Chapter 1410: Who Approves, Who Opposes

Tick-tock, tick-tock...

The expression of that Councilor who proposed the motion was frozen forever in that instant.

The Councilors watched the smile on the face of Weikeduo with bated breath, their bodies unable to stop trembling.

Now, all the guards of Austria were under the jurisdiction of Weikeduo.

Directly controlling the Councilors—this was a mutiny!

But they dared not speak.

With their lives now held in someone else's hands, who would dare to spout nonsense there?

Even that Councilor who held a portion of military power was shaking like chaff in the wind; although he held military power, he had never been on the battlefield like Weikeduo.

It was military power inherited from his father's generation; what kind of backbone of a soldier did he have!

Weikeduo tapped the table again and said indifferently, "Who opposes, who approves?"

This sound pulled the thoughts of the Councilors back to reality, remembering what Weikeduo had said earlier: Grand Duke Theresa had ordered him to take over the government.

It was unknown whether this statement was true.

But even if it were false, so what? Did they dare to risk their lives?

Wasn't that Councilor the most direct outcome?

The Councilors wore bitter smiles, and the fence-sitting military-power Councilor said, "I approve. He colluded with the Lorraine Family and his crimes are unforgivable; he deserved to die. Weikeduo, you handled it extremely well."

"Grand Duke Theresa handed the government to you, and I am the first to submit."

This scene fell into the eyes of the Councilors in silence, seeing that this Councilor, who had previously jumped the highest, had completely softened.

He was even licking around like a loyal dog.

Begging to save his life.

Although the other Councilors were unhappy, they still echoed, "Approve, I also approve..."

Weikeduo watched this scene coldly, a sneer rising in his heart; he had only revealed a small trick, and these people were swaying with the wind like grass on a wall.

Weikeduo felt a trace of sadness; although the country now practiced a Constitutional Monarchy, and although the entire policy had led the whole country to prosperity.

It had also exposed a drawback: the current Upper House was controlled by Nobles, and many motions proposed were merely to satisfy the selfish desires of a certain family.

Moreover, these current Councilors all had the potential to be fence-sitters, with no thought for the country at all.

This group of vermin; it was a pity he was old and had no way to exterminate these vermin, so this problem would have to be left to Theresa.

Thinking of this, Weikeduo said, "Since everyone approves, guards, carry this corpse out and throw it to the Lorraine Family."

"Tell them, only when they break through Prussia can we talk about anything else. As for Grand Duke Theresa's marriage, I, as her grandfather, have spoken; if they bring it up again..."

Weikeduo's eyes were filled with murderous intent; for a moment, everyone felt as if they saw the old general who had slaughtered countless people on the battlefield return.

"Don't blame me for wiping out their entire family!"

Once he spoke, the entire room seemed to be filled with killing intent, and the Councilors felt an invisible, suffocating sensation of impending death.

The Councilors stared at Weikeduo's figure, their eyes filled with horror; was this that former Austrian War God?

Terrifying indeed!

"Alright, other matters are finished; next, we should talk about the Longyan matter," Weikeduo said plainly.

The killing intent filling the room vanished instantly, but it remained like a haze, constantly shrouding everyone's heart.

They gasped, looking at the somewhat hunched old man.

"Weikeduo, whatever you say to do, we will do. We will absolutely not say another half-sentence that shouldn't be said."

Weikeduo laughed once, "Theresa, you were right to leave; such an Upper House cannot play the role you want at all."

It was even somewhat of a burden.

However, for Weikeduo, this was a good thing; he could stretch his hands and feet and focus on dealing with Longyan.

Originally, he just wanted to lure the enemy into the trap, but he didn't expect that Longyan was about to chisel through the trap; if he continued to let Longyan go on like this, it would be ruined.

Weikeduo recalled the military report sent by his ally, France; the news was absolutely reliable—Longyan did not have that much grain and fodder.

Starting a great war now was not a good thing for Longyan, as it meant further consumption of grain and fodder, which was difficult to maintain.

But as long as he delayed a little, the Longyan army would definitely collapse due to lack of grain and fodder; however, his side would likely be unable to recover its vitality after being hit by the dying struggle of the Longyan army.

This kind of mutually destructive situation was something Weikeduo absolutely did not want to see.

If he wasn't mistaken, the purpose of the Longyan army this time was to force his Austrian Army to withdraw from Prussia.

So that Prussia could catch its breath.

Thinking of this, Weikeduo narrowed his eyes; although he had thought of this layer, he couldn't figure out why Longyan had to adopt this method to force them, Austria, to withdraw their troops.

This move was very effective; if it were any other general, under estimation, the first choice would definitely be to protect the capital of Austria, Vienna.

What exactly was Longyan's purpose in forcing Austria to withdraw its troops?

They clearly had better methods, such as attacking Austria's neighbors; they were also besieging Prussia, and attacking them was much easier than attacking him.

It wouldn't even require much effort; not only could it solve Prussia's problem, but they could also gain a large piece of territory, so why didn't Longyan choose to do that?

Instead, they insisted on forcing Austria to withdraw its troops?

Weikeduo frowned and said, "Bring me the military reports on the recent European war situation."

Weikeduo flipped through the military reports; they were unremarkable. Although wars had been frequent these days, there was nothing particularly eye-catching.

The most important thing was that Poland had been partitioned by Prussia, Tsarist Russia, and the Ottoman Empire.

Poland was partitioned...

Weikeduo murmured, "Poland was partitioned by Prussia, Tsarist Russia, and the Ottoman..."

A sharp glint suddenly appeared in his eyes; thinking of a possibility, he immediately smiled.

"A good move, a feint to the east and attack in the west," Weikeduo laughed in a low voice.

Of the countries that partitioned Poland, one was Longyan's greatest hostile country, and two were Longyan's allies.

"No wonder they want to force Austria to withdraw our troops." Weikeduo thought of the key to the problem.

Prussia is currently in a precarious situation, with vast swathes of its territory already annexed; originally, marching into Poland was a good move.

But he did not expect that the interception by Tsarist Russia would plunge Prussia into a state of being besieged on all sides.

No wonder Longyan is forcing Austria to withdraw its troops; it turns out it is because of Prussia's current situation, as the strongest force besieging Prussia is none other than Austria.

Austria must withdraw its troops, and since Austria's current troop positions are close to Poland, if Austria attacks Poland, it will inevitably destroy Prussia's influence in Poland.

If successful, it could even tear Prussia in two.

"Councilors, I propose a military motion: Austria shall aid the Polish government-in-exile to counterattack Prussia. What do you all think?"