Chapter 152: Asking for Sal
"Thank you for your understanding! I am confident that France and Prussia will become friendly countries, Mr. Minister! ”
Jérôme. Bonaparte hypocritically addressed the Prussian minister, who knew that the next step would be a "showdown" with the Prussian minister.
According to Jérôme. Bonaparte for King Frederick of Prussia. Wilhelm IV understood that the Prussian king could not agree to the conditions he proposed.
If Frederick. Wilhelm IV agreed to his terms, and the Kingdom of Prussia, on which the German nationalists had high hopes, would become a shameful traitor, which was undoubtedly a great blow to Prussia, and the liberals could not tolerate this incorrectness on the basis of nationalism.
Regardless of the fact that German nationalism is now being suppressed, but they have only turned from overt confrontation to parliamentary struggle, and the dream of German nationalism has always been hidden in the hearts of every German.
Of course, everyone has their own German dream, Prussia and Austria both want to establish a Germany that excludes each other, and Bavaria wants to establish a third Germany that excludes Austria.
In the end, it turned out that Bavaria was victorious, Austria was excluded from the German system, and Prussia lost its Longxing and Silesia, which it had fought so hard to take.
It was precisely because of this psychology that led to the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, Bavaria did not choose to lead the army to join the Austrian side to help Austria fight Prussia, but chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and established the South German Confederation with the tacit consent of Prussia.
Otherwise, according to the fighting situation of the Bavarian Front in Germany in 1870, 100,000 Bavarian troops joined the Austro-Prussian battlefield, and the outcome of the entire Austro-Prussian war would be turned upside down.
The Prussian minister did not know about Jérôme. Bonaparte already had a choice in his mind, and he thought that the president would support Prussia in the next battle with Austria.
"I also believe that the French Republic and the Kingdom of Prussia will become friendly and diplomatic relations! Our two countries will certainly join hands to defend peace and order in Europe in the future! The Prussian minister responded.
"Mr. Minister!" Jérôme. Bonaparte "frankly" spread his hands and whispered: "To tell you the truth, I prefer you for the battle with Austria, after all, the Austrian Empire is too big!" If they were given German dominance, the French Republic would face a huge empire of nearly 70 million people! Seventy million people! What a terrible statistic, the whole of France is only about 35 million people! ”
Jérôme. Bonaparte stroked with exaggerated body language.
"That's right!" The Prussian minister also spoke of Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded and said, "An empire of 70 million men would be a nightmare for all the European powers, and we in Prussia are a strong fence against the ambitions of the Austrian Empire. ”
Before the Prussian minister was about to rejoice at his diplomatic victory, Jérôme. Bonaparte's next words overwhelmed the Prussian minister.
"Mr. Minister, the same is true of your Kingdom of Prussia! You have gone to great lengths to devise the "Three Kings Alliance" in order not to exclude the Austrian Empire from Germany! "Jérôme. Bonaparte, you clearly and concisely stated the Prussian minister's intentions: "Even excluding Austria, the whole of Prussia still has a population of 345 million!" God, a country of the same size and population as the French Republic exists on France's side! And judging by the rate of population growth in your country, sooner or later your population will surpass that of France. ”
Jérôme. Bonaparte's self-remarks puzzled the Prussian minister, and this was the first time he had met someone who thought Prussia was a threat to France, and what was worse because the person who held on to this idea was the leader of the country.
"Prussia has good intentions towards France, and we have no historical grudges against history!" The Prussian minister hurried to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.
"Mr. Minister, my uncle once defeated your army in two weeks!" Jérôme. Bonaparte reminded "kindly".
"It was an unfortunate engagement. Although we have had some frictions, please believe that we still respect His Majesty the Emperor as much as we respect our Majesty the King! The Prussian minister, who suppressed the patriotic fervor in his heart, hurriedly confessed.
Hum! Respectful enough to kill my uncle? Jérôme. Bonaparte responded with disdain in his heart.
After the defeat at Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon was forced to abdicate, and Blucher angrily told the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Wellington, that he would kill the Emperor Napoleon.
There was also a more or less simple Prussian resentment towards the Napoleonic Emperor during the occupation of Prussia.
Now to say that there is no resentment between the two is not self-deception.
Jérôme, who knew that the Prussian minister was telling his tongue. Bonaparte continued to cooperate with the performance of the Prussian minister.
