"How did William II die just like that? He was only 44 years old! In another time and space, he had lived for 82 years! Among the monarchs in Europe, he was definitely considered a very long-lived monarch. But now, everything has changed!" Liu Chuan was deeply shocked.
Especially when he found out that Crown Prince William had also fallen off his warhorse and was in a vegetative state, he could not help but be ecstatic.
After all, Crown Prince William was the heir to the throne.
Once William II passed away, Crown Prince William would ascend the throne and become the new emperor of the Germanic Empire.
But now, even Crown Prince William had become a vegetable. He could no longer carry out his duties as the crown prince and ascend the throne.
This meant that the Germanic Empire needed to choose a new candidate to ascend the throne and become emperor.
According to the heir to the throne, the third heir to the throne was the second prince, Liu Chuan's second brother, Prince Ertel Frederick. The fourth was Liu Chuan's third brother, Prince Adelbert. Liu Chuan was the fifth.
"According to tradition, it should be Second Brother who ascends to the throne. However, this is such a good opportunity for me. I definitely can't let it go.”Liu Chuan thought to himself.
Even though it was very difficult to seize the throne from his brother, who was ranked in front of him. However, it was much easier to seize the throne from William before he was born.
Prince Ertel Frederick was the heir to the throne, and that was true. However, there were exceptions.
Liu Chuan knew very well that in a country with a dual monarch like the Germanic Empire, the Kingdom of Pronia occupied an absolute leading position in the entire empire. The other kingdoms, Grand Duchies, Duchies, and Marquisate were all subordinate. Even if the other three kingdoms were stronger, even if they joined forces, they would not be able to resist the Kingdom of Princes.
The foundation of the Germanic Empire was the army, and the army was loyal to the emperor, not the empire. From this, one could see the importance of the army.
The army of the Kingdom of Princes made up two-thirds of the entire army of the German Empire. In addition, except for the Kingdom of Bava, the Kingdom of Saxony, and the Kingdom of Württemberg, which retained a part of their armies, the armies of the other Grand Duchies, Duchies, and Marquisates were all commanded by the Kingdom of Princes.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Princes could directly and indirectly control 80% of the army.
As long as he could obtain the support of the army, he would be able to surpass the two heirs in front of him and inherit the throne. In the face of absolute power, the so-called law of succession to the throne was still like a piece of waste paper.
"This may be the only chance for me to change the fate of myself and the entire Germanic Empire. I must seize it!”Liu Chuan told himself.
William II died, and Crown Prince William became a vegetable. Liu Chuan did not feel much grief. Although William II was his cheap father, there was not much affection between the father and son. The son that William II cared about the most was Crown Prince William. The other sons seemed to have been given away for free.
As for Crown Prince William, there was even less brotherhood. Not only was he narrow-minded and could not bear to see others doing well, but he also did not treat Liu Chuan as a brother at all.
Liu Chuan had found the gold mine. When he found out the value of the gold mine, Liu Chuan remembered very clearly how Crown Prince William looked like. He even used the country's righteousness and the family's interests to pressure Liu Chuan, asking him to donate the gold mine to the empire. This made Liu Chuan even more disgusted. Liu Chuan didn't have any psychological burden in snatching his throne.
As for his second brother, Prince Ertel Frederick, and his third brother, Prince Adalbert, their relationship with Liu Chuan was also very normal. Liu Chuan didn't think it was a bad thing to snatch the right to inherit the throne from them.
Besides, he knew the final outcome of the German Empire, so he would never allow such an opportunity to slip away.
Liu Chuan firmly believed that if William II still ruled the Germanic Empire, even if William II suddenly died and was ruled by Crown Prince William. Or rather, it would be ruled by his second or third brother.
The German Empire would eventually collapse.
Only he could change all of this. Only then could the German Empire avoid collapse.
Under such circumstances, Liu Chuan was naturally determined to obtain the throne.
"If I want to inherit the throne, the support of the army is very important. As long as the army supports me, then I will force Second Brother and Third Brother to give up the right to inherit the throne. Then, I can naturally inherit the throne!”Liu Chuan told himself.
Then, he had to convince the army to stand on his side.
Fortunately, Liu Chuan was not without bargaining chips. The Grasberg gold mine, which was worth 20 to 30 billion marks, was his biggest bargaining chip.
During this period, the navy and army of the Germanic Empire were eager to achieve rapid development. However, they also faced a very serious problem, which was lack of money.
This was undoubtedly Liu Chuan's chance.
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