"You go and tell them, if they don't agree, then I'll do it myself, if it fails, they will definitely not be able to escape it!"
Maximilian's tone of voice implied cold air, and this cold air directly made the cronie beside him shiver.
In the city of Cologne, in addition to the powerful people of Cologne and the Prussians, some Rhine princes also came to Cologne to welcome William, including the Duchy of Berg, the Duchy of Nassau, the Kingdom of Lipper, Schwarzburg and other six imperial princes.
Previously, when William led an expedition to the Austrian Netherlands to meet the French army, the entire Rhine princes had a private tandem.
Although Maximilian was the Holy Roman Emperor supported by the Prussians, this does not mean that Maximilian did not have ambitions, and if Maximilian had no ambitions, he would not have competed with his brother Leopold II for the throne in the first place.
Therefore, although Maximilian was very respectful of the Prussians on the surface, and even put on a posture of being willing to become a puppet, Maximilian's cronies knew that their emperor's heart had long been full of dark clouds.
It is precisely with such ambitions that Maximilian is unwilling to live in the hearts of the people, let alone make Maximilian a puppet of the Prussians.
While William led the coalition forces to meet the French on the Western Front, Maximilian sent emissaries to the entire Holy Roman Empire, which was not yet under their control, to test their attitudes.
Among them, the Duchy of Hesse showed great interest, and the Duke of Hesse, Sunigo, sent his cronies to Cologne for many talks with Maximilian.
Later, five princes, including the Duchy of Berg, joined the secret talks with Maximilian.
Just as Maximilian's cronies had been ordered to leave, Maximilian's face became clear again, and he beckoned the Cologne magnates around him to accompany him to the Emperor's palace in Cologne for the pre-dinner arrangements.
For the conspiracy of Maximilian.
With the exception of Maximilian and the rulers of the other six vassal states, only less than ten of the rulers' henchmen knew about it.
And when Maximilian came to the Emperor's palace in Cologne to make arrangements, the other six princes in addition to Maximilian also communicated urgently.
"Maximilian is an idiot!
Now is not the best time at all, there are more than 10,000 troops of the Prussian royal guard outside the city!
Add to this the Prussian army of two divisions on the Main, and if we are not careful, we will not get any benefit at all!
” It was none other than Sunigo, Duke of Hesse, who spoke.
Previously, when Wilhelm arrived in Cologne.
These men did not appear at Wilhelm's welcoming ceremony, but they all took part in the "Requiem of the Imperial Fallen Requiem" at Cologne Cathedral.
After getting Maximilian's original words conveyed by Maximilian's henchmen, Sunigo couldn't control his emotions and scolded directly.
And after he finished scolding, the Duke of Berg also said: "Originally, I thought that Cologne was not the best place at all, because it was far from our country, and because of the Prussian infiltration.
Maximilian simply could not have done it in Cologne.
The best time is undoubtedly to wait until the Imperial Princes' Assembly is convened, so that we can unite more forces in Frankfurt and gain an advantage!
” The opening of two successive dukes silenced the other four imperial princes, who apparently agreed with the Duke of Hesse and Duke Berg.
Maximilian could only control the more than 10,000 Cologne troops under his own command in Cologne, and the rest of the princes, due to distance and political reasons, had no men in the Cologne region except for the personal guards, and it was undoubtedly uncertain to expect these people to attack William.
It was with this kind of thinking that after Wilhelm entered Cologne.
These princes then vetoed Maximilian's proposal to attack Wilhelm in Cologne.
But who knows that Maximilian has already made up his mind.
"All right, guys.
Maximilian can go crazy, but we can't mess around, although I'm close to Cologne, but the Prussians keep a close eye on us in Nassau, so it's impossible to draw many people!
We might as well watch Maximilian perform tonight, if he can succeed, if not, we must do our best to keep Maximilian's mouth shut!
” It was the Earl of Nassau who spoke, and Nassau's words won the approval of the princes present.
On June 30, 1793, a grand dinner was taking place in the palace of the Holy Roman Emperor, converted from the episcopal palace of Cologne, attended by more than 100 nobles alone.
