Archduke Ferdinand, who was assassinated, died on the way to the hospital. As for his wife, she was not able to be resuscitated in the hospital.

For the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, all European countries expressed their concern. They unanimously condemned the assassination of the crown prince.

As for in Austria-Hungary, the killing of the crown prince was an absolute tragedy for the empire. Because Archduke Ferdinand was the heir carefully cultivated by Austria-Hungary, many people and nations in Austria-Hungary regarded it as hope. Especially for those minorities, the benevolent crown prince can fight for their interests in the future.

Now that the crown prince has been assassinated like this, what do you let them do. The same was true for Austria-Hungary and the Habsburgs.

So when the news came that Archduke Ferdinand and his wife had been killed in an assassination, the empire fell into a state of rage.

Of course, for the assassination of the crown prince this time, Austria-Hungary also stepped up the interrogation of the two murderers who were caught. Although Austria-Hungary guessed who was behind the scenes, given the wide range of implications, the Viennese side needed to produce unassailable evidence so that the other side had nothing to say.

With this aim in mind, the interrogation of the captured Chabrinovich and Princip is also intensifying.

As for what means Austria-Hungary used against these two secondary two youths, it is unknown, but these two did not hold on for long, and on the third day, they explained everything. The results of the interrogation were sent to Vienna on the same day, just in time for the Austro-Hungarian Cabinet meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have before you the testimony of the murderer of Archduke Ferdinand, which describes in detail how the murderer was trained in Serbia, how he obtained weapons from his intelligence officers, and how he arrived in Sarajevo with the help of many Serbian military and political officials. I believe that the murderers of the crown prince must be severely punished, and we must not let go of the conspirators and promoters behind them. ’

The meeting was presided over by Foreign Minister Bechtold, who, together with Archduke Ferdinand and Chief of the General Staff, Colonel Hezendorf, was called the three major Austro-Hungarian hawks, advocating that Austria-Hungary should express its attitude strongly to the outside world.

And now the murder of Archduke Ferdinand made Berchtold think that at this time it was necessary to show the attitude of Austria-Hungary. And the best way to express your attitude is, of course, to start a war of revenge against Serbia. Let this kingdom be destroyed along with its despicable means.

The words of the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister immediately attracted the approval of everyone.

"Berchtold is right, we must not allow the mastermind to go unpunished, we must let these people who only use despicable means know that Austria-Hungary will not let them go."

This is the Minister of War, General Crobatin, an old man who has served in the Army for most of his life, at this time in his own words, expressing the attitude of the Army.

"That's right, we shouldn't let those behind it go unpunished, they must be punished.

"Erasing Serbia from the map is the only way to restore the dignity of the empire.

At this time, the secret meeting was like a war mobilization meeting, and all the ministers present made brazen remarks that they wanted to meet the Serbs.

However, in this secret meeting, not all of them were in favor of the use of force against the Serbs, and that person was the Hungarian Prime Minister, Count Tiza.

Prime Minister Tiza came from a well-known family, his family is very famous in Hungary, and he himself has been the Prime Minister of Hungary for many years, and he is a leading figure in Hungarian politics.

After everyone had finished speaking, the Hungarian prime minister spoke. "Ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply saddened by the assassination of Crown Prince Ferdinand, and the subjects of the Kingdom of Hungary, but I am opposed to a declaration of war on Serbia. Because we cannot be carried away by hatred, we need to think about the safety of the empire.

Speaking of which, Prime Minister Tisza gave his reasons. "Everyone knows the Russians and Serbia, and if a war breaks out between our country and Serbia, Russia will definitely not sit idly by, so how should we deal with the threat of the Russians. In addition, the attitude of our allies is very important, if the Russians are drawn in because of the war with Serbia, we will not be able to solve the enemy on both sides without the help of our allies. ”

Well, Prime Minister Tiza's last sentence is purely a gold sticker for himself, Austria-Hungary does not talk about solving the enemy on both sides, as far as the Russians are concerned, he will not be able to solve it.

