On June 4, 1779 in the Gregorian calendar, the coronation of the crown prince was underway at the cathedral in Tsten, following the funeral of His Majesty the King.
William the Young, dressed in a splendid gown, walked into the church led by two priests, behind him were the nobles of the royal family and the Prussian generals.
Wilhelm walked up to the rostrum, where the three archbishops of the Kingdom of Prussia were waiting for him.
Two of the three bishops carried a tray on which were placed the crown and scepter, which represented the king's power.
Little William half-knelt down, and the eldest of the three bishops walked up to William and sprinkled the legendary holy water on William's head with a willow branch, and then said: "God bless the young king in front of me, he will thrive, he will lead the whole people of Prussia to happiness" With that, two bishops with trays came over, and they walked to either side of William.
William, whose kneeling knees were a little numb, knew that the dish was coming, and he lowered his head but raised his hands high.
"In the presence of God, God will give his child a scepter and a crown," said the old bishop, taking the scepter from the tray and placing it on William's raised hand, and when the scepter was placed, he lifted the crown on the other side and put it on William's head.
William stood up, knowing that he was now the proper King of Prussia, the supreme leader of Prussia.
Wearing a crown and holding a scepter, William turned and said loudly to the nobles in the church: "I will guarantee the safety of the Church, the State and the people, I will guarantee the preservation of the law, I will guarantee the punishment of evil and the promotion of good and justice in judicial proceedings, I will ensure the normal order of society, and I will lead the people of Prussia to happiness and well-being."
After listening to William's oath, all the nobles bowed one after another.
This scene was painted by a court painter on the side, and it is later said that the painting fetched a high price of 5 million gold coins.
Envoys from various countries expressed their blessings to the new king of Prussia and greetings on behalf of the royal families.
Watching everyone curtsy, William remembered the humble man in his previous life, and he knew that he should be grateful to that inexplicable creature, if it weren't for him, his achievements in his life would not be as good as his current self.
After the coronation, William summoned several important ministers of the kingdom "Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter for you," Locks said without waiting to sit down "My Excellency, please sit down and speak," William said calmly "Yes, Your Majesty, our agents inside Austria have received a very important piece of information, the Austrians are planning to use troops against us, and they have begun to gather troops on the border," Locks said respectfully Prince Leigh, who is now in charge of military affairs in Saxony and Silesia," William asked Henry knowingly.
"The army on the border of Saxony is now under the command of Prince Ferdinand, while the army in Silesia is still under my charge," replied Henry, bowing his head "Very well, Your Excellency Prince Henry, please return to the Silesian front in the shortest possible time, and I will send another 10,000 men to support you," William said calmly "Marshal Qi Teng, how many cavalry do we have?"
asked William to Marshal Qi Teng "Your Majesty, go out to Saxony and Silesia, we still have less than 20,000 cavalry," Old Qi Teng said very honestly "Very good, draw 10,000 cavalry to support Henry" "But your Majesty, in this way, our country will be very empty, now there are 70,000 people in Saxony, 30,000 in Silesia, and there are at most 40,000 troops in the country without mobilization, once these troops are transferred, it will not be good if a small army of the enemy evades the defensive line" Without waiting for Qi Teng to answer, Locks preemptively said "I'm sure Prince Ferdinand and Prince Henry won't let me down, and besides Buel, you send someone to Bavaria to tell Charlie that once we go to war with Austria, ask him to attack the Austrians from the flank," William instructed Bouel on the side, and after Frederick's death, William appointed Bouel as his court steward and assisted Duke Locks in managing spies.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Buel replied with a bent down "Your Majesty, I ask to go to the front" Old Qi Teng refused to accept the old man and asked William to fight.
Marshal Teng, your duty is to train more suitable cavalry for Prussia, and your battlefield is not on the front but here.
I will call up 10,000 men from all over the country, and these people will be handed over to you, and if there are not enough horses, they will take turns to ride first, but remember, they must be equipped with the skill of riding without fear of death," William said, and looked at old Hans again "Count Hans, the logistics of the army and the delivery of supplies will be left to you, remember that there is no victory without logistics" Old Hans replied yes.
