"Lord Anna, I don't think you realize how dangerous our situation is now, there are too many princes within the empire who oppose your father's accession to the throne, and not only that, but it is said that there is a force within the Habsburgs against His Majesty Leopold, so please do your best for the sake of the overall situation to help convince the Prussians!"
After Bod's words, Anna's room fell silent, but before she could wait, she heard a knock on the door.
The knock on the door seemed to wake Anna up, she was stunned for a moment and then looked at Bode, obviously there were only two people in the room now, she and Bode, and when Bode entered the room, Anna ordered everyone not to disturb herself without special circumstances, since there was a knock on the door now, then there must be something special.
But Anna was now curled up on the sofa and looked extremely haggard, so it was naturally impossible for Anna to open the door herself.
Seeing Anna looking at him, Bode saluted Anna's gaze, then turned and walked to the door and opened the door.
The moment the door opened, Bode was astonished, for standing at the door of the room was none other than His Majesty Wilhelm, the noble king of Prussia.
Bode did not meet Wilhelm, but as one of the greatest rivals of the Austrian court, he kept a portrait of Wilhelm in the Austrian court, and before Bode came to Prussia, he went to the Vienna Imperial Palace to study Wilhelm's portrait for a long time.
Before Leopold came to power, Bodø's status as Leopold's confidant was not very high.
It was only after Leopold came to power that Bode was transferred to the Austrian government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and this was Bode's first mission to Prussia.
"Your Majesty the King.
The Austrian Messenger Bode greets you!
” Saying that Bode made a big salute, and William, who was frowning, only relaxed his frowning brows after hearing Bode's self-introduction, although this person is not a familiar face, but since this person can serve as the envoy of Austria, he naturally has three colors.
Before, William was not going to come to meet Anna, but after his men reported that Anna had been in the room with the Austrian envoy for two hours.
William's heart was a little unhappy.
As a very macho person, William naturally couldn't accept that his fiancée and a strange man stayed in the same room for too long, so William rushed over after his subordinates reported.
"Hello.
Welcome to Prussia, Lord Bodø!
” With that, William walked into the room, and Anna, who had been huddled on the couch, immediately stood up from the couch when she heard the conversation between William and Bode.
After entering the room, William looked at Anna, whose face was obviously wrong, and his face collapsed again.
I saw Anna's clothes again.
William's face had darkened completely.
Now that Anna is William's fiancée, Anna's influence has instantly increased a lot, and in such a situation, Anna will immediately become the focus of public opinion as long as she makes a slight mistake.
What exactly Anna and Bode have been doing in the room for so long, no one knows, but once Anna's current appearance spreads, it must have aroused the reverie of many people.
This was not what William wanted to see.
"Your Majesty" With that, Anna bowed to William.
Seeing Anna saluting, William walked a few steps to her and supported her, looking at Anna's haggard face, William said without complaint: "How did you do it, why is your face so bad?"
"Your Majesty, I'm nothing, it's just that I suddenly heard the unfortunate news from Vienna, and I felt a little sad in my heart."
As she spoke, Anna choked up again.
Hearing Anna's unfortunate news about Vienna, William instantly understood why Anna was sad.
Apparently the Austrian emissary had asked Anna to inform her of Joseph II's death.
"Lord Bode, I want to know what kind of news is it that makes my fiancée sad like this!"
William turned to Bode and asked, a puzzled look on his face.
Although William had known about Joseph II's death a few days ago, he obviously had to pretend not to know about it now, knowing that once Anna knew that William knew about Joseph II's death but did not tell herself, the evil feelings of His Royal Highness the county lord towards William would definitely increase.
"Your Majesty, the sad news for Vienna is that our great monarch, His Majesty Joseph II, has sadly passed away from illness earlier this month" After listening to Bode's words, William's face immediately showed a look of shock, if William's current expression is evaluated, then he can at least get an Oscar for Best Actor in the future.
