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Chapter Nineteen Nine The Throne of Spain

Li Junwei did not doubt these things. Li Junhua ordered the attendant: "Call Aunt Ning."

"What's wrong? Are the children causing trouble again?" Li Junwei asked. Because Aunt Ning is a person next to the Empress Dowager, all the children's diet and daily life in the royal family are taken care of by him, and at least they have to report to her. Therefore, Aunt Ning most probably knows what happened to the children.

Li Junhua patted Li Junwei on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, our child is fine, it's Little William who has something wrong."

"How could that child have problems?" Li Junwei was puzzled.

Little William is the son of the Grand Duke of Prussia. Because he was like the same as Li Zhaocheng, the second son of Li Junwei, and in order to promote the relationship between the two countries, he came to the empire to study at a young age. He has always been with the royal family. People in the royal family like this child from Europe very much, because Little William is very sensible and strict with himself. His restraint on himself is no less than that of the officers of the Imperial Guards, and he performed very well in school.

"He is sick," said Li Junhua.

"What disease?"

Li Junhua said: "It's better to wait for Aunt Ning to come and let her explain it carefully to you."

Soon, Aunt Ning arrived and she explained to Li Junwei in detail.

During this summer, William suddenly felt uncomfortable, and his skin was erythema and water, and even erosion occurred.

At first I thought it was allergic or bitten by poisonous insects, but after observation and treatment by the doctor, I found that the effect was not very good. Finally, the doctor consulted and long-term observation found that William was allergic to light.

"All allergic to light? Why didn't he do this before? What kind of disease is this? Can it be cured?" Li Junwei was puzzled, feeling that this was really a strange disease.

Aunt Ning explained: "The imperial doctor called this disease photoallergy, but there was no good way to treat it. The private doctor brought by His Highness William from Prussia said that it was a vampire disease."

"Vampire? Why did you even get to the ghosts and gods?" Li Junwei shook his head even more. He has been in Europe for many years and has heard of this disease. It is said that it needs to drink human blood. It is also the material in many evil legends in Europe.

Aunt Ning said: "Fortunately, the foreign doctor did not make it public, and the imperial doctor also tested it according to the legendary vampire disease. His Highness William is not bloodthirsty and is not allergic to the legendary things that can restrain vampires, such as onions and silver products. However, the symptoms are very similar to vampire disease."

"I understand so much. Little William has a strange disease. We can't cure it, right?" Li Junwei asked finally.

Aunt Ning nodded: "Yes."

"What's going on with William Little?"

"Except for the skin being allergic to light, the rest is normal. His Highness William is not in good spirits. He used to be a little deep and didn't talk much, but now, he sometimes gets irritable." Aunt Ning explained.

After arriving here, Li Junhua waved his hand and asked Aunt Ning to retreat. He said: "The third brother, William is in a very unstable situation. He is no longer suitable to stay in the empire. We cannot let the heir of the Grand Duke of Prussia have an accident in the empire. Do you understand?"

Li Junwei nodded, and Li Junhua said: "I have written a letter in person and sent it to Xijin, asking Pei Yuanqi to contact Old William. The detailed information has been informed. When the other side is confirmed, we will send the child back to Europe. Little William is a good child. I asked someone to prepare a military teaching team. When he returns to Europe, he will continue his soldier life.

After all, this child was brought by you, and he was close to you, and Zhao Cheng and the others, so I have to explain it to you seriously."

Li Junwei thought for a while and said, "If you send Xiao William back like this, you will be suspected of returning the goods. It seems to be a little......"

"I can understand your doubts, but compared with unpredictable consequences, this is the best way to do it." Li Junhua insisted.

Li Junwei did not refute that if something happened to William in the empire, it would lead to unpredictable consequences. It would be okay to just die, but the key is that William's mental state is unstable.

Nowadays, the connection between Europe and the empire is becoming increasingly close, and Eastern thought and Eastern culture are prevalent in Europe, but one thing is unacceptable to European countries. That is the spirit of equality, legal system, freedom advocated by the empire, and other spirits also spread to Europe. For the political ecology dominated by imperial power, this is undoubtedly a disaster.

