Section 9: Trial
On one side of the mahogany table were several soldiers in military uniforms and sabers, their faces smug but very cautious. On the other side, there were several diplomats dressed in aristocratic robes, but among them was the most unusual young man, dressed in a white military uniform. The officials on both sides seem to be very close, but there is a sense of rivalry.
Sitting in the lowest seat was the trembling Count of Baden, who was about to be judged by the law.
"According to the peace agreement between the two countries!" Brion, led by the military faction, picked up a yellowed document and threw it in front of the other party: "The Count of Baden has committed a series of war crimes such as espionage and aggression, and according to the European Constitution, he can basically be defined as a war criminal!"
As he spoke, Brion glared at the Count of Baden violently, scaring the Count half to death.
After the outbreak of the Count of Baden, the French team went deep into the country of Baden to arrest the Count of Baden, which immediately disgusted Emperor Francis II, mainly because the Count of Baden was his relative. However, the Count of Baden had already been labeled a war criminal, and if he forcibly demanded a man from France in defiance of the European constitution, he would probably be opposed by the whole of Europe. Therefore, the Austrian Emperor Francis simply sent a diplomatic mission to the Ministry of France, hoping to discuss with him how to deal with the affairs of the Count of Baden.
"But the people of the Count of Baden have not seen any military invasion. You are clearly arguing with strong words!" The officer in the white military uniform also showed a strong attitude, and took out the local investigation book of Baden.
Looking at this man of his own age, Brion couldn't help but feel that this young talent was a formidable opponent.
This man is the most beloved brother of Austrian Emperor Francis, the famous star of Austria, Archduke Charles. It turned out that Emperor Leopold II loved this child the most, and after sending him to the military academy for further study, he wanted to pass on the throne to him. However, due to his young age, and the ministers were strongly opposed. The old Emperor had to pass it on to his eldest son, Emperor Francis.
"Hehehe! It's ridiculous! What does the Count want to do, do you need the commoners to know?" Brion was suddenly choked by this favorable evidence, and could only smile awkwardly.
In fact, Brion was shocked when he heard the name of Archduke Charlie before, it turned out that this person was Archduke Charles, the legendary Austrian first general, who had defeated Napoleon several times. I didn't expect to meet him today, is this a fate given by God?
"Then how do you explain the presence of our soldiers in the country of Macbeth? Brion had a prepared wicked smile.
"What about the corpses of those people?"
"It's burning!"
Looking at Archduke Charles's eyes, which were about the size of a goldfish, Brion's heart blossomed. I knew that the Austrian mission would ask about this kind of thing, but fortunately I was prepared, and I simply burned it to the ground, and these Austrian fools could still go to see the ashes.
"You guys are sloppy thieves, I ask why you want to destroy the evidence?" exclaimed Archduke Charlie anxiously.
After all, this count is the uncle of Archduke Charles, can the uncle not help if he is in trouble as a nephew? But now Archduke Charles has long been disheartened, since this group of people has even destroyed the evidence, and there is no proof of their death, let this group of people do whatever they want! If he was this earl, he would definitely be unable to escape death when he encountered an opponent like this!
So now in the heart of this duke, there is nothing else to do but endless contempt for this Frenchman.
On the contrary, Brion was still not red and his heart was not beating: "I asked you so many corpses where it is fun?
"You, you!" Archduke Charles, who was already suffering from epilepsy, felt a little overwhelmed when he heard this, and felt as if he was going to have a heart attack.
However, Brion didn't want this young man to die here, originally an Austrian count was going to be executed, and if another duke was added, the Austrian emperor would definitely make a big fuss about it, and not only was public opinion in Europe bad, but even the disposal of corpses was a trouble.
"Well, since everyone has no objections. The military department will hand over the Duke of Baden to the military court for trial!" said Briand with the copper hammer on the table, he struck the bell on the table vigorously: "Come on, take the Count of Baden down!"
"Yes!"
As soon as Briand finished speaking, two soldiers in blue uniforms took the Duke of Baden, who had already fainted in fright.
At this moment, Archduke Charles gritted his teeth with hatred, and secretly vowed to kill the earl.
"As for the fief and property left by the Count of Baden, I think ......"
Before Archduke Charles could finish speaking, Brion preemptively said: "The southern part of Etgem and the southern part of Baden will be all assigned to the territory of Marker! There are also 5,000 inhabitants of Baden, of which 3,000 will be moved to the territory of our country, and I will settle these people." In addition, as war compensation, a quarter of the Count of Baden's deposit was given to Count Mark, two-quarters to the French government, and the remaining quarter to be kept by the count's family. In the end, France should get most of the west, and the Duchy of Saxony should get the north. In short, these are the demands I make to your country on behalf of France!"
Anyone can find that the green tendons in Archduke Charlie's hands are slowly bulging, which shows that he can no longer stand this Chinese-style rogue treaty. He couldn't help but ask, is this the aristocracy of France?
Although he wanted to get angry, it was in public. So he had no choice but to ask, "May I ask if the kingdom of Baden has been divided, how should the count's descendants compensate for it?"
"Do they have to make amends for their mistakes?" Brion felt that his IQ had dropped quite a bit.
In China's history, he had never heard of the defeat losing territory and needing compensation. Maybe that's the rule of foreigners, but he doesn't know it anyway.
"I hope that your country's compensation will be taken from the Polish region, and we will never interfere. Brion said carefully.
Fortunately, he had read a little history book, and Prussia and Russia had already divided Poland almost equally. However, Austria has never received a share of this big fat meat, and now that Austria has the support of France, it should be able to get a little bit of scum, anyway, it is quite big.
"Okay! Let's ...... So...... It was agreed. Archduke Charles stood up helplessly and shook Brion's hand.
Archduke Charles knew in his heart that, although on the surface France made great concessions, Austria was compensated. But on the question of dividing Poland between Prussia and Russia, I am afraid that there is not much oil and water left for Austria. Rather than continue to deal with such scoundrels in Paris, it is better to return home sooner.
"Grand Duke Charlie, I'm really sorry to let you come here for a run. I hope we can meet again. Brion is also pretending to be friendly to his guests.
He understood that after this incident, the kingdom of Makber could be promoted to the Duchy of Baden, and the territory was already equivalent to a huge Saxon state. Perhaps from then on, he was forever tied to the Austrian Empire.
From now on, we may meet again on the battlefield!, Brion thought to himself.
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