After Freed left the palace, Maximilian straightened his clothes and walked out of the palace.
At this moment, at the gate of the Emperor's Palace, the Prussian army and the Cologne army were already aiming their guns at each other, and the smell of gunpowder was spreading.
At the gate of the palace, not only the Colognes and Prussians, but also the Dukes of Hesse, Sunigo, the Grand Duke of Berg, and other princes all stood not far from the confrontation between the Prussians and the Colognes under their own guards, playing the role of spectators playing soy sauce.
Of course, this is not to say that Sunigo and other soy sauce players are just watching the play, in fact, this scene makes Sunigo and others very nervous.
It is no longer a secret that the Prussians and Colognes clashed against each other, and the Count of Schwarzburg, who was involved in it, was a major problem for them.
They already knew that the Count of Schwarzburg had hid in Maximilian's palace, otherwise the two sides would not have put up such a big battle at the gate of the palace, but because they knew, Sunigo and the others were uneasy in their hearts, and all of them had signed the damn document, which meant that if the matter was exposed, Maximilian as the organizer of the matter would not be able to escape death, but they, the princes who were participants, would definitely not be able to escape the revenge of the Prussians.
"Freed, that idiot, why don't you just die!
He ruined the good plan, and now we are completely passive, and there is nothing we can do about it!
” It was Wilhelm's own uncle, Sunigo, Duke of Hesse, who complained.
Hearing Sunigo's complaints, the faces of the other princes present all showed expressions of indignation.
In fact, they and Sunigo have similar thoughts in their hearts.
All the good plans were ruined by Freed, and now the serious consequences of Freed's actions made them all in danger of being wiped out by the Prussians.
How can this not make people's hearts feel angry at Freed.
"That's it, Fei Lid, this idiot, he wants to die and don't drag us along!"
It was the Archduke of Berg who responded to Sunigo, and just as they were beginning to curse Fred, one of the Cologne guards crawled out of an inconspicuous hole in the wall of the palace and hurried to them, saying: "Adults!
His Majesty the Emperor invites you to the Imperial Palace!
” When several princes heard this, their faces instantly became gloomy, but at this time he was not good at blatantly refusing, so after several people glanced at each other, they still followed behind this guard and walked towards the gate of the palace.
The princes didn't move, and the guards behind them immediately followed them towards the gate.
Noticing the movements of these princes, the Prussians guarding the gate of the palace immediately put on the appearance of facing a great enemy, and Horn immediately dispatched nearly half of the Prussian soldiers to stop in front of several princes.
"I wonder what happened to you, adults?"
Surrounded by a group of Prussian guards, Hond stepped out of the crowd and shouted to Sunigo and the other princes.
Hearing Horn's question, the princes suddenly felt a tingling sensation in their scalps, and they had no problem secretly fighting against the Prussians.
But on the bright side, these princes were still very afraid of Prussia, after all, Prussia's strong military strength was clearly there.
"Isn't this Lord Hornard!
Below is the Duke of Hesse, who came this time because His Majesty the Emperor asked to summon us, and I came here in desperation!
” As the most powerful Duke of Hesse among several princes, even if Sunigo did not want to come out at this moment.
But the eyes of the rest of the princes around him had to force Sunigo to stand up.
And Sunigo's attitude in his words is also very soft, he uses the word helpless, and this word can be seen as showing weakness to the Prussians.
Hearing Sunigo say this, Horn was a little embarrassed.
At the moment, there was no break with Cologne, and this emperor of Maximilian was also recognized by Prussia.
If Sunigo and the others were not allowed to meet Maximilian, then there would be no doubt.
Prussia despised Maximilian as emperor, and what did Prussia have to ask the rest of the princes to maintain respect for Maximilian as emperor.
And just as Horn was in a dilemma and fell silent, a group of Prussian cavalry appeared on the scene, and among the two guards, William was impressively in the ranks.
Horn's situation here was naturally seen seriously by William, who was holding up the horse, seeing this scene, William's face was a little worried, and he saw William slowly urging the war horse to come to Horn's side.
"What's going on here, can someone tell me?"