The problem is that the empire's advanced and powerful are obvious to all. Many scholars and nobles who traveled to the empire and the advanced of Eastern ideas after returning to Europe. Even some European officials' aristocrats were like this. This made a rumor in Europe that Chinese people know the secret of souls and brainwashing, and many people who come back to China have been brainwashed.

And if William's mental condition worsens excessively, it may become the material for this rumor.

"I'll go there myself, I'll send this child back to Prussia," said Li Junwei.

Li Junhua smiled: "Three, you're a big deal. Is a child worthy of your prince?"

"It's just a sidewalk. I'm asking to go to Europe and preside over the diplomatic affairs of the empire." Li Junwei said.

Li Junhua hesitated a little: "Let's discuss this."

When talking about the diplomatic affairs of the empire, Li Junhua had to reexamine it because the empire faced two major diplomatic issues in Europe. One was the anti-Swiss alliance triggered after the change of the throne of Poland. The empire had been confirmed that the Polish king had contacted Tsarist Russia and Denmark to plan to form an anti-Swedish alliance. The empire and Habsburg had some understanding of the situation, and a war involving Eastern Europe and Northern Europe was imminent.

The second problem is the crisis caused by the succession of the Spanish throne.

The Spanish King Carlos II is not dead yet, but the issue of inheritance of the Spanish throne is already a problem that can be discussed publicly in Europe. The reason is very simple. European countries know that if the issue of inheritance of the Spanish throne is not properly handled, it will be another European war, and all countries are in conflict with large-scale wars. Not to mention other things, major countries such as France, the Netherlands, Britain, and Habsburg have not yet paid off their foreign debts due to the last Grand Alliance war.

There are three main candidates for inheriting the Spanish throne.

The first one is Philip, the grandson of King Louis XIV of France.

The Duke of Anjou has a very special relationship with the Spanish king Carlos. King Carlos's grandfather Philip III had three children. The eldest daughter Anne married the former French king Louis XIII and gave birth to the current king Louis XIV. King Carlos's father, Philip IV, married Louis XIII's sister Elizabeth, leaving Princess Theresa. Philip III's third child was not only the second aunt of King Carlos and the king's grandmother.

The problem is that King Louis XIV married Princess Theresa, and the Duke of Anjou was the second grandson of the two of them.

In other words, the Duke of Anjou is the grandson of King Carlos' half-sister and the great-grandson of his elder sister.

However, there is one person's blood relationship that is closer than the Duke of Anjou, that is Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.

King Carlos' second aunt was also his grandmother. She married her cousin and gave birth to Carlos' mother. The two also gave birth to a child, namely Leobed I, the Emperor of Habsburg, and King Carlos' uncle and cousin.

But King Carlos's mother was the second marriage of the former king. He also had a half-sister, Princess Theresa, who married the king's uncle and form, and Prince Ferdinand was the grandson of the two.

In other words, Prince Ferdinand is the grandson of Carlos' sister and the great-grandson of the second aunt.

The third candidate is Grand Duke Charles of the Habsburg Empire.

By the way, King Carlos's sister married his uncle and cousin, but after his sister died, his uncle and cousin remarried, and Grand Duke Charles was the child born after remarriage.

But in fact, it doesn’t matter whether the blood is close or not. If we sort out the background of the three candidates, it will be clearer that the Duke of Anjou is the grandson of the King of France, Prince Ferdinand is the grandson of the Emperor of Habsburg, and Grand Duke Charles is the son of the Emperor of Habsburg.

This is why we need to prepare for the succession of the Spanish throne in advance. France and Habsburg are the two major European powers, and anything that triggers war between the two countries is very important.

Because King Carlos's aunt announced that she would give up the inheritance of the Spanish throne after marrying Louis XIII, the succession of the Duke of Anjou is doubtful, but Louis XIV is the European overlord, and Spain has a large number of pro-French nobles, so the Duke of Anjou is still in the inheritance sequence.

