Quietly raised his head and glanced at William, William smiled at her, Vivien lowered her head shyly, but it was this shy expression that made William's heart even more sprouting.
After the dance, William smiled and Vivien let go.
"Beautiful princess, I am fascinated by your beauty!"
Listening to William's words, Vivien's face flushed, and her lips murmured, but she didn't make a sound.
And at this time, Maximilian also came to William's side, looking at William and Vivian standing together, Maximilian's face looked very ambiguous.
"Your Majesty William, this is my eldest daughter Vivian, I believe you are already familiar with it, let's discuss some things first, and then I will let Vivien take you around this palace!"
Hearing Maximilian say this, Vivien hurriedly bowed to William and then turned to leave, and just after Vivien left, William's face showed a stunned expression, and William's expression changes were naturally seen by Maximilian.
Maximilian smiled and gestured, and then William also bowed to Maximilian, and walked towards a room on the side of the palace led by Maximilian.
After entering the room, he saw that there were already many people waiting in the room, and William looked at it and saw that these were the princes of the Rhine River of the empire.
When Maximilian and William entered the room, they stood up and saluted, and then after Maximilian and William signaled, they straightened up again.
After the two sat down on the sofa, the princes also sat down one after another.
"Your Highness Sunigo, I didn't expect to see you here.
It really makes me very happy!
” William was the first to speak to Sunigo who was sitting next to him, and when he heard William's words, Sunigo also smiled: "Your Majesty, it is also an honour to meet you here!
Don't know how your mother is doing?
” "God willingly, my mother is in good health.
Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern!
” Originally, William and Sunigo should have spoken more intimately, after all, compared to the other people in the room, William and Sunigo still have an inseparable relationship in blood.
But because of the battle of the Main last year, William did not care about Sunigo, if it were not for the Queen Mother Louise, William really wanted to wave his army to attack Hesse and destroy this hateful uncle and his vassal states that repeatedly caused trouble for him.
"Alright.
Now let's get down to business!
” After Maximilian spoke, everyone stopped greeting and quietly listened to Maximilian's next sentence "It is indeed an honor for us and others to be here in Cologne today, and thanks to God's blessing and His Majesty Wilhelm's bravery, the Imperial ** team has won a beautiful victory on the Western Front, and it can be said that from now on, France will no longer cause any smile to the Empire.
All this makes us thank His Majesty William!
” After speaking, under the first applause of Maximilian, everyone in the room applauded, and William also said humbly when everyone applauded: "The ability to defeat France, the stubborn enemy of the empire for hundreds of years, played a very limited role, mainly thanks to the support of His Majesty the Emperor and the courage and tenacity of the imperial soldiers!"
"His Majesty William.
There is no need to be modest, everyone saw before and after this battle, the Prussian army deserved to be the first heroic division in Europe, and its combat effectiveness was really amazing!
” It was the Duke of Nassau who complimented William, who had forgotten that just last year he had led an army in the Bamberg region against Prussia.
But no matter what, he didn't stretch out his hand and didn't hit the smiling man, not to mention that at the moment, these princes present were nominally obedient to the orders of the empire, and they were also very respectful to Prussia.
So William smiled at the Duke of Nassau as well.
"Indeed, it is not a good thing to be too modest, but in this battle, the imperial soldiers also suffered a lot of losses, so I propose that all of you here unite to form a division of the imperial ** team again to go to France for a campaign!"
William was surprised by what Maximilian said, considering that the Prussians had spent a lot of effort to persuade these princes in order to establish two imperial divisions.
Among them, Maximilian was the vanguard of the opposition, although in the end under the pressure of the Prussians, everyone compromised, but the people who joined the imperial division were all thorns in the ranks of the various princes.
And now Maximilian actually changed his previous perfunctory attitude towards the Imperial division and took the initiative to propose the establishment of another Imperial division, which is absolutely abnormal, and before that, Maximilian actually did not consult with the Prussians at all.
"I, Hesse, am willing to provide another army of three thousand men!"
"Berg can send another two thousand men!"
"Nassau can also provide two thousand!"
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Among the six princes, except for Sunigo, who was willing to provide 3,000 men, the other five princes were willing to provide 2,000 soldiers as if they had agreed.
This dramatic change of scene secretly surprised William, although this incident was not harmful or even quite beneficial to Prussia, but William's heart was quite vigilant.
There is no such thing as a free lunch, and for these greedy princes, selfless devotion is only a thing that exists on paper.
