While Edel was busy with military reserves these days, the old King Carol I was gradually failing. It seemed that the birth of little Prince Victor made him relax in the tone that he had been supporting until now. Now this
The old king had difficulty even walking with help. Now everyone knows that the time of this monarch who led Romania to independence and gave it decades of development and prosperity is running out.
Faced with the situation of their own monarch, the Romanian people also spontaneously prayed for this majestic king, hoping that he could continue to lead Romania to become prosperous and powerful. However, time cannot be changed by anyone's will, and it has brought too much vitality to this monarch.
.Now the God of Death is waiting quietly, he wants to take away the life of this monarch.
After dealing with the military reserve matter, Edel also tried his best to accompany his father, who had only a short time left. Now many politicians and former prime ministers have rushed to Bucharest, where they will witness the transfer of Romania's first king's power.
On the night of October 9th, Prime Minister Bretianu was already preparing to go to bed. The government had a lot of work during the day, but he looked at the economic boom caused by the outbreak of the war. In his heart, he thought that under this situation, the next
He has the ability to achieve a super explosive growth of more than 25% in the Romanian economy.
But now he is chatting with his wife before going to bed.
"Now the king is in poor health. I don't know if the country can develop as peacefully as the old king did after the crown prince succeeds to the throne."
After hearing what his wife said, Prime Minister Bretianu replied, "This is impossible. Our crown prince is a man full of ambitions, but whether Romania can bear his ambitions is a question."
"Ta~ta~ta"
The prime minister and his wife were talking about the crown prince when suddenly there was a knock on the door, which made the prime minister and his wife jump. It was okay to talk about the crown prince in private, but who made him the prime minister?
Prime Minister Bretianu asked loudly through the gate, "What's the matter?"
The familiar voice of the butler who has been serving for many years came. "Sir, the palace has sent someone to ask you to rush over. The king is dying."
After hearing what the housekeeper said, Prime Minister Bretianu quickly put on his clothes and said to his wife, "I probably won't be able to come back tonight. You can rest by yourself."
The Prime Minister's wife knew that her husband needed to come to the palace at this time, so she also said, "You should also pay more attention to taking care of yourself."
Prime Minister Bretianu followed the butler to meet the guard who was delivering the news in the living room, and then took the guard's car to the palace. Of course, he was not the only one who was urgently recruited into the palace. Former Prime Minister Stuart, Minister of War Kuhl
General Tuva, Chief of General Staff General Presan, and the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church were all recruited into the palace. The handover of the Romanian royal power will also be witnessed by them.
The royal family has already gathered around the old king. The main family of the Romanian royal family, the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family of Germany, also sent people. The person who came this time was very interesting, it was Edel's cousin Feddy.
Nan represents the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family. What’s interesting is that Duke Ferdinand, who is more than ten years older than Edel, was the king of Romania in his previous life, but now he is unlucky and encounters Edel, a later time traveler.
took the throne.
In the room of King Carol I, Queen Elizabeth stood affectionately next to the sleeping King Carol, touching her husband's cheek, which was already full of wrinkles, with her hands. However, the king did not respond to this, and the Edels
Standing next to the queen, Sophie Marie was holding the little prince Victor in her arms.
The crown prince looked at his father, who was lethargic and sleeping in front of him. He turned to look at Viscount Edley, who had been accompanying the old king, and asked in a tone that could not hide his anger. "What's going on with my father?"
The palace steward spoke in a remorseful tone with red eyes. "His Majesty wanted to read a book just now, and I was going to get it. But His Majesty insisted on getting it by himself, so I helped him over. Who knew His Majesty's feet would be at the door?
I didn’t help him when he was slipping, and he ended up like this.”
After Viscount Edley finished speaking, the sixty-year-old man burst into tears like a child who had caused a huge disaster.
Seeing the old man who had served the royal family for decades looking like this, Edel couldn't blame him, so he had to step forward and persuade him. "Uncle Adri doesn't blame you, don't blame yourself like this."
Hearing the crown prince referring to him as a child, the palace manager stopped crying, but still shed tears silently.
At this time, a guard walked up to the crown prince and whispered, "The Prime Minister, the Patriarch and others have arrived."
Edel replied, "I know."
The little Prince Victor in Sophie Marie's arms seemed to have woken up and began to cry. For a while, the originally quiet room began to become noisy. Sophie Marie was busy coaxing her son. The Carol Kingdom seemed to
Because he was startled by the little prince's cry, he opened his eyes and looked at his wife and children beside him.
Queen Elizabeth looked at her husband who had woken up and said in surprise, "Karl, you're awake."
"How long have I slept?"
"It's less than two hours."
"Elizabeth, I feel that I am about to be called by the Lord. Queen, I can't keep the promise I made at the wedding to be with you. I hope you won't blame me."
Listening to her husband's words, Queen Elizabeth covered her mouth to hold back her tears and said, "No, I know you have always kept your promise, Karl."
"Edel"
"Father, I am here."
Hearing his father's call, the crown prince quickly walked to his side and held his father's withered hand. Queen Elizabeth knew that her husband now had a lot to say to his son, so she asked everyone else in the room to leave temporarily.
After only the king and his son were left, King Carol I said. "Now Edel, I am not worried about your ability as a king at all. Your grades are much better than mine now. Now I just want to ask without regrets,
Are you prepared to participate in this war?"
Edel looked at Carol I who was really looking at him and said without any secret. "I will bring Romania to join the battlefield."
"The Allies?"
"Yes, father, we can only join the Allies in this war."
Carol I was not angry when he heard his son's unreserved words. His son had no experience growing up in Germany, so it was understandable that he had no feelings for this country.
So Carol I continued. "Edel, you are more like the King of Romania than me. But I won't blame you. I just hope that you can provide necessary help when the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family is in trouble.
It might work."
Regarding the Sigmaringen family that his father never forgot, Edel promised. "Father, you just didn't say we would help them. After all, my name is Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen."
After getting his son's promise, King Carol I settled his worries and said to him, "Let the ministers come in. They must have been waiting for a long time."
"Okay, Father."
Edel opened the door to the room and said to the crowd waiting outside. "Everyone, come in now."
As the crown prince finished speaking, the prime minister, former prime minister, senior military officials, and religious leaders all walked into the king's room, and of course the royal family was among them. More than a dozen people walked into the king's room and immediately filled the originally empty space.
Just enrich it.
King Carol I greeted these people one by one and chatted with them. Everyone knew the purpose of coming here, so they kept their stories short and tried to save time.
After greeting them, King Carol I asked Crown Prince Edel to come to him. He sat up and spoke to the ministers and military officials in front of him. "As the Crown Prince of Romania, Edel von Hohenzollern -
Sigmaringen is undoubtedly a qualified king. After my death, he will succeed to the throne of Romania. You will promise to abide by your oath to the crown prince."
The government and military dignitaries and nobles present all knelt on one knee, holding their chests and bowing their heads as they said, "We are willing to abide by our oaths and let God witness this moment."
After watching them do all this, Carol I seemed to have exhausted all his strength and leaned forward and fell into the arms of Edel who came to catch him.
At 1:18 a.m. on October 10, King Carol I passed away in Bucharest at the age of 75. He reigned for 48 years.
Now that Romania is passing through the period of Carol I, it will usher in the rule of King Eder. So how the new king will lead Romania and seek the greatest interests in this war will be his main task now.
