Make France Great Again

Chapter 277 Prussia’s Diplomatic Dilemma

"Adjust...stop?"

The old man's words made Prince William and King Frederick William IV look at him with suspicion. After thinking about it carefully, Prince William, whose character changed from arrogant to cautious, agreed with the view.

"Your Majesty, the Count of Brandenburg is right! We can invite the Kingdom of Britain, the French Republic and the Russian Empire to mediate! As long as they are willing to maintain peace in the German region, then we can reach an agreement with the Austrian Empire!" Prince William was full of joy. Speaking to Frederick William IV with confidence, he did not believe that the European powers were willing to let the German region fall into a state of anxiety.

"Your Majesty, we must cut off ties with the mob and win over the Russian Empire and the British Kingdom at the same time. With their support, the Austrian Empire will never dare to fight against us!" Prince William supported it, which surprised the Earl of Brandenburg. .

As the uncle of Prince William and Frederick William IV, he understands the characters of his two nephews very well. Prince William has the traditional Junker personality of impulsiveness and snake and mouse characteristics, while Frederick William IV is a The "new" monarch whose thinking slightly deviates from the traditional Juncker thinking, but his character is as stubborn as Brandenburg's brother Frederick William III. To put it simply, the two nephews of the Earl of Brandenburg are nothing. A fuel-efficient lamp, if you want to make them change their views, you have to hit a wall.

Now, Prince William has rarely supported his point of view, which really makes Brandenburg happy and a little scared at the same time.

Could it be that the defeat the Kingdom of Prussia suffered in the Fulda region was greater than the war report sent to Prussia from the Kassel region?

With some doubts, Count Brandenburg decided to inquire in detail about the war situation in Fulda after leaving Sanssouci Palace.

As the person who was about to succeed Radowitz in organizing the cabinet, he could not ignore the authenticity of the frontline battle reports and seek foreign intervention.

Of course, Earl Brandenburg's suggestion was not completely selfless. He first considered the interests of the Hohenzollern family, then the interests of the Junker nobles, and finally considered the unruly people.

The current constitution of 1848 has seriously damaged the interests of the Hohenzollern family and the Junker nobles. (Count Brandenburg believes that) Brandenburg has the obligation to abolish this unreasonable constitution for the sake of the Junker nobles.

How can we do good politics with such a group of insects (referring to the bourgeois upstarts)?

The words of Count Brandenburg and Prince William made Frederick William IV, who was already unstable, a little shaken. Coupled with Radowitz's popularity problem in the Prussian cabinet, Frederick William IV also had problems. Tendency to oust Radowitz.

"Alas!" After a moment, Frederick William IV sighed and said, "I don't want to mediate, but..."

Frederick William IV told Count Brandenburg and Prince William that he had received a letter from Emperor Nicholas I of the Russian Empire in early November. Nicholas I stated in the letter the Holy Alliance Big Brother's tone rebuked Frederick William IV for provoking conflicts between Prussia and Austria, as well as conflicts between Prussia and Denmark, and at the same time criticized the new Prussian constitution, which seemed to be going too far.

What made Frederick William IV even more chilling was that the Russian "Big Brother" actually demanded that the Kingdom of Prussia be responsible for instigating the conflict between Prussia and Austria, and that Graz County should be handed over to the Austrian Empire for management.

Frederick William IV was obviously unable to agree to the request of the Russian Emperor. Emperor Frederick wrested the county of Graz from the then Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1742. It can be said that The foundation for the take-off of the Kingdom of Prussia was as symbolic to the entire Kingdom of Prussia as it was to Silesia. The Austrian Empire attempted to complete their bloodless counterattack against the Kingdom of Prussia through Nicholas I, but was rejected by Frederick William IV. .

After Frederick William IV told Count Brandenburg and Prince William about this "secret" between monarchs, there was a hint of anger in the eyes of Count Brandenburg and Prince William.

"This guy Felix Schwarzenberg must have reached some agreement with Emperor Nicholas I, otherwise the Russian Empire would not be able to cheer for the Austrian Empire for no reason!" Brandenburg calmly analyzed : "If there is not enough profit, those greedy Slavs will never work hard on the platform!"

Count Brandenburg, who had been dealing with the Russian Empire for many years before the Great Revolution, understood the nature of this group of Slavs very well. They were like a Jörmungandr that would never be satisfied, greedily devouring the land they occupied.

