Chapter 49: Chaos

"What are the Austrians going to do? Do they want to make that guy from Chambord the king of France? Even if he signs it, I absolutely disagree."

The staff on the side were shocked by the touching intelligence of the monarch, and France was not one of those small states in Germany.

However, no one dared to remind Louis Philippe to think too much, because this lord was so suspicious.

But because of this, the staff didn't want to lose their future, so they all looked at Baron Pasquière, the chief butler of the royal family.

The latter was a little helpless, but he was ready to take the blame and said.

"Your Majesty, this must be a trick of the Austrians. They're just trying to force you to go to Vienna, and it looks like they're in trouble.

Otherwise, there is no need to use such means."

"But what if not? What if this is a trick by Schanbor? ”

"Then you should go to Vienna, so as not to offend Austria and bankrupt Chambor's plot.

There is only one king in France, and that is you. ”

Baron Paschiel immediately gave a sycophant, after all, he didn't stretch out his hand to hit the smiling man.

However, Louis Philippe's expression was unusually serious at this time, and he said.

"There is only one king in France, and that is me, and I don't need anyone to prove it!"

The staff were a little confused, they did not understand why Louis Philippe had offended Austria at this critical juncture.

You must know that there is the marriage between the Orleans dynasty and the Spanish Bourbon, and the next-door neighbor Austria will definitely greatly affect the success or failure of this matter.

Even if not for the sake of the future, if you want to get Swiss territory now, you have to have good relations with Austria.

However, a considerable part of the staff did not want Louis Philippe and Austria to divide Switzerland equally, because that would lead to a direct border between the two countries, and then the tension between the two sides would escalate.

In fact, there is no shortage of smart people in any country, but whether these people have the opportunity to climb to high positions, whether they have the opportunity to speak, and whether the words they say can be adopted is another matter.

The same news became a big melon in the Kingdom of Sardinia, and Carlo Alberto found it very interesting, because the Habsburgs were able to do a lot of things every time they married.

There is no way, who let Austria's past deeds of fighting in bed have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Would the Austrians want to put the Count of Chambor on the throne of France, and then join France when he is gone?"

Carlo Alberto laughed at the thought of this, after all, this kind of thing is too absurd and bizarre

Soon he was brought back to reality by the question of how to expand his territory, and the military power and influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia could not be compared with that of Austria.

However, his own son seems to have married a princess from the side line of the Habsburgs, or he can also play a dozen emotional cards

So Vittorio, the prince of Sardinia, set out for Vienna with his wife.

The fact that the Count of Chambord was to attend the Congress of Vienna as the master of the Château de Chambord gave rise to a series of speculations in Germany.

The prevailing view was that this was a signal of Austria's intention to intervene in French affairs, as such a thing has been common in history.

However, by this time the Austrian diplomatic system was in disarray, and although they had known that the Count of Chambord had arrived in Vienna, it was normal for the young nobleman to wander around, especially since he married a grand duchess of the Este line.

However, the news of the Count of Chambor's announcement of his participation in the Congress of Vienna was announced in Paris, so the Austrian side was the last to know the news.

Although Austria's diplomatic and intelligence services were at loggerheads, Prince Metternich was quite happy.

Because the addition of the Count of Chambor is tantamount to breaking the situation between France and Austria, Louis Philippe does not have many options in this situation.

Of course, if the latter really does not come, then there will be more room for the Austrian Empire to operate.

Leaving aside the future, at the moment Archduke Franz was opposed to a direct border with France, so it was entirely possible to give the king a landless French-speaking state close to France.

The rigging of the election was not difficult for the Austrian Empire at all, and with the barrier of Count Chambord, Austria could eat the rest of the land.

Of course, the specific operation must not be so direct, and it is necessary to control part of it, and then puppet part of it.

In addition, if the French side takes a tough position, then it can consider ceding the areas of Geneva and Vaud, and give Bern to the Count of Chambor as a buffer zone between France and Austria.

However, Baron Pasquière soon brought the unfortunate news that King Louis Philippe and his family were unable to attend the appointment due to a cold.

This result made Metternich a little unacceptable, although his tone and expression were still leisurely, but his heart was already up and down.

"Mr. Pasquière, I have something I would like you to convey for me."

"Okay, please."

Baron Pasquière was also helpless, he really wanted to facilitate this trip, but he was also helpless to meet a monarch like Louis Philippe.

"Which country would most like to see the decline of Austria or France? At that time, we classified Switzerland as a permanent neutral country because we didn't want to have any more wars, and the farther away we were, the safer Europe would be.

You know what I mean? ”

Baron Pasquière nodded like garlic, he knew very well what Metternich meant, in fact, there were many people in France who felt that the Swiss Civil War was too strange, and the British acted very abnormally.

It is no wonder that Austria would oppose the partition of Switzerland, it turned out that the problem was not at all a question of strength or weakness, but of Austria's sinister intentions to avoid more serious consequences.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Prince, I will tell you the truth."

Baron Pasquière left Vienna and returned to Paris, and he had much to say, but now it seemed foolish and arrogant that Louis Philippe had told him.

France's current internal and external troubles are only clear to the most central of him, and the foundations of the powerful Orleans dynasty have been loosened.

The populace that once supported it had reached an almost unbearable level, and the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie were ready to seize power at any time, and now to add the pretender to the throne of Count Chambord.

Banquets are held almost every week in Paris, and the glamorous guys have long been plotting how to seize power.

Baron Pasquière reminded Louis Philippe more than once that he should take some tough measures, but the latter repeatedly refused, perhaps because he cherished his reputation, perhaps because he did not want to take risks, but he did not know why.

The British did not react much to the news of Count Chambord's participation in the Congress of Vienna, after all, the more chaotic the European continent, the better.

Franz didn't react to this, because he had planned it, but Louis Philippe's approach made him a little stunned.