"You know what? Marie, I remembered Albrecht when I saw him. www.biquge.info I have to say that his father was the most outstanding of the European royal family of this generation. After attending the funeral of Crown Prince Ferdinand and his wife, Emperor Fritz returned to Ganquan Palace with a melancholy face, but he did not rest, but chose to talk to his daughter, whom he had not seen for a long time.

In the entire hall, only the Emperor and Princess Mary were dismissed.

"I'm sad right now, but at the same time I'm a little nervous and excited. I am saddened by Ferdinand's accident, but at the same time I am glad that the Empire has a choice! You know? Since the end of the Austro-Prussian War, this empire has been half-dead for decades! I tried my best to hope that he would return to his former glory, but failed. But now there's an opportunity, or a challenge, and you say I can't help but get excited and excited? The old emperor said something that seemed to be insignificant.

"However, it suddenly dawned on me that even if we succeeded, there would not be a qualified person to inherit the country. Ludendorf went first, and now Fritz again. There was not a single suitable candidate for the second generation in the entire Habsburg royal family. I was advised to go with Carl. But he was still too young to control the whole situation. What should I do if one day I am gone and there is a problem in the country? The Emperor seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be asking Princess Mary.

"If one day, the new crown prince is in trouble, will you help him?" After speaking, Emperor Ao looked at the surprisingly calm daughter in front of him and asked.

"Father, I am now a Bavarian princess and the wife of Ruprecht. And my status as an Austro-Hungarian princess has very limited political significance. Princess Mary said.

"But you are also the Grand Duchess of Bohemia and Moravia, and you theoretically have administrative and military power in both regions." Emperor Ao said.

"But I have no rights in domestic politics, and I'm not very interested in who will inherit the Austro-Crarian crown." Princess Mary said.

"Really not interested? Aren't you afraid that the new emperor will one day decide to take back everything I have given you? The Emperor suddenly became interested.

"But I don't see anyone who has it, father. If anyone had this idea, the daughter and Ruprecht would have faced the challenge. Princess Mary smiled.

"Ruprecht is so confident, you are the same as him now. I just don't know how long you can maintain this kind of self-confidence. Maybe 1 month, maybe forever, who can say. Emperor Ao sighed and said.

"Mary, don't think I don't know what you're doing. I've lived for over 80 years, and I've seen so much and seen so much. You have ambitions. But lack of ability, perhaps because of this, you ended up choosing Ruprecht, your bloodline combined with his ability, it is really a good choice. But the difficulties you face are very great. Maybe one day, I will put you all in it, and I really hope that you can live a safe life. Ao Huang said earnestly.

"Father, some things cannot be avoided, we will either reach new peaks or fall into the mortal dust." Princess Mary replied.

"Well, then let me see if your skills match your ambitions. Although Ferdinand is not a talent, his decades of accumulation and experience can ensure a balance with you. And I'm really not sure about another person. ”

"People always have to go through something to grow, don't they? War is always the most grinding, so well, I'll get Karl involved in the military, but I'll think about the crown prince again. After the Emperor finished speaking, he signaled to Princess Mary that he could leave, and he needed to rest.

Ferdinand's accidental death did disrupt Fritz's plans, it is not difficult to move Serbia, just find an excuse, but as an empire, without a suitable heir, then there is a problem, after all, Ferdinand has been the crown prince for decades, whether it is prestige, ability or connections, if Austria-Hungary can win this time, then the profit through the war may really make this empire rise again. At least it's not a big problem to stay afloat.

But now, there is a problem with the choice of the next heir, originally, his brother's grandson Karl can be the heir, but this heir has been opposed by some people, they question Karl's ability, some of these people are military people, and the reason they put forward is this, if Karl becomes the crown prince, then he is the deputy commander of the imperial army, but let a person who is just 25 years old be the deputy commander of the army....... Well, some generals expressed incomprehension.

There are also those in the government who say that adding other elements to the old political system is unstable in times of crisis. To put it bluntly, I am not convinced. To say that everyone behind this is operating, it is impossible!

And Fritz also knew who was operating, and his baby daughter was very unfriendly, or contemptuous, to Karl, the prospective prince. Fritz was thus in a dilemma, on the one hand, the de jure possession, but without any foundation and average ability, and on the other hand, the most important foreign military force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. How do you let Fritz choose?

And Fritz was really worried that even if he could pull Karl up, he might not be able to control the political situation for which Austria-Hungary was responsible. And if the reincarnation is estranged and close, it seems, maybe, maybe Princess Mary is a better choice? But the idea has only just jumped out of the box. Because there were many people who were hostile to Princess Mary, and in general, there was no unified opinion on the issue of the heir in domestic politics, so in order to stabilize the situation, Fritz finally chose to put the crown prince on hold for the time being.

"Ruprecht, father seems to have sensed our plans." And after Princess Mary went back, she immediately asked the entourage to send a secret message, she is still a little confused about her father's attitude, although in the end the choice of the Emperor is quite satisfactory to the princess, but the warning in the words that the Emperor said to himself is also very obvious. This made her a little uneasy.

"Don't worry, after 2 months, His Majesty the Emperor's attitude will improve a lot." Looking at this telegram, Ruprecht did not mind, and replied directly. "War is the best litmus test, and those who can't do it are eliminated directly. We don't have to worry about some small role. ”

Compared with Ferdinand, who is a little arrogant and dreaming of a great power, Karl is indeed too bad, and it is okay to secretly negotiate peace with France after coming to power, but it is very problematic to support the statement that the French take back Alsace and Lorraine, and if you want to negotiate peace, you don't want to lose any benefits, and you want your allies to lose their interests in exchange for getting out, this ....... How can there be such a good thing in the world?

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