Face Franz. Joseph asked solemnly, Jérôme. Bonaparte, too, put away his cynical expression and looked at Franz with a serious face. Joseph.

Franz. Joseph knew that Jérôme. Bonaparte began to get serious.

"Franz, we can join forces to set a trap for the Kingdom of Prussia!" Jérôme. Bonaparte solemnly said to Franz. Joseph responded.

"Join forces to set a trap?" Franz. Joseph muttered, and his mind couldn't help but think.

He remembered what the Count of Baul had said to him after he had returned to Vienna from Paris. Before Count Baul left, Bonaparte asked Count Baul if he would be willing to strike hard at the Kingdom of Prussia. ）

So, Franz. Joseph asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said, "What are you going to do?" ”

"There is an old saying, if you want to destroy it first, you must first make it crazy!" Jérôme. Bonaparte vs. Franz. Joseph said slowly, "If you want to sanction the Kingdom of Prussia, you must act without the interference of the Kingdom of Britain.

If the Kingdom of Britain chooses to intervene, all actions will become bubbles.

Because the Kingdom of Britain will never allow a country that can resist Fao-Austria and maintain the balance of Europe to disappear. ”

"But how can we keep the Kingdom of Britain from interfering!" Franz. Joseph asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"First of all, the Kingdom of Prussia must be lured to upset the internal balance in the German region, and then it must be lured into declaring war!

When the time comes, our two countries will be able to wipe out Prussia with the power of thunder! "Jérôme. Bonaparte vs. Franz. Joseph replied, "In that case, the Kingdom of Britain would have to choose to admit the established facts." ”

"How to lure the Kingdom of Prussia into upsetting the balance?" Franz. Joseph pressed again.

"As the Kingdom of Prussia developed, it was natural for them to become dissatisfied with their situation within Germany!" Jérôme. Bonaparte unhurriedly explained, "The new Junkers in the Inland region complained that the Kingdom of Hanover, which straddled between the two Prussian lands, was an obstacle to their earnings, and that the Junker military aristocracy in the east also needed military merit."

In this case, it only takes a suitable person to come to power! They will choose to take revenge on you, just as they did in Omimuts in 1851!

As soon as the war between the two sides began, then France would be able to join the war in the name of protecting the Kingdom of Württemberg!

Help the Austrian Empire defeat the Kingdom of Prussia! ”

Franz. Joseph was silent for a moment, still a little unbelieving in Jerome. Bonaparte's words, because in his opinion the defeat of the Kingdom of Prussia and the destruction of the balance of the German regions did not seem to be beneficial to France either.

Wasn't he afraid that the Austrian Empire would become a fierce rival of the French Empire after the war with the Kingdom of Prussia?

And Jérôme. Bonaparte seems to have known about Franz for a long time. Joseph was confused in his heart, and he smiled at Franz. Joseph said: "Franz, I ask you a question, are you willing to abandon the existing areas of the Austrian Empire and then merge into Germany!" ”

"Nope! I wouldn't do that! "Franz. Joseph was categorical about Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"That's good!" Jérôme. Bonaparte spread his hands against Franz. Joseph said, "As long as the Austrian Empire does not give up the territories of Hungary and the Apennine Peninsula, you will never be able to fully integrate with Germany."

And my bottom line is that as long as the whole of Germany does not have a regime that can accommodate the whole German people.

Of course, if you can, part of the territory of the Inland region can also be given appropriately.

Franz, I told you that the purpose of the French Empire was not to monopolize European rights!

The times no longer allow us to monopolize Europe, because it was hoped that the Austrian Empire would help the French Empire to run Europe together.

If the Austrian Empire wishes, all of Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, and half of Italy will be your sphere of influence!

The vassal states of the German region will be the best buffer zone between our two countries! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte's words for Franz. Joseph was indeed a little moved, as the Habsburg Emperor understood that the Austrian Empire had never been positioned as the hegemon of Europe, as long as they could have a place in Europe.

Nowadays Jerome. Bonaparte's temptation to seduce him was a thrill to him.

"What should I do when I come to Inland?" Franz. Joseph asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"We only need to come to part of the territory of Inland to defend Alsace-Lorraine. The rest is up to you! "Jérôme. Bonaparte vs. Franz. Joseph responded.

"Let me think about it!" Franz. Joseph was reserved against Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"Of course!" Jérôme. Bonaparte smiled at Franz. Joseph replied that he did not believe Franz. Joseph would have been unimpressed by this condition.

