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    The news of the death of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I spread throughout the world the next day!  As the monarch of the third most powerful country in the world, his death caused a great shock to the whole world, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a country composed of more than ten member states!  However, fortunately, Archduke Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has been fully responsible for handling the country's affairs in recent years, and has gained a high prestige in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. There will be no surprises in his succession!

    After the death of Franz Joseph I, senior officials of the Austro-Hungarian Empire held an emergency meeting at the Hofburg Palace overnight.

    "Your Highness, His Majesty has passed away, and we need to inform all countries around the world! The other thing is to determine the date of His Majesty's funeral and the time of your accession to the throne! The Austro-Hungarian Empire must stabilize as soon as possible!" said Mario Weber, Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

    "Well! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will notify the envoys of various countries in the Austro-Hungarian Empire early tomorrow morning! As for the date of His Majesty's funeral, when do you think it should be held?" Archduke Ferdinand asked.

    "Your Highness, His Majesty the Emperor has a high reputation and prestige all over the world. His Majesty's funeral should be held grandly! I think we should notify the heads of state of various countries and invite them to attend His Majesty's funeral! Especially China  Both the emperor and the German emperor should be present! In this case, it can also show the strength of our Austro-Hungarian Empire!" said Count Claude von Schulte, Minister of the Interior of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

    Archduke Ferdinand frowned. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was one of the three major powers, there was a big gap compared with China and Germany!  The Emperor of China and the Emperor of Germany rarely go abroad. It would be difficult to invite them to the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  Although the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph was highly respected, his status was much lower than that of the Chinese Emperor and Kaiser Wilhelm II!  in addition.  The most important point is that Archduke Ferdinand did not want to cause so much trouble. He hoped that the funeral could be held earlier, so that he could ascend the throne earlier and become the monarch of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire, so as to avoid long nights and dreams!

    "Let's do it! There is no need to emphasize that the Chinese emperor and the German emperor must come to attend the funeral, as long as they send important royal personnel to come! As for the time of the funeral, let's set it in a month!" Archduke Ferdinand said!

    "A month later? Your Highness, is this time too tight? It would be difficult for the Chinese envoy to arrive in Vienna within a month!" said the Minister of the Interior, Count Claude von Schulte.  In his opinion, a month of preparation time could not guarantee a grand and solemn funeral!

    "There is no need for us to think about this for the Chinese! I believe they will get there!" Archduke Ferdinand said.

    Archduke Ferdinand made a strong statement, and others had no choice but to say nothing more!  after all.  Now that the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I has passed away, it has become a certainty that Archduke Ferdinand will ascend the throne and become the new emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    "So, when will His Highness ascend the throne? It will be held half a month after the funeral. What do you think?" said Mario Weber, Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  He had already seen the eagerness in Archduke Ferdinand's heart, so he simply followed Archduke Ferdinand's wishes.

    "I agree. The Austro-Hungarian Empire needs a wise emperor as soon as possible!" Archduke Friedrich, commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army, said.  The support of this commander, who had an unparalleled status in the Austro-Hungarian Army, made other ministers not dare to have any objections at all!

    "Then, let's set the date!" Archduke Ferdinand suppressed his excitement and tried his best to speak in a normal tone!

    Next, everyone discussed other issues at the funeral and enthronement ceremony. It was not until dawn that the meeting ended!  but.  Although everyone¡¯s faces showed exhaustion, their eyes were shining with excitement!  The old emperor passed away, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was about to enter a new era!  And where will Archduke Ferdinand lead the Austro-Hungarian Empire after he ascends the throne?  Everyone is looking forward to this very much!

    The Austro-Hungarian Empire is a peculiar country, consisting of more than a dozen kingdoms, principalities and principalities, large and small. The two most important countries are the Kingdom of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary!  at present.  A man from the Habsburg dynasty served as the king of these two kingdoms at the same time as the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  However, within the empire, the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Austria have almost completely equal power!  Emperor of Austria-Hungary.  He is just the nominal ruler of Hungary!  Hungary has its own parliament, prime minister and even its own army, and the Army of the Kingdom of Hungary accounts for about 30% of the total strength of the entire Austro-Hungarian Army. This is already the same as that of Austria.The countries are on par with each other!  However, during the war, the army of the Kingdom of Hungary must fully obey the command of the Austro-Hungarian Army Headquarters!  However, this is enough to show the importance of the Kingdom of Hungary.  Whether Archduke Ferdinand could successfully become the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the attitude of the Kingdom of Hungary was also very important.  Of course, from the current point of view, Archduke Ferdinand¡¯s prestige is absolutely no problem!  But if something unexpected happens to Archduke Ferdinand, then there will probably be no one like him in the Habsburg dynasty!

