101 – The crown prince’s attention and the weight of the star (1)
And two months later, near the eastern border of the Reich Empire.
Here, the crown prince and his party, who had firmly secured their position as the next emperor thanks to directly attracting Brigadier General Yeager to their faction, were making their way in a hurry.
Crown Prince Michael von Reich smirked as he recalled what had happened while serving as an envoy in his carriage.
Normally, he didn’t show these feelings because he might be watched by the lady-in-waiting or other servants in his room.
Was it because there was only Carlos Martell, who had been the foreign minister and his closest aide since he was a child, in the carriage?
“Brigadier Jaeger, Brigadier Jaeger, he is truly a gift of blessing from Deus to make me the greatest emperor of the Empire. isn’t it? Carol.”
At those words, Carol thought of her own glorious future and the prosperity of her family when the crown prince she served became the greatest emperor in the empire.
His son, who has achieved the feat of being in the top 2% among officers who graduated from the academy, is often referred to as a genius, if not a genius.
Attaching a star is considered almost certain, but do you think of the son of Brigadier General Jaeger, an orphan from a mere commoner who is not even close to the feet?
I answered, thinking that I should train or support my son more.
“Is it possible? Also, if His Highness the Crown Prince hadn’t selected Count Benner and Brigadier General Jaeger, the Empire, which already has many enemies, would have been thrown into even greater confusion by the new enemy of the north. Maybe that’s why His Highness the Archduke of Austria couldn’t hide his expression of regret.”
Hearing that, the prince responded with a loud laugh.
“What can I do? If it’s unfair, we should give commoners and orphans a path to go to the academy like our empire and nurture talented people.”
“I never thought that the legacy left by the first emperor would be of such great help to the empire.”
“Especially, I heard from Viscount Toffler, who was appointed as an ambassador to Czechia, that the emperor of Czechia would often say, ‘Why does he not have an heir as outstanding as the crown prince of the Reich Empire, and all the generals are idiots who are less than one tenth of the resourcefulness of Brigadier General Jaeger? Really! I thought I was dying of laughter.”
So the two continued to talk about interesting things that happened in the diplomatic arena of the Grand Duchy of Austria and the Principality of Czechia.
Gradually, the topic of conversation shifted to the crown prince’s skills and Brigadier General Jaeger, who became the center of his capabilities.
“By the way, I was really surprised when, on my way back from Czechia, the edict suddenly arrived with the seal of His Majesty the Emperor. Besides, I thought he would go to the Papal States of Latina to see the Holy Father and ask for the excommunication of the Francois Republic.”
The prince shook his head at those words.
Everything has worked out for now, but even experienced diplomats are reluctant to go to the Papal States.
In doing something, it is basic to consider political and financial interests, and the Popes have to match the ridiculous sense of privilege that they are higher than the emperor because they are the representative of Deus.
Even if he cares about all those things and makes fun of them, the pope is just a representative chosen among the cardinals anyway.
Even after convincing the pope, the trouble and hard work of persuading all the factions is really no joke.
“Still, it’s really fortunate that His Holiness the Pope and the cardinals, who were hesitant at first, acted according to the justification suggested by Brigadier General Jaeger. no At first, he said that he would pay me a personal offering (bribe) of 50,000 gold to deal with it…”
“That’s right. If Brigadier Jaeger excommunicates the pitiful people and foolish nobles of the Francois Republic, they say that the dignity of the Pope will be widely known throughout the continent, so didn’t you pay 20,000 gold?”
“Now, the official sentence of excommunication will gradually arrive in all countries, including the Francois Republic, so while we punish the Francois Republic with the authority of Deus, there will be no other empires or kingdoms attacking it.”
Because a nation that punishes an excommunicated nation in the name of Deus is naturally regarded as a god’s army.
The pope, who thinks his authority has been disregarded for attacking or declaring war on his own against a country that is doing such a just thing, will excommunicate that very country as well.
