Elstner was referring to Neville's involvement in receiving the Ottoman mission a few days ago.
Prussia had forged a relatively deep friendship with the Ottoman Empire many years ago, and at the end of Hamid I, Prussia even provided a group of military personnel and weapons and equipment to the Ottoman Empire to help the Ottoman Empire improve its military strength.
After the current Sultan Selim III came to power, the relationship between the two countries was not only not affected, but also because Selim III intended to take revenge on the old forces of Yeniseri. Under the strong promotion of the new Sultan,
Prussia and the Ottoman Empire reached an arms purchase deal.
The two countries have officially entered the honeymoon period. Against this background, the Ottoman Empire sends outstanding military talents to the Brandenburg Military Academy for further training every year.
A few days ago, it happened to be the day when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a banquet to receive the Ottoman mission from afar. This mission included many young talents from the Ottoman Empire. As for Neville's identity, the Ottomans were more or less
Even a few people know a little bit.
In the Ottoman Empire, marriage has always been decided by the elders, and it is an unchangeable practice to be well-matched. Under this situation, after these young heroes from the Ottoman Empire learned about Neville's identity, they naturally had a desire in their hearts.
Anger and jealousy.
On the night of the banquet, a young Ottoman officer made fun of Neville, causing Neville to lose control and had a fierce fight with the Ottoman officer at the banquet.
The onlookers at the scene included not only members of the Ottoman mission, but also many senior Prussian officials. Among them, as the head of the government, Rocks was personally present.
Under this situation, Neville's performance was undoubtedly a huge loss in the hearts of the Prussian senior officials. At that time, Rocks directly reprimanded Neville because of some bad relations, so he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who was responsible for the reception of the banquet.
All officials, including Foreign Minister Elstner, reprimanded him.
On the same day, Elstner ordered Neville to be temporarily suspended from work for four days. Today, as soon as Neville went to work, Elstner called him to reprimand him. Although it happened a few days ago, when this matter was mentioned, Elstner
Sterner still had a lot of anger in his heart.
You know, diplomacy is no small matter. What's more, the Ottoman Empire is now one of Prussia's most important allies. Under the eyes of the top leaders of the two countries, a fight happened. This matter may not be a big deal, but it is a small matter.
Not too small either.
"Your Excellency, Minister, it was the Ottomans who spoke arrogantly and rudely first. I was forced to fight back!"
Neville felt a little aggrieved, so he opened his mouth to defend himself.
But in the face of Neville's self-defense, Elstner said with a calm expression:
"This matter ends here, but Neville, I need to warn you. When working in the government, you must be calm. Even if the other party irritates you, you must learn to be patient! It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It is not too late for a gentleman. You have been wronged.
, do you have to have an attack on the spot? Have you considered that the Prime Minister is also present? During this period, you are still studying as before!"
After saying that, Elstner waved his hand and asked Neville to leave without waiting for Neville to speak.
In fact, after hearing Elstner's words, Neville felt quite aggrieved. After all, participating in the reception of the Ottoman Empire mission was an opportunity he had finally won.
But now, it is foreseeable that after Elstner's words are finished, he will waste time in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a long time.
In the Brandenburg Palace, Christine had to end her hunger strike after Louise brought out Neville as a threat. However, in Louise's eyes, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother's hatred for Neville
But it's thicker.
No matter how much Louise tried to persuade her, Christine never gave up her hunger strike, but now when she used Neville as a threat, Christine gave in. This made Louise, the Queen Mother of Prussia, feel extremely embarrassed.
Afterwards, Louise, who returned to her palace, immediately said to a confidant maid next to her:
"Immediately go out of the palace to find Prime Minister Rocks and tell him that this Neville has ulterior motives. I don't want to see this man appear in Brandenburg again. He must handle this matter for me!"
After Louise finished speaking, the palace maid agreed and then left the palace to find Rocks.
To Locks, Neville is a little person. Even though this person has captured Christine's heart, in Locks' view, it is impossible for Neville and Christine to be together.
Moreover, Neville's performance also greatly disappointed Rocks. Although Neville's status is not high, he is favored by Princess Christine after all. In other words, on certain occasions, Neville not only represents himself but also represents
Christine and the Hohenzollern royal family.
But in a very important diplomatic occasion like a banquet with the Ottomans, Neville actually lost his composure. This was a huge mistake in Rocks' opinion!
Therefore, even without Louise's instructions, Rocks was prepared to temporarily let Neville avoid the limelight.
In fact, because of the matter between Christine and Neville, Rocks sent people to find Neville countless times, hoping that Neville would give up Christine, but for some reason, Neville refused to agree even if he died.
.
