"Do you have any plans for Mr. Bismarck?" After hearing Charles's reply, Richard immediately asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

From his position, he was really worried about what kind of tacit understanding between the French and Prussia was in private, so he wanted to try his best to get some information from the Charles.

But Charles didn't let Richard get what he wanted, he just smiled and avoided the question. "Mr. Bismarck just has a bad career, so he wants to make a name for himself, and we can't react too much, otherwise we would have helped him."

"That's right." After thinking for a moment, Richard nodded, then sneered, "Then let him continue to play the role of a European mediator......

Bismarck now, as in the past, is full of ambition, bent on planning the future of Europe and making himself the leader of Europe, but now as a representative of the Imperial Assembly in Frankfurt, he does not have such energy, and can only do some menial work that he does not like.

Of course, he was not willing to accept this position, and was bent on making the king and Prince Wilhelm see his worth, and the whole of Europe could see his energy, and now the cloudy air over Europe made him see an opportunity, so he did not do his job in Frankfurt, and was always in close contact with the Russian minister in Frankfurt, not because he loved Russia more, but because Tsar Nicholas I and his own king could see his value.

Yes, as in that world, Bismarck wanted to play a man who communicated Eastern and Western Europe, a mutual friend between the British and the Russians, in a world in which he played well, and in which he was also comfortably trying.

If all goes well, Bismarck will gain the favor of Russia and add a heavy weight to his diplomatic path, but even so, he is not in a high position to interfere in the policies of Prussia, let alone Britain, France, and Russia.

Charles implicitly reminded Richard of this: with the Prussian sentiment towards the Austrians, if he went out of his way against Bismarck, it would give him a chance to gain fame, and the Prussian king would praise Bismarck for his opposition to Austrian interference, bringing him fame that he would not otherwise have.

After Charles's reminder, Richard also knew that he couldn't do this, so he immediately changed his mind and encouraged Charles instead. "Charles, I must say, is very dangerous in his thinking, because Prussia cannot stand idly by while Europe unites against Russia, and this will give the others a very wrong signal, and it will leave the Russians ......"

"The Prussians are martial, but they are sensible." Charles shook his head, "If necessary, the French and British will also remind Prussia that they are a European country after all. We do not expect them to meet the Russians, but they must remain quiet in that time, and especially not violate the principle of neutrality to help their neighbors to the east. I believe that if we calmly lay the facts and reason, the Prussians would be able to act rationally. ”

"That's great, it's long overdue!" Richard was overjoyed to hear this reply. "We'll be with you when the time comes, too, to remind them that they have to face reality!"

The Austrians had long been unable to cope with the ambitions of the Prussians, and were bent on suppressing them in all respects, and if the British and French forces could be used to suppress the arrogance of the Prussians, Austria would certainly be overjoyed.

More importantly, through such statements, Richard was finally convinced that Treville was clearly inclined to Austria among Austria, and was willing to show this by action.

"I'm really sorry to bother you for so long today." With a happy mood, Richard finally took his farewell to Charles, "On behalf of our Majesty, I am very grateful for all that you have done to us today, and for all your efforts in the reconciliation of Fao......

"I wish you could do the same to me, and don't make it difficult for me!" Charles replied with a smile.

"Absolutely, trust me." Richard held out his hand again.

The two men shook hands again.

"By the way, there's one more thing I'd like to tell you......" Charles whispered as Charles decided to leave.

"What?" Richard asked curiously.

"Our Majesty the Queen, she has a good impression of Austria, and she has the same expectations as I do for the ......future of France and Austria," said Charles, calmly, "and she is more suitable than me to serve as a bridge of communication and friendship between the two countries." ”

Richard didn't answer, though he did agree in his heart.

Because Her Majesty had grown up in the Austrian Empire, and her family had been blessed by the Habsburg Crown for many years, it was only natural that she had a good impression of Austria, and the Austrian Empire's top brass had high hopes for her.

However, due to historical considerations (Napoleon I's Empress Louisa was an Austrian princess and eventually turned her back on the Emperor), the Austrians did not dare to approach Her Majesty the Empress so quickly, and there were too few people in the Bonaparte court who could match the Austrians, so the Austrians had no way to approach Her Majesty the Empress and use her for their own purposes.

And when Charles said this, of course, his heart was filled with hope, hoping that His Excellency would be able to make a match, so that the Austrians could influence Her Majesty the Empress of the Empire.

However, Charles's next words took him by surprise.

"But, friend, although Her Majesty the Queen has the heart to bring the two countries towards friendship, she is now alone, and she can really make too little real help......

What does that mean? Richard was confused.

