The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1345 Premarital Education
In fact, it was not just Olga who thought so. Most people in the entire Vienna court and even in the upper society of the whole Europe thought so.

After all, challenging tradition is not an easy thing, but no one would doubt that Franz can do it.

Franz has done many impressive things over the years, each of which is impressive and far-reaching, from the country and the people to food, clothing, housing and transportation. There is no doubt that he is changing the world.

Olga's inability to speak Hungarian was only beneficial to the Austrian Empire.

The Queen did not speak Hungarian, at least the upper-class nobles would not use Hungarian in Olga's presence, otherwise it would be regarded as disrespectful to the Queen.

As the Empress of the Austrian Empire, Olga needed to attend almost all important state occasions.

This means that Hungarian cannot be used in any important occasions in the Austrian Empire, which will greatly weaken the influence of Hungarian and discourage the upper class from learning Hungarian.

This influence is progressive. As fewer and fewer people can speak Hungarian, the occasions where Hungarian is used will become fewer and fewer, and then the vicious cycle will continue rapidly.

In addition to the language, Olga also had to catch up on the history of the Austrian Empire and the heritage and network of the Habsburg family.

In fact, these things were somewhat difficult for her. Even though Franz had lived in the Vienna court for 19 years, he could not say that he fully understood them, let alone recognized the identity of each person.

Therefore, at every banquet or important occasion, Franz's staff would carefully study the guest list to avoid any accidents.

As for the so-called history of the Austrian Empire, it was more to make Princess Olga understand Austria's territory and its views on territory, so as to avoid saying the wrong thing and being taken out of context to cause unnecessary trouble.

Historically, the reason why Princess Sissi was disliked by the Vienna court was because she was considered a trouble maker. Just a few of her random remarks would require the Austrian imperial government to spend sky-high public relations fees to clean up her reputation and control her speech. The most important thing was that she couldn't even clean up her reputation, and some of her words couldn't even be cleansed at all.

So Franz found four loyal Austrian officials who were determined and would not ulterior motives to help Olga understand the Austrian Empire, but even so, someone was needed to supervise her.

Of course, Franz would not do it so obviously. He only needed to place a few intelligence agents among Olga's maids and servants.

John Maillat, a former Hungarian history professor, took the opportunity of teaching Princess Sissi to smuggle in his own ideas, and his explanation was completely based on the Hungarian standpoint.

John Maillat made Princess Sissi understand the rationality and necessity of Hungary's privileges, and tried to make her fall in love with this great yet tragic nation.

In contrast, the Austrian Empire, which opposed all this, was so despicable, corrupt, and not worth mentioning. The 15-year-old Princess Sissi quickly sank into the countless Hungarian national myths compiled by John Maillatt, and regarded them as a guiding principle throughout her life.

While explaining the advantages of the republic, John Maillat described to Princess Sissi what Hungary was like before Franz Joseph I abolished the Hungarian Constitution in 1849.

In his description, Hungarians have enough food and clothing and live a peaceful life. Here people are united and friendly, honest and trustworthy, full of honor and love science.

The winding Danube River is crystal clear, and the gurgling sound of the water is like the sound of nature. The fertile land is covered with golden rice, red apples, and colorful flowers.

White doves symbolizing peace are constantly circling in the sky, crossing the horizon and across the rainbow, creating a paradise on earth.

John Maillatt was very successful and Sissi often quoted him.

During a conversation with a French noblewoman, Princess Sissi shocked the whole of Vienna with the words of John Maillart: "I have heard that the most practical system is monarchy, but I think the most practical system should be a republic."

This statement not only shocked the Vienna court, but even shocked the French noblewoman, because France was also a monarchy at that time. The noblewoman really didn't understand what the queen wanted to say, so she rushed back to Paris overnight.

History has it that Johann Maillart's pride in being a Hungarian outweighed his loyalty to the Austrian Empire.

As to whether Princess Sissi was really too naive or was just doing it out of some need, we don't know.

Franz didn't want to care about this. He would not let such a person teach the queen.

Franz originally thought that Johann Maillat would die in 1848 and be buried with the Hungarian Republic. After all, Franz had given Hungarian nationalists enough opportunities.

However, the reality is that John Maillat did not participate in the Hungarian rebellion, but fled the Austrian Empire. If he really participated in the Hungarian rebellion in history, the Austrian government would not be stupid enough to let him teach the future queen.

Although Franz could not execute Johann Maillatt for rebellion, the latter would not have many years to live, and in a few years he would be forced to commit suicide due to poverty.

Although being a top scholar in the empire does not necessarily mean he will become rich, he should not die in poverty either. His poverty was largely due to his bad habit - gambling.

It is normal for a gambler to die at the gambling table. Franz is not a gambler, so he will not give this gambler any chance.

In an unknown corner, John Maillatt eventually died at a dark gambling table. Out of humanitarianism, the Austrian Imperial Government held a decent funeral for him.

In fact, Olga is an adult. She has her own values ​​and has received many years of court education. She is not as easily influenced as Princess Sissi.

So Franz asked the lecturers not to bring their own opinions so as not to arouse Princess Olga's disgust.

In addition to language and history, the Vienna court also has a lot of rules. Historically, Princess Sissi was annoyed by the rules of the court.

However, she must learn the rules of the palace, otherwise she will face countless troubles.

The main trouble came from Franz's mother, Madame Sophie. After all, Austria was just starting to pick up at that time, and no one wanted to disrupt this situation.

Fortunately, Olga grew up in the Russian court and was accustomed to the constraints of rules. Moreover, many rules of Russia and Austria are the same, so it was not difficult for her to learn.

The rest were a group of noble ladies and ladies examining Princess Olga while she was taking a bath. This could be considered a marriage examination in the 19th century.

However, the inspection method is rather obscure, and the inspection results are rather metaphysical, so everything is judged based on experience.

Generally speaking, the Austrian Empire's premarital examination still gave the princess enough face, while the Bourbon family's premarital examination was much more overbearing.

According to unofficial historical records, princesses who married into France had to strip naked for inspection at the border, and the most famous victim was Marie Antoinette.

(A similar plot was reenacted in the film and novel The Queen of Death.)
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