Make France Great Again

Chapter 591 The cunning Metternich

"There is no love greater than maternal love in the world!"

De Luys's words were like a key, opening the door to Minister Mila's thinking.

yes! There is no greater love in this world than maternal love!

The easiest way to please Her Majesty the Queen is to please the unborn child in her belly. All you need to do is ask His Majesty the Pope to bless the Queen's unborn child to win over Queen Augusta and make her inclined. in the church.

Cavour's plot was thwarted by influencing the emperor through Empress Augusta.

"Minister De Ruys, on behalf of the Papal State, I thank you for your help! May God always favor you!" Minister Mila thanked De Ruys.

"Your Excellency, Minister, this is what I should do!" De Luys responded to Minister Mila with a slight expression on his face.

Then De Ruys left the Paris church, and Minister Myra also left the church.

That night, a grand ball was held in the Louvre.

In addition to the Victoria couple, Jerome Bonaparte, Franz Joseph and his fiancée, and the German princes, there were also envoys from various countries, generals of the empire, members of the envoys of the Austrian Empire and envoys of the Kingdom of Britain. group.

In short, a "small" dance hall contains some of the most powerful forces from Central Europe to Western Europe.

"On behalf of the French Empire, I welcome the visit of Queen Victoria and his wife...Although Britain and France have experienced ups and downs, misunderstandings, and military encounters, those are all in the past. Today, Britain and France are in the same trench. Here, we are fighting to free Europe from the shadow of the Russian Empire, and to fight for the people of all countries to be able to breathe freely on this land... I sincerely hope that more and more countries can join us and fight for civilization and Fight against the Russian Empire in the future!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the guests present in the ballroom with impassioned words.

As soon as Jérôme Bonaparte finished speaking, the entire ballroom burst into warm applause.

After standing intoxicated by the applause for a moment, Jerome Bonaparte gestured with his hands that they could stop. After the applause disappeared, Jerome Bonaparte made an invitation gesture and gave up the stage to Victoria. couple.

"Albert, come on!" Queen Victoria, who was not interested in government affairs or speeches, threw all the questions to Albert as usual.

In the eyes of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert was her world and everything to her.

Of course, it was precisely because of Victoria's unreserved love for Albert that Queen Victoria had no extra love for his children.

Queen Victoria's children felt only indifference and even resentment around Queen Victoria.

The topic went off topic. Queen Victoria's "abdication of the throne" made Prince Albert the focus of the ballroom, and people focused their attention on Prince Albert.

"Actually, Victoria and I were a little surprised after receiving the invitation from Jérôme Bonaparte! Because in our plan, our family was supposed to go to Scotland at this time..." Albert's voice was different from Jérôme Bonaparte's invitation! Rome Bonaparte was so impassioned, he was like a trickle of water that was slow but rhythmic, "But my children said to me that they want to go to Paris! See the beauty of Paris and browse the attractions of Paris. , take a look at the Emperor of France..."

When Prince Albert asked for this sentence, Jerome Bonaparte's face showed a hint of astonishment. After a while, the astonishment disappeared, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Because in the hearts of my children, France is a brother to the Kingdom of Britain, a partner fighting side by side! Our two armies fought together with Sardinia and the Ottomans in the Crimean Peninsula with the vicious Russian army , and achieved excellent results. The naval forces of our two countries fought in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea to protect the fairness of Europe... I told my children that this world should not be a world where the weak are preyed upon by the strong; A world of peaceful development, a world of European coordination... I sincerely hope that France and Britain can continue to work together to fight for fairness in Europe in the future!"

As soon as Albert finished speaking, Jerome Bonaparte immediately began to applaud.

Others in the ballroom also reacted, and thunderous applause rang out in the ballroom.

After a while, with Jérôme Bonaparte's solemn announcement, the ball at the Louvre officially began.

As the protagonist of the ball, Albert danced a few dances with Queen Victoria amidst the elegant music.

Until the arrival of Franz Joseph, Prince Albert let go of Victoria's hand and looked at Prince Metternich, the advisor of the Austrian Empire in front of him with a smile: "Prince Metternich, what can I do for you?"

"Prince Albert, I wonder if you are willing to condescend..." Metternich asked Albert if he would like to find a secluded place to discuss something.