After a while, the expression on William's face changed from shock to sadness, and he said sadly: "His Majesty Joseph II is not only the great monarch of Austria, he is also one of the greatest monarchs of the entire Holy Roman Empire, and his exploits will be remembered in the minds of every citizen of the Empire!"
After saying that, William said to Anna again: "Anna, don't be like this, I don't think His Majesty the Emperor will want to see you sad like this, His Majesty the Emperor is one of the greatest saints in the hearts of all the people of the Empire, I think he must have been called by God, and God will take care of His Majesty the Emperor like his own child."
William's comfort didn't have any effect, at least Anna, who was choking with her head down, ignored him, and seeing Anna's performance, William touched his nose in embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, you have come by order of the Austrian government, and although Joseph II has died, His Majesty Joseph II has left a posthumous photograph in which he has chosen the most suitable heir for Austria and for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, His Royal Highness Leopold, the father of Lord Anna.
Now, as the heir to the Imperial throne, His Royal Highness Leopold hopes to have your support!
” After speaking, Bode looked at William eagerly, but what disappointed him was that William's face actually showed a look of hesitation, Bode secretly screamed in his heart, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Austria and Prussia have always been friendly neighbors, although there were some contradictions between the two countries in the past few years, but those are in the past, His Majesty Joseph II attached great importance to the friendship with Prussia during his lifetime, I think Your Majesty should also feel it, in this case, not to mention the Austro-Prussian peace agreement signed between the two countries, but in terms of the personal friendship between the two monarchs, Your Majesty should also support the heir chosen by His Majesty Joseph II!"
"Of course, although Joseph II is much older than me, it is for this reason that I have always admired and respected such a good monarch as His Majesty Joseph II, and the death of His Majesty is a great loss for the entire continent of Europa.
But now the news of the sudden death of His Majesty the Emperor is too sudden.
The Habsburg realm aside, the Holy Roman Empire must be elected by the votes of the seven electoral states, and we in Prussia are only one of them, and we may not be able to help His Majesty Leopold much in this matter."
Hearing the slight rejection in William's voice, Bode immediately looked at Anna, hoping that at this critical time, Anna would help him convince William.
Bode's gaze, Anna didn't notice, at this moment Anna's eyes were all focused on William's body, she especially noticed that when William mentioned that "the position of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire must be elected by the vote of the seven electoral states", William's gaze was very strange, as a child of the royal family, Anna knew very well what that gaze represented, that gaze represented ambition!
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Thinking that William also had ambitions for the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, and that when William married Anna, there was a treaty that after Leopold came to power, William must be appointed as the heir to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, this alone shows how much William longed for the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.
"Your Majesty, now that the whole of Europa knows that the votes of Brandenburg, Saxony, Bavaria, and the three electors are in your hands, our father can definitely ascend to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire if you wish, and at that time, you will be the crown prince of the empire, don't you want to?"
It was Anna who spoke, and she was holding William's arm and looking into William's eyes with very harmless and gentle eyes.
Under Anna's gaze, William's eyes looked a little evasive "This matter is very important, and I must gather the important ministers to discuss, this ........
That ..........."
"Your Majesty, our father is in need of your help now, no matter what, we are a family, if you don't support my father, then it will definitely make those onlookers laugh at the careerists, we Prussia and Austria should be as close as brothers, so that we can really rise in Europa" Anna was very hardworking, at least in Bode's opinion.
"Your Majesty, Prussia is a world power, and you are a model of a wise monarch for all of Europa, and in such a situation, the Austro-Prussian peace agreement is the best testimony to the friendship between our two countries!"
One of Bode's assists worked, and William said after Bodø had finished speaking: "Well, in that case, then I, in my capacity as Elector of Brandenburg, declare that the Kingdom of Prussia will support His Majesty Leopold of Austria on the throne of Emperor!"
Hearing that William had finally given an accurate answer, Anna and Bodeziqi breathed a sigh of relief.