"Ladies and gentlemen, if the Austrians are arrogant enough to think that they can destroy us, let them come, let them go back from whence they came from, we Prussia have never feared war, and let those Austrians bleed," Wilhelm stood up and agitated feverishly.
"Remember, we don't take the initiative to provoke, but as soon as the Austrians make a move, they will knock me down.
Prince Henry, I have given you the task of destroying the enemy in Bohemia, driving straight into Prague and leaving the damned Austrians to die.
In addition, Bouel sent someone to tell Prince Ferdinand that I did not need him to win a big victory, but that I had to hold back the main force of Austria in Saxony.
That's my battle plan, do you have any disagreements?"
William consulted his ministers.
"No problem, Your Majesty, it's perfect," said Prince Henry, with heartfelt admiration "Very well, this plan, I named it left hook, if the Austrians do make a move I will let them try my left hook," William said confidently Austria, Vienna Imperial Palace "Haha, there is really no one in Prussia, and a nine-year-old child is actually the king, what are those Prussians kidding, laughing at me" Joseph laughed loudly when he heard the news that William was the next king of Prussia, regardless of the many nobles present "Enough, Joseph, listen to what the ministers have to say," said Queen Teresa, who was on the side, unable to see her son's insolence.
After hearing Teresa's words, Joseph put away his smile.
"What do you think, Marshal Lassi and Marshal Raudon?"
Teresa looked at the two Austrian pillars present.
Lassi and Lao Dong glanced at each other, and Marshal Lassi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Queen, this is not the best time to fight against Prussia, the Prussian army in Saxony and Silesia is still strong, and fighting at this time, even if we win, the losses will be very large," Lassi said as she looked at Teresa in embarrassment "Cowards, you are all cowards, Prussia has nothing to fear, Frederick is dead, now is our best chance" Before Queen Theresa could speak, Joseph II's favorite retainers roared at Marshal Lassy, but then a glare from Queen Theresa made him shrink back in fright.
"Your Majesty, what about your opinion, you must know that all the possessions of Austria and the Habsburgs will be handed over to you sooner or later, and now I will let you decide whether to go to war with Prussia or not," Teresa said without knowing what instructions she had in mind, looking at Joseph II with a blank face.
I, I think we should take the opportunity to attack Prussia and do our best to destroy Prussia, so that there will be no one within the Holy Roman Empire who can oppose us, and then all of Europe will be ruled by our Habsburgs," Joseph II said boldly to Queen Theresa.
"Marshal Lassi, Marshal of Labor, all the nobles present, this is the order of His Majesty the Emperor, you must follow His Majesty's will, know that there is no" Everyone present responded to a yes.
Theresa felt a little powerless in her heart, she didn't think it was a good opportunity to start a war with Prussia, but she couldn't help it, her health was getting worse and worse, and she often coughed up blood when she got up in the morning.
She didn't talk to anyone about coughing up blood, and she was afraid that if the enemy and the careerists in the country knew what would happen after the news, she didn't dare to think about it.
The Habsburgs had Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, and a few petty counties, and if she were there, she would have been able to twist the power of her hands into a rope by virtue of the prestige she had accumulated over the years.
But once she is gone, the Habsburgs will even fall apart.
Teresa decided to cultivate Joseph II's prestige while she was still there, and to suppress everyone living in the country.
Although this son is impulsive and a little cruel, he is his own son and the king of the Holy Roman Empire.
Let him do it this time, even if something goes wrong, he is still there and can hold up the Habsburg sky.
Joseph II was overjoyed to learn that his mother was going to make a big difference, and he vowed to fight the war beautifully and impress those who felt that they could not do it.
Soon Joseph II's insolent words and military movements within Austria reached Wilhelm's ears through secret agents.
William knew this would be his biggest challenge and he had to get through the odds ahead.
William wrote a letter to Ferdinand and Henry, in which he told them that he had placed Prussia's national fortunes on them.
At the same time, William issued a conscription order to the country, and the conscription was not 10,000 but a full 30,000 as originally said.
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William decided to use all the money left in the treasury to arm the soldiers and improve their treatment, in addition to the necessary funds, and at the same time he increased his investment in national education.
The revival of a nation, in addition to iron and blood, is education, which was William's favorite phrase in his previous life.
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