Under the gaze of everyone behind him, although Alexander was unwilling, he had to open his arms to meet Franz.
You must know that at the funeral of Leopold II, no matter how much Franz and Alexander wanted to kill each other, but in the face of the magnates from all over Austria and the missions of various countries on the European continent, the two brothers must maintain harmony on the surface, otherwise others will inevitably look down on the Habsburgs.
"My brother, I finally saw you, you don't know how much I miss you in the past two months!"
At the moment when Alexander and Franz embraced, Franz whispered in Alexander's ear.
Hearing Franz's words, Alexander's face changed, but he was not very easy to attack now, so he also said with a smile: "Brother Franz, I miss you very much, you must know that without you by my side, I can't even eat!"
"Alexander, you and I don't have to put on that hypocritical appearance, everyone actually knows very well who you and I are, so all your disguises in front of me are useless, besides, if I am by your side, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it alone!"
Franz's words meant something, and in an instant Alexander broke free from Franz's embrace, and then took a closer look at the rival who had competed with him for the rule of the Habsburgs.
Franz's appearance is obviously well-groomed, with a delicate and decent costume and a slight makeup, it seems that the current Franz has not just been released from prison, but has always maintained the status of the Austrian crown prince.
"It seems that your days have been very nourishing, my brother!
But don't worry, when your father's funeral is over, you'll have to go back to that bottomless prison, I can assure you!
” Although when he said this, Alexander's face was full of smiles.
But the evil spirit in the words still came towards Franz's pavement.
But Franz in front of Alexander seemed to have no consciousness of a loser at all, and there was not even the slightest expression of pain on his face that he was about to be imprisoned again.
Franz shook his head and smiled: "Now that I've been released, it's not easy to put me in prison again, my brother, you're taking everything too simply!"
The contempt in Franz's words made Alexander's hand unconsciously clench into a fist, and looking at Franz, who looked a little proud in front of him, Alexander really wanted to swing his fist in Franz's face.
"Don't forget.
I'm the Archduke of Austria and the regent of the Empire, and you don't have a chance to turn it around!
” "Alexander, the opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared, as long as you don't kill me or imprison me now, then you don't want to get such a chance again in your life!"
Franz's slightly arrogant words rang in Alexander's ears, and this arrogant sentence also made Alexander's face reveal a look of astonishment.
He didn't know what kind of support Franz had or what kind of cards he still had, but he dared to talk to Alexander like this on such an occasion.
Because Franz and Alexander's voices were very low, the other people who were not around them did not know what was said between them, and only Anna, who was not far behind Alexander, heard something.
Although Anna didn't listen to the conversation between the two in full, it didn't prevent Anna from guessing something, and what Anna guessed made the sadness on Anna's face even stronger.
Because she knew that the confrontation between Franz and Alexander would definitely involve the whole of Austria, and for the current Austria and the Habsburgs.
Stability is the first priority, but looking at the current situation, Austria is bound to have a resurgence of turmoil, and even large-scale unrest is very likely, which makes Anna even more worried about the future of Austria and the Habsburgs.
After all, the funeral did not stop with the unpleasantness between Alexander and Franz, or the unhappiness between Franz and Alexander was just a small detail.
After a while, after all the people who were eligible to enter St.
Stephen's Cathedral were seated, Shun Boun, dressed in full costume, walked up to the high platform in the church, accompanied by two priests.
"Almighty God the Father.
Thou art the source of life, and thou hast saved us through the Son Jesus, and look upon this Majesty before you and receive him in eternal light.
He believes that your Son died and rose again; May he share the glory with your Son in the resurrection.
All these are asked because of our Lord Jesus Christ, who are the Son.
He is God, and you, and the Holy Spirit, the living and eternal King.
Amen!
” After a prayer, everyone in the church bowed their heads and began to mourn in silence.
Three minutes later.
The large bronze bell at the top of the church was struck as if to bid farewell to Leopold II, the former Holy Roman Emperor.