Hearing William's voice, Horn's face immediately showed joy, and Horn knew that with William's arrival, he would no longer have to face such a difficult problem.
After hearing William's voice, Sunigo and the others changed their faces greatly, looking at William's fully armed appearance, it was obvious that the Prussians would not give up this time, so these princes all smiled at William reluctantly, but they couldn't say anything.
"See His Majesty William, we are here at the invitation of His Majesty the Emperor!"
Sunigo, who was pushed by several princes with his hands, had no choice but to stand up again, of course, choosing to let Sunigo stand up was also something agreed upon by the previous princes, after all, Sunigo is the brother of the Queen Mother Louise of Prussia, in this case, even if the Prussians are unbearable, they have to see the face of the Buddha.
"Isn't this my uncle?
Anyway, I haven't seen you for a while, why, why did I suddenly have a leisure to come out today.
And you'd better leave me at once and go back to your station, or you'll be at your own risk!
” William's face showed coldness, and William's words in the ears of several princes certainly made their hearts cold, but it also made them feel a sense of humiliation.
The princes present were all older than William, and even the eldest Duke Berg could be William's grandfather, but seeing that William, who was his junior, was actually speaking to himself and others in such a tone, how could this not make several princes feel humiliated.
The Duke of Nassau looked up at William and said: "Your Majesty Wilhelm, Prussia's strength is recognized by the whole world, but we are all nobles of the Empire!
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Isn't Your Majesty's words and deeds afraid that many nobles of the empire will deviate from morality?
” Hearing the Duke of Nassau say this, not only William looked at him, but everyone present also focused their eyes on the Duke of Nassau.
Being able to stand up and say this to William shows that the Duke of Nassau is still quite a courageous person.
Although this move was a move to pull hatred, for the Duke of Nassau, he undoubtedly spoke the voice of the princes present, which would strengthen his position in the eyes of the other princes.
"Good, good, good!"
William said three yes in a row, and William's hand holding the saber was also raised high, it seemed that there was a possibility of falling in the next second, and seeing William's actions, Horn hurriedly ordered the soldiers under his command to raise their guns and aim at the princes and the people behind them.
"Stop!
Stop!
” As if sensing the danger of the present moment, he heard a loud cry from the gate, and then everyone looked and saw that Maximilian appeared at the gate of the palace surrounded by a group of guards, and at the same time he shouted, he was also about to rush here, but he was stopped by the Prussian army.
"Let go of a road and let His Majesty the Emperor come over!"
William commanded to Horn beside him, and then his own hand holding the saber slowly fell.
Not long after Horn left in a hurry, Maximilian arrived at the place where William and several princes were confronted, and their current position was not very far from the palace gate.
And Maximilian hurriedly said after his arrival: "Everyone is a member of the Holy Roman Empire, how can relations between them be so stiff!
His Majesty William, the traitor Freed and his comrades have been besieged and killed by my men, and the body is in the palace, and I will hand it over to you later!"
” Maximilian's words undoubtedly provided a step for those present, at least the expressions on the faces of William and several princes were much soothed.
"Since His Majesty the Emperor has already punished the traitor with death, then please ask His Majesty the Emperor to hand over the body of the traitor to us, after all, if a traitor like this does not break the corpse, it is simply a failure to live up to the holy God!"
With that, William motioned for Maximilian to go and examine the corpse of the man from Schwarzburg.
Maximilian waved his hand, and then William and his party and several princes followed Maximilian towards the palace.
When he reached the gate of the palace, Horn came to William's side and said: "Your Majesty, it is not yet known whether Maximilian is friend or foe, and in this case, you must not rush into the palace!"
Hearing Hound say this, William felt justified in his words, and then said to Maximilian, who was walking in front: "Your Majesty, we won't go into your palace, why don't you send someone to transport the bodies of those traitors here, and we will verify your identity here!"
Hearing William say this, Maximilian froze, he knew that the Prussians were already extremely wary of him, but in this case, Maximilian could only continue to compromise with Prussia, otherwise he would only make others think that he had a ghost in his heart.