And tonight's protagonists are undoubtedly Wilhelm and his Prussian generals "The conqueror of the Netherlands, the nemesis of the French, the king of Prussia granted by God, His Majesty Wilhelm has arrived!"
Under the loud announcement of a squire, I saw that the gate of the palace was opened in an instant, William walked into the palace surrounded by a group of attendants and Prussian generals, and saw William's figure, all the nobles in the palace quickly lined up in two rows along the red carpet in the center, and when William walked by, all the nobles and their families bowed their heads and saluted.
Except, of course, there was one person, and that was Maximilian, who was already on the steps in the middle of the palace.
Originally, according to the rules, Maximilian should have entered after William entered, after all, William was only the king of Prussia, and Maximilian was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire anyway.
But now Wilhelm is the supreme ruler of Prussia's hundreds of thousands of heroes and tens of millions of people!
Although he did not dominate the entire Holy Roman Empire, no one can deny that William has become the most powerful person in the Holy Roman Empire, and any prince can only avoid his edge for the time being!
So in order to avoid the feeling that William needed to salute Maximilian, Maximilian came to the palace one step ahead of William.
When William stood in front of Maximilian, Maximilian smiled and opened his arms, and William naturally cooperated and hugged Maximilian.
Then the dinner officially began, and next to the dance floor in the center of the palace, a symphony orchestra began to play.
"His Majesty William, please first!"
When the music sounded in the palace, Maximilian smiled at William.
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Hearing Maximilian's proposal, William shook his head and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, please first!"
William's refusal made the smile on Maximilian's face even brighter.
Then Maximilian took his queen to the dance floor and began the first dance, in Western society, the first dance must be led by the most noble or powerful person present, and William's humility is undoubtedly a kind of respect for Maximilian.
After Maximilian took the lead in angering the dance floor, all eyes in the palace were on William, although the first dance began, but everyone knew that the real protagonist of the night was not the unworthy emperor in the center of the dance floor, but the young and promising Prussian king in the moment.
Suddenly, a beautiful figure strolled to William's side "Your Majesty, may I have the honor of inviting you to dance!"
A pleasant voice sounded in William's ears, William glanced at the person, and instantly William felt his gaze being attracted.
It was a girl who spoke, and after being introduced by others, William learned that this girl was Maximilian's daughter and Anna's cousin Vivien.
To put it bluntly, Vivien is undoubtedly superior in appearance compared to Anna.
Although it has not yet fully grown, there is a touching beauty between the eyebrows and eyes, with slightly curly blonde hair and crystal skin, a high nose bridge, small lips, melon seed face, and big eyes, no matter how you look at it, she is a standard European beauty.
William smiled and said: "It's an honor to be invited by the princess!"
With that, William took Vivien's small hand and walked towards the dance floor.
Although Maximilian danced on the dance floor with his queen, his eyes never took off William's body, and when he saw William and Vivien walking hand in hand on the dance floor, his face bloomed with a smile.
Originally, according to William's identity, after Maximilian began to lead the dance, there would definitely be a large number of celebrities and noblewomen who would flock to William's side to invite him to dance, and Maximilian naturally thought of this a long time ago, so he not only sent people to greet these celebrities and ladies, but also asked Vivian to stand in the closest position to William to ensure that Vivian could invite William as soon as possible.
And William's eyes had always been on his front before, so naturally he didn't notice Vivien standing behind him.
As William and Vivien began to dance on the dance floor, all the nobles and ladies in the entire palace began to step onto the dance floor in pairs.
Needless to say, Vivian's dancing is not only standard but also full of beauty, and in comparison, William is a little worse, but fortunately, William is still proficient in ballroom dancing and does not make any jokes.
"Your Majesty, you are truly heroic!"
Vivien was half-hugged by William, and said softly with a slightly red face.
The atmosphere between the two was indeed a little dull at the moment, Vivien was a beauty, there was no doubt about this, and Manli's figure made William's heart move.
Of course, this does not mean that William fell in love with Vivien, sometimes men like and love are completely different things.