Sitting in the middle of the church, Elstner's eyes were always focused on Anna, knowing that the purpose of his trip was not only to come to Vienna on behalf of the Prussian government to express condolences for the death of Leopold II, but also to take the opportunity to get rid of Anna.
Now that Anna has returned to Vienna, it is Elstner's responsibility to monitor Anna's every move, and he must prevent Anna from getting any possible help, and these Habsburg children in Vienna are naturally the focus of his attention.
Sitting next to Elstner was an emissary from the Russian Empire, Provedev, a close confidant of the Russian Emperor Alexander.
When he saw that Elstner's eyes had been fixed on Anna, he whispered to Elstner: "Your Excellency really cares about Your Royal Highness!"
Hearing Provedev's words, Elstner was stunned for a moment, and then said to Provedev: "Your Excellency, you are really young, I don't know what the current situation in your country is?"
Elsterner's words were undoubtedly diverting the topic, but Provedev knew that he had to change the topic with Elsterner, after all, the reason why he spoke just now was to attract Elsterner's attention.
"Rest assured, the present situation in our country is very good, the days are running out for the two rebels of Kutuzov and Brankov, Marshal Rumyantsev just last month sent back the news that he is organizing a large-scale offensive against Moscow, and he is confident that he will retake Moscow and completely exterminate the Blankov rebels.
And under the emperor's personal conquest, the Kutuzov rebels are already about to set, and General Bagration has recaptured most of Estonia and Latvia.
Perhaps before the end of this year, the curtain will come down on this protracted war!
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” Prove's face fluttered as he spoke, but Elstner's face showed a hint of disdain for Prove, who was radiant beside him.
Provedev's words can only deceive children and some ignorant civilians, and for the top of a world power like Elsterner, the current situation in the Russian Empire is not a secret.
Although Brankoff's siege of Moscow may seem a bit exhausted, their situation for the Russian Empire was not much better.
Rumyantsev, who has been presiding over the suppression of the Brankoff rebels, is already old after all, and the fierce fighting for nearly two years has made Rumyantsev a little overwhelmed, and more seriously, in a battle at the beginning of this year, Rumyantsev fell off the horse because of the fright of the war horse under his crotch due to the sound of artillery.
The high-intensity fighting had already caused Rumyantsev's body to be seriously overdrawn, and this fall killed him, but fortunately God did not mean to take him away, otherwise, I am afraid that Rumyantsev would have died on the spot.
But even if he didn't die, Rumyantsev's body was getting worse day by day, and now he was barely supporting it, and the doctor told Rumyantsev after the diagnosis that now every day he lives is God's favor.
Due to Rumyantsev's serious injury, Brankoff's rebels once again gained momentum, taking advantage of Rumyantsev's serious injury and coma for two days, the rebels, who had been unable to raise their heads, launched many attacks on the emperor, which directly led to the retreat of the emperor's front for nearly a hundred miles.
After a protracted war, neither the emperor nor the rebels seem to have the ability to launch a large-scale offensive again, and can only barely maintain the current front.
As for the Western Front, Bagration certainly recovered most of Estonia and Latvia, but somehow, Kutuzov actually got in touch with the Swedes, and 20,000 Swedish troops appeared directly on the border of Latvia, which made the Russian army led by Bagration a little jealous.
Not only that, but Kutuzov also received a sum of money and weapons from the Swedes, and these aids were immediately used on the battlefield.
What the Russians didn't know was that Kutuzov had signed an agreement with the Swedes, that is, as long as the Swedes supported Kutuzov to win the war, then all of Kutuzov's possessions except Latvia would be handed over to the Swedes.
Of course, Kutuzov was not just joking, as all the Lithuanian territories under Kutuzov's control had been handed over to the Swedes, and then with the arrival of aid, Kutuzov would also hand over his occupation in the former Poland.
It is precisely because of these situations that Elstner has some disdain for the Provedev next to him.