Chapter 224: The Forgotten Regent!
Louise rushed out of the room as soon as she heard the news, and in the window in the corridor of the room, Louise saw William stepping into the carriage at a glance, she just wanted to shout but then thought that it was not suitable, and she hurriedly said to the maid beside her: "Go and get ready for the carriage" As she spoke, Louise seemed to have thought of something again, and continued: "Change to an ordinary carriage and don't carry any royal symbols!"
"Yes" The maid took the order and walked quickly, while Louise watched William's carriage gradually drive out of the square in front of the palace.
After more than three hours of turbulence, Wilhelm finally arrived in Brandenburg, where he summoned Ferdinand at the Brandenburg Palace.
(Here it is necessary to talk about the relationship between Brandenburg and Potsdam, in 1660 A.D. the Elector of Brandenburg made Potsdam the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, and Frederick the Great began to live in Sanssouci Palace after he began to build it, so William, who inherited Frederick's mantle, also lived in Sanssouci Palace and handled government affairs, and there was also a royal palace in Brandenburg, that's it) "Did Gnord confess everything?"
"No, Your Majesty, Gnord is still quibbling, I think he must still be holding a fluke" William, who had not taken a sip of water, immediately asked when he saw Ferdinand hurrying in, and Ferdinand also told him a not-so-good news.
"Don't care about his aristocratic status, no matter what means I use, I must make him confess to the crimes he has committed, and the same is true for the people involved in this case, if he is really hard-mouthed, as long as there is conclusive evidence, he will be tried immediately, this matter, I don't want to drag on for too long" "Yes, Your Majesty" Just as Ferdinand was bowing to take his leave, William suddenly stopped him "I'll go with you, take me to see Gnord" With that, William followed Ferdinand ................
There was a prison in the east of Brandenburg where the criminals involved in the Gnord case were being held, and the entire prison defense was transferred to the royal guard.
In the interrogation room, Ferdinand accompanied William to summon Gnod, and the interrogation room had a hint of an afterlife, with prisoners usually being brought in and tied to chairs.
It can be seen that Gnord was not mistreated in prison, and he still maintained an aristocratic demeanor, but when Gnord, who slowly entered the interrogation room, saw William appear inside, he immediately rushed up excitedly and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged, and I want to accuse Ferdinand of encroaching on the private property of the nobles and using lynching!"
Gnord's accusation made Ferdinand's face cloudy, if it weren't for William being here, Ferdinand really wanted to go up and give Gnord a kick,, what the hell, Lao Tzu is a prince, you *** are just an earl, you dare to be so arrogant, Ferdinand's inner monologue jumped on the page.
"Alright, Gnod, Ferdinand's actions were allowed by me, and I tell you, don't leave anything to chance, the evidence of your embezzlement of state assets and fornication with the enemy is conclusive, and as the king of Prussia, I can declare you guilty right here!"
William's sonorous words made Gnord sit on the ground, and he looked at the little king in front of him in a daze, as if he had never seen clearly.
"Your Majesty, can you tell me that Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother knows?"
After a long while, Gnord, who was sitting on the ground, said bitterly, and at this moment he still had the last trace of fantasy in his heart.
"Mother already knows what you have done, but mother does not know about what is trying to judge you" "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged, the minister is your mother's brother!
, the minister is your uncle!
You can't judge me without the consent of Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother!
” Hearing that Louise didn't know, the fantasy in Gnod's heart was obviously a little bigger Hearing Gnord's words, William's chest rose and fell sharply, and although he was still young since he ascended the throne, no one dared to question his authority in front of him.
"Gnord, I am the king of Prussia, and I don't need anyone else's consent to do anything!
If I convict you of guilt, you will be guilty, and if I condemn you to death, then you will have only one way to die!
” William looked at Gnord coldly, as if he was looking at a dead man.
But just then, an uninvited guest broke into the interrogation room, and this uninvited guest was Louise.
When Gnord saw Louise, he immediately wanted to stand up, but he couldn't stand up because he was already tied, so Gnord cried "Louise, you're finally here, if you don't come again, you'll never see me, Louise, my sister, you must save me, I'm really wronged, last time my aunt wrote to you to take care of me, Louise save me!"
As he spoke, Gnord snorted and burst into tears, and the aunt Gnord mentioned was Louise's mother, the Duchess of Hesse.