"I think so too!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded, then spread his hands and sighed, "But these reasons do not convince me that the foreign ministers and the parliament like Austria more than Prussia, because most of them are remnants of the previous dynasty!" ”
Jérôme. Bonaparte threw the blame to the Legislative Assembly and the Minister of Foreign Affairs without any psychological burden: "Unless ......"
"Unless what?" The Prussian minister hurriedly asked.
Jérôme. Bonaparte pretended to be hesitant, and then said: "Unless the Kingdom of Prussia can expel the bargaining chips that have made the Legislative Assembly and the government happy, I will have an account for all the French people!" ”
"What chips?" The Prussian minister inquired.
"There seem to be some ambiguous territorial disputes between France and Germany in the Rhineland, and as long as these disputes can be resolved, I think that the Legislative Assembly and the entire French people will support the Prussian minister's demands!" Jérôme. Bonaparte vaguely made a request to the Prussian minister to cede the territory.
The Prussian minister instantly understood Jérôme. What Bonaparte wanted was not at all the so-called European peace and Prussian friendship, which in his eyes were worthless at all, and only naked territories could satisfy his wishes.
Damn it! You greedy fellow!
The Prussian minister scolded Jerome fiercely in his heart. Bonaparte, Jérôme in his eyes. Bonaparte was about to coincide with his Napoleonic Emperor, who had brought endless humiliation to Prussia, and they were all the same greed.
Despite the fact that the Prussian minister had cursed Jérôme in his heart. Bonaparte dozens of times, but he still had the smile of standard diplomatic etiquette on his face.
"Your Excellency, on the question of territorial disputes, I would like to ......" the Prussian minister was a little embarrassed.
"Mr. Minister, I know this is beyond your purview." Jérôme. Bonaparte "comforted," said: "You can hand over the appeal of France to your king, and I am sure he will be able to do justice to the relations between Prussia and Austria." ”
"I will convey your conditions to our Majesty the King!" The Prussian minister understood that it was an impossible task to gain the support of France, and that Prussia would never sell its territory to satisfy France's appetites.
For the time being, we can only pray that the Austrian minister will not agree to France's conditions as well, so that France will be able to support Prussia.
Jérôme. After a long conversation between Bonaparte and the Prussian minister, the Prussian minister said goodbye: "Your Excellency, it is a pleasure to communicate with you today......
After repeated unsuccessful attempts to retain him, Jérôme. Bonaparte had no choice but to say goodbye to Prussia.
Jérôme. Bonaparte personally sent the Prussian minister out of the gates of the Elysée Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Austrian Minister Baron Hugh Boy has been waiting in the living room for a long time!" Mocal vs Jérôme. Bonaparte said.
"He came on his own initiative?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked in surprise.
"That's right!" Mocal nodded in response.
"Take him to the study!"
Jérôme. Bonaparte returned to the study first, and then Mocal came to the living room and led Minister Huubeuil into the study.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Minister! I was just talking to Minister Tocqueville! "Jérôme. Bonaparte continued to play with his eyes open and tell nonsense.
Baron Hubeeuil where he did not know just Jérôme. Bonaparte was talking to someone from Jérôme. Judging by Bonaparte's expression and demeanor, his conversation with the Prussian minister seemed pleasant.
Thinking of this, Baron Hueyber couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart.
Now is the most critical time, and if the French Republic chooses to support Prussia, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the prestige of the Austrian Empire.
The German states at both ends of the snake and rat will inevitably choose to side with Prussia after seeing that Prussia has the support of France.
This was undoubtedly a terrible thing for the Austrian Empire.
At the moment, Baron Hueyber is also unable to pierce Jérôme. Bonaparte's lies, rashly exposing them will only have bad consequences for diplomatic relations between the two countries, and he can only say that Jérôme. Bonaparte's road went down.
"It doesn't matter, it's a great honor for me Your Excellency the President to be willing to meet with me!" Baron Hubeuil vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte praised.
The information is unilaterally transparent (opened the "future" hung by Jérôme. Bonaparte knew the diplomatic tactics of the Austrian Empire, and Baron Huubeuil did not know Jérôme. What did Bonaparte talk to the Prussian minister. Baron Hueboyy could only say tentatively: "Your Excellency, you must know that we are already in a state of war with Prussia! ”
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