With Jérôme. After a brief meeting between Bonaparte and Huberner, Baron Hubernard quickly returned to the Austrian embassy and sent a telegram to Vienna.

The telegram reads as follows: Dear Duke Schwarzenberg, I have received a message from Jérôme. President Bonaparte received definite news that the French Republic was unwilling to interfere with the punishment of the Kingdom of Sardinia by the Austrian Empire.

The telegram was sent to the Vienna Telegraph Office by the skilful hand of the dispatcher, who, after translating the contents of the telegram, hurriedly copied the telegram and sent it to Schönbrunn Palace.

Office of the Prime Minister of Schönbrunn Palace.

The revolutionary storm of 1848 sent Prince Metternich, who had created the Viennese system, out of his office in an embarrassed manner.

A few months later, it welcomed a younger and more ambitious owner, Felix. Duke of Schwarzenberg.

Felix of the Schwarzenberg family, who was born in Bohemia for generations of "loyalty". Schwarzenberg was a military man before he became prime minister.

However, Felix did not inherit the unique military genes of the Schwarzenberg family, and he was smart from a young age, and he decided from the beginning that he would not become a pure soldier, and he wanted to use the military as a springboard to be on par with Metternich.

However, Felix's path to politics has not been easy.

If it weren't for the revolution of 1848, if it weren't for the meeting of the crown prince at the time of Lombardy, the current emperor Joseph. Franz's words, his whole life could be in the barracks.

If Prince Wendy Schretz wasn't his brother-in-law, Felix would most likely be squeezed out

Heaven gave Felix a series of opportunities, and Felix firmly grasped them.

When Radetzky was in a stalemate with the Sardinians on the battlefield of Lombardy, Felix, who was Radetzky's temporary staff officer, received the news that his brother-in-law, Prince Wendy Schretz, was about to lead troops to Vienna to quell the rebellion, he decided to use this opportunity to realize his ambitions, and Felix took the initiative to ask Marshal Radetzky to escort Felix.

Perhaps Radetzky saw through that the temporary assistant's mind was not in Italy, or even in the army.

Radetzky agreed to Felix's request and sent a part of Felix's army to escort Joseph. Franz returned.

At the instigation of Felix, Joseph. Franz decided to leave Lombardy and return to Vienna, where he wanted to reclaim his own glory.

Escorted by Felix and thousands of soldiers, a mighty Habsburg procession set off.

Along the way, Felix tried his best to gain the trust of the Queen Mother Sufi, perhaps because of Felix's own perseverance and Wendy Schgretz's extra points, the Queen Mother Sophie chose to trust Felix.

[The Habsburg court knew that Prince Wendy Schretz was a member of the Sufi Queen Mother. 】

Just as the troops were about to arrive in Vienna, Prince Wendy Schretz's 80,000 troops arrived, and the army with artillery quickly crushed the National Guard in Vienna.

In the midst of the ruins of blood and brains, the Habsburg carriage returned to Vienna.

The city of Vienna returned to the hands of the Imperial Family, after which Felix and Prince Wendy Schretz negotiated the transfer of Franz to the Imperial Family. Joseph was established as emperor.

They found the Queen Sufi, who was still the Grand Duke, and the Queen Mother "convinced" her husband to abdicate Joseph. Franz.

Under the arm of Wendy Schretz and the Sufi Empress Dowager, the other members of the Habsburgs unanimously agreed to "depose" Ferdinand I, who was led by Joseph I. Franz succeeded to the throne.

Joseph. Franz succeeded to the throne because he admired Felix's hardline policies, coupled with the support of the Sufi Empress Dowager, Marshal Radetzky, and Wendy Schretz. Felix. Schwarzenberg successfully climbed to the rank of Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire as a military man.

[Similar events occurred in Prussia next door to the Austrian Empire, where Princess Wilhelm I instigated Bismarck, who carried the militia, to stage a coup d'état to depose King Frederick of Prussia. Wilhelm IV position, however, Bismarck did not have a brother-in-law who had a prince and was in control of the regular army. Bismarck, who had only serfs to form a militia, decisively rejected the proposal of Princess Wilhelm I, so he was hated by Princess Wilhelm I for a long time. In a way, Schwarzenberg was Bismarck's successful version of 1848. 】

Although this was Felix's first time as Foreign Secretary, his self-taught diplomatic skills, combined with the not-so-rotten army of the Upper Austrian Empire, allowed him to use his disguised foreign coat to move flexibly in diplomatic situations.