And just after the six princes finished speaking, Maximilian also said with a smile: "Cologne is willing to provide an army of three thousand men and at the same time fifty artillery pieces!"
As soon as Maximilian finished speaking, William immediately looked at Maximilian.
This old fox has always been a guy who can't afford to make profits, why is he so enthusiastic now.
Sure enough, Maximilian still has the following "I propose that this newly formed Imperial division be trained in Cologne, and that the officers within the division be distributed according to the size of the troops to be dispatched, and of course in order to ensure the correctness of the division, Prussian officers will be invited to train this division!
Of course, as the most powerful vassal state in the empire, Prussia still took on something.
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The armament of this division will be handed over to Prussia for equipping, except for the ones brought by each country, and Prussia will also need to pay the same salary for each soldier of the Imperial division as the regular Prussian army, and I propose that all the vassal states that agree to form a new imperial division tonight enjoy their own maximum preferential trade policies within the Empire!
” This condition also cost Prussia a certain amount, but compared to a division.
These costs were acceptable to William, and even on the surface, it was obvious that the various princes were taking care of Prussia.
Before William could finish his thoughts, Maximilian went on to say: "Of course, although the current situation is favorable to the Empire, in order to further make this army combat effective.
The princes should gather their promised troops to Cologne as soon as possible!
I don't think I might as well book it in a week!
A week later, the inauguration ceremony of the 3rd Imperial Division was held in Cologne, and His Majesty Wilhelm was invited to personally encourage the soldiers!
” Maximilian's last words were addressed to William, and there was no displeasure on William's face when he heard Maximilian wish he could stay in Cologne for another week.
According to the previous arrangement, William was to travel to Frankfurt to attend the Assembly of the Holy Roman Empire after arriving in Cologne.
However, the meeting of the princes was scheduled for mid-July, which meant that William's time was not very tight.
And the previous Vivien also fascinated William a little, most people lack resistance to beautiful things, and even more so for people like William who are young and ambitious.
Of course, William's body hides a soul in his forties, but what does it matter, after all, there is no man who doesn't like beautiful women.
What's more, it is still a beautiful woman who can arouse men's desire to protect.
"Since His Majesty the Emperor has such good intentions, then it is naturally difficult to refuse in the next, in this case, then it is good to wait in Cologne for a week, and it will trouble His Majesty the Emperor during this time!"
"No trouble, no trouble!"
Hearing that William agreed to his proposal, a smile immediately appeared on Maximilian's face.
After a while, the princes in the room exchanged pleasantries with each other for a while, and before William and the princes could finish their pleasantries, Vivien walked into the room.
See Vivien.
Maximilian smiled: "Vivian, take His Majesty William out for a walk, although this palace is a little different from Sanssouci Palace, but after all, it still has the characteristics of our Cologne!"
Hearing Maximilian say this, William was also overjoyed.
Later, amid the coaxing of the princes, William and Vivien, who had already been teased, walked out of the room.
After William left, he saw that Maximilian, who had been smiling before, suddenly collapsed.
"I said Your Majesty the Emperor, you are really ruthless!
I am really impressed that I am willing to give away all the pearls in my palm!
” It was His Royal Highness the Dukes of the Duchy of Berg who spoke, and his words made Maximilian's face even more ugly.
Among Maximilian's children, his favorite is his eldest daughter Vivien, not only because Vivien is the most beautiful among his Habsburg peers, but more importantly, Vivian is well-behaved and sensible.
It is rare that in the heart of a careerist like Maximilian, there was still the idea that Vivien would choose a young Toshihiko to marry in order to spend a perfect life.
It's just that apart from Vivien, Maximilian really has no other candidates.
Maximilian has three daughters, but in addition to Vivian, the second daughter can only be regarded as ordinary, and the young daughter is too young, if it is selected from the commoners, Maximilian is worried that this person is unreliable, so Maximilian will reluctantly let Vivian go.
"Alright, Duke Berg, don't talk about it, Princess Vivien is sacrificing her ego for the entire empire!"
It was the Count of Schwarzburg who spoke, this Count can be said to be an admirer of Vivian, God testifies that if it were not for the existence of Vivian, the Count of Schwarzburg would not have come to participate in Maximilian's affairs at all, after all, whether it is compared with Prussia or Cologne, Schwarzburg is a small prince, and there are less than 4,000 armed forces in the entire territory, and now it is not a pain in the flesh to let Schwarzburg take out 2,000 people at once.
