"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are all the three sentences and two sentences today focused on the topic of war? It's been more than two years since we, siblings, have seen each other. Why don't we do something happy?"
"Happy! How do you make me happy? The Franco-Prussian War is just around the corner. Are you Bavaria ready now? What should you do in the face of this war? Should you participate in the war or not? How are your intelligence preparations? You How much war preparation funds have been obtained? Can the people mobilize?"
"The simplest thing is, how much food have you stored to meet the needs of the war? These issues are all actual national affairs. If you don't think about these things, why do you always think about these useless statues and paintings?"
"But, but...but various intelligence shows that this war cannot be fought at all?" Ludwig II said aggrievedly.
"Sister, don't think of me as an incompetent monarch. I spend more than six hours every day dealing with state affairs. I want to see the intelligence from France and Prussia."
"Although Prussia is currently making trouble, they will definitely not dare to take action! The Prussian envoys sent by Bismarck to Paris are very polite to Napoleon III."
"As far as I know, the final result of the Spanish throne succession must be Prussia's abstention! What Bismarck is doing now is just bluffing to add a little more leverage to its negotiations with France!"
"Prussia has just fought the Prussian-Danish War and the Prussian-Austrian War. Aren't two consecutive victories enough for them to brag about? At this time, they should settle down and vigorously develop their industrial strength."
"Those guys in Berlin are not stupid. Of course they can see the gap between comprehensive national strength. Once the war breaks out, what they fight for is not blood, but money, materials, and the foundation of the two countries. In this regard, Prussia There’s no way it can compare to France.”
"So I judge that this war will not happen at all. Even if it does, it will be just an occasional border conflict. The final solution will still be on the negotiation table, so we should not place too much bets on Berlin now. One end, I thought I would make the wrong bet!"
Hahaha... The princess sneered and said, "Wrong bet? It's really funny. You already made the wrong bet during the Austro-Prussian War. Now do you want to make another decision? I can't believe your vision!"
When the Austro-Prussian War was mentioned, Ludwig II's face turned a little red.
It’s really hard to pick up any pot! During the Austro-Prussian War, Ludwig II did make a wrong judgment. At that time, he felt that Austria was very powerful and that weak Prussia could not be an opponent of the established powers.
Therefore, he firmly stood on the side of Austria and fought against Prussia, but he never expected that Prussia's military strength was so strong. Austria actually failed completely without even launching a beautiful counterattack!
After the war, Ludwig II sent his uncle, Prince Liutpod, to Berlin to plead guilty in person. After making numerous concessions, Prussia was exempted from the punishment of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
However, Bavaria was also forced to sign a military alliance treaty with Prussia!
This treaty was like a yoke around Ludwig II's neck! Since ancient times, Wenqing has been most afraid of the iron-blooded soldiers. These are creatures on two different planets, and there is no way to communicate with them.
Ludwig II believed in peace at heart. He was not willing to fight at all. He would never use violence unless absolutely necessary!
However, this kind of military alliance treaty forced him to join the army and fight one war after another that he was unwilling to fight.
He felt extremely disgusted and disgusted in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. Faced with Prussia's high pressure, he could only retreat weakly.
Today, his cousin Princess Sissi once again stung the weakness in his heart, which made the young king unable to sit still anymore. He stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.
"I admit that I made a mistake in my judgment during the Austro-Prussian War, but Austria and France are different! France's national power is several times stronger than Austria. Prussia can take advantage of Austria by chance, but can it still take advantage of the French? Did you take advantage?"
"In the Austro-Prussian War, the Prussians invested nothing more than a new type of secret weapon, a rear-mounted needle-punching rifle. It was precisely because of the investment of this new type of weapon that the Prussians turned the tide of the war."
"Now that this kind of weapon has been exposed to the public, France has also been equipped with more advanced needle rifles. The gap in weapons has disappeared, and the gap in national strength, Prussia simply cannot catch up now. In this situation, what do you think? Me, how should I choose? Of course I have to choose the winning side!"
"And I firmly believe that the war cannot be fought at all. National strength! National strength! Prussia's national strength is far behind France. How can it win?"
"That's enough, I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore!" Princess Sissi was furious, stood up and scolded.
"Is this your judgment or that of your uncle, Prince Liutpod? Didn't he give you any advice?"
"Of course my uncle is firmly on my side, and of course his judgment should be consistent with mine!"
"What are you doing?" Princess Sissi's expression changed greatly. "Prince Liutpod actually agreed with your judgment? He actually made it clear that he wanted to stand on your side? Aren't you lying to me?"
Ludwig II didn't hear the weirdness in his cousin's tone at all. Instead, he proudly raised his head and said, "Of course! I am the legal king of the Kingdom of Bavaria. My will represents the will of this country. Of course they want to listen to me!"
There was a hint of fear in Princess Sissi's eyes: "My cousin, please tell me, when you received the telegram from Berlin yesterday and knew that Xiao Le was coming to Bavaria, did your uncle give you any advice? I’d like to ask you to pick me up personally?”
Ludwig II shook his head, "I didn't see my uncle last night. After receiving the telegram, I asked the palace attendant to send an order to my uncle, asking him to go greet Xiao Le the next time! That's all... …”
"He made preparations as soon as he received the order, and he didn't come to see me! Does such a matter as picking up the station need to be discussed in a special meeting?"
Princess Sissi's face became paler and paler. She pondered for a moment and looked up at her brother. "My cousin, can't you really feel the weirdness in this? You don't understand the unspoken rules of diplomacy, but Liu Prince Tepod, your uncle is a veteran politician, how could he not understand the unspoken rules here?"
"He didn't even warn him! You have to be more careful. If you want to suggest guarding against him, why do I have a bad premonition..."
