▁soon ▁definitely ▁convinced ▁itself ▁of ▁his ▁tre ach ery , ▁a ▁secret ▁court ▁found ▁him ▁guilty , ▁and ▁the ▁Emperor ▁looked ▁seriously ▁for ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁getting ▁rid ▁of ▁him ▁( a ▁successor ▁in ▁command , ▁the ▁later ▁em peror ▁Ferdinand ▁III , ▁was ▁already ▁waiting ). ▁W allen stein ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁replace ▁him , ▁but ▁felt ▁confident ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁army ▁came ▁to ▁decide ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁Emperor ▁the ▁decision ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁his ▁favour . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁the ▁Emperor ▁signed ▁a ▁secret ▁pat ent ▁( sh own ▁only ▁to ▁certain ▁officers ▁of ▁W allen stein ' s ▁army ) ▁removing ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁command . ▁Finally ▁an ▁open ▁pat ent ▁charg ing ▁W allen stein ▁with ▁high ▁tre ason ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁In ▁the ▁pat ent , ▁Ferdinand ▁II ▁ordered ▁to ▁have ▁W allen stein ▁brought ▁under ▁arrest ▁to ▁Vienna , ▁dead ▁or ▁alive . ▁Los ing ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁army , ▁W allen stein ▁now ▁realized ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁his ▁per il , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁with ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁some ▁hundred ▁men , ▁he ▁went ▁from ▁Pl ze ň ▁to ▁E ger / C heb , ▁hoping ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁under ▁Prince ▁Bern hard . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁Che b , ▁however , ▁certain ▁senior ▁Scottish ▁and ▁Irish ▁officers ▁in ▁his ▁force ▁assass in ated ▁him ▁on