After learning Louise's order, Rocks summoned one of his cronies and said:
"Don't let that Neville be in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs anymore. Let him go to Denmark. In addition, tell Relengaier that this Neville must be given a good training. I think he should know the meaning of training.
of!"
After giving the instructions, Rocks ignored him. As the prime minister of a huge country, Rocks had to deal with a lot of things every day, and Neville was not worth his time.
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After occupying St. Petersburg, Brankov immediately supported a descendant of the Romanov dynasty named Petrov to be crowned tsar. Then through the edict of the puppet tsar, Brankov declared the exiled Alexander a traitor.
If someone can take Alexander's head and present it to the new tsar of St. Petersburg, then it will not be a problem to be promoted to an official position.
In addition, Brankov also announced that all the nobles who followed Alexander in exile were forced. As long as they can immediately abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, the new St. Petersburg government will not hold them accountable for their previous responsibilities, and even the titles and territories of these nobles will be lost.
will be protected by the new government.
Brankov even announced to the world that as long as Ushakov leads the Baltic Fleet to correct the chaos, the new government will grant Ushakov the military rank of Grand Marshal, and will also be promoted to the title of Grand Duke. In addition, he will get the richest and richest land near Moscow.
500 hectares of land as a fiefdom.
The conditions offered by Brankov are not unfavorable. You must know that the manors and fiefs of these nobles who followed Alexander in exile are not a small amount.
However, for Brankov, the wealth that should be harvested after the capture of St. Petersburg has almost been collected. The plunder of those noble manors has also come to an end. Under this situation, even if these manors and fiefs are returned to these
Nobility is not a big deal, after all, Brankov does not have that much energy to restore the construction of these manors and land.
After Brankov proclaimed the new tsar, the Petrov tsar immediately named Brankov the Grand Duke of the Russian Empire after he came to power. At the same time, he appointed him the Speaker of the Imperial Duma, the Grand Marshal of the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Prime Minister.
It can be said that Brankov is truly the number one person in the empire, except for the nominal tsar.
After the capture of St. Petersburg, a large group of generals among the rebels expressed their support for Brankov's ascension as the new tsar of the Russian Empire, but Brankov decisively refused afterwards.
Thinking about it himself, Brankov still feels a little hasty to ascend the throne of the Tsar now. After all, the Russian Empire has not yet been completely stabilized, at least Brankov has not yet achieved the unification of the entire empire.
Previously, during the civil war in the Russian Empire, a considerable number of imperial governors maintained a neutral stance. Even taking advantage of the civil strife in the empire, these increasingly ambitious princes drove away officials who were loyal to the central government and replaced them with
They are their closest confidants.
Under this situation, while the strength of these governors increased greatly, their ambitions also expanded uncontrollably.
When Brankov thought about it, capturing St. Petersburg was only the first stage, and the second stage was to attack these governors, at least to allow the central government to truly complete its rule over the entire Russian Empire. As for the final stage, it was
The question of whether he needed to ascend to the throne of Tsar.
Brankov's idea was supported by his think tank. Of course, Brankov also comforted those generals who did not understand Brankov's intentions and came forward to persuade them to come forward.
After gradually bringing St. Petersburg under his control, Brankov immediately sent several groups of envoys to the Ottoman Empire, Prussia and Sweden. Brankov hoped that the Tsar he supported could be officially recognized by these countries.
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William and his party finally arrived in Vienna on June 30th after a hurried journey. Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to Vienna, Karl became uncontrollably excited.
"His Majesty Karl, in compliance with the order of the great Augustus, His Majesty Frederick William III, Emperor of the Romans, you can return to Vienna immediately. His Majesty the Emperor hopes that after your return to Vienna, you will love the people of Austria and serve your country wholeheartedly.
Order of the Central Government of the Holy Roman Empire!”
"Please rest assured, His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor has orders, and his subordinates will definitely obey them!"
In front of the envoy sent by William, Karl behaved very respectfully, and then the original restrictions on the freedom of Karl and his party were lifted.
"Your Majesty, should we send someone to Vienna first to make some preparations! I am afraid that His Highness Ferdinand will..."
After the William messenger left, Andre, who was standing next to Karl, immediately said to Karl.
But after hearing Andre's words, Karl just thought about it and then rejected the proposal.
"I am the king of Austria, and the land of Austria is right under our feet. There is no need to send people back to make preparations, because wherever I am, I represent the people of Austria!"
After finishing speaking, Karl immediately ordered his followers to start packing and prepare to return to Vienna.
After the Prussian troops who were acting as guards on the outside evacuated, Karl couldn't wait to lead his men to leave the Prussian troops and rush back to Vienna.
When he saw the city wall of Vienna in his sight, even Karl, who was heartbroken, had tears in his eyes.
