On July 2, 1794, while Wilhelm and Vivien were on a romantic trip to Cologne, Brandenburg received news of the death of Leopold II, which was sent back by the Prussian ambassador in Vienna with urgent information, which immediately attracted Hans's attention, and was then sent to Locks and the Queen Mother.
Because of William's personal expedition to the Austrian Netherlands, only Locks and Queen Louise can call the shots in Prussia at the moment, when she learned the news, Louise was immediately a little dumbfounded, and Locks's reaction was completely opposite to Louise.
The reason why Louise was dumbfounded was because Anna, it stands to reason that Leopold II had died, so as Leopold II's daughter, it was necessary for Anna to go to Vienna to attend her father's funeral.
But now that the war had ceased between Austria and Austria, the number of people who hated Prussia in Austria had not diminished or even increased, so Louise naturally did not want Anna to return to Vienna.
But Anna was the daughter of Leopold II after all, and it would be a bit difficult for Louise to prevent her from going to Vienna.
But for Locks, he had a very different idea of what Louise was thinking.
Karina has made it clear that she wants to compete with Anna, and Locks has promised to use all the rights of the family to help Karina, after all, he only has Karina as a granddaughter, and Karina will still need Karina to inherit this family business after a hundred years.
And now the death of Leopold II was an opportunity for Locks, an opportunity that God had sent to him.
"Locks, do you think don't tell Anna the news for the time being, save her sadness?"
Louise, who was sitting in the chair, frowned and asked Locks, who was hurrying over, and when he heard Louise's words, Locks thought for a moment in his heart and then said: "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, if you don't tell Her Highness the Queen now, then Her Royal Highness will know one day in the future, and when the time comes, Her Royal Highness will know that it is deliberately concealed by her ministers.
The minister can't afford this crime!
” Locks neatly rejected Louise's offer.
Jokingly, the reason why Locks hurried to the palace after learning of Leopold II's death was because he was afraid that Queen Mother Louise would decide to block the news in the palace, in which case, Anna would definitely not get the news of Leopold II's death.
Of course, the reason why Locks wanted to tell Anna this information was not what he said.
To be honest, Locks never took Anna seriously, and an Austrian woman entered the Brandenburg Palace, and if it wasn't for the fact that the crown of the Holy Roman Empire could be obtained by Prussia, then Locks would not have agreed to anything.
"But now, Anna has just given birth to the heir of the Kingdom of Prussia!
Isn't it a little inappropriate to suddenly tell her this bad news now!
” Louise bites the word heir very hard!
It is obviously impossible to say that Louise did not have a problem with Locks, although Louise did not pay much attention to the political fluctuations in Prussia outside the royal palace.
However, some time ago, the news that countless Prussian officials had asked for Locks's attitude towards Anna and the new prince reached Louise's ears.
It was precisely because of this incident that Louise was dissatisfied with Locks, and in Louise's opinion, Anna gave birth to William's first child, and she was a well-deserved hero of Prussia!
What made Louise even more dissatisfied was that after Anna had the remaining child, Louise specially sent people to create public opinion in the country to make Anna's child the desired Crown Prince of Prussia.
But all of these people who were sent out by Louise to create public opinion were arrested by the government departments without exception, even if Louise did not intervene in time.
I'm afraid all of these people are going to be wasted.
In Louise's opinion, this was a complete provocation to her, and the craze for the crown prince that had risen in the government before was also suppressed by Locks by himself, making it taboo for the whole Prussia to say that the son of Anna with a nose and eyes would become the crown prince of Prussia some time ago.
And it has to be said that in this matter, Locks played the most negative role, if not, who would have the courage to arrest those people sent by Louise to make a big splash for Anna!
Even Louise was aware of it, surrounding Anna.
An overwhelming net has been formed, and the target of this net is none other than Anna and her children!
"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, the minister thinks that this matter should be known to Her Royal Highness no matter what!
This is not only a matter for Her Highness Anna, but also for the entire Kingdom of Prussia, and after receiving the news of the death of Leopold II, the government is already preparing to send a mission of mourning, and this news cannot be hidden!
