Chapter 1535

"Do you mean that Emperor Fritz currently has no suitable candidates? Or, for the time being, there is no need to elect an heir?" Grand Duke Baden frowned.

"This shouldn't be. After the assassination of Grand Duke Ferdinand, Grand Duke Carl was quickly promoted and held an important position. This is an obvious rhythm of preparing for the heir. It is a necessary trial. And now, although it is because of the selection problem. , There have been many variables in the choice of heirs, but you and I are both monarchs. You should be very clear that the choice of heirs is one of the most important things. The Austrian Emperor will not ignore it."

"Well, I can be more blunt, that is, I think that the Austrian Emperor is not focusing on the issue of heirs now, he has more important things to do, and the choice of heirs is of course very important. , But compared with an empire, it is still far behind. Moreover, do you think that Emperor Fritz will remove his crown prematurely?" The prince asked rhetorically.

"Fuck it, this is a bit of a heartbreak." Grand Duke Baden suddenly felt uneasy. The prince's last words made him a little disturbed. More than 90% of the rulers are greedy for rights, and they don't have the last step. Will let go of authority. (For example, on this plane, how many years Charles has been the crown prince...) The prince's last sentence is equivalent to asking Grand Duke Baden in disguise, how long do you think Emperor Fritz can live?

"Is this something we can discuss?" Prime Minister Holwig on the side also felt that this topic could not be carried on, because if this was spread, it seemed to some people that a Prussian cadre would come over and discuss Austria with Bavaria. The heir to the Hungarian throne is tantamount to urging the Austrian emperor to abdicate!

"This, we naturally hope that His Majesty Fritz can live longer and prolong his life." Grand Duke Baden said, wiping the cold sweat from his head.

"His Majesty Fritz's body is still very good. Recently, there have been some things that make him happy. Therefore, I think that your Majesty will stay in this position for a few more years and it will be no problem to create a good environment for the successor. And this This matter is much more important than choosing an heir. If this matter is not handled well, even if you choose another heir, the final result will be another Duke Karl.” Ruprecht said meaningfully.

"I don't understand what you mean, your prince. I really want to know that there is no such thing as more important than choosing a qualified heir. Moreover, I don't understand what another Duke Karl means." Duke Deng was a little confused.

"Some people, or quite a few Prussians, believe that I caused the loss of Prince Karl and the failure of the Hungarian Army. This is a very wrong view. In the end, it was his own that caused Karl to lose his qualification as a crown prince. The performance and the opposition within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it can even be said that before this defeat, Archduke Karl had lost the possibility of becoming a crown prince. It was precisely because of Karl Karl’s failure that Emperor Fritz realized one thing, a A stable and unified Austro-Hungarian Empire is more important than hurriedly choosing an heir." said the prince.

"I still don't understand what you said. If Archduke Karl has lost the possibility of becoming a crown prince, why would he be assigned to the Hungarian Legion?" Archduke Baden frowned.

"Because he was assigned to the Hungarian Legion, it means that he is getting further and further away from the position of the crown prince. Don’t forget that the roots of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are in Austria rather than Hungary, especially in this situation, Austria Is much stronger than Hungary. If a person wants to become a crown prince, then he must first be recognized by Austria, and then Hungary. And what about Archduke Karl?"

"Look at his journey. At the beginning, Emperor Fritz really wanted to train Archduke Karl to become an heir. He even told me about it. Let me get along well with him. The war just started. At that time, he was sent to the Austrian Army and held real power." The prince paused for a while, watching Grand Duke Baden's reaction with interest.

"Yes, at that time, Archduke Karl had his own staff team, and was known as the youngest legion commander in the Allied powers. His superior was Conrad Chief of Staff." Archduke Baden nodded and said.

"At that time, it was when he was closest to the throne of the crown prince. If he knew to advance and retreat, he could have gone further. However, at this time, he started to make mistakes. After the war began, his troops violated the staff and began to formulate Of course, this problem was not serious at first, because at that time, my Bavarian Army was still on the Eastern Front. The real problem was that after my Army entered the Western Front, he still took wrong actions. It can be said that afterwards He needs to bear at least half of the responsibility for the defeat of the resulting Hungarian Legion!"

"His attack was hit by the Russians head-on, and the troops suffered heavy losses. He began to retreat hurriedly, but there was no tactics when retreating. The Russians seized this opportunity and magnified the mistakes of Archduke Karl, causing the Austria-Hungary Empire The whole line was shaken. At this time, he was also anxious and began to forcibly detain the materials and equipment that originally belonged to the other legions. This made it even more dissatisfied with other generals in the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

"If I remember correctly, at the beginning of the war, he also detained the fuel that should have been assigned to the Bavarian Army~lightnovelpub.net~ For this, you and him had the first conflict." Grand Duke Baden said.

"Yes, he also caused me some trouble. I admit. At first, he just targeted me, and then he reached out to other legions." The prince did not shy away from it.

"What then? A person who doesn't understand war, because a blind command has had a huge impact on the imperial army, and at the same time forcibly detained the supplies of the friendly army, can only say that the blood of Duke Karl helped him a lot at this time. Otherwise, changing to someone else would be at least suspended for investigation. The actions of Grand Duke Carl made Conrad’s chief of staff intolerable, and eventually he had to write to the Austrian emperor, requesting Duke Carl to change a place, and then Duke Carl was dispatched after he resigned. I'm in the Hungarian Army, so good. After I sort out this line, can you feel the truth behind this series of things?" the prince asked.

"Haha." Grand Duke Baden laughed. Although he didn't say anything else, from the bottom of his heart, he already agreed with the prince's statement. Grand Duke Carl made himself more and more distant from the throne. , People with bad things are really not suitable to be emperors!

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