Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's September.
The 5,000 British troops were held back by the Philadelphia Rebellion, and just after the British army finally suppressed the Philadelphia Rebellion, Virginia was also affected by Philadelphia and became rioting.
Under these circumstances, Albert could not help Pittsburgh as planned, no matter how willing he was.
After a month, Pittsburgh was not able to hold it, and in late August, Pittsburgh was conquered, and Pittsburgh Governor Stewart was martyred.
However, Pittsburgh's hold was not without results, at least after the Continental Army, which had been battered in the process of conquering Pittsburgh, had no spare strength to continue its assault on other British cities in Pennsylvania for a while.
The breach of Pittsburgh shocked the whole of North America.
Fortunately, the Continental Army temporarily stayed in Pittsburgh to regain strength, and Sir Whartonhall, who had been granted great power by the London government, landed on the North American continent.
At this time, in addition to the 5,000 British troops in Gibraltar, the rest of the 15,000 British troops had landed in Philadelphia.
Of course, Albert's 5,000 British troops were not at all full, because of the Philadelphia Rebellion and the subsequent suppression of the place, Albert's troops were reduced to 4,000.
However, Whartonhall did not dispose of Albert in this regard.
Seeing that there were still traces of unrest on the streets of the city, Whartonhall's face was very ugly, and his heart was also very nervous.
Pittsburgh was not only the capital of Pennsylvania, but also the center of the Governorate of Pittsburgh, which was now being rebelled by the Continental Army.
The negative impact on the rest of the British colonies is beyond words.
"From now on, the colonial states of Pittsburgh will be under military control, and all government officials will be required to obey the orders of the army.
Open the warehouses of the state governments and order them to immediately begin a mass conscription of soldiers, I don't have to listen to any difficulties, I just need to see 10,000 soldiers ready to join my army in a month's time!
” Whartonhall immediately addressed the officers standing in front of him, as well as some government officials, as soon as he understood the situation.
After listening to Whartonhall's words, the officers were gone, and the government officials looked at each other.
You know, before Stewart died.
Even with the arrival of the Continental Army in Pittsburgh, Stewart did not give orders in the name of the Governor for military control and full mobilization.
Full mobilization would mean that, from now on, all the states of the colony would cease to produce all but the necessary materials.
All the manpower and material resources saved were invested in the war.
Especially for large private plantations and factories, such orders amounted to the complete destruction of their industries.
"Your Excellency General, is this a bit of a rush?"
"No, not in a hurry at all.
The situation has eroded to such an extent.
There is no room for us to retreat any further, and in this moment of life and death, private interests can only give way to the interests of the state!
” Whartonhall's attitude was very resolute, and seeing that it was impossible to change Whartonhall's mind, the officials naturally had nothing to say. ......................................
September was a day of joy for William, as he had just learned from the royal physician that Lilisa and Karina were pregnant, which was a joyous event for William.
Ever since Anna gave birth to Eric.
William's women have never been pregnant, which is a welcome circumstance.
But it was not a good sign for the Prussian upper strata.
In this era, medical skills were not very developed, which doomed the premature mortality rate in the process of children's growth was very high, because each generation of the royal family would do their best to give birth to the heirs of the royal family.
Even though William and Anna have given birth to Eric, there are still ministers who will advise William about William's heirs.
Although the children born to William by women other than Anna can only be regarded as illegitimate children, if William puts these women on the throne of queen in the future, then the so-called illegitimate children will naturally become concubines.
However, what William didn't expect was that Karina's pregnancy caused Locks to be uneasy.
Although Locks once had the idea of making Karina queen of Prussia, For this reason, he also single-handedly directed the assassination of Anna, but the operation was not successful.
But now the idea of winning the heir in Locks's heart has faded.
Locks is in his sixties this year, in other words, if nothing else, Locks will retire the year after.
Although Locks has struggled in the Prussian government for decades, and his henchmen are all over the government and the opposition, but for Locks, he has seen too many people, even if he can maintain his influence on the government and the opposition after retirement, but obviously it will never be as good as when he was in power.
Moreover, William had already warned Locks that in this case, if Locks used some drastic means to seize the heir again because of Karina's pregnancy, it would not affect the safety of the family.
Therefore, after learning that Karina was pregnant, Locks also rushed to Sanssouci Palace to see William as soon as possible.