Hearing Gnord mention her father, coupled with the fact that a big man from Gnod was crying so heartbreakingly, it really made Louise uncomfortable, and Louise walked to Gnod's side and comforted: "Gnord, it's okay, I'm here" Saying that, Louise walked up to Ferdinand's side and said in a loud voice: "Your Royal Highness, it stands to reason that I should call you uncle, but I don't know why you would accuse Xiang Gnod of being such an aristocratic model of infinite loyalty to Prussia."
As Louise said, Ferdinand was indeed a figure of her uncle's generation.
Listening to Louise's question, Ferdinand looked at William helplessly, no matter what, this is William's family matter, although he can also forcibly veto Louise's words, but after all, Louise is still the queen mother of Prussia.
William also noticed Ferdinand's gaze on him, and he knew he had to step up "Mother, Prince Ferdinand was on my orders, and we do have a lot of evidence to prove ........."
William's words were interrupted by Louise "On your orders, when did you give Ferdinand the order, and those evidences may also have been forged by others, William, you are only twelve years old, you can't listen to the slander of some people with ulterior motives" Louise at this moment is so strange to William, difficult Lu Yisi doesn't know that William's age has always been a taboo, those who laugh at William's young and ignorant people are usually locked up for a period of time by some small offenses under the pretext of being old, and after a long time, everyone knows that they can't age in front of William.
And Louise actually alluded to Ferdinand as someone with ulterior motives, which made Ferdinand a little annoyed: "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, Her Majesty William is wise and powerful, how can others mislead, but Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother is not staying in Sanssouci Palace, and she actually went back to Brandenburg to interfere in the trial of such a huge case, where is Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother and the Hohenzollern family!"
Ferdinand's sharp retort startled Louise, but she was not ready to compromise, and just as Louise was about to speak, William spoke "Mother, I have already said that Ferdinand's actions were made with my consent, and I think I have also told you that I am the king of Prussia and that any decision I make is beyond doubt" "William, I think you forgot one thing, you are only twelve years old now, although the first king decided to succeed to the throne, but now it is me and Prime Minister Locks regent!"
Louise recklessly dropped a bomb that was enough to kill William, and when the word regent came out of Louise's mouth, both William and Ferdinand's faces changed drastically, while Gnord was ecstatic.
Indeed, as Louise said, although William succeeded to the throne of Prussia, because he was still young after all, the Prussian parliament at that time elected two regents, the Queen Mother Louise and Prime Minister Locks, who would be responsible for the affairs of the country until William was eighteen years old.
It's just that because of Louise's love for William, and William is indeed young and old, Louise does not interfere with William's decision, and Locks supports William unconditionally, so that after a long time, it is estimated that everyone has almost forgotten the original parliament's decision on regency.
But now Louise has put it on the spot, and in doing so, has pushed William to the brink of a cliff.
William glanced at Gnord, and the unusually agitated cheeks on Gnod's face showed his mood, and Wilhelm knew that if he gave up today, the whole of Prussia would no longer obey his orders tomorrow, because de jure it was now two regents who ruled Prussia.
He had to think of a way as soon as possible, William glanced at Ferdinand and found that Ferdinand was also very embarrassed, and then William had a decision in his heart.
"Mother, I think you must be tired, someone will take Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother away to rest!"
William immediately summoned the guards standing outside the interrogation room, and upon hearing William's order, the royal guards immediately rushed in.
"Take Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother away to rest, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother was stimulated, and everything she said was invalid" "No, William, I'm your mother, you can't do this to me, I'm the Queen Mother, I'm the regent of Prussia!"
Louise's shout left the royal guards in the room at a loss, they didn't know what to do, and seeing this, William drew his sword "Why don't you take Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother down quickly, do you want to be executed by me!"
Under the threat of William's sword, the royal guards immediately came to Louise's side and dragged Louise outward, but Louise did not cooperate at all, and she struggled while shouting her regent status.
"Carry Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother out, Ferdinand, you will personally accompany Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, if something goes wrong, I think you know what it means" Listening to William's murderous words, Ferdinand felt in his heart, it seemed that this majesty had a murderous intent.
"Don't hurry up yet" With that, Ferdinand and a few soldiers carried Louise out, and now only William and Gnord were left in the room.