Even if he doesn't like it, Jérôme. Bonaparte also had other options.

For example, if some iron-blooded prime minister is put on the throne, as long as he sits in the position of prime minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, he is not afraid that the Kingdom of Prussia will not provoke a war.

When the time comes, Jérôme. Bonaparte only needed to intervene quickly in the conflict to ensure his best interests.

By that time, even if the Austrian Empire was able to retain its German position, their Italian territory would probably be ruined.

Right here in Jérôme. Bonaparte and Franz. Shortly after Joseph finished talking, Maximilian appeared in front of them and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing, just a casual conversation!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said a perfunctory word to Maximilian.

"That's right! It's just a casual conversation! "Franz. Joseph was also perfunctory.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Franz. At the invitation of the noblewoman, the two Josephs went to the dance floor to dance.

The ball lasted until the early hours of the morning. Bonaparte and Franz. Joseph returned to his respective rooms to rest.

Jérôme lying on the bed. Bonaparte soon entered into the dream, and in another room Franz. Joseph tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Sleep in Franz. Elizabeth Yin, who was next to Joseph, asked Franz curiously. What happened to Joseph that prevented him from sleeping.

Franz. Joseph just said perfunctorily, "It's nothing, I just can't sleep!" ”

Elizabeth Yin had no choice but to stop asking, and Franz. Joseph fell asleep in a haze.

Franz in a dream. Joseph "saw" that he was in the Apennines, leading the Austrian army into battle.

Opposite him was a group of troops in blue, white and red uniforms, yes, they were the French army.

Under the offensive of the French army like a tide, Franz. Joseph soon fell into defeat.

The Four Corners became their only stronghold in the Apennines, in Franz. Joseph was in despair of the Apennine Peninsula at a time.

On the opposite side of France came the news that their emperor, Napoleon III, was willing to go with Franz. Joseph Peace Talks.

Napoleon III? Could it be Jérôme. Bonaparte?

Franz in a dream. Joseph felt humiliated, but he agreed to the peace talks.

When Franz. After Joseph agreed to "peace talks" with the Emperor of France, he suddenly discovered that the Emperor of France on the other side was not Jérôme. Bonaparte, but a guy older than Napoleon III.

It was at the most critical moment that Franz. Joseph came to his senses.

When he opened his eyes, he gasped and made a "whirring" sound.

Sleep in Franz. Elizabeth, who was next to Joseph, asked Franz with concern. Joseph is not having a nightmare.

Franz. Joseph replied to Yin Lizabeth calmly, "No! It's nothing! ”

The next morning, Maximilian, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Franz. Joseph's three monarchs once again went on a safari outside Warsaw.

During Franz. Joseph secretly looked at Jérôme several times. Bonaparte, only to find Jérôme. Bonaparte was very different from the emperor in his dreams.

"Franz, what's wrong with you? Why the absent-mindedness? "Jérôme. Bonaparte whispered Franz as he aimed his shotgun at a distant prey and pulled the trigger. Joseph said.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! "Franz. Joseph shook his head at Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

After the end of the hunt, Jérôme. Bonaparte and the others had a picnic nearby, as usual.

This time, Maximilian again asked the French Empire and the Austrian Empire to pull them on the grounds that the Kingdom of Poland was underarmed.

In the end, Maximilian bought Jérôme at a 20% discount. 100,000 MTL1842 and 30,000 Miné rifles in the Bonaparte warehouse, while some rifle production lines were purchased.

And Franz. Joseph also kindly presented Maximilian with 5,000 Lorenz rifles.

Of course, Maximilian's money for the purchase of rifles and production lines was also Jerome. Bonaparte loaned to them.

Maximilian's actions were equivalent to stabilizing the market of the French Empire.

Over the next few days, Maximilian sent Jérôme to the post for various reasons. Bonaparte and Franz. Joseph asked out to talk.

Jérôme. Bonaparte and Franz. Joseph was also glad to go, and through several conversations, the three parties basically agreed on the issue of jointly containing the westward expansion of the Russian Empire.

It's just that in terms of whether to establish a military alliance to prevent expansion, Franz. Joseph and Jérôme. Bonaparte did not see the need to reaffirm Russia's intention to contain Russia through the creation of a military alliance, as this would lead to a stress response in Russia.

In Franz. Joseph and Jérôme. Bonaparte's joint opposition, Maximilian renounced his desire to sign a military alliance.