With Henry and Rocks taking the lead, the next scene was as natural as it went. Hundreds of nobles in the palace hall began to salute William under the leadership of Henry and Rocks.
Louise and Anna, who had been standing on the steps with William before, looked at each other and then walked down the steps, leaving William alone on the steps to accept everyone's worship.
"This matter is related to the millennium inheritance of the Holy Roman Empire. I will go to Frankfurt to discuss this matter with His Majesty Maximilian in the coming year. It is better not to talk about it here!"
Although William really wanted to say the words of letting nature take its course, he knew that he must not appear too anxious at this time. After all, this kind of thing should be done step by step.
This scene that happened at the Christmas dinner at the Brandenburg Palace quickly spread throughout Brandenburg the next day, and all the Prussians became joyful after hearing the news.
What does the Holy Roman Empire represent? The Holy Roman Empire represents the hegemony of Europe! Even though the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire does not have the authority to decide life and death over the princes below it like the Eastern monarchs, this also depends on the strength of the emperor.
For example, in Prussia now, once William ascends the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor, who in the whole of Europe would dare to disobey? Prussia's hundreds of thousands of troops waiting at the ready are no joke.
On the second day of Christmas, a large group of Prussian people gathered at the entrance of the Brandenburg Palace. These people were also cheering and begging William to ascend the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor as soon as possible.
Looking at William Lewis, who appeared in front of him in uniform, his eyes suddenly turned red.
Seeing this scene, William quickly said:
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing William's words, Louise waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, and then said:
"William, I am very happy. The ancestors of the Hohenzollern family, hundreds of years of wishes will come true in you. How can I be unhappy and excited!"
Hearing Louis say this, William had a smile on his face
"Mother, Prussia still has a long way to go, and the world is very big. Compared with it, the Holy Roman Empire is just a milestone in it, and we in Prussia have to go further!"
William's eyes were very firm.
On January 5, 1794, William set off from Brandenburg to Frankfurt. All the Prussian towns along the way from Brandenburg to Frankfurt hung high with colorful flags.
Although William claimed that his trip to Frankfurt was just to meet with Maximilian and congratulate him on the New Year, everyone knew that William's trip to Frankfurt was far from as simple as he said.
Maximilian stood in the palace in Frankfurt and looked at the snow outside. He felt a little sad. Although he had known that this day would come, when he learned that William was leaving for Frankfurt, he felt a little sad in his heart.
Still, a sense of unspeakable sadness arose.
Maximilian touched the scepter in his hand. This scepter was a symbol of the Holy Roman Emperor. He thought that in the near future, he would wear this scepter for many members of the Habsburg family.
The centuries-old scepter was handed into the hands of others. All kinds of feelings came to Maximilian's heart.
"Your Majesty, it's time to eat!"
Vivian walked outside Maximilian's room. She looked at Maximilian's background and said.
Although the Prussians never mistreated Maximilian's family, from the time Maximilian's family moved into the Frankfurt Palace, their family expenses were exclusively allocated by the Prussian government.
But after Maximilian became disheartened, he dismissed most of the maids and attendants in the palace. For Maximilian, even though he had lost power, he still didn't want to live in this world day and night.
In the eyes of the Prussians.
During this period, as Maximilian's mood fell, Vivian also felt very uncomfortable.
Maximilian walked to the door, looked at his daughter, and smiled.
"Let's go, don't keep your brothers and sisters waiting!"
Just when Maximilian and his family were having dinner in the restaurant, and when they were about to finish eating, a waiter hurried in and whispered to Maximilian:
"His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty King William of Prussia has rushed to the palace to request an audience!"
This attendant was also a Prussian, but under the special care of the Prussian government, even though these attendants knew that Maximilian had lost power and became a puppet of Prussia, all the courtesy that should be shown was still in place.
"Really? Go and ask His Majesty the King if he has eaten. If he hasn't eaten, ask the kitchen to prepare more food!"
After finishing speaking, Maximilian said to his wife and several of his children:
"Vivian stays, you should leave first!"
Not long after the attendant turned around and left, William was led by the attendant to the restaurant. When William entered the restaurant, the first thing he noticed was not Maximilian but Vivian.
She was a little thinner, but also more attractive.
Standing at the door of the restaurant, William's eyes were very complicated. Seeing the way William looked at her, Vivian immediately prepared to say goodbye and leave, but her hand was grabbed by Maximilian.