Especially after the Napoleonic Wars, when the prestige of the Russian Empire reached its peak, they were even more unable to satisfy their appetites.

In these thirty years, many wars were directly or indirectly caused by them.

What interests would make Nicholas I help the Austrian Empire at the risk of completely offending the Kingdom of Prussia?

The three Prussian cobblers, Count Brandenburg, Prince William, and Frederick William IV, carefully considered the possibilities of the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire.

In the flash of lightning, Earl Brandenburg's eyes involuntarily looked at the map of Europe hanging on the wall as if he was influenced by something, and his eyes happened to stay on the Balkans.

Valley/span can’t! The Habsburgs would not do it for the County of Graz...

The Earl of Brandenburg was startled by his conjecture. He shook his head gently, trying to deny the conjecture from various angles.

However, the more Earl Brandenburg denied it, the more he thought in his heart that this was probably true.

The only condition to make Nicholas I sideline is this...

The Earl of Brandenburg calmed down a little and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty!"

Prince William and Frederick William IV were "attracted" by the Earl of Brandenburg's voice. They looked at the Earl of Brandenburg. King Frederick William IV smiled and said: "Dear Mr. Earl, What do you want to say?"

Count Brandenburg, who had calmed down a little, told the two of them his guess: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, I wonder whether the agreement between the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of Russia will be related to Constantinople." related!"

Prince William and Frederick William IV looked at each other with horror at the same time, and they said in unison: "Impossible!"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, apart from this, I really can't think of any other conditions that would allow Nicholas I to work for the Austrian Empire!" Faced with the rebuttal of Prince William and King Frederick William IV, Count Brandenburg He still responded calmly.

"If it is true, as you said, that the Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire have reached an agreement! They two countries also need to consider the influence of Britain and France!" Frederick William IV was not a man who knew nothing. Confused monarch, he stood under the wall hanging with a map of Europe, pointed at Constantinople and said to Count Brandenburg: "If the Russian Empire occupies this place, then the Russian Empire's fleet will be able to sail unimpeded. Access to the Mediterranean! This will inevitably affect the interests of Britain and France!"

Later, Frederick William IV moved his finger to Marseille, the French port: "This place is less than 400 nautical miles away from Marseille. It would be easy for the Russian Empire to attack here!"

"What if France has also joined this deal?" Count Brandenburg, who had all kinds of clues connected together, analyzed it as if he were peeling off a cocoon: "What if the Austrian Empire also agreed to some conditions from France..."

Frederick William IV also recalled a message sent to the country by the French ambassador to Prussia more than a year ago.

The message stated that the French Republic is willing to support all Prussian demands in the German region. These demands are premised on the Kingdom of Prussia being willing to meet some of the conditions of the French Republic in the Rhineland.

In other words, as long as Prussia chooses to cede land, France will support Prussia's desire to unify Germany.

Such conditions were naturally rejected by Frederick William IV. Now it seems that the Austrian Empire may have agreed to the conditions of the French Republic.

Thinking of this, Frederick William IV suddenly felt that his hands and feet were cold, and a biting chill poured into Frederick William IV's body.

Before the Kingdom of Prussia declared war on the Austrian Empire, Felix Schwarzenberg had already drawn the Kingdom of Prussia into his carefully crafted network. The Russian Empire and the French Republic were both participants in this network. The Kingdom of Prussia Now we have fallen into an unprecedented isolation situation.

"I'm so stupid! Really!" At this moment, Frederick William IV was like being possessed by Mrs. Xianglin. He hated himself for being so slow and still full of enthusiasm for the Russian Empire. some unrealistic fantasies.

I hate even more the French Republic and the Austrian Empire for engaging in some hypocrisy before this.

Especially in July 1850, regarding the issue of Denmark's right to inherit the Duchy of Schle and Hole signed by Britain and Russia, the Foreign Minister of the French Republic expressed in a clear attitude that Germany's problems should be resolved internally by Germany itself. France The will of the German people will be respected.

The declaration of the French Republic earned it a wave of goodwill in the German region, so that the Kingdom of Prussia did not feel any isolation at that time.

Frederick William IV naturally forgot the "warning" issued by the French Minister to Prussia. Now looking back and taking a look at the situation at that time, I am afraid that the French Republic deliberately "digged a hole" for the Kingdom of Prussia's next actions.

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