Regarding the French spreading rumors behind their backs, although I already had a vague feeling and knew what the French were doing and the reasons why they did it, I still found another time and called Constans

, Eugene and the two came together to help me analyze and reference the French rumors this time, and Philetria also came, because this matter is also related to her.

It's just that Eugene's appearance made Leon and Constans a little confused. Regarding the vigilance hidden in the eyes of these two people, I said: "Leon, how much do you know about the rumors spread by the French this time? Tell me everything."

, don’t worry, everyone here is my trustworthy friend.”

Leon looked at Eugene and then said: "About the rumors spread by the French this time, the French fabricated the idea that you are a murderer, and your favorite thing to do is to kill cunning rabbits and cook lackeys. Moreover, they also said that you are not

Caesar's biological son was born from an affair between Caesar's wife and someone else..."

Constans slapped the table angrily before Leon could finish his words: "Asshole! How could those damn French guys insult Caesar and us Rome like this!"

This kind of arrangement is very familiar. Isn’t it the same thing as what Marianne said at the beginning? I nodded to show that I understood: “There’s more. Just this little rumor doesn’t seem to hurt.”

Of course, the French rumors are not limited to this. In addition to spreading Marianne's story, they also mentioned many things. For example, I seem to want to establish an independent kingdom in Prussia because of this. I want to use Prussia to

In this battle, I fished in troubled waters and then rose up to compete with Rome and France for German hegemony. They also mentioned my past engagement with Assassin. They made the unequal engagement between me and Assassin just because I was not a biological child.

His son was deliberately excluded.

"That's all?"

After listening to Leon's report, I decided whether Leon had any other information.

Leon stated the reason why they intercepted the French movement: "The French spies seem to have divided the spreading area of ​​rumors into two parts. One is Rome and the other is Germany. However, it seems that the main direction of spread is not the direction of Rome, but

We are here. This is why Assassin, us here, learned the news so quickly and became vigilant."

I looked at Eugene and Constance: "What do you think?"

Both Eugene and Constans spoke at almost the same time, but after the two clashed, Eugene chose to give in.

"I think this is the French trying to destabilize the German princes in our army." Constans said with certainty.

Eugene agreed: "I think so too."

"reason?"

Constans said: "Now our army is mixed. It is not composed of a single unit. The others are German princes who do their own things. They will naturally act in their own interests. When encountering good things and smooth wars,

, they can still work together, but if something bad happens, they will have their own agenda. Well, so to speak, the French obviously don’t want us to attack the south."

Eugene said at this time: "It seems that the battle in the south has reached a very critical point! Do we want to go south? Leave behind the German allied forces and lead the Fifth Spartan Army and the Prussian troops. This may defeat the French.

Caught off guard."

Feletelia shook her head involuntarily when she heard this. As an insider of our two secrets, she certainly knew that this was impossible: "Your Excellency, we Prussians have suffered too many casualties. If we attack rashly, I am afraid that those who have already

Nobles and soldiers who work hard will become war-weary."

"Really? Eugene's idea is indeed very tempting. If all my troops were Roman legions, I would do this." I did not reject Eugene's idea of ​​going south to attack the French in one breath: "But I also agree with Prussia.

According to the regent, Prussia has been at war, and suffered such heavy losses in the battle with the French. I think not only the soldiers, but also the nobles who are fanatical about war will be tired of war because of this. They need some time to rest.

"

"Then what's your final thought?"

I thought about it and said to Eugene and Constans: "I don't think so, but I need to talk to them first."

"Talk to me?"

At my prompting, Leon, Constans and Eugene all left.

In this room where there were only two of us left, I could finally talk freely.

"After much calculation, in the end, the French tricked me. As expected, my judgment of the political situation is still very naive. Maybe a person like me should be a general in this life, not a king."

Feletelia said: "It's not that there is no possibility of solving the problem, is it? Our original plan did not mean to go south."

"Yes, our plan is not to go south. Moreover, we just want to scare the French here in Hesse so that they don't dare to come up. Then let the Prussians lead their troops to annex Saxony, while I will lead the coalition forces to stay in Hesse.

