This has a historical background. First of all, as the traditional southern German states, Catholicism has been a long-standing belief in Catholicism. It is a deeply rooted local force. Of course, with the increasing prosperity of Prussia, Protestantism also tended to go south. Moreover, in the process of the unification of the German Empire, the Grand Duchy of Baden was the most inclined to be unified among the Southern German states. (It seems to be a 55% ratio?) Therefore, in the following decades, Catholicism and Protestantism became the dominant religions of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Usually everyone was in peace, but once a political party divided by sects appeared, the religious contradictions within the Grand Duchy of Baden became somewhat prominent.

It is said that a good personal relationship is personal. In fact, before 1905, the personal relationship between the German Emperor and Ruprecht was very good! But the so-called butt determines the head! When one party hurts the interests of the other party, it is not said that the relationship between the two parties is too close, but this will definitely create a gap between them.

Especially recently, the Crown Prince implied through Prince Baden that Protestants in the Grand Duke of Baden were oppressed by Catholics and Orthodox (from Baden's new territory in Eastern Europe.) and hoped that Grand Duke of Baden would coordinate with him, Grand Duke of Baden's perception of the Prince deteriorated rapidly! Because this already involves internal affairs! Grand Duke of Baden did not expect that the Crown Prince would interfere in his internal affairs. Not to mention the current group to keep warm, even before the war, Baden would cooperate with Prussian policies, but the German Emperor would not so bluntly ask Grand Duke of Baden to do certain things in his own state, especially in such matters, there is a little bit of a problem!

Born in an imperial family, Grand Duke Baden knew very well that interests were the factor that determines everything. When it comes to core interests, Grand Duke Baden would not retreat. And he understood very well that if at some point, when the crown prince thought that throwing away the interests of the Grand Duke of Baden would bring greater benefits, then with the nature of the crown prince, he might throw it away without hesitation? In fact, not only the crown prince, but also the Prussia and Bavaria before.

Did Bavaria make little contribution before 1905? The German high seas fleet was actually built under the guidance of Crown Prince Ruprecht. The Crown Prince agreed to the German emperor's request to increase the scale of Bavarian conventional troops in order to force the Prussian military to expand its army. In addition, in the Far East and North Africa, Bavaria did many things that the imperial government was inconvenient to do, not to mention Bavaria's mainstay on the Eastern Front in World War I, but when it was time to turn against each other, everyone still turned against each other, and then stabbed the knife openly and secretly. This matter has just passed!

As for when can the Grand Duchy of Baden be thrown away? Grand Duke Baden also thought about it. You must know that the crown prince wanted to establish a political party that ran across the entire North Germany! In other words, his party could actually gain ruling status in the Prussian Federation. Although it was established by the right and centrists of the Social Democratic Party, it was not said that they could maintain their dominance all the time! Therefore, the crown prince's party could also gain ruling status in the Prussian Federation and then gain the rights of the two Prussians in disguise. At that time, if the crown prince wanted to further integrate the power in his hands, then he had to attack Baden!

Because the other small states are too small, it is useless to eat them. The three southern kingdoms are one piece together, and it is the next step to deal with them. So, if you don’t look for the Grand Duchy of Baden, who will the crown prince look for? By then, the Grand Duchy of Baden can only become the subordinate of the crown prince rather than an ally. The difference can be seen from the literal perspective!

Therefore, regarding the Crown Prince's approach, Grand Duke Baden can only say: Sorry, you have been trampled on. Then start to leave a back-up for yourself! Of course, in addition to the above two reasons, the most important thing is that Grand Duke Baden believes that if both sides really pk, the Crown Prince is not a rival to Ruprecht! There is an irrefutable truth in the political struggle, that is, you must stand on the side of the final winner! Even when the German Emperor was strong, Bavaria fought back in desperate situations, let alone now? Ruprecht is even stronger, and the Crown Prince's level is not as good as William II!

Of course, this does not mean that the Grand Duchy of Baden has decided to completely betray the German Emperor, but just to prepare. In fact, while the German Emperor was silent about the prince's actions, Prince Albert was also a backup plan. That is, once the contest between the prince and Bavaria failed, the German Emperor could replace the prince cleanly and neatly and then let Prince Albert take power! And if the prince wins, then all problems will naturally be solved, Prussia regained dominance within the empire, and Prince Albert was a candidate for the imperial prime minister.

"So, Lord Baden, are you going to listen to my solution? Then use this to analyze which chances of winning in the future game, I and the Crown Prince will have a higher chance of winning?" The Crown Prince said with a smile. Finally, until now, Grand Duke Baden has explained his purpose clearly. The Crown Prince must also answer the doubts about Grand Duke Baden, because his answer today has greatly affected the tendency of Grand Duke Baden in the future!

"In the future, political parties will inevitably become an important part of imperial politics, and we will also establish political parties. But I will never divide them with sects or states! In the future, the political parties I established will take it as our responsibility to revitalize the empire and take the vast majority of nations in the empire to gain their own interests. We do not increase our wealth by seizing other people's things, but to achieve greater success through cooperation."

"First of all, in the future, the southern German kingdoms and some states will gradually break down the barriers between each other, and for relatively weak states, we will provide certain assistance, and we will spread this common market to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whether Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox, they will benefit."

"And for those who have bad intentions towards us, we will inevitably give a very severe counterattack! If the future prince's actions cannot satisfy us, then I think the German Emperor will not be able to control the imperial regime. Multi-party joint formation of a cabinet will become inevitable. And we will not cooperate with the prince! You should understand very well that there may be many people in Germany oppose Bavaria, but there are more people who do not like the prince! The election is a political activity decided by the majority, and you should know who can be the final winner." The crown prince said.
Chapter completed!