” Just as Locks had just finished speaking.
I saw that the door of the room was suddenly opened, and Anna walked into the room with red eyes and messy steps, and when she saw Louise, Anna's tears that she could not hold back flowed again.
"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother.
My father is dead!
What's going on, you know?
” After saying it intermittently, Anna whimpered again, and Louise hurriedly looked at Locks when she saw this scene.
As if noticing the angry look on Louise's face, Locks immediately tilted his head to the side and didn't make eye contact with Louise.
When Anna walked through the door, Louise knew that the news must have been leaked, and that only a handful of people could leak it, either Hans or Locks, after all, these two were the only two who could pass on this information to Anna's ears that only a few people in Prussia knew about at present.
Louise asked softly while comforting Anna: "Anna, how did you find out about this?"
"I was just walking in the garden with Fawkes when I met a couple of maids talking to each other, and they said that the Prussian government was already sending people to Vienna to form a mourning mission!"
Without waiting for Louise to explain, Anna turned to Locks and asked: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, is there really a condolence mission in the government?"
Louise's gaze fell on Locks' head, her eyes were a little cold, and before Locks could speak, Louise said: "Look at those tongue-chewing maids, Anna, this matter is fake, how could your father die.
Those people are talking nonsense!
” After speaking, Louise looked at Locks again, her expression and words had clearly expressed her attitude, that is, Anna must not know the news of the death of Leopold II, but what Louise did not expect was that Locks, who had not clashed with him on a positive occasion, seemed to be a different person at the moment, only to see Locks' original bent waist straightened up, and then looked at Louise and Anna with blazing eyes and said: "Her Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother is comforting you.
Archduke Leopold II of Austria is indeed dead, and the government is indeed mobilizing a mourning mission to Vienna to pay his respects!
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” "Locks, I don't think you want to be the prime minister!"
Seeing that Locks dared to openly disobey her will, Louise immediately became furious, and she didn't care to comfort Locks and pointed at Locks angrily.
But hearing Louise's words, Locks seemed quite calm "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother.
I am the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, and during the time of His Majesty Wilhelm's conquest, the affairs of the Kingdom are at my disposal, and it is within the jurisdiction of the Government to send a mission to Vienna to mourn, so it is up to me to decide the matter.
Moreover, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, you are the Queen Mother and not the King after all.
Even if His Majesty wants to remove me from office, he will still have to vote in the House of Secrets!
Please keep this in mind!
Of course, unless I reach retirement age, I am afraid that you will not be able to remove me as Prime Minister!
” Locks's words landed on the ground, which means that there is no room for relaxation between him and Louise, Anna looked at the unusual performance of Locks and Louise in a daze, and after a while, Anna's heart was also cold, she is not a fool after all, some insiders can still understand after thinking carefully.
Louise was on the verge of anger.
Her hand pointing at Locks also trembled slightly, obviously Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother was already eager to dismantle this Locks, who was openly against herself!
But as Locks said, she has no right to remove Locks from the position of prime minister.
After William's reforms in the army and government, the retirement system and the House of Secrets system were introduced in Prussia, and this House of Secrets can also be called the Senate, but all the members of the Prussian cabinet who have reached the age of sixty-five and retired are generals with the rank of general, and of course, those with the title of earl and above.
And after the establishment of the Secret Cutting Academy.
In order to make the elites in the Secret Chamber, who had to retire early due to the situation, feel that they were not kicked out of the political core, William granted the House extraordinary rights.
Wilhelm reformed the Prussian government's long-standing appointment system, whereby any vacancy in the Prussian government's cabinet was nominated by Wilhelm and then submitted to the House of Secrets for selection.
Those who are elected and supported by the majority of the House of Secrets will fill vacancies in the Cabinet.
The same is true in the army, and the rank of lieutenant general and above is also nominated by William, and then must be approved by everyone in the secret court before it can be awarded.