Sen, waiting for the arrival of the Roman legions. But it was the French who stopped me from marching south, and the means used to divide our coalition forces. It was also their unconscious

One move hit my Achilles heel! How do you want me to solve it? Should I go to Versailles to tell the French that I will not go south and ask them to retract the rumors? In this way, I can use the power of Rome to subdue the German princes? "

After saying it in one breath, I suddenly realized that my tone was a bit harsh. She was not the one who annoyed me, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have vented my anger on you."

He said that I was not his legitimate son, and that I had thoughts of rebellion and independence. In addition, the French also said it clearly and provided clear evidence. Combining the views of Eugene and Constans, the French undoubtedly just wanted to use this rumor to promote

Those German princes and small lords are suspicious of each other. If those German princes follow me and stand by my side at this time, if something happens in the future, they will also be unlucky.

The French allowed them to lag behind at such a critical moment, which caused the morale of our Sino-German coalition to weaken. Because of my unstable military morale, I was unable to lead this multinational coalition south. As a general, I know very well that a

What is the combat effectiveness of two armies that are suspicious of each other? If someone on this side escapes during a battle, the entire front will soon collapse.

If you abandon the multinational coalition and lead the Prussians and Romans south alone, although the combat effectiveness is guaranteed, compared with the French, this number of people will be a relatively acceptable trouble. Don't look at the mix of German princes.

But in this era of volleyball, victory will always be on the side with more people.

Well, that's not the point. What drives me crazy is the impact of France spreading rumors.

Because I am the son of Caesar, and I have the entire Roman Empire behind me, so when Philetelia regained her status as a woman, it was also the time when the entire Kingdom of Prussia was in an uproar. With my support, all those who oppose her inheriting as a woman will

The resistance to the throne will be minimized. But my family knows their own affairs. My attitude towards that cheap father is uncertain. The reason why I want to leave Rome is because I have more freedom in Prussia.

. But if you want to break away from Rome, you must have a reasonably powerful Prussia. Integrate the surrounding Prussian lords, and then draw the Prussian army out for several rounds through the war between Rome and France. This is what I forced the cheap dad to compromise.

One of the guarantees. If you want to take Prussia as your own, it is not enough to have the support of Philetria. You must also have the support of Rome. But if you want to have the support of Rome, you must first integrate Prussia into our country.

in hand.

After going back and forth, this seems to be another problem of which came first, the chicken or the egg!

But faced with such a difficult problem, I had to face it and think about the scene where the Roman Empire was not standing behind me. If Philetelia regained his identity, I am afraid that Hohenzoll would be killed the next day.

The male relatives of the Lun family will flock to Prussia. If you want to poach someone, you can rebel.

. Even if I can inherit the throne in the future, public opinion will most likely not be on my side, as will legitimacy. These two points will have a great impact on the Prussian army. And I cannot call on the Roman legions, let alone

I went out to expand my territory, and just dealing with internal affairs was enough to make me exhausted.

But it's not that I don't have a solution, it's just that the solution is very costly.

Many people need to die.

I don’t know if it’s worth using the lives of the Roman soldiers I valued in the past as tools for Philetelia. And even after doing that, I’m still less than half sure that I’ll eventually marry Philetria. The truth is

On the other hand, this kind of tightrope walking with small knowledge and big knowledge has a very small chance of success.

"Don't be like this. I feel bad when I see you in trouble." Feletelia walked up to me and grabbed my hand. The warmth in her palm made me think how good it would be to have her hold my hands like this for the rest of my life.

Illusion, I saw her biting her lip with a sad expression.

Looking at Feletelia's look of pity, I couldn't help but feel soft. At this moment, she seemed to have made up her mind: "How about we elope! Find a ship, and let's go to the New World! No matter what.

What country, these wars, no matter what else, it’s just the two of us!”

elopement?

When I heard this, I was completely embarrassed. I couldn't help it. This kind of thing that others had used so badly actually appeared on me. What did this girl think?

He also went to the New World, which is a place where birds don’t shit!

And what are you going there for?

Playing in the mud with the Indians?
Chapter completed!