Maximilian shook his head at Vivian. Seeing his father's gesture, Vivian could only salute William and then sat down again.
"Your Majesty the King, welcome to Frankfurt, please take a seat! By the way, inviting His Majesty the King to Frankfurt this time is really a last resort. After all, His Majesty the King is already the favorite of the entire empire. If I steal this position again, wouldn't I be punished?
The whole empire is in denunciation, so I am willing to give in. Please, Your Majesty the King, please do not refuse!"
After William just sat down, Maximilian raised his head and said to William.
Now that everyone knows the purpose of meeting each other, there is no point in making any detours. Moreover, Maximilian now has no cards to bargain with William.
Hearing what Maximilian said, William smiled and said:
"His Majesty Maximilian really understands justice, and I admire you. But I have a small request, which I hope His Majesty the Emperor can accept!"
"oh?"
William paused, then glanced at Vivian and said to Maximilian:
"I hope Princess Vivian can stay in the palace as a female official!"
As soon as William finished speaking, Maximilian frowned, and Vivian looked at William with an unfriendly expression.
But in William's opinion, a beauty is a beauty. Even though Vivian is thinner than before, she looks more like a virgin. This made William decide not to let Vivian leave no matter what.
"Your Majesty, please respect yourself. I have decided that after my father is enthroned, I will go to the monastery to serve God wholeheartedly. Therefore, I can only say sorry for your Majesty's request!"
Vivian opened her red lips and whispered to William, but it was obvious that William did not listen to her words.
"Her Royal Highness, given your distinguished status, I think no monastery would dare to accept her. In addition, I hope Her Royal Highness can understand that the Prussians believe in Protestantism, and there seems to be no nuns in Protestantism!"
As soon as William finished speaking, Vivian was stunned for a moment, and then a slightly blushing expression appeared on her face. Of course, this was not due to shyness, but more likely to be angry.
With these words, William expressed his desire to get Vivian without any concealment. And it was this lack of concealment that made Vivian feel ashamed and annoyed.
"You are His Majesty the King, and William is His Majesty the Emperor. I am beyond your reach!"
Vivian finally calmed down her mood, and then said coldly to William.
After listening to Vivian's words, William said to Maximilian:
"Your Majesty, your sons are all very good talents. I think talents should be reused. I think the Archbishop of Mainz and the Archbishop of Cologne can be filled by your sons!"
William's words made Maximilian, who was sitting aside, very excited.
You must know that if Maximilian takes the throne, although William will not do anything to him, considering his previous hostility to William, I am afraid that William will not treat him very well, but now it is different.
William was actually willing to offer Cologne and Mainz, which was undoubtedly a great temptation for Maximilian.
Of course, Maximilian also knows that there is never a free lunch in the world, and whether his son is a talent, I am afraid he knows better than William. In this case, Maximilian hinted to Vivian
, and then left on the pretext of having something to do.
Cologne and Mainz were naturally not given for free. Maximilian naturally took William's attitude towards Vivian seriously. Although he despised selling girls for glory, it was obvious that William was not prepared to rape Vivian.
This can be seen from the letters and gifts William sent from Brandenburg from time to time.
"Vivian, did you miss me?"
William shamelessly sat next to Vivian. Seeing William's helpless look, Vivian glared at him fiercely, then did not look at him, and only used her energy to deal with the dessert in front of her.
superior.
Seeing that Vivian ignored him, William was not discouraged. He said with a smile:
"Vivian, you are the angel sent by God to save me. If I lose you, my world will turn into darkness. Ever since I met you in Cologne, you have left a seed in my heart, and now
, this seed has turned into a big tree, tightly intertwining my heart! .................."
Nasty words kept coming from William's mouth as if they were free of charge. Seeing that the expression on Vivian's face gradually relaxed, William grabbed Vivian's little hand and held it tightly.
In the palm of your hand.
"I can't bear your leaving, because wherever you go, my heart goes!"
Seeing that Vivian gradually stopped resisting, William was overjoyed.
Bagration finally decided to lead the army to withdraw and return eastward. At the same time, for Bagration to lead you, the Swedish army did not pursue it. For Osten, let Bagration leave and then take the opportunity to capture
Estonia and Latvia are the truth.
January 9, 1794, London, England
"Your Majesty, urgent news came from Brandenburg. King William of Prussia has gone to Frankfurt. It seems that he is preparing to usurp the throne of the Holy Roman Empire!"
