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"Looking at the relationship between the Empire and Russia, I'm afraid there will be no room for change! As long as we are unwilling to give up our right to protect the Danube Principality, the Russian Empire will never stop hating us!"

Speaking of this, Prince Metternich paused and glanced at everyone present with his peripheral vision. Everyone including Franz Joseph had a confused look on their faces.

He continued: "Even if we are willing to give up the protection rights of the Danube Principality and turn it into a buffer zone between us and the Russian Empire! I think the relationship between the Russian Empire and us will not change at all. On the contrary, they will because of our Make concessions and become more serious!"

Prince Metternich's remarks were undoubtedly a fatal blow to many ministers who still had the idea of ​​​​diplomacy.

"Consultant Metternich, do you think we should accept Jerome Bonaparte's kindness?" Franz Joseph frowned and asked Metternich.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Prince Metternich nodded, and he decided to remove the last fig leaf of the Austrian Empire and said: "We all know that the purpose of His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte is to see us and the Russian Empire They have always been in a hostile relationship, so he is willing to hand over the Danube Principality and the Polish Principality to us!

If we do something that goes against the diplomatic strategy of the French Empire, then I think France can easily make us spit out all the benefits we gained in Crimea! "

Prince Metternich's remarks undoubtedly offended many ministers, including Franz Joseph.

In Franz Joseph's mind, even if the Austrian Empire could not become a country that dominated the entire European continent, it would not be reduced to a pawn of the French Empire.

At any rate, the Austrian Empire was equal in status to the French Empire.

"Advisor Metternich, do you mean that the Austrian Empire can only serve as a pawn for the French Empire to resist Russia?" Franz Joseph responded to Prince Metternich in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty!" Prince Metternich bowed to Franz Joseph again, "If the French Empire did not have a strategy to resist the Russian Empire, I really can't imagine why His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte acted like this. Favor us.

In this Crimean War we have already acquired two principalities and will soon acquire another.

Even at the original Congress of Vienna, we could not obtain such rich spoils. "

In the Congress of Vienna, the famous war of Prince Metternich, the Austrian Empire acquired the Kingdom of Lombardy and Venice at the expense of Belgium, and acquired Galicia at the expense of part of Austrian Poland.

Compared with obtaining the Danube Principality and the Principality of Poland directly without paying any price, such a territorial exchange is really insignificant!

After seeing that everyone present did not argue, Prince Metternich then said to Franz Joseph: "Your Majesty, there is no shortage of countries in the entire continent that are malicious to Austria!

If we are not willing to cooperate with the French Empire, then there are a large group of countries in Germany and the Apennines that are willing to cooperate with the French Empire. "

As soon as Metternich finished speaking, Franz Joseph's expression immediately changed.

The brilliant achievements of the French Empire on the Crimean Peninsula frightened the Austrian Empire.

Franz Joseph even once doubted whether his army could withstand a wave of attacks from the French Empire like the Russian Empire.

After all, it is far more difficult for the French Empire to attack the Austrian Empire than it is for them to attack the Russian Empire.

The only thing the Austrian Empire could rely on was Marshal Radetzky of Venice.

"From now on, we must follow the pace of the French Empire?" Franz Joseph said in a slightly low tone. He felt that he, the Austrian Emperor, was indeed a little aggrieved.

Was my grandfather like me back then?

Franz Joseph would recall his grandfather, Franz, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the first emperor of the Austrian Empire. During his reign, the Austrian Empire also survived under Bonaparte's despotic power. Many times Have to obey the mercy of the French Empire!

"Your Majesty, there is no harm to us in keeping pace with the French Empire!" Prince Metternich, who saw that Franz Joseph had "surrendered", said to Franz Joseph slowly: "This Bonaparte is different from the previous one. A Bonaparte, we can use their strength to implement our diplomatic policy!"

After Franz Joseph hesitated for a moment, he raised his head and said to Prince Metternich: "Just do what Advisor Metternich said!"

Afterwards, Franz Joseph looked at Earl Bauer and said, "Minister Bauer!"

"My subordinate is here!" Count Bauer responded to Franz Joseph with a serious face.

