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Chapter 2369 Showdown

"William II has finally grown up." After seeing off Grand Duke Baden, Ruprecht said as he looked at the pure gold invitation with the German royal mark.

"It seems that His Majesty the Emperor has just decided to discuss the way to deal with this incident with you. There seems to be other more important things. Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would not also call Marshal Moltke and Duke Albrecht. Bavaria, German Emperor Prussia, the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Grand Duchy of Baden, and their respective vassals, which can basically determine the matters within Germany." Earl Schelling said.

"Well, and this talk is rare to be fair. The German Emperor and the Grand Duke of Baden are in the same group. We and Duke Albrecht represent South Germany. Prime Minister Holweg and Marshal Moltke, who will be the chief of the Imperial General Staff, are nominally at the imperial level, but in fact, they do not have much say. William II is really worried." Ruprecht said with some emotion.

At any time, people are a kind of creature that talks about atmosphere, especially in negotiations. If one side has too many people and one side has too few people, then the few side will definitely be dissatisfied. If the strong side completely suppresses it, that would be fine, but if both sides are actually evenly matched, then the other side will have an extremely serious rebellious mentality before the negotiations, so it may have collapsed before the negotiations.

So, the German Emperor took Grand Duke Baden, and the opponent was Crown Prince Ruprecht and Duke Albrecht. This is equilibrium. As for why he did not invite representatives of the Saxony Kingdom, on the one hand, the German Emperor did not want to see the three kingdoms facing him, and on the other hand, the Saxony Kingdom had previously stated that he would not take the initiative to participate in anything that had nothing to do with South Germany. Because Saxony was a little weak, he was not better than Baden except for the title of the king.

"I replied to William II, saying that Crown Prince Frederick Christian of the Saxony king is in Berlin. It is impolite not to tell him about such things, and it violates the practice of the empire. Saxony is a kingdom after all. We must give enough respect. Of course, as the principle of counterpoint, Grand Duke Oldenburg and His Excellency Friedrich can also participate." Ruprecht thought for a while and said.

William II intends to weaken the status of the Saxony Kingdom. In fact, 80% of the impact of the Saxony Kingdom on the overall situation of the empire was in the federal parliament, which was very limited. However, Ruprecht, as the leader of the South German states, could not allow William II to do so. The reason is very simple. You can say that Saxony is not strong enough, but with his identity as an ally of Bavaria and the status of the kingdom, you must give due respect! Moreover, this is the case of the Crown Prince in Berlin, and you will not invite him. If this is spread, it is not only the Saxony Kingdom, but also Bavaria!

Of course, as a counterattack, William II could also invite his children and relatives. Friedrich is the current grand duke after all, and his status is no worse than Crown Prince Christian who has not yet ascended the throne. So, this is very fair and reasonable. What? You said Prime Minister Hallweg and Moltke?

How to say, these two people are temporarily ignored by Ruprecht, so I won’t talk about Prime Minister Halleweg. Except for Bismarck, any prime minister of the German Empire has very little influence at the level of the Federal Parliament. After all, even if Bismarck is awesome, he only gets the right to be exempted from his speech in the Federal Parliament... Bismarck is like this, let alone Halleweg now?

As for Moltke, his influence is definitely not low, not only in the German Emperor Prussia, but also in the German military. After all, he has been the chief of staff for more than ten years and has the face of his uncle. But the crown prince believes that Moltke will uphold neutrality. After all, Moltke is a loyal believer of his uncle, and soldiers should stay away from politics!

"Okay, Your Highness." Earl Schelling said.

"It seems that this time, the German Emperor is very big." Ruprecht sighed. He felt that William II now has a little bit of the meaning of a real emperor! At least his vision and strategy are much more sophisticated than before! Ruprecht doesn't think that what the German Emperor wants to talk to him about this time was the turmoil in Prussia, war reparations and cooperation between the two sides. Because these things are just temporary benefits!

Why did the German Emperor bring over most of the representatives of states in the German Empire? This is actually a conspiracy. The German Emperor wanted to divide the political ecology within Germany in the future with Ruprecht under the witness of the various states!

That's right, it's just division! Why is the German Emperor eager to do this now? Because the German Emperor understood the truth [31 Novel Network Update Fast] that in the future, the gap between his German Emperor Prussia and Bavaria will become larger and bigger... There are many reasons, such as Bavaria's foundation is relatively good. Not to mention the kingdom and Bohemia-Moravia in the south have become a whole, and can get the strong support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For example, his ability is limited, and domestic disputes are constantly occurring. For example, his age cannot be used to the other side, and his son is not a good player. And so on.

Therefore, what the German Emperor is thinking now is to use the current gap and even have some advantages to reach an agreement with Ruprecht that is quite good for himself. This is not a secret contract, because many people are witnesses. Although politics and fraud are inseparable, they have always had a very good political reputation. In some key matters, Ruprecht's possibility of remorse is very low, because a good political reputation itself is a very powerful resource, which is also the fundamental reason why Crook and others are willing to cooperate with the crown prince! It is very irrational to consume such resources without authorization.

And now, something happened within Prussia in Parliament, and the reputation of the Social Democrats has dropped sharply. It is naturally very easy to kick them away at this time. As for whether the Social Democrats will follow suit and come like this afterwards? The possibility is not high. After all, if the reputation is ruined, how can they be restored so quickly? And there is no suitable reason. Not to mention Bavaria, even the Kingdom of Württemberg and Saxony will not give face to the Prussian Federation! And now, the German Emperor just happened to have the best reason, the distribution of compensation and the disposal of the Prussian Federation!

"That's fine. If things can be solved more transparently in the next ten years, that's a good thing. After all, I can't stay in Berlin all the time." Ruprecht said to himself.
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