"Of course!" Prince Albert nodded to Metternich immediately, and then walked down the dance floor with Queen Victoria and came to a slightly secluded place. Franz Joseph was also standing There.

Prince Metternich tactfully told Prince Albert that the Austrian Empire hoped to obtain a loan from the Kingdom of Britain.

"If the Austrian Empire itself meets the conditions, Britain is of course willing to provide a considerable loan to the Austrian Empire!" Prince Albert politely refused Prince Metternich's request and told Prince Metternich that he did not want to be in the ballroom. Discuss political issues.

Seeing that Prince Albert was in no mood to continue the discussion, Prince Metternich had no choice but to confess to Albert.

"If the Austrian Empire is willing to make some concessions on the Danube issue..." Prince Albert tactfully persuaded the Austrian Empire to give up its claim to the Danube Principality.

After all, the Danube River in the hands of the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire were not of the same nature at all.

In the former case, the British Kingdom could still use its national power to crush the Ottoman Empire and force it into submission.

In the case of the latter, the British Kingdom can only calmly discuss navigation issues with them.

After all, the Austrian Empire was considered Europe's top power.

When the Kingdom of Britain deals with second-rate (Sardinia) and third-rate (Kingdom of Two Silesia) powers, it can conduct diplomacy without any concern for their feelings.

In its attitude towards first-class powers, the British Kingdom has always adhered to the principle that matters that can be resolved within the framework will never be resolved outside the framework; issues that can be resolved through diplomacy will never be resolved through war.

It is really difficult to defeat a first-class power. During the Napoleonic Wars, the British Kingdom was deeply in debt, which some people still remember vividly.

Because of this, the French Empire endorsed the Austrian Empire and handed over the Danube Principality to the Austrian Empire without the consent of the Ottoman Empire’s top government (at that time, except for the foreign minister, most of the Ottoman Empire’s top officials were pro-British.) At that time, the British Kingdom did not instigate high-level government opposition.

Instead, he worked with France to suppress the high-level government and forced them to agree.

Faced with Albert's conditions, Prince Metternich would naturally not agree. The benefits brought to the Austrian Empire by the navigation of the Danube River are long-lasting, and the loan needs to be repaid!

[PS: From this perspective, although the aid provided to the Soviet Union by the Lend-Lease Act implemented by the United States of America during World War II failed to come in handy at the critical moment (guessing the large amount of aid after the Stalingrad War), at least it There is no need for repayment from the Soviet Union, and it is more conscientious than Britain. 】

"Prince Albert, please forgive me for not being able to agree to your conditions!" Prince Metternich still maintained a neither humble nor overbearing attitude, Albert responded.

"Then there is nothing I can do! After all, Mr. Metternich, you also know! Britain is different from France and Austria. The rights of the royal family are restricted by the cabinet!" Prince Albert randomly found a reason to offend Prince Metternich.

Immediately, Prince Metternich and Franz Joseph parted ways with Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.

Franz Joseph, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, asked Prince Metternich in a low voice: "Mr. Metternich, what's the point of doing this! If I were Albert, I probably wouldn't be here." Agree on all occasions!"

"Your Majesty, the reason why I talked about investment with Prince Albert in the ballroom was not just for investment!" Prince Metternich responded to Franz Joseph with a winning expression on his face.

"What's that for?" Franz Joseph asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, I will tell you after the banquet is over! What you have to do now is to go to His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte..." Prince Metternich once again told Franz Joseph.

Franz Joseph and Prince Metternich came to Jerome Bonaparte. Prince Metternich told the book what he said to Prince Albert. www. zhaoshuyuan.com once again repeated it to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Mr. Metternich, I don't want to talk about it at this time! If you really want to talk, we can talk about it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!" Jerome Bonaparte replied to Prince Metternich: "This issue cannot be decided by simply talking here!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Prince Metternich said goodbye to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was watching Prince Metternich leave, could not help but mutter: "What on earth is going on with Metternich? Why are you talking about this issue at this time?"

After a while, when the ambassador of the Kingdom of Prussia appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte and was insinuating what Prince Metternich had talked about with him, Jerome Bonaparte realized that Prince Metternich’s routine.

"nothing!"

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