The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1082 Sins under the Holy Light
News of the failure of the constitutionalists (referring to the National Assembly in Frankfurt) immediately spread throughout the entire German region via telegraph lines. At this moment, the orthodox factions stood up again and mobilized troops to serve the king.

The overwhelming orthodox army rushed towards the areas controlled by the constitutionalists, and each country gave very "sacred" and "reasonable" reasons.

The liberal areas chose to cut off their ties with the constitutionalists. While they sent out troops to respond to the Austrian Empire's call, they stepped up efforts to build their own defenses. At the same time, countless lobbyists began to travel among the states with gold, silver, and beauties.
Little do they know that their fate has already been priced, and all their efforts will eventually be in vain.

William IV looked at the battle report in his hand with an uncertain expression. He didn't know whether he should be happy, angry, or afraid.

The battle between the Austrian Empire and the National Assembly was so easily decided, and now Franz turned the battle into a battle between the Orthodox and the Constitutionalists.

William IV couldn't even find a reason to continue to stand on the sidelines, but he felt very unwilling to do so. Obviously everyone was a king and a great power, so why could Prussia only follow Austria's footsteps. Why?
William IV firmly believed in the divine right of kings, but both the Protestant and Catholic churches scorned him.

What made him even more upset was that his brother actually did not obey his orders and led troops to Cologne, and judging from the results, he was once again proven wrong.

William IV had absolutely nothing to do about the Austrian Empire's forcible transfer of the headquarters of the German Confederation to Vienna and the evacuation of the financial center of Frankfurt.

Although Franz's letter was written in a consultative tone, the entire German region knew that this was an order.

The result of resistance is to be sent to a sanatorium like several grand dukes and princes brainwashed by liberalism, and even the country and political power are forced to be transferred to the hands of some big Germanists.

William IV felt that as long as Franz wanted to, no one would object to splitting Prussia into eastern and western parts.

Coupled with the transfer of the financial center, in the foreseeable future, the German Confederation will inevitably be the voice of the Austrian Empire.

Cologne, Rhine Region, Prussia.

In the solemn and sacred cathedral, behind a heavy oak door is the archbishop's room.

The exquisite sculptures and historical murals in the room complement each other beautifully, and the sunlight shines golden light through the stained glass painted with saints.

However, the atmosphere in the room was extremely strange. A fat man had a thick hemp rope tied around his neck, and the other end of the hemp rope was tied to the beam.

The man's body was swinging in the air, and he could only use his toes to find support on the stool, desperately trying to continue his life.

A round-faced little nun was cleaning the room, a tall young nun was getting dressed, and a plump nun coldly placed a confession book prepared in advance on the table.

"Please, let me go, I can give you a lot of money. Uh-huh."

"What do we need money for?"

The young nun who was dressing said angrily, and the two nuns beside her also showed displeasure.

"I can appoint you abbot, I can build a monastery for you, and I can introduce you to strong men."

"Pervert! You'd better go to hell!"

The young nun kicked the stool under the man's feet away, and the man who lost support immediately began to struggle, but it was obviously of no use. With the sound of broken bones, the man stopped struggling.

"Hey? What a pity!"

The round-faced nun who was cleaning up the room sighed.

"What's so pity? What's so pity about this guy who betrays the doctrine and fools the people? Do you really think he can get rid of the unclean things in you?"

The young nun said angrily, feeling sick at the thought of that sanctimonious hypocrite.

"No, no, no! Where did you want to go? I mean take a break from him." "Idiot! Ella, Laura is right. How do you know that this kind of person is telling the truth? What if he is? What to do about traps? Don’t do unnecessary stupid things because you think you have a chance to win.”

The plump nun obviously played the role of captain among the three. After some sermons, she gave the round-faced nun a nudge on the head.

The round-faced nun was in pain, covered her head and ran away, making a face.

"Stop! I wish you a lifetime of poverty!"

The three nuns walked out of the archbishop's room one after another. Many people saw this scene, but no one thought anything was wrong.

Edouard Simsson, Gabriel Riesel, and a few dozen members of the National Assembly fled to Cologne after all the hardships, but the next day they received news that the archbishop had committed suicide out of fear of guilt.

The archbishop's suicide note pointed the finger directly at Edward Simson, who claimed that it was Edward Simson, a Jew, who corrupted him with sugar-coated bullets.

The Church of Cologne immediately elected a new archbishop, and this operation was approved by Pius IX.

Of course, the new archbishop was also Franz's, but someone with better control and less ambition came to power.

The new archbishop immediately announced his joining the Orthodox faction and launched a city-wide search for the remnants of the Constitutionalists.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides in the hotel, and most of the constitutionalists and their supporters were captured on the spot. Edouard Simson and Gabriel Riesel escaped from Cologne with only a dozen people.

Berlin, City Palace.

The envoys of the new Archbishop of Cologne have arrived in front of William IV. The Archbishop of Cologne has sworn allegiance to William IV, and the Rhineland has returned to Prussia.

But William IV was not at all happy to take back his country without losing any blood. He was only full of regrets about why he did not send troops to the Rhineland earlier. He could have solved the problems caused by the church once and for all.

However, at this time Prussia had to accept this "happy ending". A scapegoat who died inexplicably could not calm William IV's anger at all, but he did not dare to do anything because the new Archbishop of Cologne was backed by Austrians.

Although the Archbishop of Cologne died, the influence of the church has not disappeared. Prussia will be in a dual system for a long time in the foreseeable future. This is what makes William IV most angry.

A deep sense of powerlessness invaded William IV's whole body. He didn't know what to do, let alone whether he was right or wrong.

At this time, an attendant came in in a panic, and an ominous premonition once again enveloped William IV.

"What happened again?"

The attendant carefully walked to William IV and whispered.

"Your Majesty, Edward Simson and Gabriel Riesel would like to see you."

"What do these two guys want to do?"

"They said they were giving you a gift you couldn't refuse."

"Gift?"

William IV sneered in his heart, but the education he received since childhood still made him look calm.

"Get ready for dinner."