In the hunting grounds of the Vienna Palace, Franz's marksmanship is as stable as ever.

Maybe he loves life too much and can't bear to kill, so every time he shoots, the unlucky ones are the surrounding flowers and plants.

"Franz, how many times have you told you, guns don't work like that, you can't aim a little bit!"

A familiar voice rang out, shattering the harmonious atmosphere. There is no doubt that it was Archduke Karl who came, and no one else dared to be so presumptuous.

Franz said eloquently: "Hunting is originally for the game, so why take it so seriously?"

Recently, there have been a lot fewer prey, and if the plague continues like this, it will not be long before the species will become extinct. ”

After so many years of political edification, Franz has long refined the ability to keep his face unchanged.

This is not in the shortest possible time, a suitable excuse was found. The hunting grounds of the palace are not large, and there are naturally not many wild animals on them.

Archduke Karl was also a keen hunter, and many of his clever wild animals ran away. Those who remained were stupid, and now the harvest of the hunt is getting smaller and smaller.

Of course, running away isn't necessarily a good option. In these days, there is no wildlife protection law, and if you run out, you may die faster.

Grand Duke Karl nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder my harvest is getting smaller and smaller, it turns out that the prey has decreased, and it seems that it really needs attention." ”

After a pause, he realized: "No, Franz should change the topic for me, you have already played badly."

With your broken marksmanship, if you go to the battlefield and don't know how many comrades-in-arms you will accidentally injure, don't you feel ashamed? ”

Franz retorted: "Don't worry, father. This assumption is simply not possible. If you really need me to go to the battlefield, do you think the marksmanship is good or bad, or is it important? ”

As if he was angry, Grand Duke Karl glared at Franz and scolded angrily: "Just count your crooked reasoning, whatever you want." Anyway, don't say that your marksmanship is my handover, I can't afford to lose that person. ”

Franz replied very cooperatively: "No problem, if you didn't say it just now, they don't know now." ”

Archduke Karl's face changed drastically, as if he had lost face. Looking at the expressions of everyone who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, he snorted coldly: "Hmph! ”

This pattern of bickering has happened many times. Especially the older he gets, the more Archduke Karl likes to find a few sons, and Franz is no longer surprised.

Speaking of marksmanship, Grand Duke Karl is still proud enough. Even compared to the sharpshooters in the army, he was not much worse.

Using a special sniper rifle, Archduke Karl can achieve effective hits from a distance of 500 meters, which is a well-deserved first marksmanship in the royal family.

This is also the most frustrating place for Archduke Karl, his marksmanship actually has no heir.

The younger generations of the Habsburg family all have a game mentality about learning marksmanship, and most of them are better than Franz.

In Franz's opinion, this is the normal situation, where there are so many sharpshooters, ordinary people are the mainstream.

The Habsburgs were originally good at politics and diplomacy, and it was an exception to produce a sharpshooter, so how could it be wholesale?

In fact, the Habsburg family's previous generation should be considered the most difficult generation.

His uncle Ferdinand suffered from a congenital disease, his father, Archduke Karl, had no political talent, and his talent was all focused on marksmanship, and several uncles were also incapable.

By Franz's generation, things were slightly better. Even if there is an idealist like Massimiliano, everyone's IQ is still normal.

The next generation is still young and the level of ability is not yet entirely certain, but Franz feels that it should be progressive, at least without congenital diseases.

It's right to think about it, with such a small probability, how can it be so easy to encounter it every time. Unless it's a family genetic disease, there's no way, no matter who you deal with, the chance of getting sick is high.

Parents are not good, Franz is personally experienced. For the marriage of his sons, Franz also worried about it.

In particular, the marriage of the eldest son, Frederick, was a big trouble. Political marriage is a must, it is the responsibility and obligation of the crown prince.

With whom to marry, Franz had a headache. It is necessary to consider not only the political influence, but also the upbringing of the marriage partner. The queen is not so easy to be, and even the preparation of the queen requires a certain amount of personal ability.

Otherwise, it will not be a help, but a burden to drag it back. In later generations, it was often said on the Internet that marrying the wrong woman ruined three generations, and now the crown prince marries the wrong wife, not only ruining three generations, but simply ruining a country.

Franz didn't expect much help from him, he just asked for no trouble.

In practice, it is difficult to meet this little requirement. Now Franz finally understands why European royalty likes to marry late, they are all forced out.

Every political marriage is a test for the royal family, and once the wrong choice is made, the disaster brought is irreparable.

If you love a god, let's put it aside! According to past experience, the marriages of most royal family members have nothing to do with love.

A door to the door blocks most of the love. Lower the standard, the second son can still play like this, as long as he doesn't inherit the throne, it's not a problem.

The crown prince has no choice, not only the opposition within the royal family, but also from all walks of life, and the most troublesome thing is that the people cannot accept it.

The royal romantic love story that will be circulated in later generations, who knows how much sadness there is behind it, and who knows how much trouble it will cause to politics?

No one knows how many people have shed blood and sacrificed in order to achieve a beautiful love story.

This is a responsibility and an obligation, and if you enjoy the benefits of being born into the royal family, you must pay for it, and marriage is only part of it.

……

In the Vienna Palace, a stack of photos appeared in Franz's hands, on which were photos of princesses from various countries, and there were remarks on the back, all of which were carefully selected by Empress Helen.

Well, there's not much to choose from. She just ruled out those who were not in good health and were not suitable for age, and the rest was here.

The youngest is only five years old, and the oldest is not more than twenty years old. Franz was a little speechless, and could only sigh: This is looking for a daughter-in-law in a kindergarten, the younger one is the student, and the older one is the teacher.

Of course, this was not only for Frederick's daughter-in-law, but also for the daughters-in-law of several other sons. It is only possible to lower the bar if there is no suitable candidate.

Lowering the bar is easy to say, but it's very difficult to do. At least Queen Helen was firmly against it, she thought that it would bring great trouble to her son's life for the rest of his life.

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