Grand Duke Baden did not say it clearly. In fact, he felt that his cousins ​​were a bit wishful thinking. William II only saw that Bavaria had obtained the rule of Austria and Moravia. However, he did not think that the Austro-Hungarian Empire could have today, or that Austria could have its current family background and form a suppression of Hungary. The Bavarian Kingdom made great contributions!

Ruprecht's farming skills are definitely full. With the linkage with Bavaria, the Bohemia region, which was originally developed in industry, has reached a higher level, forming an economies of scale. A large number of products flowed along Bavaria to Germany and around the world. Both the Austrian government and the local government in Bohemia have made a lot of money.

After being rich, Bohemia's society also became stable. Moreover, because the national barriers between the two places became very thin, the Bohemia was slowly assimilated after the movement of people. This assimilation does not just look at how many people there are in a certain region. When most Bohemia go to Bavaria or other German-speaking areas in order to pursue a better life, they unconsciously have to adapt to the living habits and language of the Germans. This is assimilation. After the movement, everyone is really integrated into one, unlike before, when the Bohemia was only staying in Bohemia, so they naturally tend to have independence.

After solving internal ethnic issues, Austria is much stronger than Hungary. You should know that even if Austria is pulled out alone, it is still a country of more than 300,000 square kilometers! Its area is the same as Prussia and Italy. After lacking internal involvement, its strength is still considerable. This gives Austria an advantage in domestic politics.

As for military support? Haha, that's even more so. Even the Grand Duke himself is not a very military-minded person who can clearly see that Austria is so active now entirely due to the support of the Bavarian Legion. Why is Hungary not good? It's very simple, it has a bad relationship with Bavaria!

Even after the war is over, let alone whether this war will become a war that ends all wars as some people imagine. Just to be able to digest huge new territory after the war, Austria must cooperate with Bavaria. As for why it cannot cooperate with Prussia? There are many reasons. From a religious point of view, Prussia is Protestant, while southern Germany (including Austria and Bavaria) are Christian. From a geographical point of view, Bavaria and Austria are next to each other. From a civil perspective, Bavaria is more favorable.

I really think the marriage between the Habsburg dynasty and the Wittelsbach family is for? If there is no fundamental benefit, will it be as for three consecutive generations of marriage? And how can the relationship between the two parties be bought with a little favor from the German emperor? Anyway, the possibility of Baden is too low.

Of course, he didn't say this to anyone, and Holvig opposite didn't know. He came out this time rather than a discussion, it was a test. Look at the attitude of Bavaria and observe the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the side. After all, if something big happened on the front line, the Austro-Emperor would definitely say something to Ruprecht, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, and these contents are very important.

At the same time, the Crown Prince Ruprecht of Hagia Sophia was also waiting for the arrival of Grand Duke Baden and made corresponding preparations. Generally speaking, the commander should be the busiest before the battle begins, but this time, facing Russia, which had one foot stepped into the coffin, this wave was just going directly. What else do you need to do? Compared with this winning battle, Grand Duke Baden's arrival was the most concerned by the prince.

The grand duke of a great priest came to Hagia Sophia with the emperor's will. This made the prince think a lot. The defeat of the Hungarian army changed too much. After the fall of Grand Duke Karl, the suitable heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the mind of the German Emperor, the German Emperor would definitely worry about the relationship between Bavaria and Austro-Hungarian. And the German Emperor would never let the German Emperor know what the prince wanted to do.

After all, if the German Emperor knew that Princess Mary was going to inherit the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then wait for the civil war! Because after seeing the German Emperor, this was equivalent to denying everything Prussia got in the Prussian war back then! What was the result of the Prussian war? Wasn’t it the Southern German states entering Prussia and then Austria withdrew from Germany? Now, the Austrian emperor and the Bavarian king have become a family... This joke is a bit big.

At this time, it is useless to say anything else! Think about what the fuse of the Franco-Prussian War? Isn’t it the issue of inheritance of the Spanish throne? Therefore, before Prussia was weakened to be unable to counter Bavaria, the prince must not let the German emperor guess in this direction.

Therefore, the prince must give Grand Duke Baden a reasonable explanation this time, so that William II believes that he has no ambitions for the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and at the same time, he can also let the German Emperor know how the current situation is caused. We must let the German Emperor still maintain a reasonable relationship with him.

Therefore, it is very difficult to fool people this time, and there are ways to do it. Ten words, nine true and one false! In addition to Princess Mary becoming the heir, the prince decided to reveal some real news to Grand Duke Baden. What to reveal and what to hide is an art.

The prince knew very well that after a proxie for German Emperor fell, German Emperor would definitely want to ask the prince whom he liked. This was an inevitable process. After all, Grand Duke Baden came here for this! It was an unavoidable question.

However, the prince cannot be said to be Princess Mary, and it is also impossible to find someone casually, because once the German Emperor recognizes someone, the two sides must support him to the throne together. At that time, if you still want to do some tricks, it will easily arouse the German Emperor's suspicion. After all, it is okay to have a queen in the Habsburg Dynasty.

As for whether to continue to keep Carl for the time being? The prince also considered this issue. He originally thought that as long as Grand Duke Carl was still in the front office, the conflict between the German Emperor and Bavaria about the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne could be eased, but if you think about it carefully, it is impossible. To be honest, the prince really did not plot against Grand Duke Carl on the issue of this Hungarian defeat. He did not intend to push him down.

But he didn't believe it. The arrival of Grand Duke Baden is an example. The Emperor believes that the prince has done something wrong in this matter, so it's good. No matter how the prince defends it or the actual situation, the Emperor already believes that the prince is planning to destroy Carl's inheritance right this time. If the prince goes back and says it has nothing to do with him, the Emperor will definitely not believe it, and his impression of the prince will plummet!

So, what should Ruprecht do?
Chapter completed!