Little Peter hurriedly walked into the Royal Palace in London and said to George III. When Little Peter said this, George III immediately frowned and said:
"It seems that the Prussians have accelerated their actions, right. How are our contacts with European countries?"
After the five-nation armistice in Brussels, Britain began to look for reliable allies on the European continent that could fight against Prussia. However, all European countries expressed hesitation in response to the British government's private tests.
Although there are many benefits to forming an alliance with the British against Prussia, Prussia's military strength is more substantial than the benefits of the British. This also prevents countries on the European continent from making up their minds easily.
"We made contact with the French and Austrians backwards, but to our disappointment, both the French and the Austrians seemed to be intimidated by Prussia, and both governments rejected our proposals!"
"These bastards!"
George III cursed angrily.
At present, there are only a few countries in the European continent that can contain Prussia, and among them, France and Austria are likely to help the United Kingdom contain Prussia. After all, Austria and Prussia are feuding countries, and if France wants to rise again in the European continent, so will Prussia.
A threshold that cannot be crossed.
But now both countries have rejected the British proposal, which makes the British government temporarily unable to find a country that can help Britain curb Prussia's development.
"By the way. What do the countries we have contact with in the Holy Roman Empire say?"
"Except for the ambiguous attitude of the Principality of Hesse, the other states also rejected our proposal!"
The current Grand Duke of the Principality of Hesse is Suniego. Although he is William's uncle, he has always been on the opposite side of Prussia. When Maximilian planned to attack William, he also had this Suniego.
participate.
However, after this incident was exposed, William did not punish Sunigo too severely because he was concerned about Louise's relationship, but the other princes who participated in the conspiracy were in bad luck.
Afterwards, not only was Zunigo not grateful for William's mercy, but his attitude towards Prussia further deteriorated.
"One Hessian can't accomplish anything. How is the government's army training going?"
After the five countries signed the peace agreement, the British government not only did not stop its military expansion, it even stepped up its efforts to train its army.
For the British government, Prussia's army power has always been a huge threat, and if Britain wants to overwhelm Prussia, it must have a strong army. Under this concept, Britain began unprecedented large-scale army training
Plan, and even for the sake of the army, the British government has uncharacteristically reduced naval military expenditures in the past three years.
Of course, the British government's policy of tilting towards the army made the navy dissatisfied, but fortunately the embezzlement was not very large, and George III personally came forward, so the British Royal Navy also made a compromise.
According to George III's plan, Britain needs to train an army of 150,000 people within the next five years. Even though this force is far inferior to Prussia's army of more than 300,000, in George III's view
The training of an army of this size in conjunction with the British navy was enough to make the Prussians take advantage of it.
"Your Majesty, Christmas has just passed, and it is less than half a month until the training plan is passed by the parliament. I will not be able to submit a written document reporting the progress until next month.
!”
Hearing what little Pete said, George III frowned dissatisfied.
However, George III also knew that he was a little too hasty with the army. After all, the army has never been the British strength, and the intensity of the army training this time was unprecedented in British history.
At this time, George III suddenly felt pain in his head that seemed to explode, and his eyes seemed to go blind all of a sudden. This made George III feel boundless fear.
"Quickly, call the doctor, my eyes, my eyes, ahhhhh!!!"
In a panic, George III suddenly fell to the ground and kept yelling. Seeing George III's appearance, little Peter was immediately frightened. He quickly ordered the attendants who were panicking around him.
said:
"Go and bring the medical officer!"
After finishing speaking, Little Pete rushed to George III and shouted:
"Your Majesty, can you hear me? Your Majesty, please calm down, calm down!"
Although Little Pete called again and again, George III only felt the severe pain in his head. He did not listen to Little Pete's words at all.
"Ah, my head hurts so much! Help! Someone come quickly!"
George III fell to the ground, holding his head tightly with his hands while rolling on the ground because of pain.
"Invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the princes quickly, and immediately summon the government cabinet members to gather in the palace. In addition, the palace is immediately sealed, and no one can enter or leave!"
After calling several attendants to suppress George III, Little Peter immediately gave instructions to the attendants.
Little Pitt is the Prime Minister of the British government, and his words have great authority. Even though these attendants are directly affiliated with the royal family, in the current chaos, they naturally have to obey Little Pitt's orders.
Soon, all the palace guards rushed out and stood guard all over the palace, and the British cabinet ministers and several sons of George III were called into the palace immediately. (Unfinished)
To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!