"You will lead the delegation to Paris to discuss the disposition of the Principality of Poland with my brother Jerome Bonaparte!" Franz Joseph gave the order to Count Bauer.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty Jérôme Bonaparte is still in the Crimean Peninsula!" Prince Metternich reminded.

Only then did Franz Joseph react. After thinking again for a moment, he issued another order to Count Bauer.

Count Bauer will go to the French Empire on behalf of Emperor Franz Joseph to give blessings to Crown Prince Friedrich Bonaparte on his full moon.

Count Bauer can then stay in Paris until the arrival of His Majesty Jérôme Bonaparte.

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After the imperial meeting, when Franz Joseph was about to return to his room to rest, a maid appeared in front of Franz Joseph.

"What's wrong?" Franz Joseph asked the maid in front of him.

If Franz's memory was correct, the maid in front of him should be his mother's personal maid.

After the maid bowed to Franz Joseph, she said to him meticulously: "Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Queen Mother invites you to come over!"

"Okay! I understand!" Franz Joseph nodded and followed the maid to the room where the Queen Mother Sophie was.

While walking in the Queen Mother Sophie's room, Franz Joseph kept thinking about what the Queen Mother Sophie wanted from him.

When Franz Joseph arrived just a few steps away from the Queen Mother Sophie's room, he suddenly remembered whether his mother had also heard about the Grand Duchy of Poland, so after the imperial meeting, he he called over.

After all, many of the ministers of the Austrian Empire were his own mothers.

As the door slowly opened, Franz Joseph discovered that there was not only the Queen Mother Sophie in the room, but also his father, Archduke Franz Karl, and his three younger brothers, Archduke Maximilian and Karl. Archduke Ludwig, Archduke Ludwig Victor.

In short, this was a Franz Joseph family gathering.

(Princess Sissi burst into tears)

After entering the room, Franz Joseph first saluted his parents. After receiving responses from Archduke Franz Karl and Sophie, Franz Joseph sat down!

"Maximilian, Ludwig, Victor, salute your monarch!" Queen Mother Sophie responded to Maximilian and others.

The three Maximilians came to Franz Joseph and bowed to Franz Joseph at the same time. Franz Joseph gently raised his hands, and then asked the three people present to sit down again. Location.

After the simple etiquette was over, Queen Mother Sophie immediately began to get down to business. She asked Franz Joseph in a casual tone: "I heard that Jerome Bonaparte is planning to let your brother succeed the Grand Duke of the Principality of Poland. No." Do you know this is happening!"

really!

Franz Joseph secretly thought in his heart, and at the same time glanced at his brother Maximilian with his peripheral vision. He once suspected that the reason why his mother asked about this matter was because of Maximilian's influence.

Because among the four of him, Maximilian, Carl Ludwig, and Victor, the one his mother loved the most was Maximilian.

If it weren't for his mother's excessive love, Maximilian's character wouldn't be what it is now.

Because among the four brothers, Maximilian was the most "rebellious".

(In the entire Habsburg court, liberals like Maximilian were born.)

Franz Joseph even suspected that Maximilian was really the child of his mother and the King of Rome as rumored.

However, this did not hinder the brotherhood between Franz Joseph and Maximilian.

At this time, Maximilian was sitting quietly in his seat, and Franz Joseph did not see any clues from his current expression.

"Yes!" Franz Joseph nodded and responded to the Queen Mother Sophie.

"How are you discussing?" Queen Mother Sophie asked again. Find Shuyuan www. zhaoshuyuan.com

"I have sent Count Bauer to France on the pretext of celebrating Jerome Bonaparte's son, Frederick Bonaparte, to wait for Jerome Bonaparte's return, and then discuss with him the matters of the Principality of Poland. !" Franz Joseph immediately said to the Queen Mother Sophie.

"Yes!" Empress Dowager Sophie nodded, and then continued to ask Franz Joseph how to deal with the relationship between Galicia and the Principality of Poland, and reminded Franz Joseph not to let Maximilian stay in the Principality of Poland. Difficult to do.

Archduke Franz Karl, who was sitting next to Empress Dowager Sophie, also helped.

The "persecution" of Empress Dowager Sophie and Archduke Franz Karl made Franz Joseph feel a little uncomfortable. Maximilian was the younger brother with whom he had the best relationship. How could he let his younger brother suffer? Woolen cloth!

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