Karl and his men rushed towards the Vienna city gate without any scruples, and this action immediately attracted the attention of the Vienna defenders.
"Stop now, stop immediately and get checked!"
A group of Austrian soldiers stopped in front of Karl and his party and shouted loudly.
"We are the bodyguards of His Majesty the King of Austria. Please get out of the way immediately. His Majesty the King has returned to Vienna!"
One of Karl's attendants shouted at the group of Austrian soldiers who intercepted Karl. But after the attendant shouted, the group of Austrian soldiers remained unmoved at all, and then there were even more voices among the soldiers.
"We have not received any notification from our superiors. Please step aside and stop the action immediately!"
After hearing this, Andre secretly took a look at Karl's face. Although Karl's face was a little ugly, fortunately, there was no sign of getting angry. So Andre felt a little relieved.
He also ordered the guards to pull over for inspection.
The team of Austrian soldiers quickly rushed to Karl and his party. When they saw Karl in military uniform, the team leader could be described as dumbfounded, but the captain quickly reacted.
, I saw him rushing to Karl, half-kneeling down and saying:
"My subordinate, the captain of the fifth battalion of the third light cavalry regiment of the sixth division of the third Austrian army has met His Majesty the King!"
Hearing the number reported from the mouth of the squad leader, Karl was shocked. He ignored his king's manners, got off his horse, and even helped the squad leader himself.
"What's your name? Are you from the cavalry regiment of the Third Legion? So you fought with me at Blatna?"
No wonder Carl has undergone such a big change.
The Third Austrian Army was the main army that was once led by Archduke Tuha and stationed on the border between Austria and the Ottomans. During the Austro-Prussian War, this army also followed Tuha north to participate in the Austro-Prussian War.
Later, the light cavalry regiment of the Third Army participated in the battle where Karl led 30,000 cavalry to raid Blatna. It is not an exaggeration to say that this regiment is Karl's direct force. It is no wonder that this
The squad leader was able to recognize Carl.
"Your Majesty, my name is Berger. When I raided Blatna, I had the opportunity to serve under His Majesty, so I can recognize Your Majesty!"
Karl patted Berger on the shoulder several times, his face very excited.
But after a while, Karl noticed the military rank on Berger's shoulder and his expression changed.
"Aren't you the captain of the light cavalry regiment? How come your military rank is second lieutenant, and since you were a cavalryman, why are you now an infantryman guarding the city?"
After listening to Karl's words, Berger's expression changed and he said slightly depressed:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Regent just issued an order last month, saying that our Third Army was severely damaged in the previous battle, so the establishment of the Third Army was abolished, and the original soldiers were dispersed to other places.
Among the troops!"
With that said, Berger said to Karl with an unwilling expression:
"Your Majesty the King, the reason why the Third Army was hit hard is because in every battle, we were at the forefront! You promised us to rebuild the Third Army back then, but why is the Third Army being destroyed now?
It has been abolished! There are still many people who have been forced to retire due to certain problems. With so many old brothers, what else can they do after leaving the Third Army!"
When speaking to Karl, Berger's eyes were already red.
After listening to Berger's words, Carl's eyes were also red.
"Ferdinand, are you still worthy of being called my brother! All my direct troops have been abolished by you! Do you still have me as the king in your heart?"
Karl did not expect that just a few months after he left Vienna, Ferdinand would act so boldly! What kind of army is the Third Army? It was a meritorious force that followed Karl from the front line of the Austro-Prussian War. Not only that, the Third Army
He also made great contributions in the subsequent Austrian Civil War.
What's more, Karl had previously issued strict orders to rebuild the Third Army, but now who would have thought that Karl would directly disband the Third Army!
"Berger, you have just had many people forcibly discharged from the army, so is Luke Stan, the commander of the Third Army whom I appointed before, still there?"
Hearing Karl mention Lukastan, there were tears in Berger's eyes.
"Your Excellency, the Legion Commander. Because he disobeyed His Highness the Regent's order to dismantle the Third Army, His Excellency the Regent Highness was directly arrested in the Vienna prison for the crime of disobeying military orders and maliciously inciting dissatisfaction among the army. It is said that His Highness the Regent has prepared to send the Legion Commander
You will impose the death penalty!"
"Damn Ferdinand!"
Karl could no longer suppress his dissatisfaction with Ferdinand, so he just heard him curse angrily.
Then Karl said to Berger:
"Berger, immediately summon the soldiers of the former Third Army that you can contact and tell them that their King is back. As a meritorious force of Austria, the Third Army will never be abolished! Even right away,
I will also expand the Third Army. This heroic force will never disappear from the battle order of the Austrian army!" (To be continued...)