Chapter 277: Prussia's Diplomatic Dilemma
"Tune ...... Stop? ”
The old man's words made Prince William and Frederick . King Wilhelm IV looked sideways, and after careful consideration, Prince Wilhelm's personality changed from arrogant to cautious, and Prince Wilhelm agreed with it.
"Your Majesty, the Count of Brandenburg is right! We can invite the Kingdom of Britain, the French Republic, and the Russian Empire to intercede! As long as they are willing to maintain peace in the German region, then we will be able to come to an agreement with the Austrian Empire! "Prince William expressed confidence to Frederick. Wilhelm IV said that he did not believe that the European powers were willing to put the German region in a state of anxiety.
"Your Majesty, we must cut ties with the mob and at the same time win over the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Britain, with their support, the Austrian Empire will not dare to do anything with us!" Prince Wilhelm supported both of them, much to the surprise of the Count of Brandenburg.
As Prince William and Frederick. William IV's uncle knew too well the personalities of his two nephews, Prince William had the traditional Junker character impulsive, snake-rat and rat characteristics, Frederick. Wilhelm IV, on the other hand, was a "new" monarch whose thinking deviated slightly from the traditional Junker mentality, but his personality was similar to that of Brandenburg's brother Frederick. Wilhelm III was just as stubborn, and in short, the two nephews of the Count of Brandenburg were not fuel-efficient lamps, and if you want them to change their opinions, unless they hit the southern wall.
Now, Prince Wilhelm has made a rare attempt to support his views, which is really reassuring and frightening to Brandenburg.
Could it be that the defeat of the Kingdom of Prussia in the Fulda region was greater than the war report sent to Prussia in the Kassel region?
The Count of Brandenburg, with some doubts, decided to inquire in detail about the situation in the Fulda area after leaving Sanssouci Palace.
As the person who was about to succeed Radowitz in organizing the cabinet, he could not even ignore the authenticity of the front-line war reports and seek foreign interference.
Of course, the Count of Brandenburg's advice was not entirely selfless, he considered the interests of the Hohenzollerns first, then the interests of the Junker nobility, and finally the people.
The present constitution of 1848 seriously harmed the interests of the Hohenzollerns and the Junker aristocracy, and Brandenburg was obliged to depose this unconscionable constitution for the sake of the Junker nobility.
With such a group of bugs (referring to the bourgeois nouveau riche), how can you do politics well.
The words of the Earl of Brandenburg and Prince Wilhelm made Frederick, who was already not determined. Wilhelm IV was somewhat shaken, and coupled with the problem of Radowitz's popularity in the Prussian cabinet, Frederick. Wilhelm IV also had a tendency to remove Radowitz from office.
"Alas!" Moments later, Frederick. William IV sighed and said, "I don't want to mediate, but it's just ......"
Frederick. Wilhelm IV told the Count of Brandenburg and Prince Wilhelm that in early November he had received a letter from the Russian Emperor Nicholas I, in which he rebuked Frederick in the tone of the Big Brother of the Holy Alliance. Wilhelm IV provoked the contradictions between Prussia and Austria, as well as between Prussia and Denmark, and at the same time criticized the new Prussian constitution.
Even more to Frederick. William IV was chilled that the Russian "big brother" even demanded that the Kingdom of Prussia should be responsible for sowing contradictions between Prussia and Austria, and that Graz County should be handed over to the Austrian Empire to administer on its behalf.
Frederick. Wilhelm IV apparently could not accede to the request of the Emperor of the Russian Empire, and the county of Graz was founded by Emperor Frederick in 1742 from the then Empress Maria of the Austrian Empire. What Teresa snatched from his hands, which can be said to be the basis for the take-off of the Kingdom of Prussia, was no less symbolic than Silesia for the entire Kingdom of Prussia, and the Austrian Empire's attempt to complete their bloodless counterattack against the Kingdom of Prussia through Nicholas I was met with Frederick. The refusal of William IV.
Frederick. After Wilhelm IV told the Count of Brandenburg and Prince Wilhelm about the "secrets" between the monarchs, the Count of Brandenburg and Prince Wilhelm showed a look of annoyance in their eyes.
"It must be Felix. What agreement did this guy Schwarzenberg come to with Emperor Nicholas I, otherwise the Russian Empire would not have been able to cheer for the Austrian Empire for no reason! Brandenburg calmly analyzed: "If there were not enough interests, those greedy Slavs would never have worked the platform!" ”
The Counts of Brandenburg, who had been dealing with the Russian Empire for many years before the Revolution, knew too well the nature of these Slavs, who were like an insatiable Jörmungad, greedily devouring the lands they occupied.