Locks' reason for this was clear, and that was to ask William for the child in Karina's womb to be part of the Locks family and not part of the Hohenzollern royal family.
"Your Majesty, please promise the minister, whether Karina's future child is a boy or a girl, the minister hopes that her name will be given the title of the Locks family!"
Hearing Locks' request, William was stunned for a moment.
For William, Karina and Lilisa's pregnancy was good news, but it was clear that if both gave birth to boys, it would be a destabilizing factor for the Prussian hierarchy.
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Lilisa is okay, after all, the power behind it is not so strong, and Karina is the real factor that can affect the stability of Prussia's top management.
Karina is the granddaughter of Locks and the only heir of the Locks family.
In other words, if Locks had instructed her, Karina would have been able to influence most of the officials in the Prussian government.
But now Locks put a ladder in front of William.
If William agrees, then obviously regardless of whether Karina will act in the future, but at least this child, who has already given the title of the Locks family, will not be able to compete with the Prussian prince for the inheritance.
William's heart thumped.
For William, this is not a good way to solve the hidden dangers of his harem.
But just then, Karina hurried into the office where William had summoned Locks.
Karina's face was a little stunned to see her grandfather there, but she didn't care about Locks's intention.
After seeing Karina salute William and Locks, she took out a very fine toddler's clothes and smiled at William: "Your Majesty, look.
This dress doesn't look good!
It took me days to weave it with the ladies of the palace!
” William took the dress and rubbed it himself, and at this moment, William's heart was also at war with heaven and man.
William's previous life was, after all, a traditional Oriental, and the idea of inheritance was deeply ingrained in William's mind.
So in William's opinion, unless it is absolutely necessary.
What kind of rebelliousness, changing surnames, and the like are all rebellious behaviors.
After a while, William suddenly thought that he and Karina's children would be included in the Locks family.
Doesn't that mean that he has lost a son?
So William's heart made up his mind, Some people may say that William's idea is simply absurd, after all, it is just a different surname, but in William's opinion, the eldest husband does something and does not do anything, because of a little petty profit, he makes his children change their ancestors is simply not a father.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I refuse the request just now!"
William said directly to Locks.
Hear William's words.
Locks sighed inwardly.
But now that Karina is there, Locks can't say anything more after all.
So Locks saluted William and left.
Seeing her grandfather leave, Karina's face was a little puzzled, because Locks didn't say a word to her when he left, which didn't make sense.
As if seeing the puzzled look on Karina's face, William smiled and said: "I have some urgent matters to get rid of to His Excellency the Prime Minister, which is why he left in such a hurry" Hearing William's explanation, the puzzled look on Karina's face dissipated.
While there was a warm relationship between Wilhelm and Karina, someone in Brandenburg was in a desperate situation.
After William summoned Neville in Brandenburg, Neville was reassured that since William had already called him the Grand Duke of Western Lithuania, it was obvious that William had approved of him.
This conclusion made Neville's heart very excited, and at the same time, it also made Neville's whole person change.
In the trap, Neville is no longer cautious, after Neville left, William once specially asked someone to give him a gem, and this gem was carried by Neville all day long, every time he gathered with people, Neville would proudly take out this gem to show off to everyone.
And Neville, who had once been in power, began to take revenge on the person who had trampled him on his feet, and Neville's former boss, a captain of the Brandenburg garrison, was beaten severely by Neville's hired men.
Insolent and smug can be said to be the truest portrayal of Neville at present.
Originally, a high-ranking member of Brandenburg was very dissatisfied with Neville's recent performance, and some people were even ready to admonish Wilhelm, but later these people who were ready to admonish gave up this plan at the behest of others.
And in this way, it only fuels Neville's arrogance even more.
Power has always been the most beautiful poison in the world, although many people know that this poison can cause death, but even if it is just a glimmer of pleasure before death, countless people are willing to take this poison.
Unbeknownst to Neville, a large invisible hand was reaching out to him to prepare for his death.
One evening, Neville rode to a banquet for his colleagues in a carriage dedicated to Neville by a merchant who asked for nothing more than to take care of Neville's business when he became Grand Duke of Western Lithuania.
Such people have become very numerous since Neville left the Brandenburg palace that day.
Arguably.
Neville's change is precisely because of these speculators who have played a role in fueling it.
Sitting in the carriage, Neville was closing his eyes and closing his eyes at this very moment.
