If it weren't for William being the one who could influence the ownership of the imperial throne, I'm afraid Maximilian would not have personally greeted him at the city gate, after all, the contradiction between the Catholic princes and the Protestant princes could not be resolved in a short time.
But since Maximilian personally came to greet William, his posture can also be said to be quite low.
William didn't stay long at the gates of Frankfurt, after all, no one wants to be seen as a monkey, and Wilhelm, who is in the spotlight at the gates, undoubtedly feels like a monkey being watched.
Under the leadership of Sigel, William and his entourage came to the villa where they stayed last year.
The villa has long been renovated, and William is still quite satisfied with this situation, after all, for a nobleman, his residence must always be worthy of his status.
After Wilhelm's stay, Maximilian came to the door again, and it was clear that this time His Royal Highness the Elector of Cologne was well prepared, as he had brought with him a negotiating team of several people, whose role was undoubtedly to help Maximilian gain Wilhelm's support.
William was not so interested in dealing with them, so the task of hosting them was given to Locks, and William himself had a private conversation with Maximilian himself.
For Maximilian, this was his first contact with William, and for the young king in front of him, Maximilian hid a trace of jealousy in addition to amazement.
Compared to William, Maximilian did not feel that he was inferior to William.
Even in Maximilian himself, his abilities far surpassed William's.
Especially after Maximilian had heard about the great rebellion that had taken place in East Prussia in the previous years.
Although later, under the leadership of William, the Prussian army was out of control and expanded its territory for thousands of miles.
But in Maximilian's view, this was nothing more than William's good fortune.
After all, the Prussian army's bravery and good fighting are famous in the whole world, and Frederick the Great also left William an excellent military aristocracy, if in such a situation, Prussia can not make a big difference, which will make Maximilian even more disdainful of William.
Compared to William, Maximilian thinks that he is only a chance.
An opportunity to ascend to the supreme position of the country!
"Welcome to Frankfurt, Your Majesty Wilhelm!"
When Maximilian sat down across from William, Maximilian, who seemed to outsiders to have the face of a kind elder, smiled and spoke.
Hearing Maximilian's greeting, William's face also showed a smile.
Perhaps both of them disdain each other in their hearts, but at this moment both sides undoubtedly uphold the hypocritical face of the nobles.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Elector, for taking time out of your busy schedule to greet me, and I thank His Highness the Elector for his kindness!"
After speaking.
The smiles on William and Maximilian widened.
"Your Majesty, with the exception of the Electors of Bavaria and Bohemia, five of the seven Electors have now arrived in Frankfurt.
Take Zai Xia as an example, although Zai Xia has admired His Majesty William for a long time, but this is only the first time I have seen His Majesty in Xia.
So I think it is like us, the Electors who are scattered across the vast territory of the empire.
It is also very necessary to gather together frequently to strengthen friendship, so I would like to invite Your Majesty to a banquet for me and the Electors of Mainz and Trier tonight to celebrate our reunion!
” William had just heard the first words of Maximilian and his heart was very amused.
You must know that Leopold is not only the Elector of Bohemia, but in Maximilian's mouth, he only calls Leopold the Elector of Bohemia.
According to the etiquette among the nobles, if Maximilian's move reached Leopold's ears, it would be a provocation by Chiguoguo.
But thinking about the relationship between Maximilian and Leopold now, William is relieved.
Later, on behalf of the Electors of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier, Maximilian invited William to a banquet in the evening, which in William's opinion was Maximilian himself adding bargaining chips to himself.
With three votes from three electors, this means that if one of William's electors has a problem, then Maximilian's ambitions can be fully realized, and this move can also be seen as a demonstration.
If it weren't for Wilhelm's inclination, he might have really hesitated today, after all, although Prussia was a Protestant country, and most of the people in Prussia's territory were also Protestant.
But let's not forget that William's next step is to annex the Main River valley.
In the Henland and Main valleys, the power of Catholicism is undoubtedly enormous.
