It was under such circumstances that Prussia and Austria pronounced their verdict on the future fate of the small states in the Main Valley, so that in times of turmoil, small countries will always be just fat on the lips of the big powers, and the key is whether the big countries have an appetite for small countries to eat!
The Prussians had analyzed that Austria would not be willing to let Prussia control the Main River valley, because it was the lifeblood of Vienna to the Austrian Netherlands, but there was never an absolute thing in the world like this time, Kaunitz knew that the Prussians had huge ambitions for the Main River, but he still agreed, because the meaning of the Prussians' words was very clear, that is, the interests of the Main River Prussia was willing to share with Austria, since this is the case, as long as the planning is decent, Then Austria would not have objected to the Prussian proposal After visiting William, Kaunitz asked to see the Queen Mother Louise, and what he talked about Louise was very simple, that is, about the marriage of Anna and William, from Leopold's point of view, the Electoral Council had a great impact on him, and in such a situation, he desperately wanted to tie the Prussian tiger to his side by marriage Originally, Louise had given a date of June 15 this year, but now that the Imperial Diet had decided that the Electors would be convened on May 28, this date seemed a little inappropriate, so one of the important missions of Kaunitz's visit was to communicate Leopold's thoughts about Anna's marriage to Louise In Leopold's mind, the Electoral Council was held on May 28, and according to the tradition of the meeting, it would take one or two days anyway, and after the Electoral Council was over, the Electors would have to stay in Frankfurt to attend the coronation ceremony of the new emperor who had been elected, so that the Electors would have to stay in Frankfurt for half to a month anyway Therefore, Leopold hoped that since William was going to stay in Frankfurt for so long, it would be better to have a wedding with Anna after the coronation of the new emperor, and the wedding was held in Frankfurt When Kaunitz said Leopold's request, Louise's face was obviously stunned, to be honest, for where William held the wedding, in Louise's mind, it was best to be in Hohenzollern Castle, Hohenzollern Castle is the greatest witness to the history of the Hohenzollern family, built in the 11th century, Hohenzollern Castle has experienced all the stories that happened to the great family of Hohenzollern, so Louise wanted to place William's place in Hohenzollern Castle to show William's respect for his ancestors Seeing the shock on Louise's face, Kaunitz smiled and said: "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, there are two main reasons why Your Majesty wants the wedding of His Majesty Wilhelm and Lord Anna to be held in Frankfurt, firstly, Frankfurt is the heart of the entire Holy Roman Empire, and there is the identity of His Majesty Wilhelm and Lord Anna, and secondly, as you know, on May 28, Frankfurt will hold a Council of Electors of the Reich, and the meeting will decide that His Majesty the next Emperor of the Reich will be the heir of Joseph II, and His Majesty Leopold is undoubtedly the most likely candidate to ascend to the throne.
Once His Majesty Leopold ascends to the throne, then according to the agreement signed between the two countries, His Majesty Wilhelm will inevitably be appointed as the Imperial Crown Prince, so that the wedding of His Majesty Wilhelm and Lord Anna in Frankfurt will be welcomed by the whole people of the Empire, which will quickly raise his noble image in the eyes of the people of the Empire!
” Kaunitz's words made Louise look moved, but thinking about everything she had set up in Hohenzollern Castle, Louise was a little reluctant "Your Excellency Kaunitz has made most of the preparations for the marriage of William and Anna, and once you do what Your Excellency says, then everything that your country has done in the early stage will be useless, which is really a bit inappropriate."
"Your Royal Highness the Queen Mother, how can you only keep your eyes on the present, knowing that in the future, His Majesty William will be the one who will ascend to the highest position in the empire!
Such a great person must have a grand wedding to match the identity, and Frankfurt, as the seat of the Imperial Parliament, is the focus of attention of the whole of Europe, I believe that if His Majesty Wilhelm's wedding is held in Frankfurt with the assistance of our country, then the wedding of His Majesty Wilhelm and Lord Anna will be an unparalleled wedding of the century, and its influence will spread to the whole world!