The man sitting across from Neville spoke: "My lord, today another nobleman has contacted Zaixia, and he hopes to be able to buy the post of civil magistrate in the Kaunas region of Western Lithuania for 20,000 gold marks!"
This person is one of the new people who have taken refuge in Neville, and there are not a few people who have taken refuge in Neville during this time, and Neville considers that if he becomes the Grand Duke of Western Lithuania in the future, he must always have reliable people under his hands, so he often refuses to accept these people.
"Hmph.
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It's a lot of money, 20,000 gold marks, doesn't he know that some time ago, someone paid 30,000 gold marks to buy this position, and I didn't agree.
What stupidity!
” Hearing Neville's words, the man, who had just become Neville's butler, immediately spoke: "Your Excellency, as you know, your appointment has not yet come down after all.
As long as you loosen your mouth.
Then we can talk about it again, it doesn't hurt us!
” Neville pondered for a moment, then said: "All in all, this matter is handed over to you, the price should be appropriately higher, but remember, you must definitely find someone you can trust, and this matter must not be revealed!"
Hearing Neville's relent, the butler, who had just arrived under Neville not long ago, immediately responded happily.
And it wasn't long after calm returned to the carriage.
The carriage suddenly jolted, and it was very large.
"What's going on!"
Neville lifted the curtain hanging from the carriage door and looked out.
The ground outside was full of stones, and on the opposite side of the carriage was a carriage carrying broken stones.
"Damn it!"
Neville cursed secretly, and at the moment he had no other way but to curse.
Neville's carriage came to a halt, for the road they were walking was not wide, and the cart pulling the stones in front of him had fallen and almost blocked half of the road.
After the carriage stopped, there was no movement for a while, Neville couldn't help it, and saw him get out of the carriage, and at this moment, I saw that the windows of a small three-story building on the side of the road were opened, and the muzzles of several black holes stuck out.
"You also know this operation, the person below must die, this is the order from above!
So be sure to aim for me."
A voice rang out behind the figures.
There were two people on the road carrying the stones, but because there were a lot of them, and there were only two people, the speed of clearing was very slow.
Just as Neville was in a hurry to call for his men to come forward to help, only to hear gunshots.
At the moment when the gun rang out, Neville was very stunned, because you must know that this is Brandenburg, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, and although this location is not a bustling street, it is not remote!
Neville didn't think that the reason for the gunshots was his own, but he soon knew, only to hear a series of gunshots, and Neville had been shot in the body.
Neville, who had been shot, fell to the ground, his body convulsing from time to time. ...............................................
"Your Majesty, Neville's matter has been resolved, and it is the hands of the people in the Executive Office of the Royal Intelligence Department, and it is guaranteed that there will be no sound, and according to our understanding, Neville is involved in a big matter!"
Horn walked into William's office and said to William, hearing Horn's words, William put down the papers in his hand.
For Neville's affairs, William has not paid attention to Horn since he instructed him, after all, Horn is the dignified head of the royal family, and he has Prussia's internal intelligence agency, if this does not solve Neville, then his ability can only be miscellaneous in the palace.
"That's right, according to our interrogation of Neville's personal attendants, we have learned that some people have recently made deals with Neville to buy official positions and land in Western Lithuania with money!"
Hornder's words instantly set off a monstrous wave in William.
In the Prussian government, the circle money transaction has always been a matter that William has vigorously supervised, but who would have thought that this Neville has not grown any hair at the moment, and he would dare to touch the bottom line in William's heart.
"How many people are involved!"
"According to the preliminary explanation, there may be twenty-three people involved, eight of whom are merchants, and the other fifteen are some nobles and officials!
The property involved amounted to more than 167,000 gold marks!
” Hearing this, William had an angry look on his face "What a Neville, it's only been a long time, and he has actually collected 170,000 gold marks, he is more powerful than me, the king!
In just two months, he dared to collect any money, where did they put the laws of Prussia!
Horn, pass my order to investigate this matter to the end, but no matter who is involved in this matter, I can't arrest it!
” "Yes, Your Majesty" Hearing William's order, Horn solemnly saluted William.
A few days later, the truth of the case was revealed, and William personally found Christine with the case file, William didn't say anything, but handed the file to Christine and asked her to take a closer look, and then left Christine's bedchamber.
September 8, 1794 Neville's case was tried by the Prussian Court, Neville was dead, and the remaining 31 people involved were all sentenced, and several of them were sentenced to death in serious cases.