"We very much hope that Her Majesty will enjoy her rightful place in the court, and that she possesses all the good qualities of a motherly France." Under suspicion, he could only give such a vague answer, "Our country has taken care of Your Majesty for twenty years, and she is also deeply loved by our court, if there is anything we can do to help her, we will do it." ”

"Actually, I don't need you to do much. In the affairs of the court, the less foreign powers were involved, the better, because His Majesty the Emperor remembered the lessons of his uncle. In fact, I personally advise you not to be too frequent with Her Majesty the Queen or the Princesses and their wives, lest you provoke unnecessary suspicions. Charles's answer made Richard even more confused, "However, Her Majesty also has a lot of troubles and needs people's help now, and the most worrying thing is that she has not yet fulfilled her obligations to the Empire and brought a child to the Empire who is enough to inherit it......"

"Huh?" Richard looked at Charles suspiciously.

Can't we help with that? I can only make your emperor work hard at night...... He thought to himself with a little amusement.

"Let me tell you the truth, Her Majesty's affairs should have been an internal affair of the Bonapartes, but the Bonapartes do not seem to be anxious about it—as far as I know, some even secretly rejoice, because if there is no heir, they have hope for the throne of the Empire." Charles remained calm, as if he didn't know what he was talking about, "Therefore, as a loyal minister of the Empire, I must think about this for Your Majesty......"

"And what are you going to do?" Richard asked curiously, "Of course, I will explain to you that we are willing to help Her Majesty, as long as this kind of help can be done." ”

"It's useless for us to work hard to have a baby." Charles smiled wryly, "But I think we can elevate Her Majesty's status and thus strengthen her position in the court, and there are few people in the world who have a higher status and title than the Habsburg Emperor, right?" ”

"Thank you for saying that......" Richard was also very happy to hear the other party compliment his emperor so much.

"Besides, if His Majesty the Emperor and Empress may be in a good mood, it will be easier for them to bring an imperial heir." Charles's tone was very strange, but it seemed to mean something, "So, in this environment, I very much hope that your benevolent Emperor will be able to help the Empire and my Majesty the Empress. ”

"Like ......?" Richard asked again.

"Her Majesty's twentieth birthday is in two or three months, and it is an unusual anniversary, and I can have the courage to invite your Emperor and her future Empress to France at this time to celebrate the birthday of our Empress Majesty, on behalf of France?" Charles stared at Richard tightly and asked word by word, "Celebrating the birthday of an Austrian darling who married out will definitely not damage the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor, right?" ”

During the Second French Empire, the Queen of England visited Paris, but the Habsburg Emperor did not (and after Marie-Antoinette married Louis XVI, her brother, Emperor Joseph II, visited Paris and advised Marie not to squander her life, to be a virtuous queen, and to maintain Franco-Austrian relations), among which of course there were reasons why the Habsburgs looked down on the nouveau riche emperor.

But if there was a Majesty Empress Caroline in the French court, who was from the old royal family of Holstein-Gottp, the situation would not be the same.

At least the Habsburg Emperor had an excuse to get rid of his status concerns and to draw closer to France himself, if he really wanted to reconcile with France.

In a sense, this became a temptation for the French - if His Majesty the Emperor of Austria was unwilling to attend the twentieth birthday celebrations of His Majesty the Empress of France, it would become a litmus test of Austria's attitude towards France.

At least Charles had already given Richard that impression.

He had made it clear that the person who could best bring France and Austria closer was Her Majesty the Empress, who was now alone and needed outside support, and that there was no support of anyone more useful and pleasing to the Bonapartes than that of the Austrian Emperor.

If you don't come, it's not just not just not giving face to Charles, not giving face to Her Majesty the Queen.

This kind of soft and hard and very sincere request suddenly made the unprepared Richard at a loss.

But he knew it was a hard request to refuse.

And he didn't want to say no either.

If it were to succeed and let His Majesty bring Sissi to meet with the Emperor and Empress of France, it would be a diplomatic success enough to make him famous, and enough to keep his pro-French line going.

A descendant of Prince Metternich is able to try.

"Okay, Charles." Moments later, Richard von Metternich spoke in a very vague way, but undoubtedly made his attitude to the matter clear. "We are diplomats and we can do things as elegantly as we can, but diplomacy is not only about elegance, and some things that are not so pleasant have to be done by someone after all, and they must be done with a more deliberate attitude......

"Good, Richard." Charles laughed, then he patted the other man on the shoulder in encouragement, "Then let's work together, goodbye, my friend!" ”

He's not just thinking about it.

If the Austrian Emperor really came, then the Austrian Emperor happened to be in Paris at the time of France's ultimatum to Russia, then ...... No matter how the Austrians explained it to the Russians, they would have made a big mistake in the eyes of the Russians.

It couldn't have been better.