    At 9 o'clock in the morning on June 3, 1918, Count Leopold von Berchtold, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, made an emergency meeting with the envoys of various countries in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and announced to them that the Austrian Emperor Franz.  The news of the death of Joseph I, and told them the time of the funeral of Franz Joseph I and the time of the new emperor's accession to the throne.  The ambassadors of various countries to the Austro-Hungarian Empire expressed their condolences and said that they would immediately report to the country and invite people to attend the funeral of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I!

    In addition, the Austro-Hungarian government and the Habsburg royal family also issued orders to various governments and nobles in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, asking them to immediately leave for Vienna to attend the funeral of Emperor Franz I of Austria and the funeral of Archduke Ferdinand.  The enthronement ceremony.

    The Austro-Hungarian Army Headquarters also issued orders to all troops. From now on, the Austro-Hungarian Army, Navy, and Air Force have entered a state of emergency combat readiness!  If an enemy invades, the Austro-Hungarian army will immediately launch a counterattack.  Especially in the northern area bordering Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has deployed more than 300,000 troops and has entered first-level combat readiness!  In the Adriatic Sea in the south, the battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy also stepped up patrols at sea.  The entire Austro-Hungarian Empire has entered a state of emergency!

    After receiving the order, nobles from various member states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire set off to Vienna to prepare for the funeral of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. They also hoped to establish good relations with the new emperor before he ascended the throne!  Everyone knows that from now on, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has entered a new era!

    As a neighbor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany was undoubtedly the first to learn of the death of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I.  Two hours after the death of Franz Joseph I, Kaiser Wilhelm II received the relevant news!  The Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially the Kingdom of Austria, is also a German-speaking area. Many people in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are close to Germany. Germany can easily deploy spies in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to detect important information about the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    Wilhelm II urgently summoned important German ministers to discuss what impact the death of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I would have on Germany.  Compared with the old Austrian Emperor Joseph I, Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand is undoubtedly much more radical!  He also had his own opinions on the relationship between Austria-Hungary and Germany, which brought Germany into a serious crisis.  Archduke Ferdinand was obviously unwilling to let Austria-Hungary become a small partner of Germany, but hoped that Austria-Hungary could become a country on an equal footing with Germany!  However, this is completely unacceptable to Germany!  Europe is too small and can only accommodate one overlord, and this overlord is obviously the German Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire can only become Germany's assistant!

    "His Majesty the Emperor of Austria has passed away, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is about to usher in a new ruler. The relationship between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire may also fluctuate. What should we do?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked.

    "Your Majesty! I think that at this time, we should show our sincerity to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a world power, and the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I is also a great monarch! Therefore, the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph  The empire should send heavyweights to attend the funeral of the first emperor! If His Majesty the Emperor can attend in person, this would undoubtedly be the best! I believe that by then the nobles and people of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely have a greater impression of us.  Very favorable!" said German Prime Minister Holweg.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it seems a little inappropriate for my father to go to Vienna in person! For me to represent the German Empire and go to Vienna to attend the funeral of the Austrian Emperor. This has already given them a lot of face!" Crown Prince William said.  He is still bitter about Archduke Ferdinand colluding with the Chinese at the Beijing Peace Conference and not giving Germany face!

    "Your Highness, although the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not as good as ours, or even far behind us, they are one of the three major powers after all! If we want to confront the Chinese, we must win over the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Now Ferdinand  The Grand Duke and we are drifting apart, which is very detrimental to the German Empire. We urgently need to repair the rift between the two parties!" said Foreign Minister Stresemann.

    Kaiser Wilhelm II thought about it, then nodded, and agreed to go to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in person to win over the Austro-Hungarian Empire and repair the relationship between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany!
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