That evening, inside Prague Castle, not far from St. Vita Cathedral, inside St. George's Monastery.

It was dark all around, but there were many faint figures flickering, but they were heavily guarded. In the prayer room of the abbey, Louis, Emperor of the French Empire, and Bismarck, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, sat opposite each other and began this secret meeting.

It was Louis who was the first to speak: "Congratulations, Mr. Bismarck, on your wish to help Prussia defeat Austria and gain the dominance of the German Confederation." Honestly, this is the result I never imagined and the last thing I want to see! ”

Bismarck smiled and said, "Your Majesty is smiling!" A small country like Prussia can only survive in the slits, and only by using some means that cannot be put on the table can it win living space. The Kingdom of Prussia also suffered a lot of losses, and it was also a great loss of vitality, and although I was looking forward to such a result, I have to admit that even we could not have imagined such a result! ”

Louis sighed inwardly, and the other party's words were not leaky, but he didn't know how to speak.

Who would have known what the result would be! At the same time as the Kingdom of Prussia attacked Denmark, it suddenly attacked and launched a war of aggression against the Austrian Empire. And the powerful Austrian Empire, with the support and help of many German Confederation countries, really failed miserably for the sneak attack on the small Kingdom of Prussia.

When Louis learned that Prussia was attacking Austria, a group of generals under his command told him that Prussia would definitely be defeated. And he himself thinks so. After all, the position of the Austrian Empire in Europe was there, and his great uncle was attacked several times by the Central European army led by Austria and other countries, and although it was finally defeated in the hands of Tsarist Russia and the British, for a long time, it was resisted by the Austrian army. Later, Austria helped to suppress the democratic revolutionary movements that were emerging throughout Europe, all of which showed the strength of the empire. Therefore, in Louis's view, Prussia was indeed a little self-defeating, and daring to challenge the Austrian Empire must have ended up in a crushing defeat.

Because of this, when he learned that Prussia had attacked the Austrian Empire, he did not interfere, but sat and watched Prussia's jokes, and even promised Austria not to intervene too much in the war between the two after defeating Prussia, of course, on the condition that the Austrian Empire defeated Prussia and ceded part of Bavaria-Württemberg and the Rhine region adjacent to the French Empire to the French Empire.

Unexpectedly, all this disappeared with the crushing defeat of the Austrian army. The benefits promised by Austria fell short with its defeat, and Louis could only focus on Prussia for the rest of the benefits. After all, Prussia was victorious, and all the conditions promised should be fulfilled. And the person who secretly consulted with him at the beginning was the new Prussian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bismarck.

Therefore, Louis stared directly at Bismarck and asked, "We don't have to tease the circle either!" Mr. Bismarck, you promised me that Prussia, having declared war on Denmark and successfully occupied Jutland and Austrian Holstein, would cede the Saar region of the Rhine to us the French Empire, and allow us to occupy part of Luxembourg.

Now that the war is clear, and even the Prague Peace Conference has been signed, it's time to fulfill your promises, Mr. Prime Minister! ”

Bismarck knew that the French emperor would make such a request, and threw out the excuse that he had already thought of: "Your Majesty, you may be mistaken!" I Bismarck have never said such a thing, you think about it, I am just a newly appointed prime minister of Prussia, ceding such a coal-producing land as Saarland, how can I have such a right, such power, only the king of a country can make a decision! And Luxembourg, now that the western half is part of Belgium, and the eastern half is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with the King of the Netherlands as Grand Duke, how can we have the right to dedicate it to you, Your Majesty? ”

Bismarck's categorical denial made Louis gasp! He thought that Prussia would reluctantly fulfill it, that Prussia would only agree halfway, and that Prussia would probably drag on for a while, but he never thought that Prussia would turn his face and deny it, or that Bismarck, who had begged him from the side not to interfere!

Louis was so angry at this time that he wanted to slap him directly. But this lost his emperor's majesty and gentlemanly face, he forcibly held back, looked at this untrustworthy villain, and suddenly realized that he really didn't have a good way, because there was no evidence, and there were no witnesses in the secret meeting at that time, and there was no written agreement and voucher left, and there was really nothing to be believed in empty words. It's just that, no matter what, in his heart he already sees this Prussia, including this Bismarck, as a villain.

Louis stopped talking, shook his hand and wanted to leave.

Bismarck hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it is possible that I have forgotten that in this Austro-Prussian War, Your Majesty helped Prussia a great favor, and we Prussia must always have something in return." Shall I, then, go back and ask our king to agree on whether to give possession of the Saarland or of Bavaria. ”

Louis didn't believe him anymore, but when he heard these words, his anger calmed down a little.

Bismarck, on the other hand, sneered in his heart, he understood that the French emperor in front of him was angry, but his greedy personality made it difficult for him to attack openly even if he was angry.

This was not simply vindictive, it involved a secret plan, the reason for which was known only to him and the King of Prussia. What he wanted was to make the French emperor angry, hating him and Prussia to the core, but it was difficult to attack for a while. Therefore, he finally gave a little hope and sweetness, hung Louis, and made the other party have bad illusions. In this way, little by little, when the time was right, the Prussian side suddenly erupted, which escalated Louis's anger, causing France to attack Prussia, and finally defeating France and realizing the unification of Prussia throughout the German Confederation. And this, of course, will not have to wait until Prussia has actually annexed these northern German confederations and integrated their armed armies into the Prussian army.

At this moment, the door of the prayer room was slammed open, and the guards and assistants who had remained outside the door rushed in and reported to Louis and Bismarck: "Oh no, something is wrong in Prague. Austrian negotiator Karl Ludwig, Archduke Carl Ludwig, was shot! ”