Chapter 1765: Vassal State

The King of Saxony looked at the treaty in his hands, silent and wordless.

He looked at the other ministers, and the other ministers looked at him.

None of them could come up with an idea; no one dared to dissuade the King of Saxony from signing it, nor did they stop him from not signing.

The King of Saxony gave a hollow laugh: "Lord Li, does signing this agreement mean that our Saxony has joined the Longyan camp?"

"Longyan currently supports Protestantism, while we in Saxony are a Catholicism country. Will this have an impact on our nation's faith?"

Li Hongtian said indifferently: "Regarding this point, you should worry even less. It is true that we Longyan support Protestantism, but we do not wish to thoroughly intervene in your European religious Bitter Remonstrance."

"For us, the losses would outweigh the gains."

"You may still believe in Catholicism."

"However, if Saxony were not a Longyan ally, that would be hard to say."

Hearing the intense threatening tone in Li Hongtian's words, the King of Saxony forced a smile.

He had originally hoped to at least retain military power, but Longyan did not give him that opportunity at all; instead, they proposed that Saxony establish a guard force used only to maintain domestic security, while leaving external security issues to Longyan.

Now, the Saxon troops existed in name only, if they accepted Longyan's proposal.

They would receive massive aid and sufficient protection.

Allowing Saxony to at least survive during this war.

But at the same time, they would lose their dignity as a country.

Li Hongtian looked at the hesitant King of Saxony and said again: "The Longyan army suffered less than a hundred casualties in the Battle of Dresden. Your Majesty, you can think this problem over carefully."

The King of Saxony felt a chill in his heart; he was very clear about the casualties on both sides during the Battle of Dresden, and even throughout the actual fighting, there had not been much real combat between the two sides.

The Saxon troops and their industrial heart had been destroyed by the Longyan army.

All of this was because of Longyan's powerful technological strength; how could the King of Saxony forget these things?

After thinking of this, the King of Saxony signed his name on this agreement.

It felt as if it had drained all his strength.

After signing, the King of Saxony leaned back powerlessly and waved his hand to drive the Messenger away to hand over this treaty that represented his shame.

If Saxony still existed in the future, then his actions today might be a disgrace in history.

And everything recorded about him as a king would also end in disgrace.

After thinking of this, the King of Saxony raised his hand to cover his face, unwilling to face it.

Li Hongtian looked at the name signed by the King of Saxony, and Li Hongtian wrote his own name beside it.

He made two copies of this contract and put one of them away.

"King of Saxony, now you and Longyan are allies, and our Longyan aid will arrive very soon."

"For the first batch of aid, we Longyan will help Saxony rebuild a complete industrial system."

"Restoring Saxony's economy, and our Longyan army will arrive in Saxony in a few days to build military bases."

The King of Saxony was expressionless; he no longer cared about any of this. After signing this treaty, the power in their hands had already been weakened too much.

Now, Longyan was the one who possessed the power in Saxony; they were the masters of Saxony.

Li Hongtian looked at the King of Saxony's expression, did not continue speaking, nodded slightly, and left with a faint smile.

The task Liu Zheng had given him was complete; now Saxony was controlled by Longyan.

Next, they only needed to wait for the Railway from Austria to Prague to be completed, and their Longyan army would be able to enter Saxony directly.

The road would be unobstructed, and no one would ever be able to stop Longyan's expansion and conquest in Europe again.

And at this moment, on the other side of Europe.

The French Empire.

Located in Paris, the Versailles.

Since suffering the assassination attempt, Louis XV had been staying in the Versailles.

He had already realized the chaotic situation within the country.

This assassination had almost cost him his life.

According to the report submitted by his subordinates, this assassination was entirely an attack planned by a domestic organization.

Regarding this claim, Louis XV accepted it happily on the surface and ordered severe punishment, but in reality, he scoffed at this result.

How did this assassin know his itinerary?

If he did not know, and had been lingering near the Versailles for a long time, the soldiers should have caught this suspicious person long ago.

As it turned out, they did not.

According to the investigation into this assassin, they all believed the assassin's identity was a servant of a Noble.

Often traveling between various Nobles.

But he was a believer in Catholicism, a loyal follower of Catholicism.

Such an identity was enough for Louis XV to realize that things were not good.

This person possessed the characteristics of three different forces.

It was hard to judge which side had dispatched him, but Louis XV could believe that this person had definitely received information from those around him.

Otherwise, he would not have grasped the timing to carry out that assassination.

Now they were in a state of war, but the entire French Empire was on the verge of falling apart.

Louis XV felt deep fear because of this; if the domestic situation became uncontrollable, then this disaster would surely befall him.

The people must shift their focus.

And just at this time, Saxony sent him an explosive piece of news.

Saxony had fallen; as a Catholicism nation, they actually had to sign an agreement with those devils from Longyan who supported Protestantism and become allies.

This is a blasphemy against the Lord!

Seeing such news, Louis XV was suddenly shaken; this was, for him, good news indeed.

He could use the matter of Saxony signing an agreement with Longyan to denounce Longyan's actions in Saxony and entice Saxony to sign a treaty with them.

Thereby manifesting the justice of his own country.

Moreover, the Holy Cross Army led by Douglas and Prince Soubise consisted mostly of French troops, and according to the news, these troops had been almost entirely wiped out by the Longyan army.

If, at this time, he were to further publicize those French troops who sacrificed themselves to defend justice.

The public would absolutely shift their focus.

At that time, the conflicts between these forces within France.

Although they have now entered a period of truce, once such news is reported, France will absolutely be in an uproar.

Their gaze will temporarily gather on the war with Longyan, rather than on him, the King.

This will allow him to regain some power and temporarily obtain safety.

Louis XV immediately summoned the domestic reporters; he could not wait to make this matter public.