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Chapter 241 Make a big news

When it was time to drink the medicine, a maid came into the bedroom with a cup of medicine, and Ferdinand made a bitter grimace like a child.

Frederick was also taken aback when he saw the cups on the tray. They turned out to be draft beer mugs, still 500ml, filled with a red crystal-like potion, and the steam that came out was like a flame.

His heart skipped a beat, the fire element in this cup of potion was almost as big as a finger-sized fireball technique, is it really okay to just drink it like this?

Ferdinand took the cup and drank it down in one gulp. His body trembled a few times, and his pale skin turned a little red.

He closed his eyes and leaned against the head of the bed, his breathing became heavy, and his body trembled slightly.

About a minute later, Frederick was thinking about whether to leave first. Ferdinand opened his eyes, and he looked more energetic than before.

"Huh..." He took a deep breath, "Every time I take medicine, I feel bad."

Frederick asked curiously: "Your Majesty, your illness..."

"See?" Ferdinand said helplessly, "You guessed right, I was poisoned."

Frederick was taken aback, he didn't guess, but he still asked with a look of surprise, "Who poisoned you?"

Ferdinand replied very depressed: "I went skiing in the mountains in winter and was bitten by a snake."

"Skiing, you know, it's the way of playing in the dark place in the north, stepping on a wooden board and sliding down the slope with thick snow."

Frederick naturally knew skiing, and he was even more surprised when there were snakes in the snow that could bite people. He couldn't help asking, "What kind of snake is so powerful? It can also move in winter?"

Ferdinand replied calmly, "It's the Ferdinand Ice Rock Snake."

Seeing Frederick's question mark, he explained: "That kind of snake lives in the crevices of the rocks in the high mountains, sleeps in summer, and comes out to look for food in winter. No one could come out alive if they entered the mountains in winter and were bitten until now. I didn't know there was such a snake until I was bitten, so I used my name."

"There is a very weird ice element in the snake venom, and it will increase by itself, making me weak and low blood pressure, so I will faint from time to time."

Frederick thought for a while, this weird ice element could be some kind of microorganism.

At this time Ferdinand said: "For myself, the biggest threat is the toxins in the body. Do you know what the biggest threat to the empire is?"

Frederick didn't understand this question, so he could only reply: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

Ferdinand took a deep breath and said solemnly, "It's the Ghazi Empire on the other side of the Inner Sea. Those heretics don't have much money to make in the south, so they're starting to think about going north."

"Your Helmut proposed the doctrine of military geography, which inspired me a lot."

"For the Ghazi Empire, the best way to attack north is to capture Constantbul across the sea as a bridgehead."

"After occupying Constantbul, there are too many mountains to the west to fight. To the north is the plain area of ​​the lower reaches of the Danube River. If you don't fight, you can't justify it. When the Ghazi Empire occupies there, it will go upstream along the Danube River."

Frederick nodded slightly and said: "If this is the case, the Ghazi Empire can rely on fighting to feed the war and fight against the current."

"Yes." Ferdinand sighed, "So I really hope which one you can support, and I can get your support at that time."

"I don't have much time. It's not surprising that I don't see you triumphant. What I said today is sincere."

Frederick sighed. To hear such words from the emperor, I am afraid that he has realized that the empire has declined and cannot defeat the enemy alone.

He said calmly: "I can make an agreement with the emperor."

Ferdinand saw that he was still "whoever becomes the emperor supports whom", he said: "If you want to occupy the Principality of Franken and the League of Legens, the Osmaga Empire will not make any statement and will not support any On the one hand, the condition is that you provide military assistance when the infidels attack the Osmarga Empire."

For his own safety, the emperor did not hesitate to sell the two younger brothers who were not small.

The corner of Frederick's mouth curled slightly, and he asked, "What if my appetite is more than that?"

Ferdinand looked at him seriously for a long time, and he understood in his heart that he still wanted to fight north, and finally said: "If you were beaten from other kingdoms, the Osmaga Empire will not make any statement. "

The area north of Wessen and east of the Elbe was originally ruled by the puppets of the Osmarga Empire. It was just that the empire misjudged the situation during the Battle of the Elbe and did not believe that Frederick had won. The surrounding area of ​​Lime Tree City in the south and the coastal area in the north were digested by the Piast Kingdom at this time.

The Osmaga Empire will not be able to fight back for a while. It would be better if Frederick could defeat it than to be controlled by the old enemy of the Piast Kingdom.

But this is also conditional, Ferdinand continued: "If the heathen army attacks the Osmaga Empire, you need to lead troops to support it yourself."