Of course, Prime Minister Tiza had another reason that could not be said, the Kingdom of Hungary absolutely did not want to see the empire annex Serbia.

That's right, that's it. Hungary was opposed to the Viennese side wanting to conquer Serbia. Because if Serbia is conquered, then the Serbs in the empire will be on par with the Hungarians, and it will be very difficult. It is very likely that Austria-Hungary will change from a dualistic empire to a triadic empire. This would greatly reduce Hungary's power in the empire, which would be detrimental to Hungary.

However, although there is another reason that has not been said, Prime Minister Tiza is still very level, and the two questions thrown out are very critical to Austria-Hungary. If it did not have the support of its allies, then Austria-Hungary would not have been able to fight this war of punishment against Serbia on its own.

"Prime Minister Tisza is right, the attitude of the Russians must be within our consideration."

It was the Austrian Prime Minister Count Stillke who spoke, and he agreed with Tisza's words, also taking into account the threat from the Russians.

"Actually, with the Russians, we also have a way.

Seeing that the wind of the meeting was about to change, Bertord, the foreign secretary, also gave enough weight to speak. "During my visit to Berlin with the Crown Prince last year, the Crown Prince and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany discussed the Serbian question. And His Majesty Wilhelm personally promised the crown prince that Germany would support it if our country attacked Serbia. ”

Berstold's remarks made the others present only feel a shock in their spirits.

"Bertord, Kaiser Wilhelm promised his support for Serbia's use of force, why haven't you spoken to the crown prince?"

At this point, the Count of Tisza felt bad, and in order to turn the situation around, he said these words, which almost meant that Bertord was lying.

"Because this matter is very important, neither I nor the crown prince want too many people to know, so we didn't talk about it.

"Just because I said yes at the time doesn't mean it's okay now. What if the Kaiser is unwilling, should we go to war with Serbia and Russia on our own?"

This was the last revolt of Count Tiza, and of course, if Bertord dared to refute it, it would not be said that the Hungarian parliament would never approve a proposal for war in the future.

And without the support of Hungary, this war is not even expected to break out.

That's right, the Kingdom of Hungary under the dual system is so arrogant.

"I don't know if the attitude of the Germans has changed now, but if we send someone to ask about it."

Berstold did not dare to offend the Hungarian prime minister, and chose the steps to make everyone look good.

Although Prime Minister Tissa objected at the meeting, everyone but this one agreed to a war of punishment against Serbia.

After the meeting, Bertord took the results of the meeting and went to meet the old Emperor Franz Joseph I.

The founder of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who is already over eighty years old, has experienced too many tragedies after the tragedy of the murder of his wife and the suicide of his son.

But no matter what, for the murder of his nephew, he always has to see the results of the government.

The outcome of the meeting was a bit long for Joseph Sr., and it took him more than an hour to read it, with a break in between.

After reading the documents, the old emperor spoke slowly. "Berstold

"Your Majesty, I'm here."

"Whatever kind of response the Reich takes against Serbia, I have one request

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"That is, there must be Tiza's consent."

'Ahh

"Okay, I'm tired, you go down."

This is the wisdom of an old man, because he knows that if Hungary does not willingly agree, then Austria-Hungary can only exert half of its strength, how can this deal with Serbia, and the Russians behind it.

After receiving the emperor's request, Bertord had no choice but to go to the Count of Tiza.

Tisza had her own residence in Vienna, and when Bernational knocked on the door, Tisza knew she had to make concessions. Although Hungary had a lot of power in the Austro-Hungarian government, it could not do anything bad to the Austrians in the end.

Then the two began a frank exchange of interests, and finally they negotiated. Austria-Hungary first proposed to Serbia a less strict foreign policy, and if Serbia agreed, then not to declare war on it. If the other side does not agree, then declaring war becomes the only option.

Of course, before that, Austria-Hungary needed the support of its allies, which was a prerequisite for Tisza, and it was also a condition that many Austro-Hungarians thought could go to war.