London, Whitehall.

The constant tapping of the table was distracting, and it was a good reflection of John Russell's state of mind at this time, who did not know what British intelligence was doing.

After all these years, Vienna's rapid communication network had not yet been built, and at this time the news from Paris could be delivered to London in a day.

Considering the density of the Austrian-German Confederation railway at this time, it would not take five days to travel from Vienna to Rotterdam by train and then to London by ship.

The British Empire's intelligence agencies took five days, which led John Russell to begin to doubt their professionalism.

However, this is the new prime minister's unprofessionalism, the transmission of information must be approved first, and it takes two days for only two reviews, plus changing cars and waiting for ships on the road, three days is already very fast.

However, this also shows that Britain still does not pay enough attention to Austria as an opponent, and cares much more about its old opponent.

Just like the way of information transmission, the information from Vienna to London has to be reviewed layer by layer, and even important information such as Austria's invasion of Switzerland must be confirmed first according to the process.

But the news from Paris could go through a wartime mechanism, only make a preliminary confirmation, bypass the complicated review and confirmation process, and send the information to the prime minister's office first.

There is another thing that makes John Russell very depressed, that is, it was very stalemate two weeks ago, why did the war suddenly end and everyone began to divide the spoils?

What the hell is the German Confederation? Shouldn't this be a problem for Austria and France? How did it suddenly become a tripartite alliance between Austria, the German Confederation, and Sardinia against France?

Palmerston was annoyed that his script had been tampered with, but in any case, the French and Austrian ties were settled.

John Russell was very dissatisfied, but France was obviously weaker than the Tripartite Alliance at this time, and Louis Philippe was not a very resolute man, should Britain be a pawn for the French?

That is of course impossible, and Palmerston's advice at this time is:

"We should send people to Vienna to thank the nations for their efforts for peace in Europe. This will reduce the resistance to our diplomacy in the future. ”

John Russell glanced blankly at his foreign minister, he could hardly imagine that there was such a brazen person in the world, and this person was sitting next to him.

However, this is indeed in line with the British diplomatic strategy at this time, after all, Russia is Britain's biggest enemy, followed by France, and Austria, which is soaked in the Adriatic Sea all day, has not yet been able to enter the eyes of the British.

Speaking of the so-called German Confederation, he wanted to laugh, it is strange that this alliance of dozens of countries is really combative.

As for Switzerland's allies? I'm sorry, but I, the British Empire, only make friends with the victors.

In contrast, Louis Philippe was very determined to agree to the Vienna Agreement, and in fact there was no shortage of warriors and fighters in France.

The Napoleonians were the staunch militants, desperate to regain power, and the best way to do that was through war.

By this time, however, France's finances were on the verge of bankruptcy, and the continuous attrition of domestic and foreign wars stretched its troops.

Moreover, the Orleans faction, led by Louis Philippe, did not want to see the military in power, let alone the return of the Napoleonic family.

The Orthodox faction was in turmoil, with some trying to instigate Louis Philippe to go to war and then take the opportunity to put the Count of Chambord on the throne.

Some people wanted to avoid war, because it would be bad for France to go to war at this time, and it might not only fail to bring the Comte de Champauer to the throne, but could also repeat the mistakes of the French Revolution.

Some people want to go to war because they can't sell the goods they have hoarded, and some people don't want to go to war because they still have a lot of business abroad.

In the end, Louis Philippe chose peace, because the enemy was too strong and the rebels in the country were too arrogant.

Workers' secret societies and pamphlets of various social ideas were everywhere and even attracted the onlookers of two great men, but it was not a black man who gave the speech, but a group of historically famous sociologists.

Orthodoxy and the Church, Pius IX in tandem, for Louis Philippe it was disgusting to open the door, disgusting to the home.

Louis Philippe personally appointed 77 bishops in the hope of diluting the influence of the Church, but this force could not destroy the influence that the Church had built up over the millennia.

Instead, the Church and Orthodoxy were firmly united, and Pius IX took the opportunity to collect debts and demand that France pay back the tithes it had owed over the years.

The Orleans faction was also unstable, such as the Barrows, who wanted to keep Louis Philippe in a situation where they could not be ruled over.

In addition to this public desire for the king to surrender power, there are a large number of small factions with their own agendas. Louis Philippe's 18-year reign has changed 17 cabinets, and the level of turmoil can be seen.

The "democrats" and republicans also came to the stage of history at this time, and the army was also full of mountains, and individual factions were more common than political factions.

For example, the wall-riding faction led by Prime Minister Sirte, none of them wants to offend, and at the same time they firmly defend their own interests.

Workers' strikes and peasant uprisings also occurred from time to time in the country, and the chaos in the colonies reached terrible proportions.

However, at this time, Louis Philippe felt that the situation at this time could be barely controlled, but if there was another war, he would not know, he did not want to take any risks, not even once.

There are also a lot of lands in the two states, which is better than the Belgian one, at least he did not lose his troops. And Louis Philippe felt that he had discovered a talent, Charles Duchat, a rising general from the grassroots.

The former felt that the latter could be used to divide and disintegrate the Bonapartist faction, and the latter also felt that the former would be their biggest stepping stone.

As a result, the Congress of Vienna was successfully convened in 1847 and achieved gratifying results, making a great contribution to the peace of Europa.

The five great powers were all represented, and the heads of state except Britain and France gathered for the first time since the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

Switzerland disappeared from the map, and most of the countries in attendance were given new territories, and even if they did not receive land, there was money as a consolation prize.

Franz sat in the Eagle Castle in a daze, and Austria had tried three times in history to retake its ancestral land, but all of them had failed.

In the end, in order to prevent the land from being converted into a public toilet by the Swiss, the Habsburgs had to pay an annual repair fund to the Swiss to protect the long-standing building.

The Eagle Castle Franz visited in later generations, and it was a small and inconspicuous castle built in the mountains. By this time, however, it was in ruins, and Frey Holocell's last order was to burn the Eagle Castle to the ground.

If Franz had not taken it back, the small castle would have been preserved as a monument until the 21st century.

But the reality is that their enemies are so shameless, either to cut their own people or to vent their anger at a building that doesn't move.

So when Franz learned that Frey Holosey did not set himself on fire and died, but chose to escape halfway, Franz had something special.