"Fritz is still very attached to imperial power now. Judging from his current appearance, it will not be a problem to work for another 5 years. Asking this question at this time may easily cause disgust. However, in an informal meeting, it was mentioned that Carl was not mature enough and needed to improve his relationship with Ruprecht. In this way, as long as Carl did not do too badly, the problem should not be big." The German Emperor thought about it and said.

However, what William II did not expect was that this time, his seemingly careful plan was doomed to fail, not only because Ruprecht was also developing plans for Prussia, which was planned longer and started earlier. More importantly, in the eyes of the German Emperor, he should have been inclined to Grand Duke Carl, or at least the neutral Austrian Emperor, but this time he did not intend to pass the throne to a distant relative of his own! Instead, he planned to pass it to his daughter! For the Habsburg family, it was too long for female heirs to appear, and he was already married! This time, the German Emperor was not only facing Ruprecht, but also facing this backstab from the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

"I didn't expect that William II still has the strength to help Karl." Looking at the documents sent by the German representative, a sneer appeared on Fritz's face. Fritz was very clear about what the German Emperor thought. Although Fritz was definitely not as good as William I in war, the governance and governance were also at an upward level. Otherwise, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would not still exist in this world. The German Emperor had already planned to provide help to Karl, which was to regard him as his future heir. However, Fritz did not think so!

"Maybe, in the near future, what we could not get on the battlefield can be obtained through marriage and politics!" Emperor Fritz couldn't help but sigh. Although Austria had obtained a decent result in the Pakatan Harapan War, it had always lost control of Germany and could even exist in the form of a binary empire. Fritz always wanted to return to the glory of Austria's past. Unfortunately, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not strong!

However, Bavaria's sudden rise made this hope possible. After all, Bavaria is its own family! Two generations of Austro-Hungarian empresses came from the Vettelsbach family! It was not enough to break bones between the two sides! It was definitely thicker than water.

In fact, before the assassination of the Grand Duke Ferdinand, Fritz did not really intend to integrate the bloodlines of the Habsburg family and the Vettelsbach family. He thought the best situation at the time was to maintain a good relationship between Ferdinand and Ruprecht. Bavaria helped Austria develop its economy, suppress Hungary, and at the same time fought side by side with the Austro-Hungarian army to expand its territory. The reward given to Bavaria by the Austro-Hungarian Empire was Bohemia and Moravia! At least for this generation, the Vettelsbach family would have control of this place.

However, the assassination of Grand Duke Ferdinand turned everything he had imagined into vague. Grand Duke Ferdinand surprised the German Emperor. His overall layout in the future can be said to be dead, but what about Emperor Fritz and the Austro-Hungarian Empire? This time the attack was even heavier! The reason is very simple. Because the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost a heir who had been trained for more than 20 years! When Emperor Ao flipped through the thick genealogy of the Habsburg family, Fritz found that he could not find a suitable heir! This time it was a big deal!

When Fritz thought that the Habsburg family, which was once the strongest family in Europe, might be in his own hands for hundreds of years, might be defeated by themselves, Fritz felt unprecedented fear. This was even greater than the fear brought by defeat when he was defeated by Prussia! According to the succession system, Grand Duke Karl could indeed serve as the future emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but when it comes to choosing an heir, it is not just a decision to look at the family tree and pat the head! Think about it, a nobleman who was only in his 20s and had been supporting as a rice insect before. He had no political experience and no reliable personal support. How could he support an empire in haste? And it was an empire in war? Isn't this funny?

After the war officially broke out, Fritz discovered that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not as powerful as he imagined. When the Bavarian Legion was advancing, the Russians suppressed the Austro-Hungarian Legion with one hand... Although Ruprecht's legion later saved the entire battle situation, Emperor Fritz was not relaxed because he realized that the survival of his empire was actually a thought of someone! His son-in-law was not a supplement to the Austro-Hungarian Legion in this war, but a pillar of its existence! And during the war, people with big fists were naturally the most powerful!

Then, Emperor Fritz was surprised to find that he had completely misunderstood Mary! This youngest daughter! Her ambition, or ambition, exceeded his imagination! She even wanted to bring the emperor's crown! What shocked him even more was that for more than ten years, she had been working towards this goal! And until now, she seemed not far from her goal!

So, Fritz was in a dilemma. He did not think that Prussia would allow the Crown Princess of Bavaria to become the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the beginning, in Germany, the German Emperor's threat to Fritz was still vivid in his mind. If Karl was chosen, it might be a disintegration for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Ruprecht would never damage his interests. He would do everything possible to protect his rule in Bohemia-Moravia! And the young Karl I could not be the prince's opponent at all! Not to mention means and strength, just talking about domestic support, Princess Mary actually has connections and personal power far exceeding Karl!

After a long period of hesitation and thinking, and continuous weighing and comparison, Fritz finally decided his final choice. When the Polish Pocket Battle ended, Grand Duke Carl was completely eliminated from the list of heirs by the old emperor. Now there is only one person left on the list, that is his daughter, Princess Mary!

Everything was going in an orderly manner, and Princess Mary began to contact more and more government affairs in Vienna. The confusion about Grand Duke Carl and Prussia did not stop. Grand Duke Carl was still on the front line and had his own army. However, his army was all Hungarian. This unit had many troops but poor equipment and poor combat effectiveness. They were cannon fodder. However, Grand Duke Carl did not disappoint the old emperor. Carl's army performance could only be described as poor, and the Hungarians' dissatisfaction with Carl was increasing day by day, because Carl could not provide them with additional help and support. So, as time passed, Grand Duke Carl was forgotten by Austria and hated by Hungary!
Chapter completed!