Frederick thought about it for a while. The influence of the Osmaga Empire was great, and it would be much more convenient for them to digest the territory by themselves without making a sound.

So he agreed, the two discussed some details, and took paper and pen from the clerk to sign the "Memorandum of the Wien Secret Pact" on the spot, setting down the principles, and the details will be discussed by professionals later.

After receiving the memo, Frederick said: "In my opinion, if you can determine the heir to the throne early and reduce internal friction in the country, there is still hope for the empire."

Ferdinand just shook his head slightly, looked at him for a while, and said, "If that old William William had another child, you would have no idea where to hide by now. Rudolph, that useless thing, grows in Everything in the deep palace is going well, you are a softie."

"If his position as the crown prince is unstable, he will get enough training. As long as his ability is not too bad, even if he failed in the war ten years ago, as long as his performance is qualified, he will get a decent evaluation."

Frederick nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. It is undeniable that among your children, scheming is enough to throw off Rudolph, a white mountain."

"But at the cost of consuming the power of the empire, is it worth it?"

"It's worth it!" Ferdinand was full of confidence at the moment, "Only an emperor trained in this way can have the means to control the empire."

Then he said helplessly: "The emperors of all dynasties are like this, and I also snatched this position from my brother. It's just that I gave birth to a little more, and the competition is fiercer this time."

Frederick was speechless, and complained: "Then why do you marry so many queens and have so many children?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sneer appeared on Ferdinand's face, he shook his head and said, "You don't understand politics."

"My four queens came from four different regions, and their descendants and I represent the bond between the royal family and these regions. Even if the children fail to compete for the throne, they can return to the region where their mother is to inherit the fief, which is another Strengthened the royal family's management of vassals."

"If you have studied our imperial family, you will find that there are very few consorts of three successive emperors from the same place."

He said that these were not secrets, and they were well-known rules among the nobles of the Osmaga Empire, and it was just that Frederick didn't have much contact with them and didn't understand them.

Frederick had nothing to say. For this era, this kind of blood relationship maintenance system is indeed a good way.

He didn't want to talk more about political topics, so he turned the topic to the economic direction, discussing the establishment of a telegraph network, mutual reduction of tariffs, academic exchanges, and transportation construction.

Ferdinand has been paying attention to the new gadgets built in Wessen, and he is most concerned about the wireless telegraphy that has blossomed in the Rhine River Basin and the North Sea coast. In principle, he agrees to establish a telegraph network in the country and seamlessly connect with the entire network.

At the same time, he also hoped to get Frederick's help to build several railways in the next few years.

So the two signed a memorandum of economic cooperation.

At dusk, the steward of the palace came to report that the banquet was ready. Ferdinand said to Frederick: "You have no place to stay. Go to Oasis Palace. It is a hunting palace outside the city. All expenses will be paid by me." The standard is paid by me. Usually you can play however you want, come and chat with me when you are free, now there is no one who can make me let go of talking except you."

At the end, Ferdinand couldn't help but smile wryly.

Naturally, Frederick agreed. After all, what if he would eat and live with other people, so what if he came to talk with the old man.

Later, His Majesty Ferdinand held a grand state banquet in the palace to welcome Duke Wesson's visit.

Before the banquet began, His Majesty Ferdinand said in his speech that we celebrate the friendly relationship between the two sides, which will help us ensure security and prosperity for decades, and I believe the future is bright and beautiful.

In his speech, Duke Wesson praised His Majesty Ferdinand as a very great emperor. He represented dignity and responsibility, and these spirits beat proudly in the hearts of every Osmarga Empire member.

Duke Wesson said that our two sides are about to establish a broad and substantive cooperative relationship, and the cooperation agreements we will sign will bring more substantial content to the relationship between the two parties. These agreements will help us further promote trade, investment, communication, transportation exchanges and cooperation in other fields, and to better understand each other.

Everyone present was stupefied. No one expected that His Majesty the Emperor and Duke Wesson would make such a big news in one afternoon.

Especially those princes and princesses who wanted to grab the throne, all of them regretted it now. If they were waiting at the pier to pick up Duke Wesson, they would be rewarded when such a big news came out.

But this matter has passed, and now the more important thing is how to participate in the next big news, so as to win the favor of the father.

The problem is that the two of them only said that they would sign an agreement. No one knew the direction and content of these agreements, so they couldn't start.

At the banquet, there were people asking around, but Frederick was always discussing the food at the state banquet.

(End of this chapter)