Make France Great Again

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here!"

With a shout from the attendant, the young emperor who was sitting at the desk near the window put the quill pen dipped in ink back into the pen holder, and twisted his chair to face Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg.

Looking at the "little fresh meat" young emperor with a haggard face in front of him, Felix Schwarzenberg saluted him humbly: "Your Majesty!"

The young emperor showed a meticulous expression, pointed to the sofa next to him and said, "Prime Minister Felix, sit down and talk!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Felix Schwarzenberg sat on the hard sofa.

"Prime Minister Felix, I don't know why you came to my place?" Franz Joseph, who was only 19 years old, still hadn't gotten rid of his youthful age. He hated political speeches and asked Felix directly. Schwarzenberg.

"It's like this..." Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg first told Franz Joseph Bach's plan to divide Hungary.

Due to the influence of the European Revolution in 1948, Franz Joseph's disgust towards the Hungarian nation has approached Max, and now he only wants to completely turn the Magyar nation into a historical term.

"Great! Prime Minister Felix, I believe that according to your proposal, we will be able to completely turn those damned Magyars into history in just a few years!" The indifferent expression finally showed joy. Lanz Joseph clenched his fist and said to Felix Schwarzenberg.

"Your Majesty, this kind of behavior is detrimental to your noble status!" Felix Schwarzenberg had to carefully remind Franz Joseph to follow the rules and etiquette of Austria.

In the Austrian Empire, maintaining aristocratic etiquette is a criterion that every Austrian nobleman must master.

Franz Joseph quickly let go of his fist, and continued to say to Felix Schwarzenberg with a straight face: "I'm sorry, Mr. Prime Minister!"

Later, Franz Joseph began to put forward his "opinions" on Bach's plan to divide the Kingdom of Hungary. He said murderously to Felix Schwarzenberg: "Prime Minister Felix, I think Before officially partitioning Hungary, we should deal with the Hungarian rebels!"

"Your Majesty, the Hungarian rebels have been defeated by the Empire's joint tsar's army!" Felix Schwarzenberg did not understand what Emperor Franz Joseph meant, or Felix Schwarzenberg He never thought that the monarch he was loyal to would be so "cruel".

"Your Excellency! If we do not completely eradicate the source of the Hungarian rebellion,

Then the empire's reform of Hungary will never succeed! "Franz Joseph said to Felix Schwarzenberg according to his own opinion: "We should behead all the leaders of the rebels!" "

Felix Schwarzenberg was stunned by Franz Joseph's murderous words. He never thought that Franz Joseph would have such a side.

Except for a small middle class like Kossuth who led the rebellion in the Kingdom of Hungary, most of the members were small nobles in the Hungarian countryside.

If it is resolved according to Franz Joseph's instructions, it will be tantamount to aggravating the hostility of the Hungarian people, and at the same time making it difficult for the Austrian Empire's policy in the Hungarian region.

"Your Majesty!" Felix Schwarzenberg still maintained a submissive attitude, and replied bravely: "I don't think we need to kill all of them!"

"Do we have to wait until they launch the second or third rebellion?" Franz Joseph said decisively: "The empire was so kind to Hungary that they began to press the empire step by step. The only way to kill them all Those Hungarian rebels, the empire can truly achieve long-term stability!"

Franz Joseph's categorical attitude made Felix Schwarzenberg give up arguing with him on this issue. He was only the prime minister of the empire, so how could he strongly oppose the policy of the emperor.

The greatest tragedy of the autocratic system is this!

Felix Schwarzenberg, who originally wanted to focus on the Hungarian nobles to gain the gratitude of the Hungarian small and medium aristocrats, and thus make the road of Hungarian provincialization smoother, could not reverse Franz Joseph's plan to kill all those involved in the rebellion. Felix Schwarzenberg, who was deeply constrained by the emperor, had a thought of disrespect flashing through the mind of all the middle and high-level officials in Hungary.

Felix Schwarzenberg's silence convinced Franz Joseph of his "correctness", and he said to Felix Schwarzenberg: "I originally wanted to make Albrecht I went to Hungary to serve as the execution officer, but Albrecht was not willing to take up this position. Now I have to let Marshal Hainau go to Hungary to execute those damned traitors, what do you think?"

Franz Joseph seemed to be seeking the opinion of Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg, but he was actually just reporting to Felix Schwarzenberg.

