War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

"Watch it!" Lakshmi Pai made a beautiful flying kick, but as soon as she spoke, Franz shot her down from the air and pinned her to the sand.

(It uses fine sand, so it won’t cause any harm)

"Are you making such a loud noise to scare people to death?"

Franz joked, while Maria (Franz’s sister and fourth child) on the side pouted unhappily.

"Brother knows how to bully others. How can she beat you at such a young age?"

"She said she wanted to beat ten of them. If those guys who don't know the seriousness of their actions are allowed to come, she will be punished even worse."

"Then if you win, you can fight ten?" Maria asked timidly.

"No." Franz answered simply.

Franz's frankness made the two little girls speechless for a while, and then they were thrown into confusion. It's just that the former easily jumped back to avoid it, but a gust of wind blew over and they were the ones injured again.

During this period, Miss Joan of Arc and little Maria from India got along well. They happened to be girls born in the same year, and they both liked singing, dancing, eating sweets, and they didn't like reading.

This fully proves that some things can break through the boundaries of language and country. In fact, it’s not that Lakshmi Pai doesn’t like reading, it’s just that he can’t read German, and everyone in the classroom will look at it with strange eyes. she.

In comparison, she is much better at martial arts and riding.

It's just that Lakshmi Pai was once again poured cold water on her two most confident aspects. In the face of the absolute gap in size and strength, any martial arts is just fancy.

As for equestrian skills, it’s not like there are no horses in Schönbrunn Palace. However, Franz was afraid of hurting his younger brothers and sisters, so Lakshmi Pai could only show off her riding skills on a pony.

The pony raised by Franz is not the British Shetland pony common in Europe (with a shoulder height of about 75-90 cm), but a Dali horse shipped from the Far East.

This kind of horse is very docile and likes to be close to people. It is mainly taller than the British pony and can accompany its owner for a longer period of time.

Although this kind of horse usually only has a shoulder height of 90-105 centimeters, it has super endurance and can carry up to 200 kilograms of luggage.

At the same time, the running was still very slow, and Lakshmi Pai did not feel like riding a big horse at all. Little Maria on the other side felt very happy riding her pony, because it was rare to have anyone riding with her.

In fact, there are even higher-level horses in Schönbrunn Palace, Alpine horses with a shoulder height between 1.2 meters and 1.4 meters.

This is a kind of horse native to Austria. It has a docile temperament, an elegant body, a long mane, and very beautiful hair, which is usually golden or silver.

In fact, there are Finnish horses and Mongolian horses that are almost as tall.

However, the former is a cold-blooded horse. Although it has a quiet and calm personality, riding it feels like riding a draft horse, which makes people very uncomfortable. At the same time, the hair is too thick and is not suitable for living in Austria.

As for the latter's bad temper, Franz didn't dare let a bunch of naughty kids ride a horse that could kick a wolf to death.

In fact, there are many famous horses in the stables of Schönbrunn Palace, but the Franz family has no interest in riding horses, so they usually can only stay in the stables.

Occasionally during picnics, these horses are released, but they are not used for riding, but simply kept as pets.

In addition, little Maria's accent became more and more strange as she and Lakshmi Pai were together for a long time, and she often exchanged her pure gold and sterling silver ornaments with the latter's gold-plated and silver-plated baubles.

The reason is very strange, that is, Maria thinks other people's jewelry is lighter.

However, Franz would not let the two little guys continue to be so lawless. They had to go to the classroom in the palace every day, and after that, they had to receive physical training from Franz.

But Lakshmi Pai was obviously more interested in politics, and Franz did not shy away from telling her directly that there was a war going on in the Indian subcontinent.

However, Franz's judgment disappointed the former. Franz's judgment was that the Indian states were all a bunch of rabble.

The princes who led these uprisings neither wanted to restore the Mughal dynasty nor had the ambition to establish themselves as kings, so when the external aggression ended and the British turned their guns, they would surrender as soon as possible.

Lakshmi Pai is a very proud Indian. She feels that what Franz said is completely biased and nonsense without evidence. How can those big shots be as bad as Franz said.

Franz was not surprised, after all, "Joan of Arc".

So he took out the letters written by Indian princes to himself and the Austrian Empire, including Rao II (Prince of Zhangxi) whom Lakshmi Pai admired most.

She could hardly believe her eyes. Those big men actually sold their country to foreigners and wrote in such disgusting ways.

"In fact, in addition to writing to me, they probably also wrote to the British and French, and maybe they will write to the Prussians and Americans in the future."

Franz stabbed Lakshmi Pai again in the chest.

Lakshmi Pai gritted her teeth and clenched her fists without speaking.

Little Maria on the side quickly hugged the other person and comforted him.

"You can write me one, so that you will also be an Austrian in the future. We can play together every day."

Franz was speechless for a while and quickly slipped Maria, the little fool, away.

"Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in a day. The Mughal dynasty has decayed and you can't save it. India needs to change, and so do you."

"Will the Austrian Empire invade India like the British did?"

Lakshmi Pai shouted after Franz.

"If possible, I don't want to get involved. But I bought a piece of land from you not long ago."

"How can I change this!?"

Lakshmi Pai asked formally. Although he was not old, Franz felt an unusual temperament. Maybe he was a hero.

Franz looked at the little Maria he was holding in his hands.

"Look at me! Go! Let's play!"

Franz threw little Maria on the grass and looked at the girl in front of him and said.

"Go to class first. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be victorious in every battle. Although the Austrian Empire is somewhat different from the British, some knowledge is common.

At the same time, you also need to know yourself, otherwise you cannot truly know yourself and your enemy.

Many people only see the enemy's weaknesses. The enemy is corrupt and incompetent and they think they can seize the opportunity, but they don't know how powerful they are. They cannot escape the fate of failure in the end.

Understood? Go to class tomorrow. "

Lakshmi Pai asked: "Aren't you afraid that I will defeat you?"

Franz was a little helpless.

"First of all, I'm not your enemy, and secondly, you can't defeat me. Before you say something like this next time, you'd better think about who is the enemy and who is your friend.

Otherwise, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain and may even be counterproductive. "

"Then what if I beat you?"

Lakshmi Pai still refused to give up, and Franz felt that the child must have got into trouble.

"Don't you always think that the pony is not strong enough? If you can beat me, I will let you ride as a horse. It just so happens that you can also find some ground, but I still suggest that you learn to cooperate and win-win."