Chapter 401 The Emperor's Thoughts
Seeing Charles VI's eyes, he immediately understood that he had said the wrong thing. Cold sweat slowly flowed down his forehead, and his legs couldn't help but tremble.
Marcus himself had no self-esteem in front of the emperor, so he fell to the ground and said tremblingly: "No, no, no, Your Majesty, I don't mean this. I mean that although Marquis Eugen did not do well, he worked hard and made great contributions. This matter was probably not his idea, but his subordinates were bewitching him, so there was absolutely no need to punish Marquis Eugen. I just gave him some warnings and let him manage his subordinates well."
While saying this, Marcus secretly observed Charles VI's face. He thought that Charles VI's anger was so angry because he valued Eugen and did not want to hear the words of punishing Eugen.
But this time, he guessed wrong, and it was a big mistake. Because the direction was wrong, no matter how he spoke, Charles VI said it still made Charles VI very angry.
"Raise your head." Charles VI said in a cold voice. Marcus did not dare to disobey, so he had to raise his head tremblingly. When he looked up, he saw a pair of eyes showing coldness, and his body trembled even harder.
"Your Majesty... atonement." Marcus said tremblingly. He still didn't know where he was wrong, but he felt that it was always right to beg for mercy quickly.
"You said..." Charles VI looked at Marcus and asked in a heavy voice: "Is it wrong to let women serve in the army and let women do male work?"
To Marcus's expectation, Charles VI almost didn't care about Eugen at all, and did not even mention Eugen's name, but instead raised such a question.
The moment he heard this question, Marcus's mind changed and immediately woke up.
He was not a fool, and based on Charles VI's question, he immediately thought of what Charles VI really cares about.
In fact, Charles VI's focus on this issue was not on Eugen at all, and he did not care whether women could join the army. As His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, what he really cares about was actually Princess Maria.
As we all know, Princess Maria is now the imperial heir, and all major families in China have signed the state edict. With this signature, regardless of whether they will oppose it in the future, Princess Maria is already absolutely orthodox and well-deserved Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
But objectively speaking, this is actually just a superficial matter. Other nobles may be able to maintain respect for Princess Maria on the surface, but no one can tell what they look like in private.
This time, this decree from Ougen Leber City can be said to indirectly test the ideas of most people in China. There is no doubt that, judging from the current situation, since these nobles in China will oppose women to join the army, then opposing women to become emperors is definitely the most real idea in their hearts.
The reason why I agreed to sign the state edict before was probably because of the threat of powerful force from Habsburg or because of interests, and these two factors are the most unstable factors in themselves.
All of these make Princess Maria's throne very unstable, just like a tower built on the sand. I'm afraid that any movement will completely fall down.
As the king, Charles VI certainly understands how important public opinion is. If everyone does not think that Princess Maria can be the queen, then even if the crown is forcibly pressed on Princess Maria's head, the final result will definitely not be very good.
When Marcus realized this, his eyes were trembling. Now he knew how outrageous he was wrong, but fortunately, he still had room for recovery now.
After thinking about it, Marcus quickly said, "Report to your Majesty, I can't say whether it's good to let women join the army. But hasn't Marquis Eugen implemented this decree at this moment? Then we can just wait for news from Lebour to see if the final result they came to see if they finally came to see if they got it. Isn't it possible to judge?"
Marcus said this tremblingly, kicking the ball on this issue on Eugen. Anyway, success or failure depends on Eugen's final result, and his relationship with him is not too big.'
Hearing Marcus's words, the coldness in Charles VI's eyes dissipated. He held his cheek with his hands and fell into deep thought again.
After a while, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, you go down first. I want to be alone and calm down. If you have anything to do, I will talk about it."
After a little scare just now, Marcus had long forgotten what he wanted to say. Seeing Charles VI let him go, he naturally retreated in panic and did not dare to stay for a moment.
Behind the desk, Charles VI's brow frowned deeply. Originally, in his opinion, after solving the Vetina family and the Hohenzollern family, Maria's throne was already very stable, but now it seems that there are still far more things to worry about than he thought.
"Well, it's better to find a helper." Charles VI murmured, and then naturally thought of Eugen. Since this incident was triggered by Eugen, Charles VI could feel that at least Eugen's intention must be very supportive of this matter, otherwise he would not have issued such a decree.
Thinking of this, Charles VI showed a knowing smile on his face. He thought to himself: "I chose this son-in-law very well. With Eugen at Maria's side, he will be much more at ease in all kinds of things in the future."
This incident also reached Princess Maria's ears. Princess Maria has a strong personality, especially she attaches great importance to women's independence and freedom. After all, in order to resist the engagement she made without her consent, she burned half of the palace in a fire.
Although the result was the same later, she had resisted and achieved success. At this moment, she was also very happy to hear the news from Ougen Leber.
Letting women join the army reflects Eugen's respect for women. At the same time, it can be seen from this that Eugen has completely different ideas from others.
These characteristics made Princess Maria deeply fascinated. Now Princess Maria only feels that being able to become Eugen's wife is the happiest woman in the world.
Thinking of this, Maria fell asleep sweetly, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of her mouth. It was obvious that she had a happy dream and laughed out in the dream.
Chapter completed!