My Italy

The political center of Italy is Rome, and the political center of Rome is the Quirinale Palace. This is the most basic common sense of Italian politics.

As the owner of the Quirinale Palace, King Carlo is also supported by people from all walks of life. Because under the leadership of this wise and powerful king, Italy's status in the world is getting higher and higher, and its economy is getting better and better. This has also brought about an increase in people's income, making the people more and more satisfied with the government and the royal family.

However, this wise and powerful king is not able to do everything. For example, there is something that makes him feel a little difficult to handle.

"Vittorio, do you really want Louise to be your wife?"

Carlo looked at his son in front of him and asked.

As the heir apparent in Carlo, Crown Prince Vittorio is now a great young man. In these years, the crown prince rarely appeared in front of the world, because in addition to receiving education, he also served in the military in accordance with the practice of European royal heirs.

Especially in the last four years, Crown Prince Torrio spent two years each in the navy and army. However, unlike other heirs of the kingdom who had the experience of having a status in the army, Crown Prince Vittorio spent four years in the army as a real soldier.

He concealed his identity and served in the army as an ordinary soldier. Except for a few senior military officials, no one knew that this sweaty comrade who ate, lived, and drilled with them was the future monarch of the kingdom.

As for why he wanted to experience the military as an ordinary person, the reason is very simple. That is Carlo believes that although his son is the heir to the kingdom, he must also experience normal military life, so Crown Prince Vittorio acted as an ordinary person. As a soldier, I experienced the life in the army.

And doing so also brought benefits. Four years of military life made his body stronger. The crown prince, who was originally somewhat soft-tempered, became resolute.

No, he has already started to put forward his own ideas.

"Yes father, I want Louise to be my wife."

Looking at his father who exuded majesty in front of him, Crown Prince Vittorio spoke out his request again in a deep voice.

The Louise Vittorio is talking about is Princess Victoria Louise, the youngest daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The two have had a very good relationship since they met a few years ago and have been exchanging letters.

Faced with his son's thoughts, Carlo didn't know what to say.

From a personal perspective, Carlo supported his son's choice, but from the perspective of the King of Italy, the little German princess was not a good choice.

The reason is simple. First of all, this will strengthen the relationship between the two royal families, and after the little German princess becomes the Italian Crown Princess, it will definitely increase Germany's influence on Italy.

Although Carlo has decided to side with the alliance in the next war. This is because doing this will bring huge benefits to Italy.

However, when the war is over, it will be difficult to say whether Italy and Germany can continue to have close relations after the political situation in Europe has changed drastically. After all, the interests of the two countries are different. Although the interests are consistent now, many conflicts will inevitably arise after the division of accounts is completed. As a symbol of the close relationship between the two countries, he didn't know how the crown prince and his wife would face this problem.

Don't compare Carlo's wife Maria with him. This situation is fundamentally different, because although Maria was a member of the Habsburg royal family at that time, she was a collateral member and was still far away from the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Joseph I.

As for the Kaiser's favorite little daughter, how far do you think we can keep them apart?

Although there were quite a few wars that broke out after marriages between European nobles, they all had more or less impact.

But looking at his son with a serious face in front of him, Carlo already knew the other man's inner persistence. There is no better son than a father, and Carlo still knew about his son.

"Give me a moment to think about it."

Carlo's words made Vittorio hesitate, but his mother Maria behind him reached out and patted his shoulder, gave him a look and then spoke. "You go down first, son, and give your father some time to think about it."

Vittorio listened to his mother's words, bowed to the two of them, and left.

After her son left, Maria looked at her husband and said. "Carlo, although I don't understand politics, I also know that marrying the Hohenzollern family is not a good choice, but my son likes it. He talked to me about this before, and I asked him what he thought. It’s too difficult to make him change, so for the sake of your son, can you take him to Berlin?”

Faced with his wife's request, what else could Carlo say. Speaking of which, Carlo has been so focused on his work these years that he doesn't care enough about his family. His wife Maria did not complain about this and silently supported him behind the scenes. Maria was responsible for the growth and education of the children at home, because he knew that Carlo was focused on the kingdom.

Now for the sake of her son's marriage, it is rare for my wife to speak. As a husband, he cannot focus all his attention on government affairs. He also needs to leave some time for his family.

"Okay, I promise you and my son, I will take my son and you to Berlin."

Carlo's words made Maria smile. Although the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and forehead were clearly visible, in Carlo's eyes, she was still the little Habsburg princess that he liked more than 20 years ago.

Thinking of this, Carlo couldn't help but touched his wife's forehead with his hand and kissed her.

Now that the decision has been made, Carlo will act resolutely. It won’t work if it doesn’t happen soon. There are a lot of things going on in the country, so we need to make the trip as soon as possible.

Of course, before doing this, Carlo needs to ask the woman's family first.

Although he and William are friends, this kind of marriage proposal must be informed first and cannot be done rashly. Not to mention that there are two countries behind the two of them, and it is not that simple.

So Carlo sent a telegram. In the telegram, he said that he would bring his family for a visit, and also mentioned that his son was very fond of his little daughter and had the idea of ​​starting a family with her.

William was a little surprised by the telegram from Carlo. In fact, his precious little daughter has reached the time to talk about marriage, but how to choose is still a problem.

First of all, he must not wrong his beloved little daughter, so his future husband cannot be someone she does not like. Secondly, since she is a princess of the royal family, even if William likes his little daughter, he must shoulder his due obligations and the need for marriage.

Now the news about his friend requires him to talk to his daughter and the government.

As for the government, of course they were overjoyed after receiving the news that the Italian Crown Prince wanted to marry Princess Louise. Letting a German princess become the future queen of Italy can expand Germany's influence in Italy. It is a bloody gain no matter how you look at it.

As for little Princess Louise, what would she say after learning the news? She had a very good relationship with Vittorio before, but she was still a bit unable to react to the fact that the other party wanted to marry her, which was commonly known as a state of confusion.

But this is enough for the Kaiser and the German government. As long as there is no objection, then the next step will be easy. You said that there is still a lack of emotional foundation. This is not simple. As long as everyone works together, can the relationship between two young people not be heated up quickly?

Emotional scenes have always been Mantou's shortcomings. It's too slow to write this. I have completed three updates today. If I can't do it, I have to do two updates. I will make up for it tomorrow.