Princess Sissi had made her cousin almost faint with anger. Looking at her handsome brother, she suddenly felt that all the goodwill she had given him before was such a waste.
Before her brother ascended the throne, Princess Sissi liked him very much. She thought he was handsome, melancholy, full of artistic flavor, and was one of his best friends. However, once he ascended the throne, Princess Sissi discovered that this brother was a complete political idiot.
"My dear cousin, can you think calmly and forget the random thoughts in your mind? What we are discussing now are strategic matters between countries, not literature and art! No matter how powerful French culture and art are, , what does this have to do with war?”
Ludwig II shook his head desperately and said, "No, my cousin, you are wrong! Culture is the upper level of the economy. Only the strongest economy can give birth to the greatest culture! If France's national strength is not enough If he were strong, he would not be able to support such a glorious culture!"
"Why were the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome so prosperous back then? The main reason was because of their huge underlying economic foundation!"
"When Greek culture was prosperous, Greece was the center of the world! And after Rome replaced Greece as a great power, it became the leader of world culture!"
"So, dear sister, you must remember that the ultimate expression of national strength must be culture! Whoever has the brightest culture will have the strongest national strength!"
"Taking the culture of ancient Greece, my dear sister, I really found a good treasure!"
"Come and look, I found a real treasure in the auction market! This is a marble sculpture unearthed on the Mediterranean island of Crete. It is actually the head of Medusa! Look, these lines How beautifully carved..."
"I have done a lot of research. Any era when art forms such as sculpture and painting flourish, it is an era of great economic development. Otherwise, when people don't have enough to eat, no one will have the leisure to carve stones..."
Ludwig II was really a political idiot. He completely ignored his cousin's murderous gaze and actually took out a 30-centimeter-high sculpture of the head of Medusa from ancient Greece from the cabinet.
Stroking the carvings on the sculpture, the king seemed to be having a spiritual communication with the artist thousands of years ago. He seemed to be able to see with his own eyes that the sculptor was tapping his carving knife. The ordinary marble gradually becomes more alive and full of life!
Just when he fell into a hallucination, Princess Sissi suddenly slammed the table, and the loud bang woke up Ludwig II from his dream!
"Enough! I've really had enough of your madness. I'm talking to you about serious state affairs. What do you mean by bringing out such a statue for me?"
"You put it away for me, or I will throw it from the window to the bottom of the cliff!"
Goe E Castle is built on a peak at the northern foot of the Alps. When you open the window, you can overlook the surrounding northern plains, and below the window is a deep cliff.
If you smash the window and throw it down, the precious statue will be gone! Ludwig II was so frightened that he quickly wrapped the statue in red velvet silk and stuffed it back into the display case.
"My dear cousin, why are you so angry? I just want to share my happiness with you!"
"Happy? You want me to be happy! Then make our principality even better! Please devote your energy to governance, okay? Let me ask you now, when did you get the news that Xiao Le came to Bavaria? "
"It was the telegram sent from Berlin last evening..." Ludwig II said submissively.
"Okay! I received the telegram yesterday, so what kind of welcome preparations did you make throughout the night? Why didn't you go to the train station to pick him up in person?"
"Pick him up?" Ludwig II asked with a confused look. "Why should I go to greet him? I have already sent my uncle to greet him. Isn't that enough? I am going to hold a party here. A grand luncheon to welcome this oriental guest..."
Princess Sissi's hands shook with anger, "I really didn't expect you to be so confused. If you don't greet this kind of thing, who will?"
"That man is the head of state in the East! The most powerful man in Asia! Even the emperor of the Qing Empire was respectful in front of him. How dare you be so indifferent to such a person!"
"When Xiao Le arrived in London, Prince Edward and Prime Minister Benjamin went to greet him personally! When he arrived in Berlin, William I personally went to the train station to pick him up..."
"Who are you? Don't you even understand the most basic diplomatic etiquette? Do you think the strength of our Kingdom of Bavaria is higher than Prussia? Is it higher than the United Kingdom?"
"They are all able to greet guests from far away in person, why can't you!"
Ludwig II looked at his cousin very innocently, "But... but no one followed me, no one told me this."
"Besides, isn't the ancient China in the East already in decline? They were defeated by the British and French several times in a row. They have almost become a European colony. What's the use of respecting them..."
"God, how could you have such a stupid idea? What does the decline of China have to do with Xiao Le? Do you know how big China is? Do you know how many people there are?"
"The area of China is already equivalent to the whole of Europe! Even if they decline as a whole, if some of them become prosperous, they will be more powerful than our Kingdom of Bavaria!"
"Xiao Le is the national rejuvenator of the East! You don't have to respect the Qing Dynasty, and you can't respect him. Have you forgotten his amazing performance on the Pu-Austrian battlefield? Have you not paid attention to the East all these years? Battle reports and intelligence?”
"An Eastern politician who even Britain and France must take seriously, you actually come out with such an indifferent attitude. You really disappoint me!"
"My cousin, you are causing trouble, do you know? You are causing trouble for yourself!"
Ludwig II was a typical literary young man. Although he didn't have much ability, he had an inexplicable arrogance.
His cousin scolded him a few words, but he didn't care. What did he care about being reprimanded for? In his heart, he does have a little contempt for the Far East!
Today, his cousin actually used a Chinese as an excuse to criticize him, which made him very, very unhappy.
"Are you causing trouble? I don't think I can cause any trouble. I'm just a politician from the far east, not even a king. Even if he is more powerful than me, he can't compete with us in Bavaria! "
"It's enough for me to give him normal courtesy. Do you still need me to go above and beyond to receive him?"
"You..." Princess Sissi made this cousin so angry that he was speechless.
"How did your head grow so long? Why can't you understand my advice? It's not a question of whether you respect Xiao Le or not. It's a matter of respecting his allies even if you don't respect Xiao Le. Prussia!"
"He and Bismarck are already an iron-blooded alliance. Do you know this?"
"Why did Xiao Le come to Bavaria for nothing? What else could he do if he wasn't checking preparations for war or checking your situation? For this reason, can you pay attention to this matter?"
"Take your eyes back to me and stop peeking at that broken statue of yours. If you dare to look at it again, I will smash it to pieces!"
