Chapter 312: Divergence
"Good, good, very good!"
This was Ernst's only comment after learning about Austria, and anyone could tell that Ernst was in a very good mood for several days in a row, not just him, but anyone who had some affection for Austria-Hungary.
If there is anyone who prevents Austria from being obtained in the Quad Alliance, then Burrell is undoubtedly the number one, because he not only prevents the Quad Coalition from increasing the influence of the Habsburgs in Austria, but even deliberately erases and even discredits the Habsburgs. It was a pity that behind Burrell stood England and France, and Ernst would never have wanted to confront them directly if he had not been forced to do so.
Austria's biggest appeal at this time was the Socialist Party, and the leader of the Socialist Party was also the first person to overthrow Burrell to succeed to the presidency, but things did not seem to be as simple as they imagined, because Britain and France suddenly made a move at this critical time.
Britain and France made a move is something that neither Ernst nor Burrell did not expect, yes, Burrell himself did not expect that Britain and France would make a move, because over the years, Burrell has always expressed his sincerity to Britain and France, but Britain and France have not made a clear statement, and even support is very rare.
At this critical juncture, the British and French governments suddenly expressed their support for Burrell, and it was very clear and certain, which made the four-nation alliance, which had some moves, unable to help but suspend its actions. Only Ernst shook his head and smiled bitterly, in fact, from the very beginning Ernst knew that Britain and France could not sit idly by.
East Prussia was in possession, and all of Eastern Europe was left with only Austria left to be able to disgust Ernst, and the rest of the governments, such as Slovakia and the Soviet government, were vulnerable to the power of the Quadruple Alliance. Britain and France could not sit idly by and watch Ernst take another Austria. Therefore, they had to support Austria at this time.
Royal Palace of Warsaw:
"Is Burrell still at a stalemate?"
On the lawn outside the palace. Ernst took a leisurely stroll. The only thing he had around was Flender and Ernst's new captive sheepdog, a very cute and beautiful "girl", the only thing that might be bad was that she was a little mischievous and often broke something.
Holding the horsewhip in his hand and flicking it gently, Flender nodded lightly and said: "It's still a stalemate, but I believe he won't be able to hold out for long, after all, it's an internal matter in Austria now, and if Britain and France directly intervene, then I believe we have no reason to sit idly by." Know that you and Maisimilian still have the right of succession to Austria-Hungary, and Austria is also part of Austria-Hungary, no one can deny it. ”
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had dissolved, but as long as they had the strength, Ernst and Mesimilian could reorganize the Austro-Hungarian Empire at any time, not just the two of them, but also Karl, who was hiding from abroad.
Ernst obviously didn't want to say much about the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he knew what Flender meant, and he was equally aware of Flender's concerns, but Ernst thought that Flender's worries were overwhelmed, because Mysimilian did not value imperial power as much as Flender imagined. Similarly, Ernst was not ready for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to reorganize.
"It is true that Britain and France cannot intervene directly, but this also limits us. What do you think of the Anglo-American naval meeting in May? ”
Some people are not used to Ernst changing the subject instantly, but after all, Ernst is the king and he is only the king's brother-in-law, and all the king can do when he opens his mouth to change the topic is to follow the topic.
"There is nothing to say about the naval conference, it is nothing more than the unwillingness of Britain and the United States to compete for interests, and this meeting can only end in failure, because they have no conditions for compromise."
Britain can't get the United States to compromise interests, and the United States can't get Britain to compromise either, like a parallel line, as long as they don't deviate, then they can never come into contact with each other, and the current situation of Britain and the United States is like this, and if there is no harmony, it can only be consumed like this.
Diplomacy is not so simple, the right time, place and people are indispensable, and now Britain and the United States do not occupy all three, and Renhe is not an ordinary diplomat but a real vertical and horizontal family, but the probability of such a guy appearing is very small, and there are only a few people in the East and West combined for thousands of years.
As Flender's words were followed by a slight silence, just as the two began to walk back, Ernst suddenly talked about the Lord of Sophie, and said that Ernst had not seen Sophie for a while, for the simple reason that the two had some skirmishes over Johanna's affairs.
Johanna was still an 8-year-old girl, and it was a time of youth and liveliness, and it was normal to forget ladylike etiquette sometimes. But this was a little unforgivable in the eyes of the stubborn and traditional Sufi lord, so she punished Johanna severely, and Ernst, who was a little unaccustomed to it, couldn't help but say a few words...... As a result, the Sophie lord angrily took Johanna out of the palace and did not appear in front of Ernst for two months.
"Ernst, you should know Sophie's character, she is just straightforward, in fact she has some remorse after going back, but it is almost impossible to expect her to apologize voluntarily."
He shook his head with a wry smile, thinking that he had no resistance to his wife's character, and he could even be said to be used to it. In the face of Flender's words, Ernst could only cry and laugh, he didn't know how his sister's character was, but he was the king of a country, and it was a little unreasonable to take the initiative to apologize.
"There's a little party at my house in a few days, so you might as well come over at that time."
Flender's initiative to invite Ernst is actually a step, Sophie will definitely think that Ernst is taking the initiative to apologize when she doesn't know, and in the eyes of others, Sophie takes the initiative to invite Ernst to apologize, and it is really difficult for Flender to think of such a way to get the best of both worlds.
The two returned to the palace at Flender's request, and by this time the chef had prepared lunch, and Anne was accompanying Burkett at the table. Franz spoke, already five years old Burkett. Franz has been able to eat independently, but because of his height, his seat is a bit special.
When he returned to the palace, Ernst first asked the servant to arrange the sheepdogs, and when he saw that the sheepdogs had left Ernst, he walked towards the dining room, while Flender followed Ernst. At this time, Prince Flender's inner thought was that if Ernst could devote more of his thoughts to the sheepdogs to state affairs, he believed that the development of the Quadruple Alliance would be better. (To be continued.) )