Make France Great Again

After the brief meeting between Jerome Bonaparte and Huebner ended, Baron Huebner quickly returned to the Austrian embassy and sent a telegram to Vienna.

The content of the telegram is as follows: Dear Duke Schwarzenberg, I have received definite information from President Jerome Bonaparte that the French Republic does not want to interfere with the Austrian Empire's punishment of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The telegram was sent to the Vienna Telegraph Office by the dexterous hand of the telegrapher. After the telegrapher who received the telegram translated the content of the telegram, he hurriedly copied the telegram and sent it to Schönbrunn Palace.

Office of the Prime Minister at Schönbrunn Palace.

The revolutionary storm of 1848 sent Prince Metternich, who had created the Vienna system, out of this office in a state of embarrassment.

After a few months, it ushered in a younger and more ambitious owner than Metternich, Duke Felix Schwarzenberg.

Felix Schwarzenberg, who was born in the Schwarzenberg family of Bohemian generations, was a soldier before he became prime minister.

However, Felix did not inherit the military genes unique to the Schwarzenberg family. Since he was a child, he has decided from the very beginning that he will not become a pure soldier. on par.

However, Felix's career in politics has not been easy.

If it weren't for the revolution in 1848, if he hadn't met the crown prince and current emperor Joseph Franz on the Lombardy battlefield, he might have spent his whole life in the military camp.

If Prince Wendischgrätz hadn't been his brother-in-law, Felix would have been thrown out of the game

God gave Felix a series of opportunities, and Felix seized them firmly.

When Radetzky was in a stalemate with the Sardinian Dynasty on the Lombard battlefield, Felix, who was Radetzky's temporary staff officer, received news that his brother-in-law, Prince Wendisch Gretz, was about to lead troops to Vienna to counter the rebellion. Finally, he decided to use this opportunity to realize his ambition, and Felix took the initiative to ask Marshal Radetzky to escort Felix.

Perhaps Radetzky saw through that the temporary assistant was not in Italy, or even in the army.

Radetzky agreed to Felix's request and allocated a part of the army for Felix to escort Joseph Franz back.

At Felix's instigation,

Joseph Franz decided to leave Lombardy and return to Vienna. He wanted to take back his own glory.

Escorted by Felix and thousands of soldiers, a mighty Habsburg team set off.

Along the way, Felix tried his best to gain the trust of Empress Dowager Sophie. Perhaps because of Felix's own perseverance and the bonus points of Wendisch Graetz, Empress Dowager Sophie chose to trust Felix.

[The Habsburg court knows that Prince Wendischgrätz belongs to Empress Dowager Sophie. 】

Just when the troops were about to arrive in Vienna, 80,000 troops of Prince Wendisch Gretz arrived, and the troops carrying cannons quickly suppressed the Vienna National Guard.

In a ruin mixed with blood and brains, the carriage of the Habsburg family returned to Vienna.

The city of Vienna returned to the hands of the royal family. After that, Felix and Prince Wendisch Gretz even negotiated to establish Franz Joseph as emperor.

They found Empress Dowager Sophie, who was still a grand princess, and Empress Dowager Sophie "persuaded" her husband to abdicate to Joseph Franz.

Under the wrist of Wendisch Gretz's army and Empress Dowager Sophie, other members of Habsburg unanimously agreed to "abolish" Ferdinand I and be succeeded by Joseph Franz.

After Joseph Franz succeeded to the throne, he admired Felix's tough policy, coupled with the support of Empress Dowager Sophie, Marshal Radetzky and Wendisch Gretz. Felix Schwarzenberg successfully climbed to the position of Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire as a soldier.

[Prussia next door also had a similar incident to the Austrian Empire. Princess William I instigated Bismarck, who was carrying the militia, to launch a coup and abolished the position of King Frederick William IV of Prussia. However, Bismarck did not have a prince and a brother-in-law in the regular army . Bismarck, who had only serfs to form a militia, decisively rejected the suggestion of Princess William I, so she was hated by Princess William I for a long time. In a way, Schwarzenberg was a successful version of Bismarck in 1848. 】

Although this is the first time Felix has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he relies on his self-taught superb diplomatic skills, coupled with the not-so-bad army of the Upper Austria Empire, enabling him to take advantage of the disguised power in diplomatic situations. Outerwear for flexible maneuvering.