In addition, in excommunication, besides the fear that you will fall into hell if you die because you cannot receive the protection of Deus, you also have a reason to abolish all treaties that have been concluded so far without fulfilling them because they are excommunicated heresy.
“That’s right, thanks to that, we also didn’t have to fulfill the contract to supply 20,000 sets of armor and 40,000 swords to Francois Republic when we received an advance payment of 50,000 gold two years ago. Didn’t that allow us to use Francois money to bolster our army to defeat Francois?”
“If you think about it, the money saved by receiving a letter of excommunication is considerable. I couldn’t attend the wedding of Brigadier General Yeager due to my overseas tour schedule. With a sense of apology and gratitude, as his lord, I should give him plenty of coma.”
Saying so, the prince stopped the carriage for a while.
“Summon the valet, Max von Wenner, and tell him to get into the carriage. I have something to share with him, so the foreign minister should go back to the carriage he came from.”
At that, the Minister of Foreign Affairs got off the carriage, and Max, the heir to the Benner family, got into the carriage instead.
“I’m sorry, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
“no. Didn’t you and I often play together when we were young? Don’t be too rigid.”
“There was a time like that, but now I’m not an attendant to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
The crown prince, who mentions their past relationship and says let’s get along well in the future, and his attendant who knows how to moderately decline.
It can be said that it is a very beautiful master-servant relationship.
“By the way, didn’t you also say that you will be entering the General Staff College next year? At the age of 27, he was promoted to major, and at the age of 28, the staff college. The Marquis Benner also adopted a pretty good son.”
Considering that even children from aristocratic families with titles are usually promoted to major after reaching the age of 30, this is a very fast promotion.
This proves that his ability is excellent, so Max must be proud of himself.
‘My uncle, who is the head of the household, did not change the succession plan in order not to create confusion. He could always make Brigadier General Jaeger his successor and pass on the title of Marquis Benner…’
Faced with reality, he was in a situation where he had to be nervous and do his best every moment instead of being proud.
To be precise, he had to receive the utmost favor from the crown prince as much as he could, without ever making something that would cause him to be criticized by Marquis Benner.
“Isn’t Lieutenant Colonel Laura married to Brigadier General Jaeger? I want to know what you’ll like, since you’re the only officer around me around the age of a brigadier general.”
“Any male officer my age likes to play. So it would be nice to give them something like a fine wine or a ticket to a concert, opera or play. Especially for newlyweds, it would be nice to present something that the two of you can enjoy together. No matter how exceptional Brigadier General Jaeger is, when he is enjoying his honeymoon…”
The prince nodded and said, as if he was satisfied with Max’s words.
“It was also nice to ask you. Thanks for the answer. Anyway, we have a long way to go. Can you tell us about what happened while you were traveling around as a member of the traveling diplomacy? Oh, I like the story about hanging out with a girl in the back alley. Brigadier Yeager is such a foolish person that it’s not fun. He’s all interested in politics and the military.”
There were many reasons why the prince cared about Max and was having these conversations.
The first is that they often played together when they were young, so the psychological distance was much closer than other subordinates.
Second, because he is the crown prince, he knows that there are only a limited number of people with whom he can have casual conversations like this, and that if he treats him so intimately, someday he will return it with loyalty that will not spare his life for him.
Third, forming a good relationship with him, the heir of the Benner family, is because it was possible to further strengthen the link with the next enemy, the Marquis Benner.
“I will obey Your Highness’ orders. Actually, me and the aide-de-camp, Leon…”
**
2 weeks after that.
The prince invited his sword, Peter Yeager, who had been officially promoted to brigadier general, to his mansion.
Then, when the prince received the salute of Brigadier General Jaeger.
He lifted Brigadier Jaeger to his feet and hugged him lightly.
“I knew early on that you were going to be big, but I can’t believe you got your hands on a huge land like the Kopenhavn Peninsula in two years after you were assigned to the Northern Army. With a servant like you, I will become the happiest prince or emperor in the empire!”
It was the highest praise a subject could hear, but Brigadier General Yeager, who heard this, was so surprised that he even hiccuped at the moment.
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