As soon as this news came out of the European uproar, Italian nationalists knew that their spring had arrived.

Riots broke out in Lombardy and Venesia one after another, and even Tuscany, Lucca, and Modena, which were in the hands of the Habsburg family, were not spared.

People chanted "Long live Pius IX!" "Long live the unification of Italy!" "Long live constitutional freedom!" Beacon fires were lit in the Italian region.

But most of these fires were burned in the cities, not in the more pious and ignorant countryside.

This revolt terrified Carlo Alberto, who wanted Italy ruled by the Kingdom of Sardinia, not Italy controlled by the gods.

Carlo Alberto ordered Count di Castagento, who was in charge of intelligence, to keep a close eye on the movements in Vienna with all the resources at his disposal.

The rebels who contacted Lombardy and Venesia at the same time wanted to get ahead of the curve, since Pius IX was only the pope and not the king, and the only one who could unify Italy was the House of Savoy.

At this time, the 38-year-old Cavour almost jumped when he heard the news, and he felt that the opportunity of the Kingdom of Sardinia had come, and immediately published an article in his "Liberation Newspaper":

"Only the Kingdom of Sardinia could unite Italy, and the king should accept the constitution"

Cavour was an aristocrat and capitalist, so there was no conflict between his support for an expanding war of unification and his desire to shackle the king.

As for the so-called nationalism and Mazzini's ideas, he scoffed at them.

Upon learning of this, Britain openly expressed its support for the Italian Risorgimen, and immediately issued a letter urging Austria to return northern Italy to the "Italians" as soon as possible.

The Italians in the English letter are very interesting, and they support the emergence of another great power or quasi-power in the Italian region.

After all, this was much better than the result of complete control of Italy by France or Austria, and in short, the more countries on the continent and the more dispersed the forces, the more in the interests of the British.

And the nascent Italy could only rely on Britain, at least John Russell thought.

However, Palmerston did not think so, he felt that Italy would be a heavy burden, and that it would be better to allow only northern Italy to become independent, rather than reviving the so-called Italy, so as to achieve true equilibrium.

As the younger brother of the British, the Ottoman Empire naturally chose to follow directly. It's just that I don't know if anyone cares about McGid's credentials.

In fact, Austria's trade with the Ottoman Empire has increased year by year in recent years, and in terms of profit alone, it has surpassed trade with the British.

So Mejid's decision immediately aroused the discontent of the domestic merchant community, who could not accept the stupid decision of the Sultan, and did not want to lose such a good business partner as Austria.

However, McJid actually had a deeper consideration, because not long ago the Grand Duke of Serbia, Miloš Obrenovic, came to him and made a bold proposal to him.

"Great Sultan, we can take this opportunity to take back Western Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania and even further Belgrade"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused Mejid's interest, Pius IX could take back Northern Italy, so why couldn't the Ottoman Empire take back those homelands?

In fact, Western Bosnia, Montenegro and northern Albania are not very attractive to Mejid, but Belgrade is a major road for land and water transportation.

Controlling this place would be equivalent to controlling the Balkan gates, and the Ottoman Empire would be able to regain control of the Danube Valley.

Serbia, Wallachia, and Moldavia will thus be more closely linked to the Ottoman Empire.

Note: At this time, Serbia, Wallachia, and Moldavia were nominally vassals of the Ottoman Empire, and Wallachia and Moldavia were Russian protectorates.

At the same time, he can choose to go north to seize Vienna and fulfill the glory and dream of the Ottoman Empire.

As for Miloš's statement that he would defend the country for the Ottoman Empire, neither of them could take it seriously.

Miloš wanted to regain control of Belgrade with the help of the Ottoman Empire, while Mejid wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to regain control of the Danube Valley.

However, they had a common enemy, Austria, and this was the basis for their cooperation. Miloš was a land snake who was well acquainted with those lands, and had an internal presence in Austria.

And the Sultan of Mejid is undoubtedly the dragon who crossed the river, relying on the strong military and economic strength of the Ottoman Empire, as well as the righteousness of recovering his homeland.

The Russian ambassador was shocked and outraged by this, but he had no choice but to consult His Majesty the Tsar, because the matter was too big for him to call the shots.

Things are moving too fast, and the disadvantages of Russia, which is in a remote place, are infinitely magnified. Actually, it wasn't all, because the water was so muddy that Nicholas I wanted to see it first.

Both Prussia and Spain were in a state of insecurity at this time, but they had their own judgments and practices.

Spain was mired in a civil war, and they wanted to divert the contradictions, so they decided to settle for Austria.

And the Spaniards don't think that the two sides can really fight, and this kind of thing will probably end in the end, after all, no country will really fight for the Pope.

Prussia was in turmoil, and it was difficult for Wilhelm IV to come up with Berlin, and he also believed that the two sides would not really fight.

The last time the pope was successful, because the Austrians first violated the agreement and penetrated deep into the pope to develop power.

But this time, Pius IX's conditions were too harsh and provocative, and they trampled on the dignity of Austria as a great power.

If it had been before the nineteenth century, I am afraid that the Holy City would have been washed in blood and the Pope would have been replaced.

But as a wave of nationalism and revolution swept across Europe, the matter should not be resolved in the end.

Although the Austrians had little to do with the Papal States for the time being, they had many tricks to use against Prussia, which was also part of the German Confederation.

For example, if the nationalist wave at this time is labelled as a traitor, then it is very likely that the fanatical nationalists will actually rise up in rebellion.

Even if there was no people's war, the expulsion of the Hohenzollerns from Germany was beyond the reach of Wilhelm IV.

In fact, the German nationalists at this time had already occupied the Confederate parliament in Frankfurt, and they were even preparing to turn the Confederation into an empire.

That's right, the First German Empire or the Holy Roman Empire. Germany should be united under the same banner anyway.

The French were keen to see the Austrians expelled from Italy, but they had more important things to deal with at the moment.

The February 22, 1848 rally quickly turned into a demonstration, and Louis Philippe did not want to see this.