Chapter 478: Daxia’s Noble

The people standing guard outside Schönbrunn Palace are now Romanian occupation troops.

As soon as Shao Quanzhong arrived, the three battalions of the Guards Brigade immediately took over the defense.

Behind Shao Quanzhong, Ping'er and Maria followed on the left and right, and walked slowly into the Schönbrunn Palace with Princess Sissi.

The Schönbrunn Palace was covered with green grass and was beautiful in May, but as soon as Princess Sissi entered the palace, she immediately became silent - she had been looking youthful and radiant all the way.

Ping'er felt very strange following behind Shao Quanzhong. After the press conference for the promotion of Wen's diamonds that she had planned, Princess Sissi was extremely excited and was obviously very fond of Shao Quanzhong.

Princess Sissi wore a wedding dress for a catwalk show and asked Shao Quanzhong to put a ring on her finger. Although it was required for the advertising performance, it was half true and half false. Basically, the effect was similar to the Qing court's conferring the title of Prince Rui on Shao Quanzhong and bestowing him the title of Mergen Daiqing.

Princess Sissi, the Holy Mother Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, basically approved of Shao Quanzhong as her lover.

If Shao Quanzhong wanted to take Princess Sissi into his room at Qiao Garden, there should be no obstacles.

But the master was actually polite to Princess Sissi, and Ping'er couldn't help but be suspicious. The master had always been a bandit, so why did he suddenly become so gentlemanly? Was it because he was already 38 years old and was no longer good at that? It shouldn't be like this...

Ping'er inevitably kept thinking about the harem, and Shao Quanzhong had no idea of her strange thoughts.

In his mind, he had effectively made a deal with Austria-Hungary.

He sent the three vassal armies of Bulgaria, Romania and Russia to occupy the Austro-Hungarian Empire peacefully without firing a shot, thus seizing almost half of the fruits of victory in the European war before Britain and France.

This was all thanks to the full cooperation of Princess Sissi and Count Andrassy, who ordered their troops to surrender as an organized unit.

Otherwise, the Austro-Hungarian Empire still has millions of troops. Although it is impossible for them to defeat the siege of the Allies, they can still easily destroy your hundreds of thousands of troops.

They trusted my verbal promise and gave me the territory. Now I should fulfill my promise, save the Austro-Hungarian Empire, prevent it from being dismembered by Britain and France, and preserve the rule of the Habsburg family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

What I should have done here has not been completed yet. Taking in Princess Sissi at this time is a form of bullying. It is too unkind to bully the orphans and widows left by Franz I.

Given Mr. Shao’s current status, I am more concerned about historical evaluation. I cannot allow future generations to point fingers at me and say that I only take benefits but do nothing.

Princess Sissi beside him suddenly fell silent, and Shao Quanzhong knew why. This luxurious and magnificent Schönbrunn Palace was not a comfortable place for Princess Sissi.

Princess Sissi's mother-in-law, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, the regent queen dowager of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, lived in Schönbrunn Palace.

Princess Sissi had no skills in palace fighting. The Empress Dowager took over all the power and deprived Princess Sissi of the guardianship of the young Emperor Rudolf. She had the final say in Schönbrunn Palace. It would be strange if Princess Sissi was in a good mood when she returned to her nominal home.

Schönbrunn Palace has 1441 rooms. As you enter the luxurious central hall, you will look up and see a huge oil painting of Franz I hanging on the wall of the hall, watching Shao Quanzhong walking into the territory he left behind.

Death is the greatest thing. Shao Quanzhong stood still and bowed to the portrait of Franz I. He stared at the portrait of Franz I for a long time without saying a word.

This burly former emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was actually a nobleman of Daxia.

Brother Franz, you have made an indelible contribution to the rise of Daxia, but you just don't know it.

I know everything. You can't deceive the gods. My friend, your contribution will not go to waste. I will let your descendants continue to sit on the throne of emperor and the country will be forever secure.

You can go with peace of mind. I will take care of your wife and children.

