Amid the persuasion from Xiao Letian and other old friends, the chauvinist Wang Huaiyuan finally calmed down a bit. He drank hot tea and sighed.
"Okay, you all, stop talking. From now on, I will never care about Fangguan, okay? This woman is a hot pepper. I can't afford to offend her and can hide..."
"But speaking of Bavaria, I have to ask the head of state now, are you going to Bavaria for business? Or do you want to do private business?" Wang Ju suddenly asked.
"What did you say? What other personal matters do I have to do now? Do I have any private matters in Europe? Of course I want to see Ludwig II!"
"Don't lie to us, don't you know? Princess Sissi, the Queen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, returned to her hometown ten days ago, and she is in Bavaria now!"
Xiao Letian was stunned at the time, "What did you say, Princess Sissi returned to her natal family?"
Princess Sissi’s hometown is indeed in Bavaria, in the scenic Wachau Valley, a charming section of the Danube River and a famous wine-producing area. On both sides of the river, there are magical castles, ancient towns and villages, as well as rolling vineyards, which are quiet and rich in meaning.
Schumpier Castle is where Princess Sissi lived happily in her childhood. This castle is built on a huge rock beside the Danube River. From here, you can see the beautiful scenery of the entire river valley.
The princess's childhood was still very happy, but it was not until she became the wife of the Austrian Emperor that her happy time ended completely.
The cumbersome and harsh palace etiquette, the evil mother-in-law who makes things difficult, the current situation of the empire with internal and external troubles... Princess Sissi is suffering from everything here.
Therefore, Princess Sissi basically spent the second half of her life traveling, leaving her footprints in various European countries. Moreover, Europe does not have the very strict rules of three obedience and four virtues like China, and no one restricts women from traveling back to their parents’ homes.
As long as Princess Sissi is happy, she can return to Bavaria and her childhood home at will.
But Xiao Letian never expected that just before the Franco-Prussian War was about to break out, Princess Sissi would make a special trip here instead of enjoying herself in Europe. Her intention is worth pondering.
"It shouldn't be? Princess Sissi told me that she was going to Spain before, so why did she change her plan?" Xiao Letian muttered.
The men around him looked at Xiao Letian with eyes that all men understood. After a round of boos, they said, "Oh... So Princess Sissi is going to Spain... I guess even the Queen of England doesn't know about this news? Why are you, the Head of State?" Do you know so clearly?"
Listening to these people's teasing, Xiao Letian's old face turned slightly red, "No one is allowed to talk nonsense. Princess Sissi and I have a pure male-female friendship! If anyone keeps talking nonsense, I will send him to Siberia." !”
Listening to Xiao Letian's vicious threats, the people around him didn't dare to laugh even if they wanted to. In the end, Sima Yun came out to smooth things over.
"Everyone, please do some serious business. Stop talking around the head of state. Our main task this time is to meet with King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Before the meeting, please ask the head of state to speak for us. Let’s introduce this mad king!”
Xiao Letian took out a photo from a thick kraft paper folder. It was a bust of the young Ludwig II.
"This is Ludwig II. He is only 24 years old. He is the king of Bavaria. This guy has a series of funny nicknames in Europe."
"Some people say he is the Mad King Ludwig II, others say he is a fantasy king trapped in a fairy tale world, and later some people call him the Swan King..."
"What the hell? Swan King?" Nohira Tai and Hyoitaro couldn't understand the meaning of this nickname. They asked, "Does he like hunting? Does he like to hunt swans, or does he like to eat roasted swan meat?"
"Stop talking nonsense. When you get back to Munich, you won't be afraid of others laughing at you. The nickname Swan King is mainly because of the palace he is building now, called Neuschwanstein Castle!"
"Ludwig II's father left him a palace called Hohenschwangau. It is located southwest of Munich, on top of the Alps."
"But this son obviously felt that the layout of the old palace was too small. He spent a lot of money to choose a beautiful land near Neuschwanstein Castle and began to build his own palace, Neuschwanstein Castle! This is the nickname of the so-called Swan King Come."
Luo Huo looked through the folder, and he actually saw photos of Neuschwanstein Castle under construction. Looking at the gorgeous palace built on the top of the mountain, Luo Huo sighed and shook his head.
"It's so pitiful. How come the Kingdom of Bavaria has such a king who doesn't understand politics? In this era of great international changes, he actually has money to build a palace?"
"How many factories are there in my country? How many total miles of railways are there? What about military construction? All of these are indifferent and have no investment, but they have spare money to build themselves a gorgeous palace. I think this guy is also a king who has subjugated his country!"
Xiao Letian conveniently threw the photo of Hohenschwangau Castle over again. "Whether he is the king of subjugation or not, it is still difficult to say now, but what is very strange is that this king who does not understand politics has the support of the people of Bavaria. We want to To convince Bavaria to devote itself wholeheartedly to the war against France, this lunatic king is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed."
"Although Bavaria has signed an offensive and defensive alliance with Prussia before, if a war breaks out, Bavaria is obliged to send troops to support Prussia's operations!"
"But what Prime Minister Bismarck and I are afraid of is that this crazy king will not be able to do his job! What we are afraid of is that he will be obedient to us and fight with us on the surface. If the time comes to let go of water on the battlefield, it will be troublesome! "
"Also, even if Ludwig II doesn't dare to cause trouble for us on the battlefield, if he is determined not to unify the country with Prussia after the war, it will be difficult for us to forcibly merge with them! "
"Bismarck can no longer carry hundreds of thousands of troops to attack our brothers of the same nation and forcibly annex Bavaria? By then, Prussia will be the public enemy of all Europe! What we have to do now is to let The people of Bavaria and their king are willing to integrate into the future German Empire."
"Only in this way can we guarantee our victory!"
At this time, Sima Yun, who was rummaging through the archives, suddenly pulled out a piece of paper and said with a half-smile.
"Interesting, really interesting! Take a look at this information. Ludwig II was loved by the majority of the people in Bavaria because of his youth and handsome appearance. But all the people who loved the king had a deep feeling. Worry..."
"Worried about when this king can bring them a new crown prince? Everyone is worried about the king's fertility problem because he has not shown any interest in women until now!"
"Go! This guy doesn't like women. And look here, Princess Sissi is actually her cousin! This king only maintains the best friendship with Princess Sissi. He doesn't care about any other women. !”
"Hahaha, after talking for a long time, this king is actually the love rival of our head of state, hahaha!"
