Perhaps because of the unique "telepathy" between politicians and politicians, as soon as Prime Minister Palmerston and Cavour met, the two were already determined to be the same type of politicians.

In order to prevent Prime Minister Palmerston from detecting his true intentions, Cavour decided to adopt the tactic of "squeezing toothpaste".

In other words, as long as Palmerston doesn't take the initiative to ask about the topic, Cavour will definitely not say more.

Palmerston, who was standing in opposition to Cavour, also put on a cold posture, he only bowed his head slightly, and said to Cavour in an indifferent tone, "Mr. Cavour, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I am also deeply honored to meet here!" Cavour deliberately pretended to be very excited, and held out his hand to Palmerston

After a two-second pause, Palmerston also reached out and clasped it tightly with Cavour.

When Palmerston and Cavour's hands parted, it was the official start of the conversation.

"Your Excellency Palmerston, I think you should hear from His Majesty the Prince about the great events that we are about to do!"

Cavour did not directly tell Palmerston what Prince Albert had said to him that day, but asked Palmerston in a deceitful tone, and his purpose was naturally to test whether the royal family and the cabinet had reached an agreement on the question of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

If the two sides agree, then Prince Albert will inevitably explain the full content of the conversation to the Cabinet

Conversely, if the royal family and the cabinet do not agree, then Prince Albert will inevitably cut the content of the conversation to a certain extent (such as protecting Sardinia from harm) in order to achieve the goal of preserving the royal family.

After all, the British royal family must hide behind the cabinet and parliament to exercise power, and rushing to the front will only cause a backlash from all forces in Britain.

However, since Prince Albert invited him to meet with Palmerston, it is enough to prove that there is a high probability that there is an agreement between the royal family and the cabinet.

"I did hear something about the Kingdom of Sardinia from the lips of His Majesty Prince Albert!" Palmerston also responded to Cavour's words with vague words.

"Then has the British cabinet discussed what to do with the Kingdom of Sardinia!!" Cavour smiled at Prime Minister Palmerston.

"Of course!" Prime Minister Palmerston nodded, and then said a plan that shocked Cavour in particular, and he sighed and said to Cavour, "Mr. Cavour, I am sorry to tell you!

After several days of intense discussions between Minister Russell and I, we finally agreed that the Italian peninsula should be kept in balance!

A rash attempt to upset the balance of the Italian peninsula could lead to the development of events out of control!"

After hearing Palmerston's answer, Cavour's heart was originally on fire, because Palmerston's words instantly became cold, and the whole person was like being in a sub-zero weather.

If this wasn't Windsor Castle, Cavour would have screamed out loud.

After so many days of hard work, he had to be wiped out because of Palmerston's words.

At this moment, Cavour couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sadness in his heart, and he didn't understand why Palmerston made such a choice.

Palmerston was not a peace-loving politician, and it should be more in the interests of the Kingdom of Britain to move the Kingdom of Sardinia out of the control of the French Empire.

Although Cavour was in a terrible mood now, he still had to force the frustration in his heart and ask Palmerston why.

"Your Excellency, I really can't imagine that you, as one of the great rulers of the Kingdom of Britain, should be aware of the current situation in the Mediterranean!

I didn't expect your vision to be so narrow!" Cavour deliberately used agitation to say excitedly to Prime Minister Palmerston.

Prime Minister Palmerston was very happy when he heard Cavour describe him as "the greatest man at the helm", but when he heard the second half of Cavour's words,

An uncomfortable feeling gushed out of my heart inexplicably.

Although Palmerston understood Cavour's clumsy agitation, he was offended.

Palmerston replied to Cavour in a condescending tone, "Mr. Cavour, you mean that I am not worthy to be the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Britain!"

"Lord Palmerston, I think that a politician who ignores the damage to the interests of the Kingdom of Britain is indeed not qualified to be the leader of the Kingdom of Britain!" Cavour said-for-tat without flinching.

Cavour understands that the more you back down against a guy like Palmerston, the more Palmerston will look down on you.

At the end of the day, Palmerston is not a leader with his own temper, he is essentially a mercenary politician.

Seeing that Palmerston did not respond to Cavour, Cavour then opened his mouth to "angrily" reprimand Palmerston, "I really can't imagine that a great statesman who dominated the independence of the Kingdom of Belgium and repelled the Russian Empire's attempts to encroach on the Balkans could become an appeaser in just a few years to maintain stability!"

