War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Miguel I spent his youth wandering between Paris and Vienna, deeply influenced by the court politics of the two countries. He admired Franz II and Metternich very much. After all, Louis XVIII was an extremely uncharismatic and mean person.

Miguel I was supposed to marry his niece to become the King of Portugal, but due to serious disagreements with his elder brother on the issue of the Magna Carta, he was defeated and exiled.

Franz II may not have done much, but as an elder, he was still good. He took in Miguel I, who was like a stray dog.

In the days that followed, Miguel I lived in exile in Vienna, and he successively obtained three degrees from the University of Vienna.

However, Miguel I's life was not easy. When Franz II was alive, he could often get some assistance. After the latter's death, he could only apply for a subsidy for political exiles.

After all, no one thought that Miguel I had the possibility of restoring his country, and any investment in him was meaningless.

However, Vienna was the best place that Miguel I could choose. The treatment in other countries was even worse than that in Vienna. At least the Austrian Empire did not take back the private residence provided by Franz II to Miguel I.

Fifteen years have passed since 1834. Miguel I has experienced the ups and downs of the world. He often wakes up in his dreams. If he could do it again, he would never give up the throne so easily.

When Miguel I saw the news in the newspaper, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He knew that his chance had come.

In Vienna, Miguel I had a relationship with Count Chambord. Both sides were naturally sympathetic to each other as they were both wanderers in the world.

When Count Chambord said one day that the Austrian Empire would give him a small kingdom for him to display his talents, Miguel I was still a little unconvinced.

But soon after, Count Chambord really took over Fribourg, which made Miguel I feel even more unbelievable. After all, it is not so easy to split the land and seal the borders, even if it is the land of other countries.

After seeing the dawn, Miguel I desperately searched for the answer, and soon he found that the answer was beside him.

Archduke Franz Joseph, no! It should be Emperor Joseph I.

In fact, Franz often helped Miguel I to maintain the relationship. As for the reason that made him less hurt in self-esteem, he asked him to teach.

Miguel I was a royal family after all, and he could still calm down as a senior in an aristocratic school, so Miguel I's life was better in this life.

But it was just better, after all, what he wanted was the throne, not the respect of a group of little brats.

Miguel I also tried to contact Franz, but the status of the two sides was very different, and some of his deliberate actions would be misunderstood.

Franz naturally knew what Miguel I wanted to do, but he was not Doraemon. It was okay to help in times of need, but being too attentive would only backfire.

However, Miguel I would not let go of this opportunity that might be the only one in his life, so he chose the most extreme way.

Miguel I was ready to kneel in front of the gate of the Hofburg Palace. He didn't believe that Franz would not see him.

Fortunately, Franz had planted spies around Miguel I before the Spanish War began. The latter had just arrived at the gate of the Hofburg Palace, and his emotions were controlled before they were brewing, and then he was brought to Franz.

"Your Majesty Miguel, your behavior may cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. And as a king, you should not bow your head easily."

"Your Majesty Franz, what kind of king am I? I am just a stray dog ​​who was lucky enough to get the protection of the Austrian Empire."

Miguel I laughed at himself.

"But the usurper dared to provoke the great Austrian Empire, which makes people angry. I am willing to volunteer to share your worries for your majesty."

Franz did not speak but just looked at Miguel I calmly, and the latter continued.

"Your Majesty, I still have supporters in Portugal. As long as your army arrives, we can overthrow the rule of the usurper from both inside and outside!

If I can regain the throne, I am willing to give you Portugal's Madeira and Azores."

"You want to get rid of those troubles."

"You can't hide anything from you. Portugal is too small and too weak to control those lands."

Miguel I was seen through but he didn't panic. It seems that his more than ten years of exile have made him a lot of progress.

Back then, Miguel I was driven out of Lisbon by the liberals of the Azores. At this time, his power is far less than that of the past. Even if he regained the throne with the help of Franz, it would be difficult to solve this problem.

Instead of keeping this time bomb that may explode at any time, it is better to do a favor and give it to the Austrians.

In addition, the British have been eyeing the Azores and Malades. After all, they are key nodes of the Atlantic route. It is simply a foolish dream for Portugal to keep them with its current national strength.

Instead of being involved in the conspiracy of the great powers again, it is better to give up as soon as possible.

At this time, Portugal's financial situation was bad. Although the colonies were large, the profits were very small, and many of the lands had to be drained from the mother country.

Miguel I even considered selling these lands, but during his more than ten years in Vienna, he found that the root of the problem was not the colonies themselves, but Portugal's bizarre colonial policy.

Franz naturally knew what Miguel I was thinking, but he also had his own considerations. It was not the right time yet. Once the cards were revealed, he had to take them down in one fell swoop and not give the other party a chance to breathe.

"Okay, I will solve these troubles for you, but it is not the right time yet."

Franz rang the bell, and a waiter came in and saluted respectfully.

The servants of the Habsburg family were still very polite and never selectively ignored Miguel I, which made the latter very grateful.

"Tell Chef Rossi that there are guests tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, Miguel I suddenly had a feeling of nostalgia. When he came to Vienna, the old emperor used Italian food to entertain him.

(Rossi is a common surname for Italians.)

"Thank you for your hospitality, I am honored. Excuse me, do you like Italian food too?"

"I like Italian food too, but today we are going to eat Austrian food."

Franz understood that the other party wanted to get closer, but Franz did not invite people to dinner just for the sake of eating.

The so-called Austrian cuisine is a combination of various cuisines in the Austrian Empire, plus a hodgepodge of the original court cuisine, and some special changes in the ingredients of the Austrian Empire in this era.

For example, fried pork chops, carp soup and cheese hot pot

In fact, pork is not very presentable on the tables of traditional European nobles, and carp is also a low-grade ingredient. Unless it is during Christmas, it is difficult to see anyone serving carp on the table.

As for cheese hot pot and imperial stew, they are completely variants of later dishes in the Austrian Empire.