Mid-June 1855.

More than a month has passed since the signing of the Paris Peace Conference, and in that time there have been many things happening in Europe, three of which are closely related to France, one from abroad and the remaining two from home.

The first thing to do was from the Austrian Empire, and in mid-May the Austrian Emperor Franz. Joseph officially announced that he had awarded his younger brother Maximilian and Karl Maximilian respectively. Ludwig, Archduke of Galicia-Krakow and Archduke Lodomeria, which meant that Austrian Poland and Russian Poland were officially united, with Maximilian as Grand Duke of Warsaw.

At the same time, Archduke Maximilian also announced that he would be crowned in the Duchy of Galicia-Krakow and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and when he went to Warsaw to be crowned, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw would be officially renamed the Kingdom of Poland.

(The full name is actually the United Kingdom of Poland (Canada), this Prince Metternich's plan for Archduke Maximilian to govern Poland, only by provoking the contradictions between the Galician nobles and the Warsaw nobles, can Archduke Maximilian really sit firmly in the Diaoyutai.) ）

As soon as the news broke, the Kingdom of Prussia protested again, saying that the Austrian Empire's actions were a serious threat to the peace of Europe, and that the destruction of Europe had finally led to unity.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Prussia advised the Austrian Empire to recognize the situation as soon as possible and to abandon this operation to undermine peace in Europe.

In the face of the protest of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Austrian Imperial Foreign Minister, Count Bauer, sent to say, "What can you do with me?"

The Austrian Empire claimed that this time the territorial grant was given by Franz. The matter of the two monarchs, Emperor Joseph and Archduke Maximilian, the Kingdom of Prussia, as an outsider, was not in a position to comment on this matter.

If the Kingdom of Prussia was not satisfied, then the Austrian Empire could only express regret.

On the evening of the Austrian Empire's circular, the Duchy of Posen, which was under the rule of the Kingdom of Prussia, sent representatives to protest to the Kingdom of Prussia, demanding that the Kingdom of Prussia give fair treatment to the Polish people under their rule.

At first, the Berlin government, concerned about the influence of international public opinion, first pretended to agree to the delegates of the Duchy of Posen (Bismarck, who was a diplomat in Frankfurt at the time, maintained this opinion, believing that if the Kingdom of Prussia opened this opening, they would risk being shaken by the dictatorship of 1851 by using bayonets, and that the only way to do this was to decisively reject any conditions of the Duchy of Posen, and at the same time send soldiers to the Duchy of Posen to suppress the rebels, and to use the blood of the rebels to deter the domestic opposition that was about to rise). However, the current slight words, coupled with the regent's dislike of him, led to Bismarck's opinion not being taken seriously by the regent at all), and the regent Wilhelm, in order to whitewash himself as a "friend of the nation", personally met with the representatives of the public opinion of the principality of Posen.

As a result, the representatives of public opinion in the Principality of Posen put forward the following proposals: 1. Abolish the status of German as the official language of the Principality of Posen, and at the same time restore the Polish language courses in the Principality of Posen

2. Prussia should end its dictatorship as soon as possible and restore the bicameral system.

3. Abolition of censorship in the Kingdom of Prussia.

4. Restoration of the National Guard, which had been abolished in 1851.

From the above points alone, it can be seen that the Duchy of Posen came prepared, except for the first point, which only acted on the Duchy of Posen, and the remaining three points were all against the existing autocratic system of the Kingdom of Prussia.

This allowed the Duchy of Posen to unite with the rest of the Kingdom of Prussia, and although this alliance was only temporary, the Duchy of Posen was able to take advantage of this power to become invincible.

William, the regent who originally fantasized about being able to settle the Principality of Posen at a very small price, immediately ended this "farce" with a straight face after hearing these opinions of the representatives of the Principality of Posen.

In the afternoon of the same day, the far-right and royalist newspapers in the Kingdom of Prussia angrily denounced the representatives of the Duchy of Posen as "vexatious".

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused a joint siege of the center-right, center-left and republicanist newspapers.

A five-day war of scolding began, with newspapers on both sides going back and forth, from the first metaphor to the outspoken scolding at the end, and the public opinion in the entire Berlin area was turned upside down because of the issue of the public opinion of the Duchy of Posen.

The regent William, who had no choice, had no choice but to order his ministers to solve the matter, and who knew that Mandolfil would also be of no avail.

The regent William complied with Ron's orders and sent soldiers to forcibly close the newspaper offices in the Berlin area.