For Palmerston, leading the independence of the Kingdom of Belgium from the Netherlands and the division of the Russian Empire were indeed two of the most brilliant achievements of Palmerston's reign.

Although the two "achievements" seem to be somewhat unsuccessful today, the former (Belgium) is on the verge of being closely linked to France, and the latter (the Russian Empire) is unable to effectively contain the French Empire because of the civil war that followed the division.

But at the time, these two victories arguably elevated Palmerston to the position of Britain's greatest statesman after Wellington.

Even the Duke of Wellington, after stripping away his military exploits, was far less politically meritorious than Palmerston.

Of course, Palmerston was so bent on killing Russia that he forgot that his ally, the French Empire, was also an ambitious country.

When the Russian Empire was completely mired in civil war, and the surrounding countries wanted a piece of the Russian land, Palmerston realized that the Russian Empire had been weakened by him.

When Palmerston wanted to make amends, the countries that had already eaten the benefits from the Russian Empire naturally swore to defend their interests from harm.

At the same time, because of his promotion of Russia day and night, public opinion in Britain itself has not reversed, and Palmerston is not able to directly deny his handling of the Russian Empire.

However, in terms of results, Palmerston has undoubtedly achieved its strategic objectives.

Therefore, when Cavour praised Palmerston's two achievements, Palmerston's heart once again welled up with joy.

"Mr. Cavour, the Cabinet considers that the help given by the Kingdom of Britain to the Kingdom of Sardinia and the contribution of the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Kingdom of Britain obviously do not want to wait!

Although I also hoped in my heart that Italy would be free from the Austrian Empire, I could not convince my colleagues to agree to support Sardinia!" Palmerston replied to Cavour.

"The Kingdom of Sardinia needs only one security from the Kingdom of Britain, just as the Kingdom of Britain did with the Kingdom of Belgium!

At the same time, I promise that the Kingdom of Sardinia will never take the initiative to provoke the Austrian Empire!" Cavour once again reiterated the request he had made to Prince Albert at the time.

"Then I would like to ask Monsieur Cavour how you can break the situation in the Italian peninsula without the use of Sardinian force!" Palmerston asked Cavour rhetorically.

Cavour pondered for a moment, and he decided to reveal some plans to Palmerston.

If the plan is not revealed to the Kingdom of Britain, Palmerston will probably not support it.

"I have contacted Mazzini and Garibaldi, one of whom will go to Sicily to overthrow the Kingdom of Naples, and the other to Lombardy and Venice to revolt and delay the mobilization of the Austrian Empire!

At the same time, Kossuth of Hungary promised me that he would help us at some time!"

Cavour told Palmerston all about the results of the recent period.

After hearing this, Palmerston's eyes revealed a bit of jealousy.

Unexpectedly, Cavour was so well prepared.

"Mr. Cavour, you are a natural conspirator!" Palmerston said in a dignified tone.

"It's all about the unification of Italy!" Cavour exclaimed, "I only hope that Britain will be able to give Sardinia a meagre aid in its most difficult time!"

If we succeed this time, then we will never forget your country's help!"

"If the Austrian Empire insists on attacking you, then the Kingdom of Britain may not be able to do anything!" Palmerston said tactfully to Cavour.

He did not want to see the Kingdom of Britain come into conflict with the Austrian Empire.

For the support of the Kingdom of Sardinia, it is enough to pay lip service to it, and military support is something that should not be thought of.

Unless there is a great power willing to take the risk with the Kingdom of Britain.

"If the Austrian Empire really insisted on invading in spite of the opposition of the nations, then the Kingdom of Sardinia would be willing to fight to the last soldier!" Cavour said to Palmerston firmly, "I only hope that in the midst of our war with the Austrian invaders, the Kingdom of Britain will not forget that there was once a group of Italians who fought hard for their country!!"

"I will!" Palmerston replied with a solemn expression.

Cavour and Palmerston then shook hands and left.

After a while, Prince Albert appeared in the room where Palmerston and Cavour were staying.

"What do you think of our Mr. Cavour's plan?"

"If Cavour hadn't sought help from other forces, then I think he'd have had to do it this time!" Palmerston said in a firm tone, "But wouldn't it hurt us to give them proper support?"

"You say, will the French Empire help them?" Prince Albert asked again.

"I don't think so!" After a moment of silence, Palmerston spoke, "The purpose of the French Empire is the same as that of the Austrian Empire, and there is no need for them to support the unification of the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

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