Crown Prince Wilhelm's tolerance for Oscar had likewise reached its limit. He regarded the throne as something already in his pocket, his private preserve, and would never allow anyone else to snatch it away. If anyone dared to do so, he would use every means at his disposal to retaliate, even killing them. Even if that person was his own younger brother.
"Oscar, even if you are my younger brother, you have harbored ambitions you should never have had. The throne is mine; you cannot take it away. Since you want to seize my throne, you clearly do not regard me as your elder brother. Naturally, I have no need to show mercy any longer." Crown Prince Wilhelm came up with this clumsy excuse to persuade himself. In truth, he simply believed that Oscar wanted to lay hands on his throne, and therefore wanted to murder his own younger brother.
Crown Prince Wilhelm quickly wrote a letter, then had one of his trusted confidants deliver it to Mecklenburg-Schwerin and hand it to his father-in-law, Friedrich Franz III. He hoped Friedrich Franz III could send someone to kill Oscar. Once Oscar was dead, no one would be able to compete with him. His throne would naturally become as solid as a fortress. As for his other younger brothers, Crown Prince Wilhelm did not take them seriously at all.
"Oscar must die this time. Only if he dies will Father Emperor stop using him to lecture me. Only then can my throne be secure." Crown Prince Wilhelm muttered to himself. After repeating this several times, the hesitation on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by a look of utter resolve. To preserve his throne, he had already marked Oscar as someone who had to die.
"Right, Oscar has so much property