” Kautz gave Louise a big picture, and his words did have a role, thinking that William would eventually ascend to the supremacy of the empire, Louise's heart was stirred, although she didn't care about the Prussian leadership's strategic plan for the future, but thinking about the vast land of the entire Holy Roman Empire, tens of millions of people living on it, even a figure like Louise was inevitably distracted After thinking about it for a while, Louise agreed to Kaunitz's request, but she had a premise, that is, the place and date of the wedding must be approved on the basis of William's consent, and her question was naturally no problem for Kaunitz When Brankoff received an urgent military intelligence from his scout cavalry, the look on his face was simply incomprehensible This information mainly says two aspects, one is that Paul I announced that Ushakov has led the Baltic Fleet to cripple the rebels led by Kutuzov, and on the other hand, there is an army in the northeast and northwest of Moscow that is rapidly approaching, of which the army from the northeast should be the Guards of St.
Petersburg, according to visual estimates, the strength of which is about 50,000, and the source of the army from the west is unknown, but its strength has also reached about 30,000 Although there was a discrepancy in the data on the strength of the two armies, the discrepancy was not very large, and this information completely disrupted Brankoff's original deployment In Blankov's mind, with Kutuzov's side, St.
Petersburg would definitely not send troops to support Moscow, and even if it did, it could only send a small number of troops, and in that case it would undoubtedly be sending some snacks to Blankov's table But now Kutuzov's defeat directly led to the fact that Paul I could liberate St.
Petersburg's forces, although Kutuzov was only severely damaged rather than annihilated, but it is undeniable that in a short period of time, Kutuzov did not have the ability to contain St.
Petersburg, so that Paul I could free his hands And the most important thing is that the current Moscow is still in the hands of Rumyantsev, which makes Brankov's heart not be anxious after learning these two bad news "Tell Bright at once, I'll give him another three days, no, two days, and if he can't talk to the Moscow nobles within two days, then he won't have to see me!"
As he spoke, Brankoff's teeth clenched quite tightly, and the Brett he mentioned happened to be the person in charge of Brankoff's contacts with certain people in Moscow Hearing Brankoff's words, a herald soldier immediately ran out "Bang!"
Brankoff slapped his palm heavily on the table, as if this was the only way to soothe his heart After receiving Blankov's order, Bright, who originally planned to ask to see Blankov, couldn't care so much at the moment, and he hurriedly arranged for the most powerful person under his command to infiltrate Moscow again, and it was Gandalf who connected with his people As one of Rumyantsev's earliest supporters, Gandalf's reputation in Moscow was at its peak, and because Gandalf and the nobles who rallied around him were among the first to surrender their own guards, Gandalf was not monitored as closely as the other nobles The Man in Black arrives at Gandalf's mansion again After a night of secret conversations, Gandalf informed the man in black of his plan, and Gandalf was able to send the man in black safely outside Moscow through his connections "You say, Gandalf has agreed to work with us?"
"Yes, Your Excellency the Commander!"
Under Brankoff's vicious gaze, Brett had to answer stiffly Hearing Bright's answer, Brankoff felt that his heart, which had been tense for a day and a night, finally relaxed a little "Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Gandalf is ready to mobilize his forces to create chaos in the city of Moscow in five days, and during this time, His Excellency Gandalf will try his best to arrange his men and horses to the east of Moscow to fight for the defense of the East Gate, and then His Excellency Gandalf hopes that we can send the main army to attack from the east, and he will arrange for his men and horses to open the city gate to welcome us into Moscow!"
Listening to Bright's words, Brankoff's heart suddenly soothed and then suddenly swelled up with an unreal feeling You must know that although Brankoff's conditions for Gandalf are generous, it seems that Gandalf should not be able to impress Gandalf in the current situation, you must know that Gandalf is the duke of the Romanov dynasty, and his family has great strength in the empire, and even if he invests in Brankoff's side, it is impossible to do more than he did under the tsar Blankov believed that the defenders of Moscow must have received news of the arrival of reinforcements, and in such a situation, Gandalf was still willing to cooperate with Blankov, which made Blankov, who had always had a gap, feel that there must be some secret hidden in it that he did not know