Franz naturally couldn't go to great lengths to eradicate just a small Van Troo family, let alone for the gangsters and scum in the city defense army.

In fact, in addition to the large execution ground in the city center, there are a large number of smaller execution grounds around Vienna. In charge of these areas is naturally the Bavarian Mutual Aid Society and the underground forces cultivated by Franz.

They had to deal with the nobles who were usually bad, and these people had long been blacklisted by Franz.

just took this opportunity to completely sweep them out, but this pot is not carried by Hainao.

Those who were responsible for these crimes were those who started the rebellion, such as Lieutenant General Morka and Duke Fantro.

As the saying goes, there is no proof of death, so they have set their backs on this pot.

However, the Vienna rebellion, the death of so many commoners and nobles, the destruction of cities and streets, and the crime of colluding with the Hungarian rebels to overthrow the Habsburg royal family, the two of them could not afford it.

So after that, the Austrian army and the secret police had to go door to door, one of which was to liquidate, and Franz, who was directly involved in planning the rebellion, did not want to stay.

The second is also to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, in addition to those nobles who were directly involved in the rebellion, in fact, there are a large number of people in Vienna who are waiting and watching.

At this time, the royal family won, naturally they will not do anything, and will even help the royal family to clear those rebels.

But if the rebels win, then they will also help the rebels.

In addition, although many noble families were not directly involved in the rebellion, these people actually provided a lot of help to the rebels, such as arms, supplies, and intelligence, and deliberately transferred the security forces of Vienna away from the center and turned a blind eye to the rebels' movements.

Franz wanted to push all the way through, but his own class and status meant that he couldn't do it, or even think so.

However, Franz did not want to play the game of drinking to quench his thirst, he had long known that this situation would happen today, and he was more aware of the root of the contradiction, that is, the mismatch between rights and responsibilities.

Franz did not like to use the word obligation, after all, the coercion of the word had been diluted, and later generations interpreted it as an act to be done.

But in reality, the so-called feudal obligation is not something that can be easily refused, and rejecting it often means war and paying the price of life.

What Franz has to do is to restore order, killing is not an end, it is only a means. If they are willing to talk, then everything is negotiable.

If they don't want to talk, then Franz doesn't mind making an example.

In fact, the vast majority of the great nobles were willing to accept Franz's terms, or they were ready to survive with their tails cut off.

Surrendering family members who assisted in the rebellion was the bottom line, but there were others who tried to challenge it.

This act of adding fuel to the fire can only make them pay the price of blood.

For a long time after that, the coffin shop business in Vienna was quite hot.

May 2, 1848.

Hofburg Palace, Hall of Mirrors.

"Why are you here, my stupid brother?"

"My poor brother, when you were young, you were most afraid of thunder, and I was afraid of you."

"My stupid brother, it's a cannon outside, not thunder!"

"My poor brother, does it make any difference? Anyway, your hands began to shake again. ”

"I didn't shake!"

"You're shaking!"

"I didn't shake!"

"You're shaking!"

"Well, my stupid brother, I'm scared, but I'm even more afraid to see you here, didn't I order you and your family to leave a long time ago?"

"O my stupid brother! You don't even listen to my dog, will I obey it? ”

"O my stupid brother! Isn't it usually the one who leads you on the hunt? ”

"Hmm," said Archduke Franz Karl, scratching at what little hair he had left.

"I have to admit that he is indeed more talented in hunting than I am."

Ferdinand I sighed helplessly, trying to sit as straight as he could.

"What about Sophie and the kids?"

"I've already left the city to visit relatives in Tyrol."

"That's good, that's good. My testament has also been sent. They came at the right time to give us a decent reason. ”

Explosions and screams still came from the window from time to time, but they were getting farther and farther away. The two brothers didn't care, they were just thinking to themselves, reminiscing about the past.

In the Queen's bedchamber, Empress Anna was frantically smashing the porcelain used to decorate the room.

"Where's! What about! What about! ”

At this time, the queen's maid ran in, and when she saw the queen's appearance, she immediately became confused.

When Queen Anna saw the maid's appearance, she knew what was happening, and her face became more and more hideous, but at this time she could not do anything.

When the news of Franz's coronation by Pius IX as King of Rome reached Vienna, Empress Anna began a hysterical opposition.

Because Ferdinand I could not have children, the status of Empress Anna was never high, and then there was an assassination incident, which brought Empress Anna's status to the bottom.

In fact, the old emperor also set many prohibitions to prevent Empress Anna from interfering in politics, so she could not accept the news that Franz had become king of Rome.

Although she did not know the contents of the edict, she was sure that the Habsburgs wanted Franz to succeed the emperor.

And once Franz became emperor, then what awaited Empress Anna would be a dark and solitary life.

However, the former felt that the latter was thinking a little too much, after all, he had never regarded Queen Anna as an opponent.

The battle outside the palace at this time scared Queen Anna more than the solitary life she might face in the future. Since the outbreak of the French Revolution, there has been no European court that has not been afraid of revolution.

Especially a woman like Queen Anna, who grew up in the deep palace since she was a child, the tragic experience of the princess after being captured is not to be seen.

However, at this time, Queen Anna, who is nearly fifty years old and usually does not pay attention to her private life, may not even have that opportunity.

For the first time, she felt that it was better to leave the maelstrom of power, and that it was much better to be a happy mistress in a bohemian manor than to remain here in fear.

On the other hand, as soon as the battle began, fled the Hofburg Palace and returned home, preparing to leave Vienna with the belongings he had looted as the emperor's chief adviser and the empress's lover all these years.

As for Queen Anna, there was not much affection between them, at least not compared to their own property and life.

But Franz remembers him, the mastermind who planned the attack on him and his family. The tree had broken only one of his legs, and Franz regretted it deeply.

But this time no longer had a chance, and Franz prepared four wagons full of timber for him to be smashed to the ground, as well as fifty gunmen to ensure that the operation was foolproof.

(End of chapter)