And the prime minister, who is the government of Prussia under one person and above 10,000 people, naturally changed the previous practice of appointment and dismissal by the king, and was also nominated by the king and appointed and dismissed by the secret court.
In addition to these personnel of the Prussian government, Wilhelm also granted the House of Secrets a great right, that is, in addition to the annual routine inspection of officials by the Prussian government, government officials from all over Prussia need to report to the House of Secrets every three years, and then summarize and score according to the elders in the Academy, and all officials who are recognized by the majority of the elders will be given priority to be promoted.
The reason for delegating power to the House of Secret Guards was precisely because William needed to take back the power in the hands of these people before.
It seems that the power of the House of Secret Secretaries is not small, but it is important to know that the essence of these rights is still in the hands of William, after all, the officials who vote in the House of Secret Secrets can only be nominated by William, which means that if William only nominates one person, then in the absence of any competitors, that person will also be appointed.
Although Locks is now sixty-two years old, he has not yet reached the retirement age of sixty-five, which means that Locks will still have to stay in the position of Prime Minister of Prussia for three years without special circumstances!
After Locks left, Louise, in a fit of rage, smashed a delicate teacup in her hand "It's too arrogant, it's too arrogant!
If it weren't for the grace of the Hohenzollern royal family, how could he have been in the position of prime minister for almost twenty years!
And now he actually talks to me with this attitude!
” "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, you dissipate your anger!"
See Louise in a rage.
Anna couldn't care about these things for herself, so she quickly grabbed Louise's arm and comforted softly.
"Anna, if you want to go to Vienna, I won't stop you, and I'll send someone to the government to make arrangements later.
But remember, you're now the queen of Prussia, and safety is paramount!
” After hearing Louise's words.
Anna had tears in her eyes, and Louise was probably the only one in the entire Brandenburg palace who could make her feel the happiness of being cared for.
The turmoil in Brandenburg, although Louise didn't say it, how could Anna not know, if Louise hadn't watched, those Prussians would have been able to tear her to pieces!
At this point, Anna is grateful to Louise.
After hearing Louise's words.
Anna nodded tearfully and said: "Well, I'll pay attention!"
Louise waved her hand for Anna to leave, and when Anna left the room, Louise immediately summoned several of her palace military attachés, who were the royal guards officers who were currently guarding the Brandenburg Palace.
As mentioned earlier, the Royal Guard, unlike other armies, was an army under the control of the Prussian royal family.
Although the commander of this army was the head of the royal family, the advice of the Hohenzollern royal family was often taken into account when it came to the appointment of officers of the royal guard.
As the queen mother of Prussia and the mother of William, Louise also has a say in the issue of the royal guard, and except for one of the officers in front of him who was promoted by Louise, the other four people are all related to Louise.
"Werner, this time Queen Anna is going to Vienna, and you are personally responsible for the safety of Her Royal Highness.
If Her Royal Highness has any questions, I will ask you!
” Werner, one of the five, heard Louise's command and immediately shouted loudly that Werner was the son of Louise's maid-in-waiting.
In fact, this situation is very common in the royal families of various countries, but all the noble daughters with a bit of status will always equip their daughters with some attendants, and after arriving in a foreign country, these attendants are the most trusted existence.
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And after these attendants have taken root in the local area, once they have offspring.
Then his offspring will continue to serve the Lord's family, unless the Lord's family refuses to accept them for some reason.
Of course, there was no doubt that this kind of squire with the same "home-born" nature as the wealthy people of the East would have no problem in terms of loyalty, which is why Louise would give this task to Werner.
Brutal scramble in the court.
Louise has heard and witnessed it countless times, and for the current hostility of Locks towards Anna, Louise naturally feels that Anna has become a thorn in the side of some people, and Louise thinks that she needs to protect Anna, the child in her eyes. .......................................
After receiving Palaud's affirmative answer, Fered had a satisfied smile on his face, although the Prussians had blocked the news at present, but as a prince, Fered still had his own sources, and the news that William was unconscious made Freed quite ecstatic.
