War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

How could Franz's uncle ask for help from the Prussians when he was in trouble? In fact, William IV also understood this very well. In this life, he did not dare to march into Dresden at the invitation of August II.

Although Austria was in chaos at that time, the national strength of Austria in this life was much stronger than in history. William IV could not ignore it at all, let alone ignore it.

So the Austrian Imperial Army marched into Dresden in a mighty manner. The first thing was naturally to rescue Franz's aunt, and then to suppress the rebellion.

Mrs. Sophie's twin sister was also a ruthless person. As soon as she appeared in public, August II was forced to fall ill.

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In fact, August II's brain circuit was too weird. Saxony's decline from the former North Germany's first powerful state was inseparable from Prussia.

At the Vienna Conference, Prussia pushed Saxony to the brink of death, but August II chose to ask for help from this old enemy at the most critical moment.

It was difficult for Franz to understand the logic of his choice. If it was said that Saxony asked Prussia for help because Vienna was too chaotic in history, it would make sense.

But this life should not be like this, but August II still made the same choice as history.

In fact, August II was afraid that the influence of the Austrian Empire on Saxony was too strong, so he hoped to balance it with Prussia.

This may be the difficulty of being the second strongest between two powers.

In addition, August II also placed Franz's aunt under house arrest. Although this was a power struggle within Saxony, it was hard to guarantee that Austria would not get involved.

So August II finally made a wrong decision. At this time, August II appeared again to take the blame. He knew his situation very well, because even his designated heir, his younger brother, did not support him.

In addition, the Wettin family is also the family with the most branches in the German region. As the patriarch of the Wettin family, no one is more suitable than him to propose the proposal of merging the same clan.

However, those small families are unlikely to accept all this, and Prussia does not want a group of powerful enemies around it.

Before the meeting began, William IV's envoys had secretly contacted the heads of these small states. They believed that as long as the majority of princes disagreed, Franz, the emperor or the chairman of the Confederation, could not force the merger.

Of course, William IV was not stupid enough to openly oppose Franz. Austria could find a spokesperson, and Prussia could naturally do the same.

After August II proposed the proposal, Grand Duchy of Hesse Ludwig III immediately stood up and said loudly.

"I object!"

Ludwig III is the ruler of Hesse-Darmstadt, which is also the only grand duchy in the territory of the Hesse family.

Strictly speaking, Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Homburg are lower-level counties, so theoretically, as long as Hesse merges with the same clan and upgrades to a kingdom, he will be the King of Hesse.

However, Ludwig III stood up to oppose at this time, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Austria.

Franz took a sip of tea, and several princes jumped out to oppose August II's proposal.

This did not include Prussia, and William IV was still waiting for the final word.

At this time, William IV was still very excited. He could defeat the conspiracy of the Austrian Empire without bloodshed, which made him feel that Franz was just like that.

However, this contempt was well hidden by William IV, and he still looked serious on the surface.

In fact, his behavior was not firm enough in the eyes of his allies, and many small states were waiting for Prussia's attitude.

As long as William IV fulfilled his promise to stand up for them, they dared to rush to oppose the merger of the same clan, after all, they were against Saxony on the surface.

However, William IV's self-protection performance made those small states hesitant.

Bismarck, who was in the back, saw clearly that his Majesty the King had too many ideas and a strong desire for control, but he lacked the courage to get involved. As a minister, he could only sigh helplessly.

According to Bismarck's idea, it was time to go all out to have a chance of winning. He was not as naive as those monarchs of small countries.

Bismarck knew very well that the meta-rules of this society were iron and blood, and the unspoken rule of using the majority's resolution to force the other party to submit was really a side road.

However, the side road was not necessarily unworkable. If you just wanted to win half a game, how could you do it without the courage to get involved?

The mobilization ability that the Prussian army was proud of was not worth mentioning in front of the huge population base of the Austrian Empire.

Although the Austrian Empire did not unify Germany, it is undeniable that Vienna was becoming the political, economic, cultural and diplomatic center of Germany at this time.

Although Franz did not become the emperor of the German Empire, his power was greater than any emperor in history. Bismarck could not even see where Prussia's hope was.

Franz looked at the kittens and felt a little disappointed.

He asked someone to bring a thick stack of files and took out a copy and threw it in front of Ludwig III.

Franz's behavior seemed very rude. If it was a private occasion, Ludwig III would not dare to say anything, and he might even tell others, "The new emperor of Austria is really a person of character!"

However, this is the German Monarchy Assembly. No matter if you are Habsburg or Austria, do you dare to go against the monarch of the entire Germany?

I have naturally boarded the Prussian ship, so I am not afraid of offending you Austria. I will teach you a lesson today!

"Franz, your behavior is a bit too much. You should politely let someone bring it to me instead of throwing it.

Didn't your mother teach you the courtesy of treating the king? I am the Grand Duke of Hesse, the ruler of Hesse-Darmstadt, and I think I am qualified to let you treat me politely."

Ludwig III's tone was calm, but the princes around him were sweating coldly. You know, the young emperor killed more nobles in a year than the Habsburg family killed in centuries.

Although there is no evidence, the staff around these princes are not given for nothing. It is impossible for these families to survive for hundreds of years without seeing any clues.

Julius Jacob von Heinau, a mixed-race bastard, a Jew, and an illegitimate child, where did he get the courage to massacre nobles from house to house?

Even if Heinau was a madman, who saved him?

Why did nobles account for two-thirds of the deaths in Vienna in 1848, and how come all the deaths were great nobles who participated in the rebellion and opposed the Habsburg family?

In Galicia and Italy, Franz tried the local nobles as bandits and bandits, and he seemed to not care about the nobles' face at all.

The most fatal thing is that Franz is different from the successive rulers of the Austrian Empire. He does not seem to want to avoid war. Although he also enjoys a reputation for kindness and goodness, that is only for civilians and victims.

He never shows mercy to the two-faced nobles, opposition parties, rebels, self-righteous bishops, and privileged classes who dare to challenge the imperial power.

He has no respect for the great powers and secondary powers such as Britain, France, the Italian countries, the Ottoman Empire, and the constitutionalists of the German Confederation, and has no intention of giving in.

The best proof of this is that the Austrian Empire never stopped fighting throughout 1848.