Shao Quanzhong stood in front of the portrait of the late Austro-Hungarian emperor for a long time, muttering to himself. No one knew what he was talking about, but the owner of Schönbrunn Palace had already come out to greet him. The Austro-Hungarian Emperor Rudolf walked in front, and on his left and right were the Regent Empress Dowager Sophie and the Regent Prime Minister Count Andrassy.

Shao Quanzhong and the 20-year-old Rudolf shook hands cordially, which was considered a meeting between the heads of state of the two countries.

Speaking of Rudolf, he inherited the genes of Princess Sissi. He is a handsome young man with good looks, but he is quite incompetent in politics.

In history, he was over 30 years old and committed suicide because of a woman. He was a useless second-generation ancestor who could not be helped. Therefore, now that he was 20 years old, he still let his grandmother make the final decision and entrusted all state affairs to Count Andrassy.

Shao Quanzhong didn't take Rudolf seriously. This kid brought back some bad memories for Shao Quanzhong. However, he shook hands warmly with Count Andrassy, the actual leader of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The two men were acquaintances, and Shao Quanzhong patted the earl on the back of his hand.

"Don't worry, Lao Shao, I am a man of integrity. Our agreement will definitely count. This time we go to Versailles together, and I will definitely save the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Whoever dares to disagree, my three million troops are not vegetarians either."

Daxia was strong in both military and military power, and had just ended most of its internal divisions, achieving basic unity and complete strength.

European countries are now exhausted and no longer have the ability to fight. If Shao Quanzhong devotes all his efforts to protecting the Austro-Hungarian Empire, no one would dare to compete with him.

When he looked at Princess Sophie, Shao Quanzhong smiled and bowed, "I, the younger generation, pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

"You are my elder. I am an old friend of the late Emperor Franz. I have something to tell the Empress Dowager."

"When our Great Xia was ruled by the Qing Dynasty, there was a virtuous Empress Dowager who left her name in history. Her name was Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang."

"She helped the wise emperor Xuanye to rise to power, but she did not cling to power. After Xuanye grew up, she took the initiative to retire, and her merits were praised by later generations."

"Your Majesty Rudolf is now 20 years old. It is time for him to rule the country and make decisions on his own. You are so old now, so stop standing in front of the young people and blocking their way."

He turned around and ordered, "Come here, respectfully invite the Empress Dowager to live in Hailing. The scenery there is beautiful and the climate is pleasant. It is very suitable for the elderly to live. Please come."

Maria stepped forward and "held" Princess Sophie. Two guards followed behind her with guns in hand. With the sound of military boots, they "invited" Princess Sophie to leave without asking the old lady's opinion at all.

As soon as the old lady left, the air in Schönbrunn Palace seemed to suddenly become fresher. Princess Sissi, the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, finally had the final say.

Shao Quanzhong was very respectful to the Austro-Hungarian royal family and did not put on airs at the Schönbrunn Palace. Like his last visit, he stayed in the palace's guest room.

The look in Rudolf's eyes when he looked at Shao Quanzhong was completely different from the look he gave the young Emperor Tongzhi.

There was a huge difference in the perceptions between the East and the West in this regard. Emperor Tongzhi could not accept Shao Quanzhong taking over the harem of the late Empress, while Rudolf strongly encouraged Shao Quanzhong to become the lover of Princess Sissi.

As is the custom of the European royal family - Franz I has been dead for four years, and Rudolf wants his mother to find another one, and he has no objection at all.

Ping'er tiptoed over and said, "Master, Princess Sissi invites you to visit the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace..."

Shao Quanzhong waved his hand, "I'm busy."

To Ping'er's disappointment, the next day, Shao Quanzhong left two battalions of the Guards to guard the Schönbrunn Palace, and he himself met up with Count Andrassy and boarded the train to Versailles.

On May 1878, 5, the Versailles Peace Conference officially began, and the time had come to divide the fruits of victory in the European war.

(End of this chapter)

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