However, one thing that made Fred a little unhappy was that his sweetheart, Princess Vivien, also suffered a gunshot wound, of course, in Fred's opinion, in order to be able to put William to death, this small accident is also acceptable.
I have to say that the actions of the Schwarzburgers can be called perfect, and even in the subsequent handling of clues, they are quite professional, but what the Count does not know, it is precisely because of his actions that Maximilian is about to go crazy!
"Who the hell is it!
Who is such an idiot!
Assassinating the King of Prussia in Cologne, my original plan was not like this, which idiot ruined my plan!
” The news that William was unconscious certainly made Maximilian feel a little secretly happy in his heart, but the only thing that cast a shadow on his heart was that William was only unconscious and not dead, you must know that the gap between unconscious and completely dead can be said to be quite large!
If William dies because of this, then maybe Maximilian will immediately become happy, but if William wakes up and does not die, then Maximilian will kill a thousand by mistake and catch the damned murderer, on the one hand, to dispel his suspicions.
At the same time, it is also to catch that guy to vent his hatred!
"Your Majesty, there are only a few suspicious families in the city, and judging from the actions of these assassins, they have definitely been systematically trained, so the magnates and princes in Cologne City are all suspicious!"
A black-robed man standing behind Maximilian spoke, and this black-robed man was none other than Maximilian's cronies, even after Maximilian decided to take action against the King of Prussia.
It was also this black-robed man who went to the princes to connect with each other.
"You immediately let our people investigate, especially those princes, I think it is very likely that those princes did something, especially that Sunigo and Fered, they are the two of them I think are the most suspicious!"
After Maximilian finished speaking, he saw the black-robed man leave Maximilian's room in a few flashes.
Carlo had been in William's room for a day.
No one was allowed to enter William's room except him and the doctor, and even Maximilian was stopped by a few Prussian soldiers outside the door.
Looking at William's face on the bed, Carlo sighed leisurely, although he and William had not been in contact for many years, the friendship formed between the two from childhood was still imprinted in their respective minds, for Carlo.
In addition to being the king of Prussia, Wilhelm was also his brother-in-law and his only good friend.
Suddenly, William on the hospital bed seemed to move, Carlo's pupils shrank and then shook his head, he thought he was dazzled because of fatigue, but when he looked at William again, he saw William's eyelids really move a few times, this situation made Carlo immediately rush to the door and shouted: "Your Majesty is awake, go and get His Excellency Horn and the doctor over!
Fast!
” After shouting.
Carlo rushed to William's side as fast as he could, and called out softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
As if hearing Carlo's call in his ear, William's eyelids slowly rose, although William's eyes were slightly blank, but this scene still made Carlo's heart finally let go of the originally raised heart.
Then several doctors walked into William's room, and then Carlo quickly gave way to these doctors, and after a while, I saw that several doctors recommended one of the most respected old doctors and walked up to Carlo and said: "Thank God for your blessing.
Your Majesty the King has survived the difficult time, and it will not be difficult to recover as long as you recuperate well!
” Hearing the doctor's words, Carlo's heart suddenly darkened.
The whole person seemed relaxed.
After a while, Horn hurried into the room, where only two maids were serving William, who had fallen asleep again.
Seeing this scene, Horn immediately slowed down and then walked to Carlo's side and asked softly: "How is Your Majesty?"
Hearing Horn's words, Carlo smiled and said: "Your Excellency Horn, don't worry, the doctor has seen it just now, and Your Majesty is no longer in serious trouble, but now you still need to continue to heal!"
Carlo's words made Horn breathe a sigh of relief.
"Then you continue to stay here, I just found some clues there, now as long as you continue to track down, I think I will definitely be able to find the murderer!"
Prussian soldiers searched the entire Cologne, and the bodies of six people secretly disposed of by the Schwarzburgers were found in a dark ditch, of course, the Prussians did not know the identities of the six men, but then buried weapons were found in the grass on the edge of the ditch.
This discovery immediately caught Horn's attention, and it was on the edge of the ditch that Hornd took people to inspect before receiving the news that William had woken up.