Especially after the Napoleonic Wars, when the prestige of the Russian Empire was at its peak, they were even more unable to satisfy their appetites.
How many wars have been directly or indirectly caused by them in these more than thirty years.
What were the interests that would have made Nicholas I come to the aid of the Austrian Empire at the risk of completely offending the Kingdom of Prussia?
Count of Brandenburg, Prince Wilhelm, Frederick. Wilhelm IV, the three Prussian cobblers, pondered the possibilities of the Russian and Austrian empires.
In the flash of light, the Count of Brandenburg's gaze involuntarily looked at the map of Europe hanging on the wall, as if under the influence of the darkness, and his gaze happened to stay on the Balkans.
Valley/Span won't! The Habsburgs will not be for the Graz ......
The Count of Brandenburg was taken aback by his conjecture, and he shook his head slightly, trying to deny it from all angles.
But the more the Count of Brandenburg denied it, the more he thought in his heart that it might be true.
This is the only condition for Nicholas I to pull the shelf......
The Count of Brandenburg calmed down a little and said, "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty! ”
Prince William and Frederick. Wilhelm IV was "intrigued" by the voice of the Count of Brandenburg, and they looked at the Count of Brandenburg, Frederick. King William IV smiled and said, "Dear Earl, what do you want to say?" ”
The Count of Brandenburg, who calmed down a little, told the two of them his guess: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, I wonder if the agreement between the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of the Russian Empire will have something to do with Constantinople!" ”
Prince William and Frederick. William IV looked at each other in horror, and they said in unison: "Impossible! ”
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I really can't think of any other conditions that would allow Nicholas I to run for the Austrian Empire!" Face Prince William and Frederick. King Wilhelm IV's rebuttal, the Count of Brandenburg still calmly responded.
"If it is really like what you say, the Austrian Empire came to an agreement with the Russian Empire! The two countries also need to consider the influence of Britain and France. "Frederick. Wilhelm IV was not a foolish monarch, standing under the wall where a map of Europe was hung, pointing to Constantinople and saying to the Count of Brandenburg: "If the Russian Empire occupies this place, then the fleet of the Russian Empire will be able to pass through the Mediterranean unhindered!" This will inevitably affect the interests of Britain and France! ”
Subsequently, Frederick. William IV moved his finger to the French port of Marseille: "It's less than 400 nautical miles from Marseille, and it's easy for the Russian Empire to attack it!" ”
"What if France is also involved in the deal?" The Count of Brandenburg, who had all sorts of clues in it, analyzed: "If the Austrian Empire also agreed to some of France's conditions......"
Frederick. William IV also remembered a message sent home by the French ambassador to Prussia more than a year ago.
According to the message, the French Republic was willing to support all Prussian claims in the German region, and these demands were conditional on the Kingdom of Prussia being willing to meet some of the conditions of the French Republic in the Rhineland.
In other words, as long as Prussia chose to cede land, then France supported Prussia's desire to unify Germany.
Such conditions were taken for granted by Frederick. Wilhelm IV refused, and now it seems that the Austrian Empire may have agreed to the terms of the French Republic.
Thinking of this, Frederick. William IV felt that his hands and feet were cold, and a biting chill poured into Frederick. The whole body of William IV.
Before the Kingdom of Prussia declared war on the Austrian Empire, Felix. Schwarzenberg had drawn the Kingdom of Prussia into his elaborate net, in which the Russian Empire and the French Republic were participants, and the Kingdom of Prussia was now in unprecedented isolation.
"I'm so stupid! It's true! "Frederick at this moment. Wilhelm IV was like a sister-in-law, he hated why he was sluggish, and he hated that he was still full of unrealistic illusions about the Russian Empire.
The French Republic and the Austrian Empire hated it even more before that, and carried out some hypocrisy.
In particular, in July 1850, when Britain and Russia signed a treaty on Denmark's right to inherit to Schlestrue and Hol, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic made it clear that the German question should be settled within Germany itself, and that France would respect the will of the German people.
The declaration of the French Republic earned it a wave of goodwill in the German region, so that the Kingdom of Prussia did not feel any atmosphere of isolation at that time.
Frederick. Wilhelm IV naturally forgot the "warning" issued by the French minister in Prussia, and now looks back at the situation at that time, I am afraid that the French Republic deliberately "dug a hole" for the next action of the Kingdom of Prussia.
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