Claridge Hotel, London.

When the Austrian Imperial Mission returned to its headquarters, Baron Brooke closed the door for a small meeting, and then allowed the members of the mission to move freely.

Although Franz bought the hotel, the staff was largely unchanged, especially the waiters and waiters in charge of the reception service.

So naturally, the news reached the ears of the British intelligence services, and the meeting immediately attracted the attention of the heads of the four major British intelligence services.

They spent a lot of money to get the memo for the meeting, only to be disappointed.

For it seemed to be merely a few cheering words and a reiteration of secrecy, but they could still deduce between the lines that the Austrians did not seem to intend to leave London at once.

Whitehall, the office of Foreign Minister Palmerston.

"That's it! Mr! We acted decisively and resolutely as soon as we received the news."

The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Faustino Heywood, slapped him hard before he could finish his sentence, and Palmerston's nose was crooked.

"It's a pig who knows that the Austrians won't leave right away! Their purpose has not yet been achieved! Your four major intelligence organizations, with more than 30 agents, spent thousands of pounds to come up with such a nonsense? ”

To be honest, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Faustino Heywood, is also a long-standing person, and coupled with the peculiarities of his affairs, there are few people in the whole of Britain who dare not sell his face.

However, at this time, he was beaten by Palmerston, but he didn't have a temper at all.

"I'm sorry, it's all my people who are not doing well"

Palmerston grabbed Faustino Heywood by the neck and said fiercely.

"Then you can go for yourself! Otherwise, I'll send you to New Zealand and keep you in the company of cannibals!" ”

After Faustino Heywood had fled, Palmerston let out a long sigh as he sat down in his chair.

Britain's operation in North America failed again, and the Texas colony failed to become a new British territory.

On the other hand, from the next day, members of the Austrian Imperial Mission appeared frequently at banquets of high-ranking officials, nobles and business elites, and the University of Oxford even invited several of these famous economists to give lectures.

In particular, the contact with the bankers attracted the attention of the British government, because some officials felt that in the eyes of the capitalists, there was no country but money.

If the Austrians really paid a bloody bribe to these capitalists, it was not impossible for these people to collectively force the British government to cease the war.

As early as 1689, when the Bill of Rights came into force, the dominance of the English bourgeoisie was established. But in fact, the influence of the British aristocracy and royal family at that time was still very large, and at most it could only be regarded as a peace government.

Over time, however, the power of the British bourgeoisie grew. Especially during the war against France, the government had to borrow heavily and cede more power in order to maintain the huge war expenses.

The voice of the British bourgeoisie finally overtook the aristocracy, and after more than a decade of development, finally after the parliamentary reform of 1832, British power was transferred from the House of Lords to the House of Commons.

During this time, Charles Grey, then Prime Minister of England, tried to save the situation by increasing the number of new nobles to fight against the growing bourgeoisie, but was rejected by King William IV of England at the time.

With the repeal of the Corn Laws, the traditional aristocracy has completely succumbed.

If the old men in the City of London are determined to trade Britain's national interests for their business interests, then where should the British government go?

In fact, Palmerston's worries were superfluous, after all, the British aristocracy and royal family were still very powerful at this time, and it would not be their turn to say until the nobles ran out after World War I, and Franz didn't want to waste his money.

The British government waited anxiously for one bad news after another, first when the news of the German allied victory in Celestad reached London.

John Russell was so angry that he scolded "waste", and Palmerston was also full of sadness.

Because Celesta is so important to the British, mainly because of its proximity to Paris, the capital of France.

In addition to this, at this time another French army led by Marshal Ramosilier was stubbornly resisted at Saarburg.

Celesta's German coalition could have bypassed the Vosges Mountains and attacked Ramosirier's rear after the victory, or advanced directly to Paris.

There was an immediate panic within the British government that if the French surrendered, Britain might be left alone with the Austrians and the entire German Confederation.

Although the British Empire is invincible in the world, if it is fought for several more decades like the war against France, then the British Empire will be a little unbearable.

Palmerston is too lazy to refute this view.

If France withdrew from the war, it would be a great disadvantage for Britain. However, compared to the emergence of a large power in Central Europe that runs north and south, any sacrifice made by the British will be worth it.

Austria unified Germany, Russia would not sit idly by, and when Britain and Russia joined forces, no country in the world could resist.

But at this time Russia's position was already too high, and if Russia's influence was allowed to continue to develop, it would be an even greater trouble for Britain.

Palmerston, a staunch supporter of the Russian threat theory, has spent his life trying to weaken Russia and its influence, so he is very resistant to such an outcome.

But before the British could worry, an even greater bad news arrived.

The sharp knife of France, the "Iron Maniac", Emenable Pellissier, was crushed in Switzerland, and the entire expeditionary force was wiped out.

In the eyes of the British, this meant that the door to France was wide open, and the German coalition could enter the heart of France without hindrance.

But in reality, the mountains were dangerous for both sides, and it was completely non-existent for the German coalition to attack France through narrow valleys.

On the outskirts of Celesta, Franz's temporary residence.

Some people gently pushed the door open at night, but Franz didn't pay much attention to it, after all, from Talia to Adjani, to the maids that Madame Sophie later found for herself, had more or less this problem.

But Franz soon opened his eyes again, because this was the battlefield, and Zoche would pay great attention to etiquette, and Bordeaux would not do that.

Franz held his breath and saw a figure come to his bed, then suddenly leaned down as if looking for something.

Franz didn't know what the other side was going to do, but he knew it was a good time to make a move.

In the case of determining that there is only one person on the other side, Franz is fully sure to subdue the other party, after all, he has not practiced in vain all these years.

Franz tugged at the rope that connected the alarm wire, and then lunged at the shadow.

(End of chapter)