This long-running street scolding has just subsided, but everyone knows that this matter will never end unless the source of this street scolding incident is completely resolved.

Since the Kingdom of Prussia had already mobilized the power of the army in order to quell the controversy, the regent Wilhelm simply tore his face to directly solve the problem.

As a result, nearly 50,000 Prussian soldiers were stationed in the Duchy of Posen under the orders of the regent Wilhelm, and the entire Duchy of Posen was completely militarized.

This farce was completely quelled, but the Kingdom of Prussia completely lost its face because of this boiling farce.

Dr. Ma, who was far away in London, wrote a special argument about the behavior of the regent William, and the Austrian Empire and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw published a picture in the newspapers of a dilapidated house and a pig-headed man standing triumphantly next to the broken house, and above the house was a flag with a fat rooster.

Anyone with a modicum of political vision knows that the painting is a mockery of the regent William.

The Kingdom of Prussia, which had been tossing back and forth for a long time, was also in no mood to debate with the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and the Austrian Empire, and the whole Duchy of Posen was still in their hands anyway.

The problems of the Kingdom of Poland are as if they did not see it.

……

The second incident came from the French General Staff, and in late May, Nière, then Chief of the French General Staff, and Marshal Pellissier, the Senate of the French Empire, jointly sent a letter to Jérôme. Bonaparte presented a programme for a second military reform.

This version of the plan was mainly to improve on the problems exposed by the French Empire during the Crimean War, and to revise the existing military service problems in the French Empire.

When Jérôme. After reading the report given to him by Niel, Bonaparte immediately ordered Mocal to summon Niel from the Ministry of War.

"Your Majesty!" Enter the study of Niel to Jérôme. Bonaparte bowed and said.

"Sit down! Niel! "Jérôme. Bonaparte stretched out his hand and invited him to sit on the sofa, and at the same time took the document that Niel handed him and said: "I have read all the documents you have given me!" There are also some questions that I would like to ask you as a teacher! ”

"Your Majesty, you're welcome!" Niel modestly said to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte opened Niel's plan and asked the sentence "plus the right of the staff at all levels to make and make decisions" in the Niel plan: "In the last military reform, we have not strengthened the power of the staff at all levels!" Why do you need to strengthen this time! ”

"Your Majesty!" Niel looked at Jérôme with a serious expression. "Although last time we have nominally strengthened the power of the staff at all levels, in practice the staff at all levels are still as dependent on the decisions of the army leaders as before!"

And the commanders of the armies, divisions, and brigades are also secretly contradicting the General Staff!

That's why I will once again propose to strengthen the rights of the staff at all levels in this military reform! ”

"How are you going to establish the authority of the staff at all levels!" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Nière again about it.

Neiel came up with a plan to kill chickens and monkeys, and he wanted to use the "blood" of several thorny soldiers to establish his authority.

When Jérôme. When Bonaparte asked if Nielle had a goal, he told him his goal.

"Can you think about it again?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked tactfully.

Because part of the list that Niel gave him was to support Jérôme in the first place. General of Bonaparte who seized power.

If you rashly talk about their recall, it is likely to give people the feeling of unloading and killing donkeys.

"Your Majesty, we have to do this!" Niel was categorical about Jérôme. Bonaparte said, "Only in this way can the majesty of the General Staff be truly established!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte lowered his head and muttered for a moment, then raised his head again and said to Niel: "Talk to the Minister of Montauban about this!" ”

"Without your permission, it will be difficult for Minister Montauban to act!" Niel is once again against Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"This slippery head!" Jérôme. Bonaparte laughed and scolded, "You tell Montauban on my behalf, and when he finishes this, he will be transferred to North Africa as governor of Algiers!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Niel vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

The Governor of Algiers was only nominally inferior to the Minister of War, and somewhat higher in terms of power.

After all, the Viceroy of Algeria did not need to be subjected to Jérôme all the time. Bonaparte's constraints.

It can be said that he is the emperor of the whole North African region.

"That's right! Neel, I trust you to agree to your terms! I hope you don't live up to my trust! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said lightly.

Niel immediately appealed to Jérôme. Bonaparte said that if the staff at all levels did not establish their authority this time, he would be willing to be killed by Jérôme. Bonaparte deposed.

"That's good!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded, then turned a few more pages and pointed to the "abolition of the National Guard" in the Niel plan, and asked solemnly, "Niel, do you know what the consequences of abolishing the National Guard may be!" ”

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