For the careful thinking of the Count of Schwarzburg, Maximilian can be said to be insightful.
But Maximilian did not pour cold water on the heart of the Count of Schwarzburg, after all, the Count is now also his ally.
"Well, Count Schwarzburg, rest assured, I've already explained to Vivien.
Nothing really will happen between her and the King of Prussia, but you, Lord Count, after this matter, if we succeed, then I agree to your proposal on behalf of Vivien!
” Hear Maximilian say that.
The Count of Schwarzburg was overjoyed, but then his heart went cold again.
After all, now that Vivien is by William's side, who knows if William will attack Vivian.
"Your Majesty, since you have promised me now, I hope that you will no longer let Vivien stay with that Prussian!"
"Your Excellency, I have already said it.
Wait until this is over and we succeed!
At the moment, this matter has not yet been clarified!
Or are you afraid that my daughter will do something deviant?
” Although what Maximilian said can be said to be righteous, everyone knows that since Maximilian sent Vivian to William's side, there is no shortage of ideas to sacrifice Vivian, after all, it is undoubtedly an excellent way to use a Vivian to stabilize William and paralyze the Prussians.
But this is too cruel for the Earl of Schwarzburg, after all, he has to watch the woman he loves stay by another man's side and also need to take the risk of ** anytime and anywhere, which is not only a humiliation but also a torment for every man.
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"Let's get down to business!
In a week's time, your armies will be gathered under the city of Cologne.
That's the perfect time for us to get started!
At Cologne, I can be sure that there are 10,000 troops in my hands, and with the troops of your cronies outside the city at that time, we can call on more than 20,000 troops.
Although the Prussians still had an army of 10,000 men outside the city, I don't think the Prussian king could have taken his army with him everywhere!
When the time comes, we can completely take the Prussians by surprise by being prepared or unprepared!
” Maximilian reiterated his plan, which was indeed quite tempting, after all, if things really went the way Maximilian thought, then the feasibility of the plan was quite high.
But it was at this moment that Prince Lipper spoke: "Your Majesty Maximilian.
I have some doubts, since we have made up our minds to break with the Prussians, why not take advantage of this evening's banquet!
As the host, you should have a lot of opportunities to poison here!
” Hearing this prince say this, Maximilian did not roll his eyes.
"Your Royal Highness.
You should know that the Prussians value the health and safety of their king, and every dish we prepare tonight has been carefully examined by the Prussians before everyone can enjoy it, and you may not have noticed that a dessert that William ate was sent to William after his attendants had identified it and tried it himself, which gave me the opportunity to poison him!
And tonight this palace is completely guarded by Cologne and Prussia with half of the army, don't you notice that there are quite a few Prussian soldiers outside the palace!
” Although he secretly scolded the prince for being an idiot, Maximilian explained the prince in detail.
Like every ruler, William took his safety very seriously, and every portion of his food required multiple inspections and personal attempts by his attendants to ensure its safety.
Of course, William, who came through the time, paid more attention to this, because he clearly knew that there were not a few great kings in history who died under poison, and he didn't want to become such an unlucky ghost!
"Alright, since you don't have any other questions, let's go out and enjoy the ball!
I think this may be the last time you can enjoy this time, and from tomorrow onwards, each and every one of us will take action, and this operation must be successful!
” When everyone stopped talking, Maximilian stood up with a smile and made a closing remark, and then left the room first.
"Count Schwarzburg, be careful, that little nephew of mine will bring you a certain green hat!"
After Maximilian left, Sunigo's undersmoked guy actually teased the Count of Schwarzburg, and this ridicule made the Count of Schwarzburg more and more excited, and he rushed to Sunigo with red eyes and wanted to beat him, but was stopped by the Duke of Nassau.
"Okay, now we are all in the same boat, and the matter has not worked out yet, and we have a conflict within ourselves, isn't this a joke for others!"
After the Duke of Nassau finished speaking, the other three princes also stepped forward to persuade them, but it was okay if these people did not persuade them, and as soon as they persuaded them, the anger in the heart of the Count of Schwarzburg surged even more.
Flicking his sleeves, the angry Count of Schwarzburg strode out of the room, and when he left the room, Sunigo said disdainfully: "What the hell!
I don't pee and look like myself!
He still dares to put on a score in front of me, and when this matter is over, see if I can't clean him up!
” Compared to Schwarzburg, Hesse is undoubtedly strong, which is why Sunigo has such self-confidence.