Chapter 197： Death of the king

While Edel was busy for the army reserve these days, the old King Carol I was gradually losing his body. It seemed that it was the birth of the little prince Victor that let his breath that had been supported until now slackened. Now it is difficult for the old king to even help people walk. Everyone now knows that the monarch who led Romania to independence and gave it decades of development and prosperity has run out of time.

Facing the situation of their own monarch, the Romanian people also voluntarily pray for this majestic king, hoping that he can continue to lead Romania to prosperity. It's just that the years have changed without anyone's will, and it has brought too much vitality to this monarch. Now the **** of death is waiting quietly, he wants to take away the life of the monarch.

After dealing with the army reserve, Edel is also trying to accompany his father who is running out of time. Now many politicians and former prime ministers have rushed to Bucharest, where they will witness the first transfer of the power of the Romanian king.

On the night of October 9th, Prime Minister Bretianu was ready to go to bed. Now the government has a lot of work during the day. However, he looked at the economic prosperity caused by the outbreak of the war. In his heart, he thought that under this situation, He is capable of achieving a super explosive growth of more than 25% in the Romanian economy.

Only now he is chatting with his wife before going to bed.

"The king's health is no longer good. I don't know if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the country can still develop as peacefully as the old king."

Prime Minister Bretianu replied after hearing his wife's words. "It's impossible. Our crown prince is a man full of ambitions. It's just a question of whether Romania can withstand his ambitions."

"Da~Da~Da"

The prime minister and his wife were talking about the crown prince, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the prime minister and his wife jumped off. It's fine to talk about the crown prince in private, but who makes him prime minister?

Prime Minister Bretianu asked loudly across the gate. "what's up?"

The voice that the housekeeper has been familiar with for many years comes. "Master, the palace sends someone to let you rush over, the king is going to die."

After hearing the housekeeper's words, Prime Minister Bretianu quickly put on his clothes and said to his wife. "I don't think I can come back tonight, you can rest by yourself."

The Prime Minister’s wife knew that her husband was required to go to the palace at this time, so she also mentioned it. "You should also take care of yourself."

Prime Minister Bretianu followed the butler and saw the guard who was passing the news in the living room, and was taking the guard’s car to the palace. Of course, he was not the only one who was urgently recruited into the palace. The former Prime Minister Sturril, the Secretary of the Army Courtois General Courtois, the Chief of the General Staff General Prieshan, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church and others were all recruited into the palace. . The transfer of the Romanian crown will also be excessive under their witness.

And the royal family has gathered around the old king a long time ago. The home of the Romanian royal family, the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family in Germany also sent people. The people who came this time were also very interesting. It was Edel's cousin Ferdinand who came on behalf of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family. What's interesting is that this Duke Ferdinand, who is more than ten years older than Edel, is the former king of Romania, but now he is in bad luck and encounters Edel, a later traverser who robs the throne.

In Carol I’s room, Queen Elizabeth stood affectionately next to the sleeping King Carol, stroking her husband's cheek, which was already wrinkled, with her hand. But the king did not respond to this, the Edels stood beside the queen, and Sophie Marie was holding the little prince Victor in her arms.

The crown prince looked at his father who was lethargic and lethargic. He turned his head and looked at Viscount Adri, who had been with the old king, and asked in a tone that could not conceal his anger. "What's the matter with my father?"

The palace chief said with red eyes in a self-blaming tone. "Just now your Majesty wanted to read a book, I was going to get it. But His Majesty insisted on taking it by myself, so I helped him over. Who knows that when he walked to the door, I didn't hold it and I didn't hold it, and then it was what it is now.

After Viscount Adri finished speaking, this sixty-year-old old man burst into tears like a child who had caused a catastrophe.

Seeing the appearance of an old man who has served the royal family for decades, Edel couldn't blame him, so he had to go forward and talk about it. "Uncle Adri is not to blame you, don't blame yourself like that."

Hearing the crown prince calling himself when he was a child, the palace chief cried away, but still kept tears in silence.

At this time, a guard walked up to the crown prince and spoke in a low voice. "The Prime Minister, the Patriarch and others have arrived."

Edel replied. "Got it."

The little prince Victor, who was in Sophie Marie's arms, seemed to wake up and began to cry. For a while, the quiet room began to become noisy. Sophie Mary was busy coaxing her son. Carol Kingdom seemed astonished by the cry of the little prince. He opened his eyes and looked at the wives and children beside him.

Queen Elizabeth looked at her husband who had woken up and said in surprise. "Carl, you are awake."

"How long did I sleep."

"It's less than two hours."

"Elizabeth, I feel that I am about to be called by the Lord. Queen, I can't keep the vows I promised to be with you at the wedding, I hope you won't blame me."

Listening to her husband's words, Queen Elizabeth covered her mouth and held back her cry. "No, I know Karl, you keep your promises."

"Edel"

"Father, here I am."

Hearing his father's call, the crown prince hurriedly walked to the side and held his father's withered hand. Queen Elizabeth knew that her husband had a lot to say to her son, so she asked everyone else in the room to leave temporarily.

said Carol I after only the king and his son were left. "Edel now I am not at all worried about your ability as a king. Now your grades are much better than mine. Now I just want to ask without taking away regrets, are you going to participate in this war?"

Edel looked at Carol I, who was really looking at him, and spoke about it without concealing it. "I will bring Romania into the battlefield."

"Is it an Allied country?"

"Yes, father, we can only join the Allied Nations in this war."

When he heard his son's unreserved words, Carol I was not angry. The son has no growing experience in Germany, so it is understandable that he has no feelings for this country.

So Carol I continued. "Edel, you are more like the King of Romania than I am. But I won't blame you. I just hope that you can provide necessary help when the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family is in trouble. It should be okay."

Edel promised to the Sigmaringen family that his father never forgets. "Father, you just don't say that we will help them. After all, my name is Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen."

Carol I, after getting his son’s promise, also dismissed his concerns, and told him. "Let those ministers in they should have been waiting for a long time."

"Okay, father."

Edel opened the door of the room and spoke to the waiting crowd outside. "Now everyone come in."

As the crown prince finished speaking, the prime minister, former prime ministers, high-ranking military officials, and religious leaders all walked into the king's room, and of course the royal family was among them. More than a dozen people walked into the king's room to make the empty space immediately enriched.

Carol I greeted these people one by one and chatted with them. Everyone knows the purpose of coming here, so I will make a long story short and try to save time.

After greeting them, King Carol I asked Prince Edel to come to him, and he sat up and spoke to the ministers and the military in front of him. "As the crown prince of Romania, Edel von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is undoubtedly a qualified king. After my death, he will succeed to the Romanian throne. You will pledge to the crown prince to obey your vows."

The government and military officials and nobles who were present all knelt on one knee and held their chests and bowed their heads. "We are willing to obey our vows and let God witness this moment."

After watching them do all this, Carol I seemed to have exhausted his strength, leaning over his body and fell into the arms of Edel who came to catch him.

At 1:18 on October 10, Carol I died in Bucharest at the age of 75. Reigned for 48 years.

Now Romania is passing the time of Carol I and will usher in the reign of King Edel. Then how the new king will lead Romania to seek the greatest benefit in this war will be its main task now.