Chapter 227 Finale

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

Franz was thinking about the future layout while throwing Maximilian headfirst onto the mat.

"How many times has this happened?" someone whispered.

"Are you asking about today? Or all of them?" Richard Metternich laughed.

"Franz is so amazing, smart and good at fighting, he is really my idol!"

Edward Taffy's words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Wingris Watson. Since Franz has always been the center of a small group, it is difficult for him to establish a close relationship with him.

So Wingris took a different approach and went to mix with Maximilian, and naturally had to speak for him at this time.

"Taffy, are you disgusting? How about you do a striptease to liven up the atmosphere? I think Archduke Maximilian's perseverance is worth learning from."

"But a loser who loses a hundred times is still a loser, and there is only one winner." Cronini obviously disagreed with Wingris' words.

"Stop arguing, we are all God's people. Don't you think I'm right? Archduke Ludwig." Luca Ambras was born into a family that operated theocracy, and was obviously more interested in religion.

Although Franz was a devout believer on the surface, he essentially only regarded religion as a tool to stabilize society.

Maximilian was a rare outlier in the Habsburg family. He was not interested in religion at all. His challenge to Franz in all aspects seemed to others to be a fight against fate.

And Franz was like a natural moat blocking him, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not surpass it.

As for Ludwig (Franz's third brother), he had been a devout believer in religion since he was a child. He was the most honest and sensible of the three brothers, and also the one who was most like a traditional monarch.

Although they are just a group of children now, they will still choose sides.

Tired of Franz's one-sided beating, it's time for the reserved program of the naughty children again.

This time it was still the Kengan Ashura Competition. Although Ajani won in the end, she also tried her best to defeat the "big bear" weighing more than 240 kilograms.

"Archduke Franz, can you let them play some normal games? If they keep fighting like this, I will become Spartacus." Ajani said while combing her hair that was pulled loose.

Franz thought about it and felt that it was not very elegant to continue fighting like this, and it would affect the social atmosphere. In addition, these children are likely to become big figures in the future, so they still need to be guided correctly.

"Then let them play football next time."

History has proved that football is easier to spread in the industrial age. Unlike common sense that many people think, basketball is not the world's number one sport, and it is not even the number one in the United States.

At the same time, football can also strengthen the body, cultivate team spirit, and entertain the public. At the same time, it can also drive the development of football-related industries, and even use the name of sports to increase the country's international influence.

In this era, there is a lack of entertainment means. The stadiums built can better consume people's excess energy. At the same time, sports and entertainment can better reduce the pressure of the industrial age. Competitions can also enhance people's sense of identity and cohesion of the country.

However, Franz would feel painful when he thought about building a stadium in Vienna, where every inch of land is valuable in the future.

Schönbrunn Palace, Royal Garden.

Next to the Arc de Triomphe, two tables were temporarily set up. Two hundred and twenty elite guards spread out around. Every waiter had to be searched again as soon as he left the sight of the guards. Every food they brought had to be tasted by two people and a dog before it could be served.

Emperor Ferdinand I of the Austrian Empire and his brother Archduke Franz Karl had a rare meal together today.

The emperor was in poor health, but he was in a particularly good mood today. He picked up a fork and picked up an almond ball, but did not put it directly into his mouth as usual.

Instead, he was waiting for Archduke Franz Karl to fill his glass, and then both sides raised their glasses and forks at the same time and put the food into their mouths.

Ferdinand I shook the fork in his hand, while Archduke Franz Karl showed the emperor the empty wine glass, and the two brothers laughed.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the other side was much more tense.

If Queen Anna was a white lotus who liked to pretend to be innocent, then Madame Sophie was an extremely strong black peony.

Queen Anna was born in the remote Savoy royal family, while Madame Sophie was born in the noble Wiltbach family.

Queen Anna was a beauty. Even at the age of 36, she was still round and smooth, and her weak character made her look very gentle.

Madame Sophie was an absolute beauty, but there was a heroic spirit between her eyebrows that made the people around her a little breathless.

After listening to Madame Grando's report before, Madame Sophie had already moved her murderous intention, but she still needed the final confirmation. After all, no matter how unpopular she was, the death of a queen could not be silent.

However, Queen Anna's frequent drinking of water inadvertently saved herself. Because in Mrs. Sophie's eyes, this little action was her way of hiding her nervousness.

"I see that Her Majesty the Queen doesn't look very well. Maybe she is uncomfortable hiding something. Why don't I keep it for you?" Mrs. Sophie went straight to the point and asked the Queen for the letter.

Mrs. Sophie actually didn't care about that kind of thing at all, because although her husband had a thousand faults, he was a man who would trust her unconditionally.

What Madame Sophie has to do now is to see whether the queen will use this letter to threaten herself or use it to protect herself.

If it is the latter, then it is not worth the risk to get rid of such a short-sighted woman, but if it is the former, then Madame Sophie will not leave a woman who will threaten her family in the world.

"Will you feel better if you just take it out?"

"Of course, I believe that some things have nothing to do with you, you are just deceived by some people. You can trust me, after all, we are a family."

Madame Sophie is very happy that Queen Anna chose the latter, after all, she does not want things to get out of control.

Queen Anna took out a letter and put it on the table. In fact, this made her think for a long time whether to hand over her life-saving talisman. But when she saw that the guards around the bedroom had changed to new faces, she realized that this was not a life-saving talisman, but a death-urging talisman.

Just as Madame Sophie was about to take the letter away, Queen Anna's hand pressed the other end of the letter.

"Do you promise?"

"I promise." Madame Sophie took the letter and turned to hand it to Count Schüssel.

"Your Highness, I wish you good health, let's forget those bad memories." Mrs. Sophie raised her glass.

On the other side.

"My stupid brother, your wife and my wife seem to be fighting."

"My poor brother, that's impossible!"

"My stupid brother, although I am not in good health, my sixth sense is far superior to ordinary people. My judgment cannot be wrong."

"My poor brother, my wife is invincible, only she beats others, how could anyone fight with her?"

Archduke Franz Karl said, taking off his clothes, revealing his back, which had many scratches and marks of whipping.

"She used to beat me every night, and it has only been better in recent years."

"If you continue to show off your life, I will order people to replace all your wine with water, and order no one to provide you with wine."

"Okay brother, let's continue."

The ending is a bit hasty, mainly because of the Five Nations Conference and the subsequent assassination. Due to the habitual speed-up, many plots are not written. I personally feel that the climax is not well written. I hope the next chapter will be better.

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