When General Ike heard this, he was immediately excited and burst into tears. You know, he was only a viscount now. This time, Charles VI directly promoted his title by two levels and became a Marquis.

A marquis is extremely important in the entire empire. Although he is just a nominal marquis who has no fiefdom, his title can be inherited. Without fiefdom now, it does not mean that there will be no fiefdom in the future.

As long as he inherits this title from generation to generation, he may not be sure that some talented people will appear among his descendants in the future, and he will go further on his basis.

At that time, they could justify the land they had captured by their descendants and become local lords. As the land continued to expand, they might have the chance to win the position of the duke one day in the future.

It can be said that Charles VI's reward is not a current benefit, but a gift from the continuous inheritance of millions of descendants of General Ike's family.

Originally, General Ike's family inherited the position of the Minister of Defense. If the identity of the marquis was combined, looking at the entire empire, few people could have such authority.

After General Ike thanked Charles VI, he did not retreat, but stood in a forward position. With his current identity, he was already qualified to fight steadily in front.

Charles VI also nodded and smiled at him, and Charles VI also admired the loyal General Ike very much.

Then, Marcus cleared his throat and continued: "General Francis Vettelsbach led his troops to support Vienna, then defeated the powerful enemy and defeated the Principal of Saxony. He made outstanding contributions and specially awarded General Francis and the Royal Guard Chief!"

After Marcus finished speaking, he looked at Francis with a smile, his eyes full of flattery. Of course, he did not dare to neglect the future Duke of the Wittelsbach family.

Francis has no title now, but he is the eldest son of the Duke of Lorraine, the heir of the Wittelsbach family, and is destined to inherit the title of the Duke in the future.

In terms of title, he could hardly go further, and for this reason, Charles VI granted him a position in the palace.

Giving titles to those who do not have titles and giving titles to those who do not have titles is also the usual routine of royal rewards.

Moreover, the position of Royal Guardian is nothing, and it seems that it has a very high status, but in fact the power of this position is quite large.

Because the Royal Chief Guard manages the personal guards who protect Charles VI in the palace, and can be said to be the closest person to Charles VI, and all the security defenses in the palace are the responsibility of the Chief Guard.

The emperor could see every move, so it would be easy to have a good relationship with Charles VI.

Charles VI is now the noblest emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The benefits behind it are naturally self-evident when he has a good relationship with him.

Francis could easily figure out the key point. Although he was free and unwilling to be restrained, he would not miss this rare opportunity.

For others, the significance of having a good opportunity with the emperor may be to go further and climb to a higher position. For him, his status is already high enough, so he is not planning those things, but to take this opportunity to get Princess Maria.

Maybe he served Charles VI, and Charles VI was happy and rewarded Princess Maria to him.

Thinking of this, Francis stood up with a smile, first bowed to Charles VI politely and thanked him, and then happily accepted the rewarded position.

Marcus held a seal and sword symbolizing the identity of the chief guard in his hand, and handed it to Francis. When the two of them got closer, Marcus said in a low voice: "Haha, congratulations to General Francis. If you have more contact with His Majesty, you will definitely have many opportunities."

Marcus's voice was very small, and no one else heard it, only Francis heard it.

Francis smiled and looked at Marcus. He knew that it was Marcus showing goodwill to him, which meant that the two could have some private contact.

The Duke of Lorraine, who was sitting next to Charles VI above, was very satisfied when he heard the reward. He thought about it almost the same as Francis, thinking that this was a good opportunity for Francis to marry Princess Maria.

After receiving the sword of the guard and the reward edict, Francis was about to stand on the other side, but unexpectedly, at this time, Charles VI suddenly called him.

"Hahaha, General Francis, stand for a while, don't go down. I have a reward for you."

Charles VI said with a smile, looking at Francis with a very eager look, as if he saw a talented genius.

Francis stopped in surprise and looked at Charles VI. When he saw the expression on Charles VI's face, he muttered happily in his heart: "Hey, it turns out that His Majesty Charles VI likes me so much. Do I also see that I am a talented person, so I want to cultivate me well?"

Thinking of this, Francis's face suddenly had a brighter smile. He quickly stood back to his previous position, saluted Charles VI respectfully again, and then looked at Charles VI with anticipation.

In his case, he naturally hoped that Charles VI would reward Princess Maria to him like this, and he had no shortage of anything else.

Charles VI looked at Francis with a bright look, and then smiled and said, "After watching these days, I found that General Francis has outstanding talents and extraordinary knowledge, and is very satisfied with all aspects, so I made a decision that will make your relationship with the royal family closer."

Hearing Charles VI's words, Francis was completely excited. He looked at Charles VI in disbelief and thought to himself: "No, can he really want to reward Princess Maria to me? My God, happiness comes too suddenly."

The Duke of Lorraine was also surprised and excited. He turned his head and looked at Charles VI in confusion. Seeing that Charles VI's expression was obviously not a joke, but the way to make Francis more intimate with the royal family was the only way to marry Princess Maria. There was no other princess in the royal family except Princess Maria.

Thinking of this, Duke Lorraine immediately smiled with an old face. He had been planning for many years and was hoping that one day Francis would marry Princess Maria. Now that he was about to achieve his wish, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
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