"Your Majesty, Marshal Hainau is undoubtedly the best choice!" Felix Schwarzenberg, who knew he couldn't reverse Franz Joseph's thinking, could only respond along Franz Joseph's thinking.

"Great! The transfer of Marshal Heinau will be handed over to you!" Franz Joseph said to Felix Schwarzenberg.

"Yes!" Felix Schwarzenberg responded.

Then he told Franz Joseph about the upcoming treaty between the Austrian Empire and the Sardinian Dynasty, including: 1. The Kingdom of Sardinia gave up its claims on Lombardy and Venice. 2. The Sardinian Dynasty needs to pay 70 million reparations to the Austrian Empire. 3. The Kingdom of Sardinia needs to form an alliance with the Austrian Empire. 4. The Sardinian Dynasty needs to recognize the 1815 territorial boundaries.

"We fought two wars with that damned rebel, and now we only ask them for 70 million francs? Do we want to form an alliance with them?" Franz Joseph stared at Felix Schwarz in surprise. Zenberg said.

Franz Joseph couldn't believe his ears. It was clearly the Kingdom of Sardinia who provoked it first, but in the end it turned out that the Austrian Empire spent money and people died, and the war indemnity was not enough to send two troops.

As for the first, third, and fourth treaties, it is not like a punishment for the Sardinian Kingdom, but rather like a special protection of the Sardinian Dynasty.

Franz Joseph, who advocates power politics in his bones, obviously did not understand what Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg meant.

Felix Schwarzenberg could only explain to Franz Joseph earnestly: "Your Majesty, the enemy of the empire has never been the Kingdom of Sardinia! Prince Metternich merged the Republic of Genoa into the Kingdom of Sardinia for the purpose of To prevent France from bordering the Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia serves as a barrier to protect the Austrian Empire!

If we criticize the Kingdom of Sardinia too much, it will make the Kingdom of Sardinia surrender to France! Then the territory of the empire will directly border France, and France can drive straight into the Apennines. If our support is not timely, I am afraid..."

Felix Schwarzenberg didn't continue talking, and Franz Joseph understood what he said next.

The next plot is probably the same as Napoleon's deep penetration into the Apennine Peninsula.

It's just that the French army is definitely far inferior to the army led by Napoleon, and the Austrian army can't find someone who has the same commanding ability as Archduke Karl. The lifespan of Marshal Radetzky is also a big problem.

"Prime Minister Felix, how do you ensure that the Kingdom of Sardinia will not betray the Empire again!" Franz Joseph asked Felix again. Schwarzenberg said.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the Sardinian Dynasty declared war on the Empire last year was not only that the previous king himself wanted to expand the Sardinian Dynasty, but more importantly, the revolutionary wave in the Apennine Peninsula forced them to make a choice! Either the subjects under their rule Abandon it, or use this wave to declare war on Austria!" Felix Schwarzenberg paused, then continued: . "Now, we have suppressed this wave! Sardinia has made another choice, we just need to not force them so hard that they fall to France! Now that the new king is on the throne, we can get the Habsburg family Choose one of them to marry them, so that they will not fall to France."

Prime Minister Felix Schwarzenberg, adhering to Metternich's pragmatism, decided to sacrifice another Habsburg princess.

In Felix Schwarzenberg's view, the price to be paid is as great as the blessings. Since the princess of the Habsburg family has obeyed God's will and devoted herself to the Habsburg family, she should serve Habsburg. The Fort family gave their all.

After being silent for a long time, Franz Joseph spoke again: "Prime Minister Felix, you remind me of my teacher, Prince Metternich!"

"It's an honor to be compared with Prince Metternich!" Schwarzenberg responded with a flattered expression.

"One more thing!" Franz Joseph brought the letter paper on the table in front of Schwarzenberg and said, "This is a letter from my teacher in London. He said in the letter that he wanted to return to the Imperial Palace. .I think the prince is too lonely in London. Now that the revolution in Austria is over, I hope that the teacher can return to Austria to spend his life. Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Felix Schwarzenberg, who heard that Metternich wanted to return to Austria, was shocked. He got the position of prime minister from Metternich. When he heard that Franz Joseph just said that May Prince Tene came back to take care of his old age, and Felix Schwarzenberg's heart settled down again.

"Of course I agree with Prince Metternich's return. As an outstanding politician who has served Austria for more than 30 years, it is a great tragedy for the empire and for the prince himself to be adrift alone."