Internally, Josip Jerachic, Wendisch Gretz, and Radetzky were used to suppress the revolutions in Italy and Hungary, externally, the German states were used to oppose Prussia, and the Russian Empire was used to contain Prussia. Nicholas I the Fool's 140,000 Imperial Russian Army crushed the Hungarian Revolution.

It took Schwarzenberg less than a year to basically clear the two battlefields of Italy and Hungary, and at the same time suppress the Kingdom of Prussia, making it impossible for it to become a country on the same level as Austria in the true sense.

At the moment, Reich Chancellor Wendisch Gretz is talking with Minister of Justice Bach about post-war Hungary.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think the only way for the Empire to completely control Hungary and eradicate Hungary is to dismantle them into individual provinces!" Bach, who still had a medal on his shoulders, spoke aggressively to Schwarzenberg.

It's hard to imagine that this authoritarian-speaking guy was a liberal lawyer just a few months ago.

It can only be said that the saying that the ass determines the head is applicable at any time.

Compared with Bach, who has a strong middle-class atmosphere, Schwarzenberg is wearing a light blue Lev military uniform with a medal of honor hanging on his right shoulder. He is full of military features and does not look like a qualified politician. Rather like a warlord who has stolen his power.

"What about after provincialization?" Felix didn't agree with Bach's point of view, nor was he in a hurry to deny Bach's point of view. His speech was calm, as if he was discussing with Bach.

"After provincialization, we can put aside Hungary's original political system and mobilize a large number of administrative personnel from Bohemia and Austria to control Hungary! This can effectively prevent them from colluding!" Bach told Felix The Prime Minister continued.

After Prime Minister Felix got up and thought for a while, he said again: "Minister Bach, can you write down all your plans and submit them to me. I need to explain to His Majesty the specific implementation steps and methods of the plan."

Felix Schwarzenberg has apparently bought into Bach's ideas.

"Yes!" Bach nodded to Felix with a smile. He was very happy that he had an "understanding" prime minister like Felix Schwarzenberg.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door, and Prime Minister Felix said softly, "Come in!"

The prime minister's secretary hurried in, holding a piece of white letter paper in the secretary's hand.

"What happened?" Prime Minister Felix asked the secretary.

"Monsieur Prime Minister, a telegram from France!" said the secretary to Prime Minister Felix.

Felix and Bach noticed the letter in the secretary's hand at the same time.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I'm leaving first!" Bach decisively chose to avoid suspicion for things that were not within his scope of business. Bach, who was given the power to manage Austria's internal affairs by Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg, did not want to involve diplomacy. Every generation of Austrian prime ministers has their own place, and rashly expressing opinions will only make Prime Minister Felix feel that he wants to replace him as the new prime minister.

"En!" Schwarzenberg nodded, but did not keep Bach.

Bach bowed to Prime Minister Felix and left the prime minister's office.

After Bach left, Prime Minister Felix said to the secretary with a serious expression, "show me the telegram!"

The secretary handed the telegram to Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg.

The content of the telegram was very short, but it made the Austrian "Iron Chancellor" Felix Schwarzenberg frown frequently.

"Huh? They gave up the Kingdom of Sardinia just like that?" Felix Schwarzenberg said to himself in surprise after reading the contents of the letter.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, doesn't France's answer meet your expectations?" The secretary cautiously responded to Felix Schwarzenberg. He didn't understand why the French Republic had promised not to interfere in the politics of Austria and Sardinia. Not happy!

"What do you think I asked Radetzky to provoke another dispute at the border?" Felix Schwarzenberg asked the secretary back.

The secretary replied cautiously: "In order to punish Sardinia?"

Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg shook his head, with a look of disappointment mixed with contempt on his face, and explained: "The Kingdom of Sardinia is not worthy of letting the Empire take action on purpose. Everything I do is for the French Republic!"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, with all due respect! The Kingdom of Sardinia does not seem to have any connection with the French Republic!" the secretary asked in bewilderment.

"Once Marshal Radetzky provokes a dispute on the border, the French Republic will definitely protect the safety of the Kingdom of Sardinia for the sake of peace on the border. At that time, I can follow France's wishes to propose a strategy to maintain the established territory in 1815!" Felix Schwarzenberg explained to the secretary: "The current president is a member of the Bonaparte family. Are they really willing to be limited by the established territory?"