War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Once doubt arises, the truth no longer matters.

Negotiations broke down when the British side felt the costs were too great and that the situation in Paris might spiral out of control.

Queen Victoria immediately decided to leave Paris, and the accompanying officials agreed very much, saying that the Queen's personal safety should come first at this time.

As for the Prime Minister, he should understand their approach. Although the distance between Britain and France is not far, communication at this time is still very inconvenient.

It is impossible for these officials in Paris to wait for orders from London before taking action. At this time, it is obvious that the moment of decision has come. On the one hand, Gibraltar cannot give up, and on the other hand, there are the angry citizens of Paris.

The result is obvious that this negotiation will not succeed.

Whether you want to give up the plan to join forces with France or plan for the long term, you should leave Paris first before making any plans.

After all, the Queen is still the nominal head of state of the country. Once the French fail to control the situation, there is no guarantee that accidents will not happen.

Due to the French government's indulgence of citizens, the British felt that the French authorities did not have enough control. Coupled with the shadow of the French Revolution, they had to consider the Queen's safety.

If Victoria really dies in Paris, then I am afraid that a war will break out between Britain and France, at least it will be impossible to join forces in the short term.

Franz was not interested in assassination. What he wanted was mutual suspicion between Britain and France. Gibraltar was just an introduction.

Once one party begins to suspect the other, all its logic and actions will serve to confirm its suspicions, and the country is no exception.

Even if they later formed an alliance driven by strong men, it would be difficult to establish real trust between them.

As for the other assassinations of Victoria and Louis Philippe, Franz would not stop them. Of course, he would not have any hope, because he felt that the time was not ripe for war between the two countries, and the political systems of the two countries were relatively mature.

Victoria's sudden farewell seemed a bit sudden to Louis Philippe. In negotiations, one party was asking for a high price and the other party was sitting on the ground to pay back the money.

Why did you say goodbye before it even started?

After an analysis, his advisers came to the conclusion that the British side was playing hard to get, and whoever surrendered first at this time would lose.

Louis Philippe was so convinced that he did not try to persuade him to stay, and even planned to hold a farewell ceremony, but the British refused.

In this way, this historic moment ended hastily amid exclamations, leaving only a series of questions.

London, England.

Robert Peel was annoyed at the failure of the ice-breaking operation. When the French raised the issue of Gibraltar, he knew that this negotiation was not on the table.

Gibraltar is a key bargaining chip for Britain to control the European continent. Once it loses it, it will lose control of the situation and may even lose its hegemony in the entire Near East.

Robert Peel was also very happy because he finally saw France's "true face".

Now that the UK has clearly seen the nature of France, it can make more targeted decisions.

When Palmerston, who was far away in Oregon, heard the news, he was so angry that he smashed everything in his house.

"Damn you idiot! Damn Robert Peel, damn Louis Philippe!"

He was angry, but somewhat helpless.

Britain and France would benefit both sides if they united, and they would suffer both sides if they separated.

Gibraltar is indeed very important and Britain cannot give it up, but it has no necessary connection with the alliance between Britain and France.

But someone deliberately led the topic here, and Louis Philippe and those French politicians are as ridiculous as their country.

Historically, Palmerston had a very low opinion of the July Monarchy.

Although he does not think that the Gibraltar issue will become an obstacle to the alliance between the two countries, it is unlikely that Britain and France will form an alliance in the short term.

In Palmerston's mind, he was the only one who could bring about the alliance between Britain and France. Unfortunately, he was not in Europe, but was sent to deal with these ridiculous Americans.

British Foreign Secretary Aberdeen wrote many times to remind Palmerston to exercise restraint, even quoting the words from the Bible: "If he slaps you on your left cheek, give him your right cheek."

The former believes that the United States has unlimited potential and Britain should not offend such a country. The latter believes that the United States is a potential threat that Britain must nip in its infancy.

The two have completely different views on the United States, which has also resulted in two completely different policies.

With the help of Palmerston, Cora Mombadi quickly established her own kingdom. While receiving assistance from the British, they were competing for territory with the Americans, and then mortgaged what they grabbed to the former in exchange for greater assistance.

On the surface, Cora Mombadi is willing to be the "son emperor" of the British, but in fact he has his own set of logic. At this time, they were helping the British fight the Americans just because the former's bid was higher.

Cora Mombadi didn't mind driving the British out of Oregon as long as the U.S. government was willing to pay a high price and recognize his status.

However, he will not really drive any force out. Because Cora Mombadi knew very well that when the war was over, the first person the winner would want to liquidate was him.

So as long as neither party can win, he can always be his "double champion."

Soon the letters of appointment and dismissal from the U.S. government arrived, along with some ordnance, but only military uniforms.

Of course, John Taylor knew what the opponent was thinking, so he didn't make any practical statements, but he still needed to stabilize the opponent in order to find opportunities to gather troops to give the opponent a fatal blow.

Moreover, John Taylor was convinced that whether he gave Cora Mombadi benefits or not, he would stop attacking the United States, and would even in turn attack the British forces to increase his own worth.

Cora Mombadi has indeed stopped expelling American forces, and is instead preparing to put people in American military uniforms and go around in front of the British to remind them.

"Sir, it's time to add more money."

Palmerston had anticipated all this, so he bribed Cora Mombadi's cronies early on.

These so-called cronies, like Cora Mombadi, are profiteers waiting for a price, and they have no loyalty at all.

So Cora Mombadi was killed by his men on the eve of preparing to "attack" the British, and then the British army arrived the next day to pick peaches.

Palmerston sent the seized letters between Cora Mombadi and the US government, as well as some US military prisoners, to London.

He felt that John Taylor would be killed this time, and this would be a real case of taking both the stolen goods and the people.

As long as London can be tougher, Washington will inevitably make concessions and even demand compensation.

Since it was the United States that initiated the provocation, it is completely reasonable for the British to send troops.

Moreover, at this time, those "free people" who followed Cora Mombadi were leaderless, and they would be willing to become "British".

But what surprised Palmerston was that the letters between Cora Mombadi and the US government, as well as the military uniforms, were all fake.

The war he expected did not happen, and Oregon was still the same chaotic Oregon.