The Russian tsar was very active, not only in contact with Bismarck, but also with Britain and the United States.

The female tsar was so active, in addition to being influenced by her husband's attitude, she also saw practical benefits, Russian interests.

The female tsar tasted the sweetness, although Russia did not annex the Urals, Assam and Dobroga, but these territories under the joint name of her husband and herself, have always been of great help to Russia, the military of the Urals, the finances of Assam, and the strategic position of Dobroga are all used by Russia. If Mexico had allowed her son to rule, who was now only two years old, it would have been reasonable to send a regent, a region rich in silver, coal and iron, and, most importantly, cotton that Russia could not produce.

The female tsar believed in the Chinese's ability to operate, and it would not be long before a steady stream of wealth could be produced here, which could become a Russian power in some form.

The activities of the female tsar began to give Russia an advantage.

For Britain and the United States, Russia is a great power, and despite the tremendous pressure from China, it is easier to remain neutral than those small families, and the Russian royal family has a foothold in Mexico, and it will not look at anyone's face, and Mexico will not tilt one-sidedly towards China, which is acceptable. More advantageously, Russia is not a maritime power, and Russia's naval strength is destined to make it impossible for Russia to maintain too close ties with Mexico. In this way, it is impossible for Mexico to confront Anglo-American, because to confront Anglo-American, means to lose here.

For China, the son of a female tsar, half of Chinese royal blood, China has no reason to refuse. What China wants is nothing more than that Mexico cannot fall to Britain and the United States, the son of the female tsar can do it, it is nothing more than that Mexico repays its debts, and the female tsar can also guarantee it.

The fly in the ointment is that the son of the female tsar has half of the Chinese royal blood, which makes Britain and the United States very worried, the Russian Navy is not capable of tying Mexico to Russia, but China can, so will this Mexican king of half Chinese blood fall to China in the future.

If there were no other options, this fear was not enough to turn down the female tsar, but a contender emerged.

The Habsburgs themselves were not keen on overseas expansion, because they were already overwhelmed by endless domestic troubles, and they had to deal with Russia's demands on Western Ukraine, the new Balkan Empire's demands on West Wallachia and Transylvania, and Austria-Hungary avoided getting involved in the mess of the Americas. But the younger brother of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Joseph, Prince Maximilian, was interested.

In this process, local Mexican forces played a big role. There has always been a constitutional monarchy in Mexico, who were previously supporters of Carlos, who wanted to invite a royal family from Europe to rule in Mexico and establish a hereditary European-style monarchy in the Americas, the first being Miranda, who wanted to establish the Inca Empire. Carlos's arrival was in line with the requirements of these forces, but Carlos was too conservative, he wanted a monarchy, but not a constituent assembly, he co-opted conservative religious forces, and implemented a monarchical poison system in Mexico, which greatly disappointed this group of fantasy constitutional monarchists.

This group of people has been active in Europe in recent years, and the leader of them is the ancient Iturved family of Mexico, according to the strict sense of the word, this family is considered a native white class, but no matter who is the governor of Mexico, the family will not be regarded as inferior, because this family is very powerful, born in the ancient Spanish aristocracy, and has never severed ties with the domestic clan, long-term marriage with the Spanish nobility, is recognized by Europe, not many aristocratic forces rooted in Mexico.

But as a native white leader family, Iturbide is also a supporter of Mexican independence, historically this family is the leader of the Mexican independence movement, and finally after Mexico independence, they hope to invite a royal family from Europe to rule, but at that time Mexico was too chaotic, no one wanted to come, and under the recommendation of his subordinates, he became the emperor of the First Mexican Empire.

In this history, although the Iturved family also advocated independence, Mexico has never been able to fully independent, first suppressed by Spain, and later ruled by the Carlos family, the Iturved family has escaped a dangerous political storm again and again, and is still a force active in Mexican politics, the core of the native white forces.

After becoming disillusioned with the Carlos family, they began to operate in Europe, hoping to let a Catholic, powerful monarchical family rule Mexico, so as to avoid Mexico from being at the center of the civil war between Queen Isabella and the Carlos family, and to avoid Mexico being sandwiched between China and the center of the Anglo-American game, which has been unable to stabilize.

It was the Habsburgs who were chosen by the Mexican constitutional monarchists, because for a long time, the Habsburgs were the only powerful Catholic royal family in Europe. France is Catholic, but the French monarch is not strong enough, and the dynasty changes at every turn, the Prussian monarch is strong enough, but Prussia is a Protestant country, England is a Puritan country, and Russia is another faction, Orthodox Christianity.

The Mexicans had early contact with the Habsburgs, and they chose Maximilian, the younger brother of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor. Not only was he the younger brother of the emperor of the powerful country, he was able to provide political asylum to Mexico, but he also had a wealth of experience in governing the country, and for a long time he was the governor or regent sent by Austria to exercise royal power in the Kingdom of Venicia. Whether it is economic construction or leading troops to suppress rebellions, they have experience.