Even if these three Electors insisted on standing in opposition to William, and mobilized all Catholic forces when Prussia launched an army against the Main River in the future, it would undoubtedly pose a considerable threat to William.
However, it is not yet possible for Maximilian to guess his thoughts, so after Maximilian finished speaking, William unabashedly showed a happy expression on his face.
And William's expression fell into Maximilian's eyes, which made the Elector of Cologne have a worse impression of William in his heart.
In Maximilian's view, nobles must be calm in whatever they face, and now William's expression of joy just because he heard such an ordinary banquet made Maximilian even more jealous of William.
"Thank you very much Your Highness and Your Highness Eltal and His Highness Karl Joseph for your kindness, I think that when the time comes, I will definitely be on time for the appointment" Receiving William's affirmative reply, Maximilian nodded calmly and then said with a sad face: "The purpose of the Electoral Council proposed this time must have been understood by His Majesty, yes, the current empire has just lost an excellent emperor, and the sudden death of the emperor is a tragedy for the entire Holy Roman Empire.
Because of the death of His Majesty the Emperor, I almost wanted to follow His Majesty, but when I thought about the hundreds of millions of people in the empire, I couldn't bear it in my heart.
Therefore, Xia decided to thoroughly investigate the cause of His Majesty Joseph II's death, but in the process of investigating the cause of His Majesty's death, Xia discovered a big secret!
” As he spoke, Maximilian's eyes were fixed on William's body, and seeing this situation, William still had to deal with it despite his reluctance: "Oh, I don't know what big secret His Royal Highness the Elector has discovered?"
Obviously, William's pandering made Maximilian very happy, and the smile on his face revealed his inner thoughts.
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"Your Majesty William, I found out that the murderer of His Majesty Joseph II was none other than Leopold, who could not bear to poison his own eldest brother and the emperor of the empire in order to ascend to the supreme position of the empire!
Such people are simply a disgrace to the Habsburgs, the scum of the entire empire!
And now he actually wants to ascend to the throne of the empire through a forged holy decree, which is simply a wolf ambition!
As the Elector of the Empire, a descendant of the Habsburgs, I must not succumb to the blood relationship between him and me!
I will stand up and point out his true colors, and I will not allow the entire empire to fall into the clutches of such a madman!
” Speaking of excitement, Maximilian even stood up, and his constantly waving arms reflected him as if he were the embodiment of justice.
But for this kind of high-sounding speech, not to mention William in this life, even the construction site in the previous life has heard a lot, after all, in the last life, in a simulcast at seven o'clock every night in the Celestial Empire, no matter what the host says, it is more righteous and awe-inspiring than the Maximilian in front of him at this moment, and it is even more chilling!
After saying that, Maximilian seemed to realize his gaffe, and only saw him sit down in his seat again and smile apologetically at William.
"Your Highness the Elector, I don't know why you said that in front of me, but I want to remind you that the person who just said heinous in my mouth is the father of my fiancée, in other words, he will be my father-in-law!
So please be careful!
” William's face turned angry.
Seeing the look of anger on William's face, Maximilian's face became a little embarrassed, but soon he continued to say impassionedly: "Your Majesty William, which is more important than one person and the whole empire!
If Caesar hadn't raised an army and killed his own son-in-law Antony, how could he have come to the thousand-year glory of the Roman Empire!
As the nobles of the empire, our hearts should be more concerned about the interests of the entire empire than about someone in front of us!
Of course, I am also aware of His Majesty's concerns, so if His Majesty can agree to support His Majesty's righteous actions, then Your Majesty will not only abide by the Austro-Austro-Prussian agreement you signed with His Majesty Joseph II, and canonize you as the Crown Prince.
At the same time, I can also support His Majesty in opening up Prussia in the Main region, and even I think that Austrian Poland and Austria Netherlands can be used to repay Your Majesty for his future contribution to the whole empire!
” The chips offered by Maximilian were quite tempting, and if they were realized, Prussia would undoubtedly gain hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of territory and millions of people.
William is really moved at this moment, this is simply the biggest business that William has talked about since his rebirth!