very much.
Of course, this may also be related to Louise's past experience. After all, when Louise was still the crown princess, William's father loved her mistress Wilhelmina very much, even shortly after William was born. It was also in William's life that
With Minnie's encouragement, Louise endured the pain in her heart and watched her eldest son being sent away to a foreign country.
In this case, Louise hates any woman labeled as a mistress. Even if Du Li's lover is William, Louise still has no good impression of Du Li and Karina.
Because Du Li's arrogance is almost the same as that of Wilhelmina, and the two look somewhat similar, Louise almost always thinks of Du Li as the woman who once caused her great pain.
Coupled with Anna's filial piety to Louise, Anna's assassination, and William's subsequent attitude, Louise felt that the existence of these two vixens was definitely the main reason for the current discord within the Hohenzollern family.
"Mom, no matter what, Du Li almost died at the hands of Ludwig. I just asked Ludwig to apologize. It's not too much after all!"
William's forehead was throbbing with veins, but he still had to hold back his temper and patiently persuaded Louise.
But Louise doesn't see it that way
"Du Li is indeed wronged, but let's make some compensation and ask Ludwig to write a letter of apology. Why should we ask Ludwig to rush over! Ludwig is my son, I
I must never see my son being wronged by a vixen!"
It seemed that from Louise's point of view, what happened to Du Li was nothing at all, and maybe Ludwig could simply apologize.
"Mother, you really dote on Ludwig so much. Do you know what happened to Du Li? The killer almost killed Du Li, and now, even if Du Li survives, but my
The unborn child is already dead! Mother, that is my child, your grandson. Isn’t it too much for me to ask Ludwig to go over and apologize? I didn’t let him bury my child with me.
He is a biological brother, please forgive him!"
William, who could no longer control his anger, immediately jumped up and roared. When William mentioned the child in Du Li's belly, Louise was speechless.
Seeing Louise not speaking, William said with a livid face;
"Let's handle this matter like this. I will let Ludwig go to Parets to apologize to Du Li. I have made a decision and there will be no changes. You should go back and rest first!"
After saying that, William lowered his head and ignored Louise.
Under William's tough posture, Louise was speechless. She stood up suddenly, pointed at William, and said with wet eyes:
"Okay, William, you are very good. Yes, you have grown up and have your own opinions on things. But don't forget that I am your mother. Could it be said that I raised you as an unfilial child in ten months of pregnancy?"