But now, Europe generally supports the second candidate, Prince Ferdinand, because this will not trigger the merger of the two major powers of Spain and the continent.

But there are also these two major problems. First, all countries want to take this opportunity to split the Spanish territory. It is best to let France and Habsburg benefit, so that war can be avoided.

The second is that the heir that everyone can accept is Prince Ferdinand, who is also a weak person, and it is even rumored that he may not be able to survive than King Carlos. Once he really dies in front of the king, the problem will be tricky. Europe can only choose one between France and Habsburg, which means war.

There is also a problem with the empire, that is, the fiscal austerity caused by the economic crisis. The empire does not want to fall into war on the European continent, but also wants to continue to expand its interests while protecting existing interests. In particular, it is necessary to increase the orders of Europe within the empire and help the empire overcome the economic crisis. In other words, the war in Europe cannot cost money, but also makes money.

Then this is a technical job, requiring superb political literacy and strategic means. Obviously, Dan Tai Yunfeng alone cannot handle it, let alone that he is about to return to China after his term of office. Pei Yuanqi is involved in the construction of local Xijin. As for King Rong Li Su, he seems too immature and rough in diplomacy.

Therefore, King Yu Li Junwei is the best choice.

In fact, the empire also hoped that King Yu could come forward. After all, he had a brilliant resume, and there was no one more suitable for the empire than him. The only person who was suspicious was Li Junhua, who was worried about his younger brother's health. The death of his elder brother Li Jundu at the age of knowing destiny was a big blow to Li Junhua. King Yu was nearly forty years old and was no longer the young man who was once full of energy.

And when Li Junwei also had this intention, the emperor would not stop him.

Prince Yu's Mansion.

"Theoretically, your photoallergy is an incurable disease, at least under the current technical conditions, but it is not a fatal disease. Maybe you will not be a long-lived person, but you will not die young. Remember, don't drink alcohol in the future, beware of the sunshine..." In the study, Li Junwei comforted Xiao William who was about to leave.

So far, the imperial medical community has not provided a complete explanation for William's condition, but Li Junwei has received some clear news from his father Li Mingxun.

At first, Li Mingxun didn't know about this, and it was not until rumors of vampire disease that Li Mingxun remembered that this was porphyria. Of course, Li Mingxun didn't know much about William Little in history, and his few memories were just because William's son was called Frederick the Great in history.

In Li Mingxun's memory, Frederick the Great was tortured by his father before he ascended the throne, and some of the tortures were inhuman. If you consider that porphyria can indeed hurt the human nervous system, it would not be surprising.

This is also the reason why Li Junwei decided to send William back to China as soon as possible. If this young man would be a little crazy in the future, he should go to Prussia and not in China.

"Dad, I want to follow you to Europe, too." Li Zhaocheng said from the side.

Li Junwei felt a headache in an instant. The second son in front of him was Li Junwei's favorite and the most troublesome one. Li Zhaocheng's temperament is very similar to Li Junwei himself, but he is not as smart as Li Junwei showed since childhood. In fact, none of Li Junwei's children have truly obtained his true teachings. Even Li Mingxun joked that the Li family is a weasel mouse, and a nest is worse than a nest.

Of course, the father and son have one thing in common, that is, they don’t like to study, and they won’t sit in the classroom for half an hour and their butts will itch.

"I can't fight for three or five years now. Besides, I'm not just going to Prussia." Li Junwei said to his son.

"I just want to follow my father and be filial to my father."

"Okay, stop bragging. Follow me, you don't have to go to school, right?" Li Junwei directly exposed his son's thoughts. He shook his head and said, "You are still too young, you are only twelve years old this year, so you can't do it."

"Dad is twelve years old, so I've done everything for my grandfather." Li Zhaocheng muttered.

Li Junwei retorted without hesitation: "When Dad was twelve years old, he was much smarter than you. You... tsk tsk, no."

Li Zhaocheng's eyes lit up: "Dad, why not study in Prussia."
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