But Maximilian himself, and the Habsburgs disagreed. Because this royal family has lost its ambition and only seeks to be conservative, not to explore. But recently the situation suddenly changed, because Maximilian married a Belgian princess, the daughter of Leopold I.

Leopold I, a king of deeds and an ambitious statesman, had a daughter who was tainted with his personality and lustful for power, titles, and more. After getting married, she strongly encouraged her husband to accept the invitation of the Mexicans to become emperor in Mexico, because she wanted to be an empress, not a prince and wife who had nothing.

The prince was newly married Yan'er, and his wife was as beautiful as a flower, and he couldn't help the pillow wind for a while, so he agreed. However, the Habsburgs did not agree, and threatened Maximilian with expulsion from the Habsburgs if he went to Mexico to become emperor, and his descendants would lose the right to inherit the Austrian throne.

But as soon as Maximilian made a statement, he immediately became a popular candidate, he has two major advantages, one is independence, and the family's lack of support for him is an advantage, because he will not be involved in the politics of great powers, and the other advantage is the support of the Mexican constitutional monarchy, which gives him a reputation for conforming to public opinion.

And the British also supported him, because the British believed that he was more suitable than the son of the female tsar, because he had no Chinese blood in him. The Americans would also be able to recognize a European aristocracy without the backing of the great powers in charge of Mexico. At this time, European newspapers interviewed the Chinese ambassador, and the Chinese ambassador even said that he would not oppose the Habsburgs becoming the king of Mexico.

Maximilian has been in the limelight for a while, and it seems that he is already the king of Mexico, and the relevant process has already begun.

The trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and the Europeans in the era of nationalism always do not stop. The successive victories over the great powers had inflated the nationalist sentiment of the Germans, and the Prussians suddenly discovered that if the Romanovs could send representatives, and the Habsburgs could send representatives, why couldn't our Hohenzollerns choose a Mexican king.

Just after Maximilian had made his statement, the Prussian do-gooders chose their ideal candidate, Prince Leopold of the Hohenzollern branch. This is the cousin of Prince Wilhelm, King of Poland and regent of Prussia, who is in the prime of life, of course, this is just a mention, the people of many countries have their own ideal candidates, the French still think that the Napoleonic family is suitable, and the Belgians also propose that the second son of King Leopold is suitable. The claim of Prince Leopold of the House of Hohenzollern, also known as Prussian nationalists, is not popular and no one takes it seriously.

But when the well-wishers interviewed the Chinese ambassador in Berlin, the ambassador made it clear that if it was the Hohenzollerns, it would be more appropriate than Maximilians, because the Habsburgs made it clear that they did not support Maximilians, which would make Prince Maximilians' rule in Mexico difficult.

In fact, the ambassador did not have any conspiracy, and the order given to him in China was to persuade the European powers to accept China to send a king, in order to avoid suspicion, China did not even plan to send a royal child, but selected people from the Zhu family behind the American background.

If European powers cannot accept Chinese candidates, then the ambassador must block people with British backgrounds from going to Mexico to be king; There was a need to pick a strong member of the European aristocracy who could be unaffected by the British. In addition, Mexico needs to be guaranteed to repay China's debt.

In fact, these orders are doomed, and the ambassador can only be a royal family of a European power, or a member of the aristocracy supported by a European power. Only the royal family members of a strong country will not be manipulated by Britain and the United States, and only the royal family members of a strong country will have the ability to inject credit into Mexico to repay its debts.

Therefore, the Romanov family of Russia, the Habsburg family of Austria, the Hohenzollern family of Germany, and the ambassador will not refuse, because Britain and the United States do not support the son of the Russian female tsar, and the Habsburg family does not support the children of their own family, so the ambassador said that if Prince Leopold can get the support of the Hohenzollern family and Germany, he is of course the best candidate.

The attitude of the Chinese ambassador filled the imagination of German nationalists, and made them think that it was their capable prime minister, Mr. Bismarck, who mediated the crisis in Mexico.

When everyone did not doubt that Bismarck could put a German prince on the throne of Mexico, the pressure was on Bismarck's shoulders.

Historically, because the Spanish parliament invited Prince Leopold to be the king of Spain, the Franco-Prussian War could be triggered, and the reason was the role of the German national sentiment. France not only forced Prince Leopold to abdicate the Spanish throne, but also demanded that the Prussian crown declare that it would renounce the Spanish throne forever, which not only aroused the national sentiment in Prussia, but also angered the national feelings of the whole Germany.

Nationalism is a double-edged sword, historically Bismarck used nationalism to unify Germany, and now he himself has been hollowed out by nationalism, and now the nationalist sentiment in Germany makes them ambitious for expansion, they think that their royal family is not worse than other royal families, and they should also fight for the Mexican throne.

At this time, Bismarck was absolutely difficult to advance and retreat, and if he advanced, he would arouse the vigilance of Britain, and if he retreated, he would arouse nationalist dissatisfaction. The Mexican issue is simply a pit that Zhou Lang picked for Bismarck, and it depends on whether Bismarck jumps or not.