Enable yocicept internally. Jelačić, Wendy Schgretz, and Radetzky suppressed the revolution in Italy and Hungary, and externally rallied the German states against Prussia, and the Russian Empire to contain Prussia, and at the same time prostituted the 140,000 Russian Imperial troops of the fool Nicholas I to suppress the Hungarian revolution.

In less than a year, Schwarzenberg had largely eliminated the two battlefields of Italy and Hungary, and at the same time suppressed the Kingdom of Prussia so that it could not become a state with Austria in the true sense of the word.

At this moment, Reich Chancellor Wendy Schreitz is talking with Justice Minister Bach about post-war Hungary.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think that the only way for the Empire to take complete control of Hungary and eradicate Hungary is to completely dismantle them into provinces!" Dressed in a tuxedo characteristic of the Viennese middle class, with a ribbon on his chest and a medal on his chest, Bach spoke to Schwarzenberg menacingly.

It's hard to imagine that this guy with his authoritarian rhetoric was a liberal lawyer just a few months ago.

It can only be said that the saying that the butt decides the head is applicable at all times.

Compared with the middle-class Bach, Schwarzenberg wore a light blue Lev military uniform and a medal of glory on his right shoulder, and he did not look like a qualified politician with military characteristics, but like a warlord who had stolen power.

"What about after provincialization?" Felix did not agree with Bach's views, nor did he rush to dismiss them, and he spoke calmly, as if he were consulting with Bach.

"After provincialization, we can put aside the old Hungarian political system and mobilize a large number of administrators from Bohemia and Austria to control Hungary! This will effectively prevent them from colluding effectively! Bach went on to Prime Minister Felix.

Prime Minister Felix stood up and thought for a moment, then spoke again: "Minister Bach, can you write down all your plan and submit it to me, I need to explain to Your Majesty the specific steps and methods for implementing the plan." ”

Felix. Schwarzenberg had apparently embraced Bach's idea.

"Yes!" Bach smiled and bowed his head at Felix, he thought he could have the same kind of life as Felix. Schwarzenberg was as happy as an "empathetic" prime minister.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the door, and Prime Minister Felix whispered, "Please come in!" ”

The Prime Minister's secretary hurriedly entered the door, and a white piece of letter paper was held in the secretary's hand.

"What happened?" Prime Minister Felix asked the secretary.

"Mr. Prime Minister, a telegram from France!" The secretary said to Prime Minister Felix.

Felix and Bach's eyes were drawn to the letter in the secretary's hand at the same time.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I'll go first!" For things that are not within the scope of his own business, Bach decisively chose to avoid suspicion, and was killed by Felix. Chancellor Schwarzenberg gave Bach, who had given Austria the power to manage the internal power in Austria, did not want to be involved in diplomacy, which was the preserve of each generation of Austrian prime ministers, and rashly expressing his opinion would only make Prime Minister Felix feel that he wanted to replace him as the new prime minister.

"Hmm!" Schwarzenberg nodded, but did not hold Bach.

Bach bowed to Prime Minister Felix and left the Prime Minister's office.

After Bach left, Prime Minister Felix said to his secretary with a serious expression: "Show me the telegram!" ”

The secretary gave the telegram to Felix. Chancellor Schwarzenberg.

The content of the telegram was very short, but it made the Austrian "iron-blooded prime minister" Felix. Schwarzenberg frowned frequently.

"Huh? How did they abandon the Kingdom of Sardinia? "Felix after reading the contents of the letter. Schwarzenberg muttered to himself in surprise.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, is France's reply not as you expected?" The secretary cautiously responded to Felix. Schwarzenberg, he did not understand why the Prime Minister would be upset when the French Republic had promised not to interfere in the politics of Austria and Sardinia!

"What do you think I asked Radetzky to stir up another dispute on the border?" Felix. Schwarzenberg asked the secretary rhetorically.

The secretary replied cautiously: "In order to be able to punish Sardinia? ”

Felix. Chancellor Schwarzenberg shook his head, with a look of disappointment mixed with contempt on his face, and explained: "The Kingdom of Sardinia is not worthy of the Empire at all, everything I do is for the French Republic!" ”

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, with all due respect! The Kingdom of Sardinia seems to have no connection with the French Republic! The secretary asked puzzledly.

"In the event that Marshal Radetzky provokes a dispute on the border, the French Republic is bound to guarantee the safety of the Kingdom of Sardinia for the sake of peace on the border. Then I will be able to propose a strategy for the preservation of the territory established in 1815, as the French wish! "Felix. Schwarzenberg explained to the secretary: "Are the current presidents of the Bonaparte family really willing to be limited by established territory? ”

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